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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter II - Effluent Limitations for Biochemical Oxygen Demand Developed Through Wasteload Allocations for Specific Stream Segments › Section NR 212.115 - Transferable wasteload allocation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Transfers of
				  wasteload allocations between point source dischargers may be allowed through
				  the permit issuance or modification process under the following conditions:
(a) The discharger applying to receive a
				  transfer secures a legally binding agreement approved by the department, that
				  the WPDES permit allocations for one or more existing dischargers shall be
				  reduced by an amount sufficient to prevent the total maximum load under ss.
				  NR
				  212.40 to from being 212.70 exceeded;
(b) The department shall consider the
				  differences in waste characteristics and location of the affected point sources
				  to determine amounts by which the existing point source allocations are
				  reduced; and
(c) Transfer
				  agreements approved by the department shall be for at least one wasteload
				  allocation season and may not extend beyond the term of the seller's discharge
				  permit.
(d) Transfers may not be
				  approved by the department until the discharger applying for an increased
				  wasteload allocation demonstrates through the use of a toxicity test approved
				  by the department that the transfer will not result in a failure, as defined by
				  the department, of the toxicity test.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter II - Effluent Limitations for Biochemical Oxygen Demand Developed Through Wasteload Allocations for Specific Stream Segments › Section NR 212.12 - Instream aeration

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Total maximum loads established under
				  this chapter may be calculated based on the use of instream aeration techniques
				  when WPDES permit applications meet both the following conditions:
(a) A cost-effectiveness analysis is
				  submitted to the department which demonstrates that instream aeration is a
				  satisfactory means of attaining water quality standards; and
(b) A demonstration is made to the
				  satisfaction of the department that applicable water quality standards will be
				  met and no environmental pollution as defined in s.
				  299.01(4),
				  Stats., will occur.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter II - Effluent Limitations for Biochemical Oxygen Demand Developed Through Wasteload Allocations for Specific Stream Segments › Section NR 212.13 - Flow reregulation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Total maximum loads established under
				  this chapter may be calculated based on the use of flowre regulation techniques
				  when WPDES permit applicants meet all of the following conditions:
(a) A cost-effectiveness analysis is
				  submitted to the department which demonstrates that flow reregulation is a
				  satisfactory means of attaining water quality standards.
(b) A technical analysis is presented to the
				  satisfaction of the department which determines the critical water quality
				  conditions for the affected stream segment as a function of the flow
				  reregulation technique.
(c) Legally
				  binding assurances are provided to the satisfaction of the department that the
				  entity responsible for regulating flows on the affected stream segment will
				  undertake the agreed-upon flowre regulation activities.
(d) The flowre regulation does not interfere
				  with the uses for which the impoundment was authorized.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter II - Effluent Limitations for Biochemical Oxygen Demand Developed Through Wasteload Allocations for Specific Stream Segments › Section NR 212.40 - Determination of lower Fox river water quality related effluent limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
Effluent limitations for point sources discharging
					 BOD5 to the lower Fox river shall be calculated
					 according to the procedures contained in this section. These limitations shall
					 apply from May 1 to October 31 annually.
(1)
(a) The
				  total maximum daily BOD5 loads which are available for
				  allocation to point sources discharging to the lower Fox river between
				  milepoints 40.0 and 32.4 are shown in Table 1-a.
(b) The total maximum daily
				  BOD5 loads which are available for allocation to point
				  sources discharging to the lower Fox river between milepoints 32.4 and 19.2 are
				  shown in Table 1-b.
(c) The total
				  maximum daily BOD5 loads which are available for
				  allocation to point sources discharging to the lower Fox river between
				  milepoints 7.2 and 0.0 are shown in Table 1-c. For the period June 1 through
				  June 30 of each year, section A of the MAY-JUNE table shall be replaced with
				  section A of the JULY-AUGUST table. The total maximum daily
				  BOD5 loads shown in Table 1-c have been determined in
				  accord with ss.
				  NR
				  102.02 and
				  102.03 to maintain the dissolved
				  oxygen criteria except for natural conditions and the historically altered
				  hydraulic characteristics.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter II - Effluent Limitations for Biochemical Oxygen Demand Developed Through Wasteload Allocations for Specific Stream Segments › Section NR 212.70 - Determination of Peshtigo river water quality related effluent limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
Effluent limitations for point sources discharging
					 BOD5 to the Peshtigo river shall be calculated according
					 to the procedures contained in this section. These limitations shall apply from
					 May 1 to October 31 annually.
(1)
				  Determine baseline loads for each point source subject to the wasteload
				  allocation.
(a) The baseline load for each
				  publicly-owned point source located between milepoints 9.6 and 0.0 shall be
				  calculated as follows:
Baseline load = (Q) (8.34) (60) + (BPT) (Production)
Where Q = The year 2000 flow projection of the domestic
					 contribution of the influent to the treatment plant expressed in millions of
					 gallons per day
8.34 = Conversion factor
60 = Concentration of BOD 5 expressed in milligrams per
					 liter
BPT = The final best practicable waste treatment effluent
					 limitations for the industrial contribution of the influent to the treatment
					 plant as provided in ch. NR 284 expressed as pounds of BOD5 per ton of
					 production. If ch. NR 284 does not apply , the best practicable waste treatment
					 effluent limitations as determined under ch. NR 220 shall apply.
Production = The annual average off-machine production
					 during January 1 to December 1, 1978 expressed as tons per day
(b) The baseline load for each
				  nonpublicly-owned point source located between milepoints 12.0 and 9.7 shall be
				  calculated as follows:
Baseline load = (BPT) (Production)
Where BPT = The final best practicable waste treatment
					 effluent limitations for the point source which is not discharged to a
					 publicly-owned treatment system as provided in ch. NR 284 expressed as pounds
					 of BOD5 per ton of production. If ch. NR 284 does not apply , the best
					 practicable waste treatment effluent limitations as determined under ch. NR 220
					 shall apply.
Production = The annual average off-machine production
					 during January 1 to December 1, 1978 expressed as tons per
					 day.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter III - Development of Total Maximum Daily Loads and Effluent Limitations Developed Through Wasteload Allocations › Section NR 212.71 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter establishes the procedures, methodologies,
					 and requirements to be used for determining total maximum daily loads and water
					 quality-based effluent limitations developed through wasteload allocations for
					 pollutants except as provided in subch. II.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter III - Development of Total Maximum Daily Loads and Effluent Limitations Developed Through Wasteload Allocations › Section NR 212.72 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions and abbreviations in ss.
					 NR
					 205.03 and
					 205.04 the following definitions are
					 applicable to the terms of this subchapter:
(1) "EPA" means the United States
				  environmental protection agency.
(2) "Impaired water" has the meaning given in
				  s.
				  NR
				  151.002(16m).
(3) "Increased discharge" means any increase
				  in the concentration or mass loading of a pollutant of concern that exceeds an
				  effluent limitation that is in effect in a current permit.
(4) "Load allocation" means the nonpoint
				  source allocation as defined in s.
				  NR
				  212.03(14).
(5) "Loading capacity" means the greatest
				  amount of loading that a water can receive without violating water quality
				  standards.
(6) "Margin of safety"
				  means a required component of the TMDL that accounts for the uncertainty in the
				  response of the waterbody to loading reductions.
(7) "Natural background load" means loads
				  emanating from natural sources, including but not limited to forested and
				  undeveloped lands and from natural processes such as weathering and
				  dissolution, which would exist in the absence of measurable impacts from human
				  activity or influence.
(8) "New
				  discharge" means a point source that discharges the pollutant of concern that
				  commenced operation after the TMDL was approved by EPA and was not given a
				  wasteload allocation in the TMDL.
(9) "Pollutant of concern" means any
				  pollutant discharged that has an applicable TBEL, a wasteload allocation from a
				  TMDL or watershed analysis, or is identified as needing a WQBEL to meet water
				  quality standards.
(10) "TBEL"
				  means technology-based effluent limitation.
(11) "TMDL" means total maximum daily load
				  and is the sum of the individual wasteload allocations for point sources, load
				  allocations for nonpoint sources, natural background, and a margin of safety.
				  TMDLs can be expressed in terms of mass per time, toxicity, or other
				  appropriate measures that relate to a state water quality standard.
(12) "Wasteload allocation" refers to the
				  point source allocation as defined in s.
				  NR
				  212.03(22).
(13) "WQBEL" means water quality-based
				  effluent limitation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter III - Development of Total Maximum Daily Loads and Effluent Limitations Developed Through Wasteload Allocations › Section NR 212.74 - Developing TMDLs for nearshore and open waters of the Great Lakes

Current through June 24, 2024
This section describes requirements for deriving TMDLs for
					 waters of the Great Lakes system as defined in s.
					 NR
					 102.22(5) and inland lakes within the
					 Great Lakes system with no appreciable flow relative to their volumes. This
					 section applies to TMDLs for all pollutants excluding the following:
					 alkalinity, ammonia, bacteria, biochemical oxygen demand, chlorine, color,
					 dissolved oxygen, dissolved solids, pH, phosphorus, salinity, temperature,
					 total and suspended solids, turbidity, and whole effluent toxicity. In addition
					 to the requirements specified in s.
					 NR
					 212.73, TMDLs in this section shall also meet all of
					 the following:
(1) TMDLs shall
				  reflect, when appropriate and when sufficient data are available, contributions
				  to the water column from sediments inside and outside of any applicable mixing
				  zones. TMDLs shall be sufficiently stringent so as to prevent accumulation of
				  the pollutant of concern in sediments to levels injurious to designated or
				  existing uses, human health, wildlife, and aquatic life.
(2) TMDLs shall reflect, when appropriate and
				  when sufficient data are available, discharges resulting from wet weather
				  events.
(3) TMDLs shall reflect,
				  when appropriate and when sufficient data are available, background
				  concentrations of pollutants stemming from atmospheric deposition, sediment
				  release or resuspension, or as a result of chemical reactions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter III - Development of Total Maximum Daily Loads and Effluent Limitations Developed Through Wasteload Allocations › Section NR 212.75 - Developing TMDLs for Great Lakes systems tributaries and connecting channels

Current through June 24, 2024
This section describes conditions for deriving TMDLs for
					 tributaries and connecting channels of the Great Lakes system as defined in s.
					 NR
					 102.12(1) that exhibit appreciable
					 flows relative to their volumes. This section applies to TMDLs for all
					 pollutants excluding the following: alkalinity, ammonia, bacteria, biochemical
					 oxygen demand, chlorine, color, dissolved oxygen, dissolved solids, pH,
					 phosphorus, salinity, temperature, total and suspended solids, turbidity, and
					 whole effluent toxicity. In addition to the requirements specified in s.
					 NR
					 212.73, TMDLs in this section shall also meet all of
					 the following:
(1) TMDLs shall
				  reflect, when appropriate and when sufficient data are available, contributions
				  to the water column from sediments inside and outside of any applicable mixing
				  zones. TMDLs shall be sufficiently stringent so as to prevent accumulation of
				  the pollutant of concern in sediments to levels injurious to designated or
				  existing uses, human health, wildlife, and aquatic life.
(2) TMDLs shall reflect, when appropriate and
				  when sufficient data are available, discharges resulting from wet weather
				  events.
(3) TMDLs shall reflect,
				  when appropriate and when sufficient data are available, background
				  concentrations of pollutants stemming from atmospheric deposition, sediment
				  release or resuspension, or as a result of chemical reactions.
(4) Design flows shall be used unless data
				  exist to demonstrate that an alternative stream design flow is appropriate for
				  stream-specific and pollutant-specific conditions. For purposes of calculating
				  a TMDL, the stream design flows shall be all of the following:
(a) The 7-day, 10-year stream design flow
				  (7Q10), or the 4-day, 3-year biologically-based stream design flow for chronic
				  aquatic life criteria or values.
(b) The 1-day, 10-year stream design flow
				  (1Q10), for acute aquatic life criteria or values.
(c) The harmonic mean flow for human health
				  criteria or values.
(d) The 90-day,
				  10-year flow (90Q10) for wildlife criteria.
(e) TMDLs, calculated using dynamic modeling
				  are not required to incorporate the stream design flows specified in pars. (a)
				  to (d) of this procedure.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter III - Development of Total Maximum Daily Loads and Effluent Limitations Developed Through Wasteload Allocations › Section NR 212.76 - Establishing WQBELs for publicly and privately owned wastewater facilities or treatment works

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) WQBEL CALCULATION PROCEDURES. Calculation
				  of WQBELs derived from TMDL wasteload allocations shall be derived consistent
				  with the wasteload allocation and assumptions of an EPA-approved TMDL. The
				  department shall use scientifically defensible methods to calculate these
				  WQBELs. All of the following conditions shall apply when calculating WQBELs
				  derived from TMDL wasteload allocations:
(a)
				  WQBELs shall be expressed as mass limitations unless the pollutant cannot
				  appropriately be expressed by mass or a mass limitation is infeasible because
				  the mass of the pollutant cannot be related to a measure of
				  operation.
(b) When establishing
				  WQBELs in permits the department shall ensure that substances are not present
				  in amounts that are acutely toxic to animals, plants, or aquatic life in all
				  surface waters including those portions of the mixing zone normally habitable
				  by aquatic life and effluent channels as required by s.
				  NR
				  102.04(1).
(c) When establishing WQBELs in permits the
				  department shall ensure that substances are not exceeding applicable chronic
				  toxicity criteria, wildlife criteria, taste and odor criteria, human threshold
				  criteria, human cancer criteria, and secondary values, as specified in chs.
				  NR 102 to 105, after dilution with
				  an appropriate allowable quantity of receiving water flow unless the conditions
				  specified in s.
				  NR
				  102.05(3) or the TMDL wasteload
				  allocation require less dilution or no dilution be allowed. WQBELs may be more
				  restrictive than the applicable water quality criteria in order to be
				  consistent with the wasteload allocation and assumptions of an EPA-approved
				  TMDL.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 212 - Waste Load Allocated Water Quality Related Effluent Limitations › Subchapter III - Development of Total Maximum Daily Loads and Effluent Limitations Developed Through Wasteload Allocations › Section NR 212.77 - Public Participation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall conduct an
				  informational public hearing and provide an opportunity for the public to
				  comment on a proposed TMDL before the TMDL is submitted to EPA for approval.
				  The minimum time period for written comments shall be 30 days from the date of
				  public notice of a TMDL. The department shall post notice of a proposed TMDL on
				  the department's website.
(2) Once
				  a TMDL is approved by EPA, the TMDL is automatically incorporated into all
				  applicable areawide water quality management plans, lake management plans, or
				  remedial action plans.
(3) The
				  department may not impose a WQBEL based on a TMDL in a permit under s.
				  NR
				  212.76(6), until the TMDL has been
				  approved by EPA.
(4) The department
				  shall provide public notice and provide an opportunity for comment on a
				  calculated WQBEL that is derived from the EPA-approved TMDL during the public
				  notice and comment period on the permit as provided in ch. NR 203 and ch. 283,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 213.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health and
					 welfare by restoring, maintaining and protecting the physical, chemical and
					 biological integrity of the waters of the state and all uses of state
					 groundwaters and surface waters in accordance with the provisions of ch. NR
					 140, and chs. 160 and 283, Stats.; and to establish minimum design standards,
					 material requirements and performance criteria for all lagoons, storage
					 structures or treatment structures that are regulated under ss.
					 281.41 and
					 283.31,
					 Stats., and ch. NR 108, except those storage structures or treatment structures
					 listed in s.
					 NR
					 213.02(2).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 213.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) STRUCTURES REGULATED. This chapter is
				  applicable to all lagoons, tanks, stacking structures, and other storage or
				  treatment structures that receive industrial, commercial or agricultural
				  wastewaters, associated sludges from industrial, commercial or agricultural
				  sources, by-product solids and any resulting leachates. The performance
				  criteria of this chapter may also be applicable to facilities that store other
				  materials such as coal and road salt and the resulting runoff or
				  leachate.
(2) STRUCTURES EXCLUDED.
				  This chapter is not applicable to:
(a) Land
				  disposal systems, such as absorption ponds, which are regulated under ch. NR
				  214 or ch. 283, Stats.
(b) Lagoons
				  licensed under ch. NR 132, 182, 500, 502, 504, or 660, or approved under subch.
				  III of ch. 295, Stats.
(c) Lagoons
				  used solely for research purposes under the direction of a Wisconsin registered
				  professional engineer, soil scientist, geologist or a scientist employed by a
				  university located within this state, if approved by the department and
				  provided the following requirements are met.
1. The size of the lagoon does not exceed one
				  acre.
2. The lagoon is developed,
				  operated and maintained in a safe nuisance-free manner so that no pollutants
				  enter waters of the state.
3.
				  Copies of the research proposal are submitted to the department prior to
				  initiating construction and any resulting reports or publications on the
				  research are provided to the department.
(d) Lagoons and storage structures designed,
				  constructed and used solely for the storage of animal wastes.
(e) Sweet corn silage stacks which are
				  utilized for direct feeding of livestock, have less than 150 tons on a site at
				  any one time and are located such that surface water or groundwater pollution
				  do not occur.
(f) All existing
				  above ground and in-ground storage structures constructed of concrete, glass
				  reinforced plastic or steel which are watertight and are used for the treatment
				  or storage of wastewater.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 213.03 - Existing lagoons, storage structures and treatment structures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Owners and
				  operators of lagoons, storage structures and treatment structures existing
				  prior [to] July 1, 1990 shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department
				  that all existing lagoons, storage structures and treatment structures, except
				  those structures listed in s.
				  NR
				  213.02(2), meet the purpose of this
				  chapter by as soon as reasonably possible but no later than 5 years from July
				  1, 1990 or as specified by a WPDES permit.
(2) A report evaluating compliance with the
				  design standards, material specifications and performance criteria in this
				  chapter shall be submitted to the department within 2 years of July 1, 1990
				  unless otherwise specified by a WPDES permit or other notification by the
				  department.
(b) In the event that the owner
				  cannot demonstrate compliance with all of the design standards and material
				  requirements with the existing facility, the generator may request an exemption
				  from the design standards and material requirements of this chapter in
				  accordance with s.
				  NR
				  213.06.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 213.05 - Additional requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The design standards, material requirements or performance
					 criteria of this chapter may be supplemented or superseded by more stringent
					 requirements, including pretreatment requirements, more stringent design
					 limitations, and more frequent or stringent effluent or groundwater monitoring
					 requirements, if:
(1) There is an
				  increased possibility of groundwater contamination due to structure location,
				  soil types, geologic condition or other conditions, or
(2) The stored or treated material may
				  contain any substance or concentration of substances not normally associated
				  with the type of discharges identified in s.
				  NR
				  213.02(1), such as toxic substances
				  or hazardous wastes, or
(3) The
				  storage structure or treatment unit may cause a public nuisance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 213.06 - Exemptions from ch NR 213

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department may allow exemptions from
				  the design standards and material requirements described in this chapter if the
				  owner or operator can demonstrate that such design standards and material
				  requirements are more stringent than necessary to comply with the provisions of
				  ch. NR 140 and chs. 160 and 283, Stats. The owner or operator shall justify
				  such an exemption from the design standards and material requirements of this
				  chapter by demonstrating that the alternative design will comply with the
				  following performance criteria:
(a) That
				  pollutant dilution, dispersion or degradation will occur within the design
				  management zone as defined in ch. NR 140;
(b) That increases of substances in the
				  groundwater from lagoons, storage structures and treatment structures at the
				  site will be minimized to the extent technically and economically feasible;
				  and
(c) That applicable groundwater
				  and surface water standards will not be exceeded.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 213.07 - Abandonment

Current through June 24, 2024
Lagoons, storage structures and treatment structures which
					 will no longer be used, shall be properly abandoned within 2 years of the date
					 on which waste material was last stored or treated. A plan outlining the
					 proposed method of abandonment shall be submitted to the department for
					 approval. This plan shall contain a procedure to properly identify the presence
					 and characteristics of any accumulated solid waste and provide appropriate
					 removal, disposal or recycling or treatment alternatives in accordance with
					 applicable solid and hazardous waste laws. All recycling, treatment and
					 disposal shall be conducted so as to protect public health and the environment.
					 Unless otherwise directed by the department, all abandonment plans shall comply
					 with ch. NR 720 for soils that have been contaminated by the contents of the
					 lagoon, storage structure or treatment structure. The plan shall also address
					 site restoration and any landscaping that will prevent accumulation of standing
					 water or runoff. The department may require groundwater monitoring for a period
					 of time after abandonment of the land treatment system to assess groundwater
					 impacts. The design, installation, construction, abandonment and documentation
					 of all monitoring wells shall be in accordance with the requirements of ch. NR
					 141.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 213.08 - General design requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) LOCATION.
(a) Lagoons, storage structures and treatment
				  structures may not be located closer than:
1.
				  1,000 feet from a well serving a community public water supply
				  system.
2. 250 feet from other
				  potable water supply wells.
3. 500
				  feet from an inhabited dwelling except that this distance may be reduced with
				  written permission from the owner and occupants of the residence. The
				  department may require a greater distance depending on the type of lagoon,
				  storage structure or treatment structure and potential for aesthetic impacts
				  and public health impacts.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter II - Lining of Industrial Lagoons › Section NR 213.09 - General submittal requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. An
				  engineering report and plans and specifications shall be submitted to the
				  department for approval in accordance with s.
				  281.41, Stats.,
				  prior to initiating construction.
(a) The
				  department recommends, whenever possible, a preliminary engineering report
				  outlining the project and including any available information required under
				  par.
(b) be made prior to
				  submittal of final plans.
(b) The
				  engineering report shall outline the entire project and include, at a minimum,
				  the following information: subsurface site conditions, waste sources, waste
				  analysis and waste volume; materials and specifications of the proposed liner
				  required under ss.
				  NR
				  213.10 and
				  213.11; compatibility of the waste and
				  proposed liner and estimated life of the liner required under sub. (4); the
				  proposed method of installation, and the equipment and testing methods to be
				  used for quality control both during and after construction.
(c) The plans and specifications shall
				  include the existing and finished elevations and adequate details to fully
				  illustrate the proposed installation.
(d) When a groundwater monitoring system is
				  required under s.
				  NR
				  213.08(3), an engineering report and
				  plans and specifications shall be submitted and shall include: a discussion of
				  the installation, the proposed materials to be used, and the method of
				  construction and location of all proposed wells.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter II - Lining of Industrial Lagoons › Section NR 213.10 - General liner specifications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) All lagoons shall be sealed to prevent
				  excessive exfiltration.
1. Natural soil
				  materials, soil-bentonite mixtures or synthetic liners approved by the
				  department may be used as lagoon liners.
2. All liners shall be constructed with
				  materials compatible with the wastewater to be contained by the
				  lagoon.
3. Prior to installation of
				  any type of liner, the lagoon bottom shall be compacted to a depth of 6 inches,
				  at a minimum to 95% of the maximum standard proctor dry density, at or above
				  optimum moisture.
4. All liners
				  shall be constructed to provide a uniform barrier to exfiltration across the
				  lagoon bottom, interior dike walls and extending up the dike wall to the
				  berm.
5. The department may require
				  a liner to be protected by an inorganic layer of soil or crushed stone if
				  necessary to protect against such things as photochemical reaction, ice or wave
				  action, freeze-thaw action, liner floatation or vehicular traffic on the liner.
				  This layer shall have a minimum thickness of one foot and be uniformly graded
				  and free from large rocks, soil clumps and sticks. If a granular noncohesive
				  soil is used, the department may require that a soil fabric securely attached
				  to the berm be placed between the liner and the cover material to prevent
				  slumping of the cover material.
6.
				  Riprap may be required along the air-water interface if necessary to minimize
				  rodent activity or exposure and erosion of the liner or subgrade.
7. For lagoons which will be empty for
				  extended periods of time, a synthetic lining material shall be used to prevent
				  liner degradation as a result of desiccation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter II - Lining of Industrial Lagoons › Section NR 213.11 - Specific liner specifications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NATURAL SOIL
				  LINER SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Natural soil liners
				  shall consist of soils of which a minimum of 50% of the soil particles pass a
				  No. 200 sieve.
(b) Natural soil to
				  be used as a liner shall contain less than 2% organic material, and less than
				  5% by weight of the natural soil to be used shall be retained on a No. 4
				  sieve.
(c) Natural soil to be used
				  as a liner shall have a plasticity index of at least 15.
(d) Natural soil liners shall be compacted to
				  at least 95% of the maximum standard proctor dry density.
(e) Natural soil liners shall be constructed
				  and compacted in lifts. A lift may not exceed a compacted thickness of 6
				  inches.
(f) Frost susceptible soils
				  may not be used to construct a natural soil liner. Silts and silty sands shall
				  be considered frost susceptible.
(g) When constructing natural soil liners
				  with native in-place soils, the subbase shall be scarified prior to compaction.
				  Subsequently, the existing base shall be scarified prior to placement of each
				  successive lift.
(h) Natural soil
				  liners shall be constructed under the direct supervision of a qualified soils
				  technician or engineer, or geotechnical engineer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter II - Lining of Industrial Lagoons › Section NR 213.12 - Quality assurance and testing requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) All liners shall be tested before the
				  lagoons are put into operation to ensure that all performance standards and
				  design specifications as approved have been met. A post-construction report
				  shall be submitted to the department for approval prior to discharging any
				  wastes into the lagoons. The report shall include: all material test results
				  required under sub. (2) or (3); plan sheets illustrating final elevations,
				  slopes and test locations; a discussion of weather conditions and any
				  unexpected conditions encountered during construction.
(b) Testing shall be performed in accordance
				  with sub. (2) or (3), or any other method approved by the department.
(c) All tests shall be performed under the
				  direct supervision of the design engineer except for tests on synthetic or
				  soil-bentonite liners, which shall be performed under the direct supervision of
				  a representative of the manufacturer unless otherwise specified by the
				  department in the plan approval.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter III - Design of Storage Structures › Section NR 213.13 - Requirements for sweet corn silage stacks of greater than 150 tons which do not exceed 1200 tons at any one time

Current through June 24, 2024
Sweet corn silage stacks which do not exceed 1200 tons per
					 site at any one time are not required to meet the specifications of s.
					 NR
					 213.14 if subs. (1), (2) and (3) are met. This section
					 does not apply to sweet corn silage stacks of less than 150 tons per site at
					 any one time.
(1) GENERAL SITE
				  CRITERIA. Sites used for stacking of sweet corn silage which do not exceed 1200
				  tons per site at any one time shall meet the following conditions:
(a) At least 50% of the natural soil in the
				  upper 24 inches passes a No. 200 sieve.
(b) No greater than 5% by weight of the upper
				  24 inches of the natural soil is retained on a No. 4 sieve.
(c) The plasticity index of the natural soil
				  is equal to or greater than 7.
(d)
				  The stack is located at least 1000 feet from any well serving a community
				  public water supply system and at least 250 feet from any other potable water
				  supply well.
(e) The stack is
				  located at least 500 feet from an inhabited dwelling except that this distance
				  may be reduced with the written permission from the owner and occupants of the
				  residence.
(f) The stack is located
				  at least 5 vertical feet from the groundwater or bedrock.
(g) The base of the stack is located on a
				  site that does not exceed 2% slope.
(h) The stack is located at least 200 feet
				  from the nearest surface water.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter III - Design of Storage Structures › Section NR 213.14 - Stack structures for by-product solids

Current through June 24, 2024
This section shall be applicable to all by-product solids
					 stacks except those stacks identified in s.
					 NR
					 213.02(2) (e) or those stacks which
					 meet the requirements of s.
					 NR
					 213.13.
(1)
				  GENERAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) An
				  engineering report and plans and specifications shall be submitted to the
				  department for approval in accordance with s.
				  281.41, Stats.,
				  prior to initiating construction.
Note: The department recommends that whenever possible, a
					 preliminary engineering report outlining the project and including any
					 available information required under par.
(b) be submitted prior to submittal of final
				  plans.
(b) The engineering report
				  shall outline the entire project and include, at a minimum, the following
				  information: legal description of the site subgrade conditions, soil
				  classification, percent soil passing a No. 200 sieve, soil plasticity index,
				  depth to bedrock and to seasonal high groundwaters, waste sources, and waste
				  volume and materials and specifications of the proposed structure.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 213 - Lining Of Industrial Lagoons And Design Of Storage Structures › Subchapter III - Design of Storage Structures › Section NR 213.15 - Storage tanks

Current through June 24, 2024
Storage tanks shall be designed, installed and maintained
					 to prevent leaks due to corrosion or structural failure.
(1) Underground storage tanks shall be
				  designed such that:
(a) They are cathodically
				  protected against corrosion, constructed of noncorrosive material, constructed
				  of coated steel with noncorrosive material or its equivalent.
(b) The materials of the tank or liner are
				  compatible with the stored substance.
(c) An inspection manhole, vent and high
				  water alarm are provided.
(d)
				  Periodic testing shall be performed, such as pressure testing, to ensure the
				  integrity of the tank is maintained.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 214.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health and
					 welfare by restoring, maintaining and protecting the physical, chemical and
					 biological integrity of the groundwater and all uses of state waters in
					 accordance with ch. NR 140, and chs. 160 and 283, Stats.; to establish design
					 and construction criteria for all land treatment systems that receive
					 industrial wastes and require department approval of plans and specifications
					 under ch. NR 108 and s.
					 281.41, Stats.;
					 and to establish discharge limitations, monitoring requirements and operating
					 standards for all industrial land treatment systems which require a permit
					 under ch. 283, Stats. Under s.
					 283.31,
					 Stats., a permit is required for the lawful discharge of any pollutant into the
					 waters of the state, which include groundwater by the definition in s.
					 283.01(20),
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 214.04 - Prohibitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The discharge of toxic or hazardous
				  substances to land treatment systems shall be prohibited unless the owner or
				  operator demonstrates to the department that the discharge of such pollutants
				  will be in such small quantities that no environmental pollution will result
				  and standards established in ch. NR 140 will not be exceeded. The demonstration
				  criteria used shall include, but not be limited to: the toxicity of the
				  pollutant or waste, degradability, the usual or potential presence of the
				  pollutant or waste in the existing environment, site characteristics and other
				  relevant factors. This prohibition applies to sludges which are classified as
				  toxic or hazardous wastes.
(2) The
				  discharge of hazardous wastes to land treatment systems is prohibited as
				  specified in s.
				  NR
				  664.0270.
(3) The underground injection of any
				  pollutant through a well is prohibited as specified in s.
				  NR
				  812.20.
(4) Liquid wastes, sludges or by-product
				  solids that contain viable pathogens, such as those from meat or poultry
				  processing, may not be applied on fields used for growing crops that may be
				  consumed raw by humans.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 214.05 - Additional limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
Discharges of industrial liquid wastes, by-product solids
					 and sludges to land treatment systems shall be operated to prevent detrimental
					 effects on surface waters, wetlands and critical habitat areas. The department
					 may impose additional limitations on land treatment systems as follows:
(1) The requirements of this chapter may be
				  supplemented or superseded by standards or prohibitions for toxic or hazardous
				  substances;
(2) The requirements of
				  this chapter may be supplemented or superseded by more stringent requirements,
				  including pretreatment requirements, more stringent discharge limitations, and
				  more frequent or stringent effluent or groundwater monitoring requirements, if:
(a) There is an increased possibility of
				  surface water or groundwater contamination, due to system location, loading
				  rates, soil types, geologic or other conditions;
(b) The wastewaters contain any substance or
				  concentration of substances not normally associated with the type of discharge
				  identified in s.
				  NR
				  214.02(1); or
(c) The wastewaters cause a public
				  nuisance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 214.07 - Exemptions from groundwater standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Land treatment
				  systems shall be designed and operated to minimize the level of substances in
				  the groundwater and to prevent exceedence of the groundwater preventive action
				  limits (PAL) to the extent technically and economically feasible. Groundwater
				  preventive action limits are listed in ss.
				  NR
				  140.10 and
				  140.12.
(2) RESPONSES WHEN THE PREVENTIVE ACTION
				  LIMIT IS EXCEEDED. For a facility where a PAL has been exceeded in a
				  groundwater monitoring well, the department may require a variety of responses
				  as listed in Table 5 of ch. NR 140, such as requiring a change in the operation
				  or design of the treatment system, requiring clean-up of the groundwater, or
				  granting an exemption from the limit in accordance with s.
				  NR
				  140.28. An exemption may be granted only after the
				  department determines that the concentration of the substance in the
				  groundwater has been minimized to the extent technically and economically
				  feasible. Best management practices, waste reduction, wastewater pretreatment
				  and alternative treatment systems used by other dischargers within the same
				  industrial category will be considered in making the determination of what is
				  technically and economically feasible.
(3) RESPONSES WHEN THE ENFORCEMENT STANDARD
				  IS EXCEEDED. For a facility where an enforcement standard has been exceeded at
				  a point of standards application, the department may require a variety of
				  responses as listed in Table 6 of ch. NR 140, such as requiring a change in the
				  operation or design of the treatment system, requiring an alternate treatment
				  system, requiring clean-up of the groundwater, or requiring closure of the land
				  treatment system. An exemption may be granted in accordance with s.
				  NR
				  140.28 only after it has been determined that the
				  background concentration of the substance in the groundwater has caused
				  exceedence of the enforcement standard.