Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 512 - Feasibility Reports For Landfills › Section NR 512.06 - Procedural requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant shall comply with all applicable procedural
				  requirements of ss.
				  289.21 to
				  289.32,
				  Stats.
(1) LOCAL APPROVALS. An
				applicant shall submit a written request including the standard notice
				developed under s.
				289.22(2),
				Stats., to each affected municipality for the specification of all applicable
				local approval requirements under s.
				289.22(1m),
				Stats. An applicant subject to s.
				289.33,
				Stats., shall apply for all applicable local approvals specified by a
				municipality under s.
				289.22(1m),
				Stats., at least 120 days prior to submitting the feasibility report to the
				department. If the municipality either fails to respond within 15 days after
				the receipt of the written request from the applicant or indicates that there
				are no applicable local approval requirements, the applicant may submit the
				feasibility report 135 days after receipt by the municipality of the written
				request from the applicant or 120 days after receipt of the response from the
				municipality indicating that there are no local approval requirements,
				whichever occurs first. The feasibility report shall contain a copy of all
				requests for the specification of applicable local approvals, responses from
				affected municipalities regarding any applicable local approvals, the standard
				notice, and follow up applications for any applicable local approvals to
				document that this requirement has been met.
(2) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS. An applicant shall
				submit a feasibility report to the department in accordance with ss.
				289.21 to
				289.29,
				Stats. At the same time, the applicant shall submit a copy of the initial site
				report, the department's initial site report opinion, any applicable
				pre-feasibility report and the feasibility report to each participating
				municipality under s.
				289.33(6)
				(b), Stats. The applicant shall notify the
				department of when and to whom the specified copies were submitted.
(3) COMPLETENESS. Within 60 days after a
				feasibility report is submitted, the department shall determine whether or not
				the feasibility report is complete. The department shall determine the
				completeness of the feasibility report by determining whether or not the items
				specified in the department's initial site report opinion letter and the
				minimum requirements of this chapter have been met. If the report is
				incomplete, the department shall notify the applicant in writing and specify
				the information which shall be submitted in an addendum before the feasibility
				report can be deemed complete. If the report is complete, the department shall
				publish a class I public notice in accordance with s.
				289.25(3),
				Stats., and issue a preliminary determination stating whether or not an
				environmental impact statement is required. The department may require the
				applicant to submit additional information after determining that the
				feasibility report is complete if the department establishes that the
				feasibility of the proposed landfill cannot be determined without the
				additional information.