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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.04 - General requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
All facilities regulated under this chapter shall comply
				  with the following requirements:
(1)
				PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
(a) Unless an
				exemption is granted by the department under par. (b), no person may establish,
				construct, operate, maintain or permit the use of property for any facility
				regulated under this chapter, or any non-commercial soil borrow source
				designated to be used in the construction of a specific facility regulated
				under this chapter, within an area where there is reasonable probability that
				the facility will cause any of the following:
1. A detrimental effect on any surface
				water.
2. A significant adverse
				impact on wetlands as provided in ch. NR 103.
3. A detrimental effect on groundwater
				quality or will cause or exacerbate an attainment or exceedance of any
				preventative action limit or enforcement standard at a point of standards
				application as defined in ch. NR 140. For the purposes of design, the point of
				standards application is defined by s. NR 140.22 (1).
4. A take of an endangered or threatened
				species or other activity prohibited under s.
				29.604, Stats.
5. The migration and concentration of
				explosive gases in any facility structures, excluding any leachate collection
				system or gas control or recovery system components or in the soils or air at
				or beyond the facility property boundary in excess of 25% of the lower
				explosive limit for such gases at any time.
6. The emission of any hazardous air
				contaminant exceeding the limitations for those substances contained in s. NR
				445.07.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.05 - Storage facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Unless exempt under sub. (2), (3) (b) or
				(d) to (i), owners and operators of solid waste storage facilities shall comply
				with the performance standards and closure requirements in s. NR 502.04 (1) and
				(3) (a) and (b).
(b) Unless exempt
				under sub. (2) or (3) (a) to (j), all new or expanded solid waste storage
				facilities shall comply with initial site inspection requirements in s. NR
				502.04 (2) and demonstrate compliance with the applicable locational criteria
				listed in sub. (4).
(c) Unless
				exempt under sub. (2) or (3) (b) to (i), owners and operators of solid waste
				storage facilities shall store all waste in containers in compliance with the
				operational requirements for containerized storage facilities under sub.
				(5).
(d) Unless wastes are stored
				only in containers, or the facility is exempt under sub. (2) or (3) (b) to (i),
				owners and operators of solid waste storage facilities shall comply with
				operational requirements for noncontainerized storage facilities under sub.
				(6).
(e) Unless exempt under sub.
				(2) or (3), all new or expanded solid waste storage facilities shall obtain
				approval of a plan of operation as specified in sub. (8), and comply with
				requirements for engineering plans and construction documentation in subs. (9)
				and (10).
(f) Unless exempt under
				sub. (2) or (3) (a) to (j), owners and operators of solid waste storage
				facilities shall obtain an operating license from the department.
(g) No person may operate or maintain a
				storage facility for municipal solid waste combustor residue except in
				compliance with sub. (7).
(h) No
				person may operate or maintain a storage facility for infectious waste unless
				the person complies with s. NR 526.09.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.06 - Collection and transportation services

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Owners and operators of solid waste
				collection and transportation services shall comply with s. NR
				502.04.
(b) Unless exempt under
				sub. (2), no person may operate or maintain a collection or transportation
				service unless the person has obtained an operating license from the
				department.
(c) No person may
				transport or ship infectious waste or items mixed with infectious waste, unless
				the person complies with s. NR 526.10.
Note:
Services for collection and transportation
				  of asbestos waste are required to meet the minimum requirements of the
				  applicable air management rules in chs. NR 400 to
				  499.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.07 - Transfer facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Unless exempt under sub. (2m), owners and
				operators of solid waste transfer facilities shall comply with the performance
				standards and closure requirements in s. NR 502.04 (1) and (3) (a) and
				(b).
(b) Unless exempt under sub.
				(2), (2d), (2f), or (2m), an owner or operator of a new or expanded solid waste
				transfer facility shall comply with initial site inspection requirements under
				s. NR 502.04 (2) and demonstrate compliance with the locational criteria under
				sub. (3).
(c) Unless exempt under
				sub. (2), (2d), (2f), (2m), or (2r), no person may operate or maintain a solid
				waste transfer facility unless the person has received approval of a plan of
				operation as specified under sub. (4).
(cm) Unless exempt under sub. (2), (2d),
				(2f), or (2m), no person may operate or maintain a solid waste transfer
				facility unless the person has obtained an operating license from the
				department.
(d) No person may
				operate or maintain a transfer facility for infectious waste or items mixed
				with infectious waste unless the person complies with s. NR
				526.09.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.08 - Solid waste processing facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Unless exempt under sub. (2), no person
				may operate or maintain a solid waste processing facility unless the person
				complies with the general requirements in s. NR 502.04, and has obtained a plan
				of operation approval as specified in sub. (4) and an operating license from
				the department.
(b) Unless exempt
				under sub. (2), owners and operators of new or expanded solid waste processing
				facilities shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable locational criteria
				in sub. (3).
Note:
Persons treating infectious waste are
				  required to submit a plan of operation and obtain a license for operating a
				  solid waste processing facility under this section and shall comply with s. NR
				  526.12.
(c) Unless exempted
				under sub. (2) (j) or (k), an electronics processing facility shall comply with
				all requirements of this chapter beginning on July 1, 2023.
Note:
Under CR 21-041, the department intended
				  to have this paragraph go into effect 12 months after the effective date. The
				  department will not enforce s. NR 502.08 (1) (c) until July 1,
				  2024.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.09 - Incinerators

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Unless exempt under sub. (2), no person
				may operate a solid waste incinerator unless the person complies with the
				general requirements in s.
				NR 502.04
				and has obtained a plan of operation approval as specified in sub. (4) and an
				operating license from the department.
(b) Unless exempt under sub. (2), owners and
				operators of new or expanded solid waste incinerators shall demonstrate
				compliance with the locational criteria in sub. (3).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.10 - Air curtain destructors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) No person may operate or maintain an air
				curtain destructor unless the person complies with the general requirements
				specified in s.
				NR 502.04
				and has obtained a plan of operation approval as specified in sub. (3) and an
				operating license from the department.
(b) Owners and operators of new or expanded
				air curtain destructors shall demonstrate compliance with the locational
				criteria listed in sub. (2).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.11 - Woodburning facilities and open burning

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Unless exempt under sub. (2), owners and
				operators of woodburning facilities shall comply with the general requirements
				in s.
				NR 502.04,
				comply with the design and operational requirements in sub. (5), and obtain a
				plan of operation approval as specified in sub. (4) and an operating license
				from the department.
(b) Unless
				exempt under sub. (2), owners and operators of new or expanded woodburning
				facilities shall demonstrate compliance with the locational criteria in sub.
				(3).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.12 - Yard, farm, food residuals and source-separated compostable material composting facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. No person may operate or
				maintain a composting facility for yard residuals, farm crop residue, farm
				animal manure, animal carcasses, food residuals including vegetable food
				residuals, or source-separated compostable material except in accordance with
				the requirements of this section or s.
				NR
				243.15(8).
Note
Pursuant to s.
				  NR
				  243.15(8), the Department may choose
				  to regulate composting facilities associated with livestock operations that are
				  subject to the requirements of ch. NR 243 under that operation's Wisconsin
				  Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit instead of under s. NR 502.12.
				  Facilities for composting waste types other than yard residuals, farm crop
				  residue, farm animal manure, animal carcasses, food residuals or
				  source-separated compostable materials are regulated under s.
				  NR
				  502.08. Local ordinances may apply to facilities
				  regulated under this section.
(2) HOUSEHOLD EXEMPTION. Facilities for
				composting only source-separated compostable material from a single family or
				household, a member of which is the owner, occupant or lessee of the property
				where the facility is located, are exempt from all requirements of this
				chapter, provided the facility is operated in a nuisance-free and
				environmentally sound manner.
(3)
				LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR SOURCE-SEPARATED COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL COMPOSTING
				FACILITIES WITH CAPACITY OF 50 CUBIC YARDS OR LESS. Facilities for composting
				source-separated compostable materials that do not exceed 50 cubic yards at one
				time, including collected raw materials and compost being processed but
				excluding finished compost, are exempt from the requirements specified in s. NR
				to 502.04(2) (6), locational criteria, plan of operation submittal, licensing
				and all other requirements of this chapter provided the following are met:
(a) The performance standards specified in s.
				NR
				502.04(1) and the minimum operational
				standards specified in sub. (10).
(b) The facility is operated in a
				nuisance-free and environmentally sound manner.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.13 - Municipal solid waste combustors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) No person may operate or maintain a
				municipal solid waste combustor unless the person complies with the
				requirements in s.
				NR 502.04
				and obtains a plan of operation approval under sub. (3) and an operating
				license from the department.
(b)
				Owners and operators of new or expanded municipal solid waste combustor
				facilities having a design capacity of greater than 100 tons per day shall
				provide proof of financial responsibility for closure prior to licensure.
				Closure costs shall include the costs of removal, transport and ultimate
				disposal of wastes.
(c) Owners and
				operators of new or expanded municipal solid waste combustor facilities shall
				demonstrate compliance with the applicable locational criteria listed in sub.
				(2).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure that efficient,
				  nuisance-free and environmentally accepted solid waste management procedures
				  are practiced in this state and to outline the requirements regarding approval
				  and operational requirements for one time disposal, small size construction and
				  demolition waste landfills, and intermediate size construction and demolition
				  waste landfills. This chapter is adopted under s.
				  227.11,
				  Stats., and ch. 289, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided, this
				chapter applies to all one time disposal landfills, small size construction and
				demolition waste landfills, and intermediate size construction and demolition
				waste landfills. This chapter does not apply to hazardous waste facilities as
				defined in s.
				291.01(8),
				Stats., and regulated under chs. NR 660 to
				679; metallic mining operations
				for nonferrous minerals as defined in s.
				293.01(9),
				Stats., and regulated under ch. NR 182; and metallic mining operations for
				ferrous minerals as defined in s.
				295.41(26),
				Stats., including mining wastes and mining waste sites as defined in s.
				295.41(30) and
				(31), Stats., and regulated under subch. III
				of ch. 295, Stats. Construction and demolition landfills which have a design
				capacity greater than 250,000 cubic yards are regulated under chs.
				NR 500 and
				504 to
				538.
(2) This chapter does not apply to the
				design, construction or operation of industrial wastewater facilities, sewerage
				systems and waterworks treating liquid wastes approved under s.
				281.41, Stats.,
				or permitted under ch. 283, Stats., nor to facilities used solely for the
				disposal of liquid municipal or industrial wastes which have been approved
				under s.
				281.41, Stats.,
				or permitted under ch. 283, Stats., except for facilities used for the disposal
				of solid waste.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The terms used in this chapter are defined in s.
				  NR
				  500.03.
Note: Section
				  NR
				  500.03(50) defines "construction and
				  demolition waste" to mean solid waste resulting from the construction,
				  demolition or razing of buildings, roads and other structures.
Note: Construction and demolition waste typically consists of
				  concrete, bricks, bituminous concrete, wood, glass, masonry, roofing, siding
				  and plaster, alone or in combinations. It does not include waste paints,
				  solvents, sealers, adhesives or similar materials.
Note: Section
				  NR
				  500.03(117) defines "intermediate
				  size construction and demolition waste landfill" to mean a landfill with a
				  design capacity of at least 50,000 cubic yards but no more than 250,000 cubic
				  yards and used for the disposal of only construction and demolition
				  wastes.
Note: Section
				  NR
				  500.03(158) defines "one-time
				  disposal" to mean the disposal of no more than 10,000 cubic yards of approved
				  types of agricultural or demolition solid waste on a one-time basis over a
				  project life of not more than 6 months. Examples are the disposal of concrete,
				  brick, stone, asphalt, wood, trees, logs, brush and material from demolished
				  buildings.
Section
					 NR
					 500.03(213) defines "small size
					 construction and demolition waste landfill" to mean a landfill with a design
					 capacity of 50,000 cubic yards or less and used for the disposal of only
					 construction and demolition wastes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.04 - Locational criteria and performance standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. An
				applicant for an approval of a new landfill or approval of an expansion of an
				existing landfill regulated under this chapter shall demonstrate to the
				department that the proposed landfill will comply with all of the applicable
				locational criteria of this section for which no exemption has been granted.
				Exemptions to sub. (2) (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g) may be granted only upon
				demonstration by the applicant of circumstances which warrant an exemption. An
				exemption from compliance with sub. (2) (c) may not be granted.
(2) LOCATIONAL CRITERIA. No person may
				establish, construct, operate, maintain or permit the use of property for any
				landfill regulated under this chapter where waste handling and disposal
				activities occur within the following areas:
(a) Within 1,000 feet of any navigable lake,
				pond or flowage.
(b) Within 300
				feet of any navigable river or stream.
(c) Within a floodplain.
(d) Within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of
				the right-of-way of any state trunk highway, interstate or federal-aid primary
				highway or the boundary of any public park or state natural area under ss.
				23.27(1)
				and
				23.28(1),
				Stats., unless the landfill is screened by natural objects, plantings, fences
				or other appropriate means so that it is not visible from the highway, park or
				state natural area.
(e) Within
				10,000 feet of any airport runway end designed for or planned to be designed
				for and used by turbojet aircraft or within 5,000 feet of any airport runway
				end designed for and used only by piston type aircraft or within other areas
				where a substantial bird hazard to aircraft would be created. This criterion is
				applicable only when the landfill will be used for handling putrescible waste
				outside of an enclosed building.
(f) Within 1,200 feet of any public or
				private water supply well.
(g)
				Within 100 feet of the landfill property boundary.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.05 - Licensing exemption

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may construct, operate or maintain a one time
				  disposal landfill for agricultural or construction and demolition waste, a
				  small size construction and demolition waste landfill, or an intermediate size
				  construction and demolition waste landfill unless the person has obtained a
				  written plan approval from the department, except as otherwise provided in s.
				  NR
				  500.08. Facilities approved under this chapter are
				  exempt from the licensing requirements of ch. 289, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.06 - Affidavit of site registry

Current through June 24, 2024
Unless otherwise specified, no person may operate or maintain
				  a landfill regulated under this chapter unless the person has submitted on form
				  4400-067 proof that a notation of the existence of the landfill has been
				  recorded in the office of the register of deeds in each county in which a
				  portion of the landfill is located. Landfills which were in existence prior to
				  July 1, 1996, and continue to operate after this date shall submit an affidavit
				  of site registry within 90 days after July 1, 1996.
This form may be obtained from the department of natural
					 resources, bureau of waste management, 101 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7921,
					 Madison, WI 53707-7921, (608) 266-2111,
					 waste.management@dnr.state.wi.us.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.08 - One time disposal landfill

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PLAN OF
				OPERATION REQUIREMENTS. Any person intending to establish a one time disposal
				landfill shall submit a plan of operation to the department which contains a
				description of the need for the landfill and the potential environmental
				impacts. The proposal shall address the alternatives considered, including
				reuse, recycling and disposal at a licensed solid waste landfill, the reasons
				why other economically feasible alternatives are not available, and the
				potential environmental impacts. The department may deny an application for a
				one time disposal landfill if other reasonable alternatives are available. No
				person may establish, construct, operate or maintain a one time disposal
				landfill prior to obtaining approval from the department of a plan of
				operation. The plan of operation shall contain all of the following information
				unless the department waives specific requirements in writing. The department
				may require any additional information if it determines that the information is
				necessary to complete the review of the project.
(a) The general information requirements of
				s.
				NR
				503.07(2).
(b) Name, address and telephone number of
				landfill owner and operator.
(c)
				Total acreage of property and landfill.
(d) Landfill life, capacity, types and
				sources of material to be disposed.
(e) The following geotechnical information
				based upon 2 test pits or borings per acre installed at a minimum of 10 feet
				below the base of the disposal area:
1. Depth
				to groundwater if within 10 feet of the base of the disposal
				facility.
2. Boring logs
				identifying USCS classification of each major soil unit encountered during
				installation of the soil borings or test pits. The department may require
				representative samples be taken and analyzed for grain size
				distribution.
(f)
				Alternatives to the proposed landfill which may be available such as licensed
				landfills, transfer facilities, recycling facilities or other licensed
				processing facilities. If reasonable alternatives are available, then the
				applicant shall provide adequate justification why the alternatives are not
				feasible.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.10 - Intermediate size construction and demolition waste landfills

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PUBLIC
				NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. No person may establish or construct an intermediate
				size construction and demolition waste landfill for disposal of more than
				50,000 cubic yards but no more than 250,000 cubic yards of material after July
				1, 1996, unless the following requirements have been met.
(a) The applicant shall publish a public
				notice in the local newspaper which identifies the applicant's name, business
				address and phone number; the location, design capacity, and anticipated
				operational life of the proposed landfill; and the name, address and telephone
				number of the department representative to whom public comments may be
				submitted orally or in writing. A copy of the proposed public notice shall be
				provided to the department office located in the area of the proposed landfill
				prior to submission to the newspaper for publication.
(b) The applicant shall provide a press
				release to the local newspaper which includes the information required in par.
				(a) as well as a description of the proposed operation.
(c) The applicant shall provide individual
				letters of notification to all landowners and residents located within 1/4 mile
				of the proposed limits of filling which includes the information required in
				par. (a). This requirement may be satisfied by local zoning notification
				procedures if all landowners and residents within 1/4 mile are contacted.
(d) The applicant shall provide a
				letter of notification to the clerk of all townships and municipalities in
				which the landfill is to be located and all townships and municipalities
				located within 1200 feet of the proposed waste limits which includes the
				information required in par. (a).
(e) All of the requirements in this
				subsection shall be satisfied prior to submitting a plan of operation under
				sub. (2). Documentation that the requirements have been met shall be provided
				in the plan of operation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure that efficient,
				  nuisance-free and environmentally acceptable solid waste management procedures
				  are practiced in this state and to provide information on locational criteria,
				  performance standards and the minimum design and construction requirements for
				  landfills. This chapter is adopted under ch. 289, Stats., and s.
				  227.11,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
				Except as provided in par. (b) and except as otherwise provided, this chapter
				governs all landfills as defined under s.
				289.01(20),
				Stats., including all CCR landfills and expansions.
(b) This chapter does not govern any of the
				following:
1. Landspreading facilities
				regulated under ch. NR 518, small demolition waste landfills regulated under
				ch. NR 503, hazardous waste facilities as defined under s.
				291.01(8),
				Stats., and regulated under chs. NR 660 to 679.
2. Metallic mining operations for nonferrous
				minerals as defined under s.
				293.01(9),
				Stats., and regulated under ch. NR 182.
3. Metallic mining operations for ferrous
				minerals as defined under s.
				295.41(26),
				Stats., including mining wastes and mining waste sites as defined under s.
				295.41(30) and
				(31), Stats., and regulated under subch. III
				of ch. 295, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.05 - General design and construction criteria

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Unless
				otherwise specified in this chapter, the minimum design criteria in ss.
				NR
				504.06 to apply 504.09 to all new landfills and to the
				expansion of existing landfills for which the plan of operation was approved
				after July 1, 1996, as well as to proposed design changes for all landfills
				which are submitted after July 1, 1996. Landfills designed in substantial
				conformance with these design criteria are presumed to be capable of meeting
				the performance standards of s.
				NR
				504.04(4) (d) regarding groundwater
				quality.
(2) If the proposed design
				differs from the requirements in ss.
				NR
				504.06 to
				504.09, the applicant shall provide
				supporting justification for any differences.
(3) The design capacity of all proposed
				landfills, except landfills that are exempted in s.
				289.28(2),
				Stats., shall be determined such that the projected operating life of the
				landfill is not less than 10 years nor more than 15 years. Expansions of
				existing landfills are not subject to the 10-year minimum design capacity
				requirement. Waste approved for use in construction of landfill components is
				not considered part of the design capacity.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.06 - Minimum design and construction criteria for landfill liners and leachate collection systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) All major phases of landfills initially
				accepting municipal solid waste after July 1, 1996, shall be designed with a
				composite liner and a leachate collection system capable of limiting the
				average leachate head level on the composite liner to one foot or less during
				operation and after closure of the landfill, except as provided in s.
				NR
				504.10(1) (c). The composite liner
				shall consist of 2 components; the upper component shall consist of a nominal
				60-mil or thicker geomembrane liner with no thickness measurements falling
				below the minimum industry accepted manufacturing tolerances, and the lower
				component shall consist of a minimum 4 foot thick layer of compacted clay
				meeting the specifications of s. NR 504.06(2) (a). The geomembrane component
				shall be installed in direct and uniform contact with the compacted clay soil
				component, and the landfill shall meet or exceed the standards in the
				applicable portions of subs. (2), (3) and (4). All other landfills shall be
				designed to contain and collect leachate to the maximum practical extent. This
				shall be accomplished by designing the landfill to meet the standards contained
				in the applicable portions of subs. (2), (3) and (4), unless the department
				approves the applicant's alternative design as per s.
				NR
				504.10, which provides an equivalent or better level
				of performance than the standards contained in this chapter.
(b) If the applicant does not complete
				construction of the first major phase of the landfill within 2 years from the
				date of the plan of operation approval, the applicant shall reapply to the
				department for approval to construct the landfill. This application does not
				constitute a feasibility report as defined in s.
				289.24,
				Stats. The department may require additional conditions of approval and require
				redesign of the landfill in accordance with state-of-the-art design
				criteria.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.07 - Minimum design and construction criteria for final cover systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				GENERAL.
(a) All final cover systems shall be
				designed to minimize leachate generation by limiting the amount of percolation
				through the cap system, reduce landfill maintenance by stabilizing the final
				surface through design of compatible slopes and establishment of vegetation,
				account for differential settlement and other stresses on the capping layer,
				minimize the climatic effects of freeze-thaw and desiccation on the clay
				capping layer of the final cover system, and provide removal of leachate and
				venting of gas from those landfills which accept wastes with a high moisture
				content or which readily biodegrade.
(b) All new landfills and expansions of
				existing landfills shall be designed with a final cover system meeting the
				requirements in subs. (2) to (9) unless it is established to the satisfaction
				of the department that portions of the final cover system are not needed based
				on the proposed waste types and the proposed design. The geomembrane component
				in sub. (5) does not apply to landfills designed exclusively for the disposal
				of high volume industrial waste, or to other landfills which are not designed
				to accept municipal solid waste unless the landfill is composite
				lined.
(c) Any phases of an
				existing landfill which have been designed and constructed with a composite
				liner shall be designed and constructed with a final cover system meeting the
				requirements in subs. (2) to (9), except that the requirement for the
				geomembrane layer in sub. (5) does not apply to composite lined phases of
				existing landfills which have completed final cover placement by July 1,
				1996.
(d) Landfills which accept
				papermill sludges or other industrial solid wastes with high water contents and
				low strength may propose alternate final cover systems if the strength of the
				waste mass will not allow for the construction of the cover system required in
				this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.075 - Soil borrow sources

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. This section applies to all soil
				borrow sources developed for the purpose of constructing, operating or closing
				landfills. Written approval from the department shall be obtained prior to
				initiating soil borrow activities at any borrow source subject to these
				requirements.
(2) EXEMPTIONS.
(a) The following activities are exempt from
				the requirements of this section:
1.
				Production of processed aggregate products.
2. Excavation of soils from construction
				projects off of the landfill property, provided the soils will be used for
				purposes other than a compacted clay liner or capping layer, soil barrier
				layer, leachate collection layer or final cover drain layer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.095 - Design criteria for landfills that recirculate leachate

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
				Leachate recirculation systems shall be designed to meet the following
				requirements:
(a) Leachate recirculation
				shall be limited to municipal solid waste landfills that are designed with a
				composite liner and leachate collection system meeting the minimum requirements
				of s.
				NR
				504.06.
(b) Leachate recirculation shall be limited
				to areas of the landfill where the leachate collection drainage blanket has a
				hydraulic conductivity of 1 cm/sec or greater. The department may approve
				leachate recirculation in existing cells with lower permeability leachate
				collection blankets, provided that the operator can demonstrate that the
				maximum leachate head on the liner can be maintained at less than 12 inches and
				that the recorded leachate head has not exceeded 12 inches in the
				past.
(c) Leachate shall be
				recirculated only in areas of the landfill which are connected to the active
				gas extraction systems and are capable of collecting the additional gas
				expected to be generated. Active gas extraction shall commence in those areas
				no later than the initiation of leachate recirculation.
(d) Leachate recirculation distribution
				systems may not discharge leachate within 100 lateral feet of the exterior
				sideslope final grades unless otherwise approved by the department in
				writing.
(e) A minimum depth of 20
				feet of waste shall be maintained between the landfill base and lowest point of
				leachate distribution.
(f)
				Operating controls and instructions for leachate recirculation distribution
				systems shall be prepared to apply to operations expected to be encountered in
				all weather and seasons. Instructions shall include cessation of leachate
				recirculation upon discovery of seeps and other surface expressions of
				recirculated leachate, excessive pressures within the waste mass, saturated
				conditions in the waste mass, inadequate shear strength of the waste mass or
				other conditions indicative of instability.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.10 - Alternative design criteria for landfills accepting high volume industrial wastes

Current through June 24, 2024
This section applies to landfills designed principally for
				  high volume industrial waste, wood residue and minor amounts of other wastes as
				  approved by the department. This section applies to all new landfills and to
				  the expansion of existing landfills for which the plan of operation was
				  approved after February 1, 1988. This section also applies to new and existing
				  CCR landfills and lateral expansions of a CCR landfill.
(1) GENERAL.
(a) An applicant may design a high volume
				industrial waste landfill to meet the standards contained in ss. NR 504.05 to
				504.09 or may propose an alternative design in accordance with the provisions
				of this section.
(b) If the
				applicant does not complete construction of the first major phase of the
				landfill within 2 years from the date of the plan of operation approval, the
				applicant shall reapply to the department for approval to construct the
				landfill. This application does not constitute a feasibility report as defined
				in s.
				289.24,
				Stats. The department may require additional conditions of approval and require
				redesign of the landfill in accordance with state-of-the-art design
				criteria.
(c) An owner or operator
				of a landfill which is designed primarily for disposal of high volume
				industrial waste may accept up to 10% by weight of municipal waste such as
				packaging which is generated in conjunction with the manufacturing process, and
				not be subject to the design requirements of s. NR 504.05 (1). Household and
				plant waste not generated as a direct result of the manufacturing process such
				as office and cafeteria waste, may not be disposed of in a landfill which does
				not meet the requirements of s. NR 504.05 (1).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.11 - Minimum design and construction criteria for landfills accepting residue produced by burning municipal solid waste

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
				This section applies to landfills designed for residue produced by the burning
				of municipal solid waste as approved by the department. This section applies to
				all new and existing landfills.
(2)
				LANDFILL DESIGN CRITERIA FOR RESIDUE PRODUCED BY BURNING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.
(a) All landfills that accept municipal solid
				waste combustor residue that tests below the limits specified in s.
				NR 502.13(6)
				(g) shall be designed as composite lined
				monofill cells according to the following criteria:
1. The composite liner shall consist of a
				minimum 60 mil geomembrane overlying a minimum thickness of 4 feet of compacted
				clay meeting the specifications of s.
				NR
				504.06.
2.
				The leachate collection system shall be designed such that the leachate from
				the residue monofill cell can be sampled and collected separately from
				non-residue disposal areas.
3. The
				department may approve alternate designs such as double liners if it finds that
				the design provides equivalent protection.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 504 - Landfill Location, Performance, Design And Construction Criteria › Section NR 504.12 - Minimum design and construction criteria for CCR landfills

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				APPLICABILITY. In addition to ss. NR 504.04 to 504.10, applicable to all
				landfills or landfills accepting high volume industrial waste, this section
				includes design criteria that are applicable to the construction of a new or
				existing CCR landfill or a lateral expansion of a CCR landfill.
(2) RUN-ON AND RUN-OFF CONTROLS. An existing
				or new CCR landfill or any lateral expansion of a CCR landfill shall be
				designed, constructed, operated, and maintained with a run-off and run-on
				control system in accordance with the requirements under s. NR 504.09 (1) (f)
				and (g) and all of the following:
(a) A
				run-on control system shall prevent flow onto the active portion of the CCR
				landfill during the peak discharge from a 24-hour, 25-year storm.
(b) A run-off control system from the active
				portion of the CCR landfill shall collect and control, at a minimum, the water
				volume resulting from a 24-hour, 25-year storm.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 506 - Landfill Operational Criteria › Section NR 506.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure that efficient,
				  nuisance-free and environmentally acceptable solid waste management procedures
				  are practiced in Wisconsin and to outline the requirements regarding
				  operational criteria for solid waste landfills and surface impoundments. This
				  chapter is adopted under ch. 289, Stats., and s.
				  227.11,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 506 - Landfill Operational Criteria › Section NR 506.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
				Except as provided in par. (b) and except as otherwise provided, this chapter
				governs all solid waste disposal facilities as defined under s.
				289.01(35),
				Stats., including all CCR landfills and expansions.
(b) This chapter does not govern any of the
				following:
1. Hazardous waste facilities as
				defined under s.
				291.01(8),
				Stats., and regulated under chs. NR 660 to 679.
2. Metallic mining operations for nonferrous
				minerals as defined under s.
				293.01(9),
				Stats., and regulated under ch. NR 182.
3. Metallic mining operations for ferrous
				minerals as defined under s.
				295.41(26),
				Stats., including mining wastes and mining waste sites as defined under s.
				295.41(30) and
				(31), Stats., and regulated under subch. III
				of ch. 295, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 506 - Landfill Operational Criteria › Section NR 506.04 - Open burning

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may approve burning of brush, grubbed material
				  and other similar material in accordance with air management, solid waste
				  management and all other applicable regulations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 506 - Landfill Operational Criteria › Section NR 506.05 - Daily cover requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MUNICIPAL SOLID
				WASTE. All solid waste disposed in a municipal solid waste landfill shall be
				compacted and completely covered at the end of each operating day with a
				compacted layer of at least 6 inches of soil. Alternate daily cover materials
				may be approved or mandated by the department as required in s.
				NR 506.055.
				If clay soil is used for daily cover purposes, it shall be scarified or removed
				prior to placement of the next lift of solid waste.
(2) INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WASTE. Unless
				otherwise specified by the department, high volume industrial waste is not
				subject to daily cover requirements, unless disposed of in a municipal solid
				waste landfill. All other industrial waste and commercial waste shall be
				compacted and completely covered at the end of each operating day with a
				compacted layer of at least 6 inches of soil or other material approved in
				writing by the department. The department may grant an exemption in writing for
				less frequent covering. In granting such exemptions, the department shall
				consider the characteristics of the solid waste, the leaching potential of the
				solid waste and the potential for nuisance conditions if other than daily
				covering is utilized.