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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 516 - Landfill Construction Documentation › Section NR 516.07 - Soil and geomembrane testing requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
Testing shall be performed during the construction and
				  closure of any landfill areas. At a minimum, this testing shall include:
(1) LINER SYSTEM AND FINAL COVER SYSTEM
				CONSTRUCTION. For all recompacted clay soil construction, the following tests
				shall be performed:
(a) Dry density and
				as-placed moisture content shall be determined on an approximate 100-foot grid
				pattern for each one-foot thickness of clay placed. The grid pattern shall be
				offset on each subsequent layer of tests. A minimum of 2 density and moisture
				content tests for each one-foot thickness of clay placed shall be performed to
				fully define the degree of soil compaction obtained in confined areas where
				equipment movement is hindered or hand compaction is necessary.
(b) One moisture-density curve or line of
				optimums analysis shall be developed for every 5,000 cubic yards or less of
				clay placed and for each major soil type utilized. At least 5 points shall be
				established on each curve. If a line of optimums analysis is performed, at
				least 2 curves shall be included for each analysis. A representative sample for
				every 5,000 cubic yards or less of clay placed shall be analyzed for grain size
				distribution through the .002 millimeter particle size and for Atterberg
				limits. If apparent changes in soil quality are observed during clay placement,
				a one-point Proctor analysis shall be utilized to verify the applicability of
				previously analyzed moisture-density curves.
(c) A minimum of one undisturbed sample for
				each acre or less for every one-foot thickness of clay placement shall be
				retrieved and analyzed for Atterberg limits, grain size distribution through
				the .002 millimeter particle size, moisture content and dry density. Laboratory
				hydraulic conductivity tests using effective stresses less than or equal to 5
				psi and hydraulic gradients less than or equal to 30 shall be performed on
				every third undisturbed sample. The department may require that a portion of
				the hydraulic conductivity testing for liner documentation be performed using
				leachate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 516 - Landfill Construction Documentation › Section NR 516.08 - Testing requirements for landfills with extended collection lines

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				REQUIREMENTS. Landfills shall meet the requirements of subs.(2) and (3) where
				they will accept municipal solid waste and contain leachate collection lines
				that exceed 1,200 feet from the end of each cleanout to the toe of the opposite
				slope. Where the requirements of this section differ from other requirements of
				this chapter, these requirements shall take precedence.
(2) PIPE AND TRENCH. In addition to the
				information specified in s.
				NR 516.04(3)
				(d), reports documenting the construction of
				all new landfill areas shall include the following information, at a minimum:
(a) Observations of collection trench and
				leachate collection pipe installation. Observations shall verify that
				collection pipe is handled and placed in a manner that prevents holes from
				being blocked by mud and that assures that holes are located 45 degrees from
				the springline. Records shall note any changes in alignment of collection
				trenches or leachate collection pipes and construction methods which produce
				obstructions or interference with pipe cleaning equipment. Specifications of
				pipe, specialty fittings and sweep bends installed in construction shall be
				included in tables or appendices to reports. Documentation of sweep bends shall
				include the fabricated or field-achieved radius of bend and conformance with
				minimum radii of bend specified by approved plans or required by the
				department's plan approval. Reports shall describe methods used to provide
				support and cover for collection pipe, specialty fittings and sweep
				bends.
(b) Documentation of the
				presence of registered engineers or qualified technicians providing quality
				assurance monitoring during all aspects of installation of leachate collection
				pipe and pipe bedding and placement of aggregate cover over the pipe.
(c) Documentation of initial leachate
				collection pipe cleaning after placement of the leachate collection layer. This
				documentation shall include, at a minimum:
1.
				The equipment, methods and chemicals that were used successfully to insert
				cleanout devices through all leachate collection pipes from each access point
				to, at a minimum, the toe of the opposite sideslope.
2. The necessary minimum hose or machine
				pressures, nozzles, hose materials and other features necessary to achieve
				successful cleaning of leachate collection pipes.
3. Any significant adaptations needed to
				complete pipe cleaning, and any problems encountered in pipe cleaning and their
				resolution.
4. Any repairs or
				modifications made to the collection piping in response to the pipe cleaning
				operation.
5. Recommendations to
				the operator for the necessary equipment, specifications, and operating
				conditions for future pipe cleaning.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 516 - Landfill Construction Documentation › Section NR 516.09 - Expedited construction documentation approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
(a) If requested by the owner or operator,
				this section applies to all proposals for approval of construction
				documentation, except those identified in par. (b), that would not result in a
				violation of a statute or administrative rule, and would not require issuance
				of an exemption by the department. Constructions to which this section applies
				include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Features located outside the limits of
				waste that do not provide primary or secondary containment for leachate or
				landfill gas.
2. Weigh stations,
				buildings or roads located outside the limits of waste, including building
				areas used to tip and inspect incoming waste loads.
3. Features that are temporary and will be
				removed within 2 years, including intermediate cover.
4. Leachate or gas well installation, or
				leachate recirculation systems.
5.
				Replacement of damaged or nonfunctional features of gas extraction systems or
				leachate head wells that do not involve significant changes in design, location
				or materials of construction.
6.
				Portions of the final capping system that would not result in a reduced amount
				of financial assurance.
7. Except
				as provided under par. (b), other features determined by the department to pose
				low potential risk of adverse impacts on public health or the environment in
				the event of improper construction or failure of the constructed
				feature.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 518 - Landspreading Of Solid Waste › Section NR 518.01 - 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 outline the requirements regarding
				  landspreading of solid waste. 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 518 - Landspreading Of Solid Waste › Section NR 518.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided, this
				chapter governs all solid waste landspreading facilities, except 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.
(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 518 - Landspreading Of Solid Waste › Section NR 518.04 - Exemptions

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may operate or maintain a solid waste landspreading
				  facility unless the person has obtained written approval from the department
				  under s.
				  NR
				  518.06, except as otherwise provided in this
				  section.
(1) General. The following
				landspreading facilities are exempt from the requirements of this chapter
				provided the solid waste or solid waste derived product is utilized as a soil
				conditioner or fertilizer in accordance with accepted agricultural practices
				and the facility is operated and maintained in a safe, nuisance-free manner:
(a) Facilities used for the landspreading of
				nonhazardous solid waste from a single family or household, a member of which
				is the owner, occupant or lessee of the property used for solid waste
				disposal.
(b) Farms on which only
				nonhazardous agricultural solid wastes resulting from the operation of a farm,
				including farm animal manure, are disposed of.
(c) Facilities receiving only sludge from a
				publicly-owned treatment work or a privately-owned domestic sewage treatment
				work having a permit under ch. 283, Stats., providing the sludge disposal is
				accomplished in accordance with the requirements of the permit.
(d) Facilities used exclusively for the
				disposal of waste regulated under s.
				281.48,
				Stats.
(e) Facilities used for the
				disposal of treated liquid municipal or industrial wastewater approved under s.
				281.41, Stats.,
				or permitted under ch. 283, Stats.
(f) Facilities used for the landspreading of
				whey.
(g) Facilities used for the
				landspreading of vegetable waste from canned, frozen or preserved fruit and
				vegetable processing operations.
(h) Facilities used for the landspreading of
				yard waste.
(i) Facilities used for
				the landspreading of composted source-separated compostable material.
(j) Facilities used for the landspreading of
				lime sludges from papermills which were being landspread prior to July 1,
				1996.
(k) Facilities used for the
				disposal of soil contaminated only with agricultural chemicals regulated by the
				department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s.
				94.73,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 518 - Landspreading Of Solid Waste › Section NR 518.05 - Location and performance standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. An
				applicant submitting a landspreading plan shall demonstrate to the department
				that the proposed facility will comply with all of the location and performance
				standards of this section unless an exemption is granted.
(2) EXEMPTIONS. Exemptions from compliance
				with subs. (3) (a) to (d) and (4) (a), (b), (e) and (f) may be granted only
				upon demonstration by the applicant of circumstances which warrant such an
				exemption. Exemptions from compliance with sub. (4) (c) will not be granted.
				Exemptions from compliance with sub. (4) (d) may be granted only according to
				the procedures set forth in ch. NR 140.
(3) LOCATION STANDARDS. No person may
				establish, construct, operate, maintain or permit the use of property as a
				landspreading facility within the following areas:
(a) Within 100 feet of any navigable body of
				water.
(b) Within 10,000 feet of
				any airport runway used or planned to be used by turbojet aircraft or within
				5,000 feet of any airport runway used only by piston type aircraft or within
				such other areas where a substantial potential bird hazard to aircraft would be
				created. This criteria is only applicable where a facility is used for
				disposing of putrescible waste.
(c)
				Within 1,000 feet of public water supply wells or 200 feet of private water
				supply wells.
(d) Within 500 feet
				of any residence, unless written consent is obtained from the resident. This
				distance may also be reduced for the residence of the property owner on whose
				land solid waste is spread.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 518 - Landspreading Of Solid Waste › Section NR 518.07 - Landspreading operation and monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) OPERATING
				REQUIREMENTS. No person may operate or maintain a solid waste landspreading
				facility except in accordance with any solid waste landspreading plan approval
				issued by the department and the following minimum requirements:
(a) Only approved waste types shall be
				disposed at the facility. Plans to accept additional waste types require
				separate written approval from the department.
(b) Depending on the type of operation to be
				conducted, solid waste materials shall be plowed, disced or otherwise
				incorporated into the surface soil layer at appropriate intervals as specified
				in the solid waste landspreading plan to minimize storm water runoff, surface
				leaching and to control objectionable odors. A vegetative buffer strip shall be
				maintained between any navigable water and the application area.
(c) No solid waste may be deposited in areas
				containing ponded or standing water.
(d) Maximum one time and cumulative
				application rates of cadmium and other heavy metals shall be in accordance with
				ch. NR 204, technical bulletin 88 and any other appropriate technical
				literature.
(e) Waste materials
				with significant pathogen bacteria content shall be properly stabilized prior
				to landspreading.
(f) Food chain
				crops grown on solid waste landspreading facilities which have received waste
				applications containing pesticides or persistent organic materials may not be
				marketed or used for human or animal consumption unless the crops meet all
				applicable contaminant levels as established by the United States food and drug
				administration or the state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 518 - Landspreading Of Solid Waste › Section NR 518.08 - Closure of landspreading facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator of a landspreading facility, or any
				  person who permits the use of property for such purpose, shall accomplish
				  closure, maintenance and long-term care of the facility in accordance with any
				  solid waste landspreading plan approval issued by the department and with the
				  following minimum practices:
(1)
				NOTIFICATION. At least 120 days prior to the closing of a solid waste
				landspreading facility, the owner or operator shall notify the department, in
				writing, of the intent to close the facility. The department will review the
				notice of intent to close the facility and shall approve or disapprove in
				writing the proposed closure procedures. The department may require additional
				information, or may require additional closure, maintenance or long-term care
				procedures to be implemented to insure proper closure of the facility. This
				notice shall include the following information:
(a) The proposed final date by which all
				solid waste disposal or landspreading operations will be terminated.
(b) The current waste types, sources and
				volumes of solid wastes being landspread at the facility.
(c) The cumulative volumes of waste which
				were applied to the facility during active operations.
(d) The reasons for closing the
				facility.
(e) The proposed future
				land uses of those areas previously used for waste deposition.
(f) Special precautions to be utilized to
				limit access to the facility, and to insure that no further solid waste
				materials are deposited after the closure date.
(g) The proposed monitoring and long-term
				care procedures to be implemented following closure of the facility. These
				procedures shall be in accordance with the approved solid waste landspreading
				plan and any modifications to the plan.
(h) The alternate licensed or approved
				facilities to be utilized for waste disposal or landspreading purposes
				following closure of the facility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 518 - Landspreading Of Solid Waste › Section NR 518.09 - Licensing

Current through June 24, 2024
Landspreading facilities which are approved under this
				  chapter or s.
				  NR
				  718.09(8) are exempt from the
				  licensing requirements of s.
				  289.31,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 518 - Landspreading Of Solid Waste › Section NR 518.10 - Proof of facility registry

Current through June 24, 2024
Unless the department grants an exemption in writing, the
				  owner or operator shall submit proof that a notation of the existence of the
				  facility has been recorded in the office of the register of deeds in each
				  county in which a portion of the facility is located.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that efficient,
				  nuisance-free and environmentally acceptable solid waste management procedures
				  are practiced in Wisconsin and to establish solid waste license and review
				  fees, environmental fees and financial responsibility requirements. 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 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.02 - 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 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 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.05 - Financial responsibility for closure, long-term care and remedial actions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY. The owner of any landfill is responsible for its
				closure, for any remedial actions required by the department, and for its
				perpetual long-term care. Owners of landfills or other solid waste facilities
				shall provide proof of financial responsibility as determined by Table 1 and
				the remainder of this chapter. Those facilities required to provide proof of
				financial responsibility shall submit the proof as part of their operating
				license and annually thereafter for the period of active facility life, or
				longer where required, to ensure compliance with closure, long-term care or
				remedial actions.
Table 1 Proof of Owner Financial Responsibility
Facility Type
Closure Proof
Minimum LTC Proof Period
Subject to Remedial Action
								Proof
1. Approved Land Disposal
								Facilities
a. Last Plan of Operation approved before 8/8/89
								and permanently ceased accepting waste before 8/15/91.
Yes
20 or 30 years based on original choice of
								owner
No
b. Last Plan of Operation approved before 8/8/89
								and accepted waste on or after 8/15/91.
Yes
40 years
Yes, if a
MSW
Landfill accepting waste after
July 1, 1996.
c. Last Plan of Operation approved on or after
								8/8/89.
Yes
40 years
Yes, if a
MSW
Landfill accepting waste after
July 1, 1996.
2. Non-Approved Land Disposal
								Facilities
a. Not a MSW
Landfill or a MSW
landfill which did not accept waste after October
								8, 1993.
No
No LTC
proof
required
No
b. MSW Landfill
which accepted waste after October 8, 1993 but
								permanently stopped prior to July 1, 1996
Yes
40 years
No
c. MSW Landfill
which accepted waste after July 1,
1996.
Yes
40 years
Yes
3. Demolition Waste Landfills Regulated under
								Ch. NR 503
a. Small
If required in
Department
Plan
Approval.
If required in
Department
Plan
Approval.
No
b. Intermediate
Yes
40 years
No
4. Transfer, Storage, Processing,
								Incinerator, and Combustor Facilities
If required in
Department
Plan
Approval.
If required in
Department
Plan
Approval.
No
(2)
				SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST. Any person acquiring rights of ownership, possession or
				operation of a licensed facility shall be subject to all requirements of the
				license for the facility and shall provide any required proof of financial
				responsibility to the department in accordance with this section. The previous
				owner shall maintain proof of financial responsibility until the person
				acquiring ownership, possession or operation of the facility obtains department
				approval of proof of financial responsibility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.07 - Cost estimates

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. For the purpose of determining
				the amount of proof of financial responsibility that is required in s. NR
				520.06, the owner shall estimate the total cost in current dollars of closure
				for the point in time during operation of the facility when the extent and
				manner of its operation make closure most expensive, estimate the annual cost
				in current dollars for each year of the long-term care proof of owner
				responsibility period for the facility and submit the estimated closure and
				long-term care costs together with all necessary justification to the
				department for approval as part of the plan of operation submittal. The costs
				shall be based on a third party performing the work and reported on a per unit
				basis. The source of estimates shall be indicated.
(1m) ADJUSTMENTS. The owner shall prepare and
				submit to the department a new cost estimate for closure and long-term care
				during the active life of the facility as follows:
(a) Once every 10 years using current
				dollars, unless the costs are revised within the 10 year period as required
				under par. (b); and
(b) Due to a
				change in site design or operation or both approved by the department in
				writing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.08 - Calculating the amount of the proof of financial responsibility

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner shall, as part of the plan of operation submittal,
				  calculate the necessary amounts of proof of financial responsibility for both
				  closure and long-term care based on the chosen methods of providing proof of
				  financial responsibility.
(1) CLOSURE.
(a) For escrow, trust or department accounts,
				proof of financial responsibility for closure shall be equal to the estimated
				cost of closure in current dollars multiplied by the quantity of one plus the
				projected annual rate of inflation expressed as a decimal, and divided by the
				quantity of one plus the weighted average annual rate of return of the
				investments in the account expressed as a decimal.
(b) For bonds, letters of credit and
				insurance, proof of financial responsibility for closure shall be equal to the
				estimated cost of closure in current dollars multiplied by the quantity of one
				plus the projected annual rate of inflation expressed as a decimal.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.09 - Changing methods of proof of financial responsibility

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner of a solid waste land disposal facility may change
				  from one method of providing proof of financial responsibility under s.
				  NR
				  520.06 to another, but not more than once per year. A
				  change may only be made on the anniversary of the submittal of the original
				  method of providing proof of financial responsibility. The amount of the new
				  method of providing proof of financial responsibility shall be in the amount
				  that is equal to the amount that would have accumulated had the new method been
				  used as the original method.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.10 - Adjustment of financial responsibility

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner of a facility identified in Table 1 as being
				  required to establish proof of financial responsibility shall submit to the
				  department proof of the adjustment of the amounts of the proof mechanisms for
				  closure, long-term care and remediation. Proof mechanisms shall be adjusted as
				  follows:
(1) All proof mechanisms
				shall be adjusted annually to account for increases in cost estimates based on
				adjustments for inflation. The annual proof mechanism adjustments shall be
				submitted to the department by December 31.
(2) Adjusted proof mechanisms shall be within
				60 days after a new cost estimate submitted in accordance with s.
				NR
				520.07 is approved by the department. The adjusted
				proof mechanisms shall be in an amount adequate to cover the most recently
				approved cost estimate.
(3) For
				companies using the net worth test under s.
				NR
				520.06(6), the updated net worth test
				information as required under s.
				289.41(4),
				Stats., shall be submitted annually to the department within 90 days after the
				close of the company's fiscal year.
(4) For facilities using trust accounts,
				escrow accounts or deposits with the department to demonstrate proof of
				financial responsibility, revised proof of financial responsibility
				calculations shall be performed in accordance with s.
				NR
				520.08 and submitted to the department by March 1 of
				the year succeeding the calendar year in which any or all of the following
				activities occur:
(a) Waste acceptance rates
				have increased enough to lower the projected remaining operational life of the
				landfill by one year or more.
(b)
				The weighted average annual rate of return of any trust or escrow account has
				fallen by 1% or more.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.11 - Access and default

Current through June 24, 2024
Whenever on the basis of any reliable information, and after
				  opportunity for a hearing, the department determines that an owner or operator
				  of a solid waste land disposal facility is in violation of any of the
				  requirements for closure, long-term care or remedial action specified in a
				  department approval, the department and its designees shall have the right to
				  enter upon the facility and carry out the closure, long-term care or remedial
				  action requirements. The department may use part or all of the money deposited
				  with it, or the money deposited in escrow or trust accounts, or performance or
				  forfeiture bonds, or letters of credit, insurance, or funds accumulated under
				  other approved methods to carry out the closure, long-term care or remedial
				  action requirements.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.13 - Bankruptcy notification

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator of a facility for the land disposal of
				  solid waste shall notify the department by certified mail of the commencement
				  of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding under the bankruptcy code,
				  11
				  USC 101, et seq., naming the owner or
				  operator as debtor, within 10 days after commencement of the
				  proceeding.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.14 - Environmental fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL REPAIR FUND.
(a) All owners or operators of licensed solid
				waste land disposal facilities shall pay to the department an environmental
				repair fee for each ton of solid waste received and disposed of at the
				facility, until the facility no longer receives waste and begins closure
				activities. The environmental repair fee shall be as specified in s.
				289.67(1),
				Stats.
(b) All licensed nonapproved
				facilities shall pay to the department an environmental repair base fee for
				each calendar year until the facility no longer receives waste and begins
				closure activities. The environmental repair base fees shall be as specified in
				s.
				289.67(3)
				(b), Stats. The environmental repair base
				fees may be reduced in accordance with s.
				289.67(3)
				(d), Stats. The environmental repair
				surcharge shall be as specified in s.
				289.67(4),
				Stats.
(c) The department shall
				deposit all environmental repair fees, environmental repair base fees, and
				environmental repair surcharge fees into the environmental repair fund provided
				for in s.
				25.46, Stats.
				The monies in the environmental repair fund shall be expended exclusively as
				set forth in s.
				292.31(3) and
				(4), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 520 - Solid Waste Management Fees And Financial Responsibility Requirements › Section NR 520.15 - Determination of waste tonnages

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DETERMINATION BY OWNER OR OPERATOR. The
				owner or operator shall determine the number of tons of waste received and
				disposed of at the solid waste land disposal facility in accordance with the
				following:
(a) For landfills with weight
				scales, actual weight records shall be used, and all waste accepted shall be
				routed across the scale.
(b) For
				landfills without scales, the owner or operator may establish by field
				measurement the volume of waste disposed and convert to a weight using the
				appropriate conversion factors in Table 4. When reporting waste tonnage
				information to the department based on this method, owners or operators of
				municipal solid waste landfills shall specify the volume of cover soil used as
				well as how the volumes of municipal waste and various industrial wastes were
				determined.
(c) For rural municipal
				solid waste landfills serving a population equivalent of 2,500 or less and
				receiving little or no industrial waste, the owner or operator may conduct a
				survey during a representative period of operation to establish average
				representative weights or volumes of waste disposed. Changes in seasonal
				population shall be considered when establishing representative weights or
				volumes. Alternatively, the owner or operator may use a waste generation rate
				of 2 pounds per capita per day and apply it over the number of days in the
				reporting period. Changes in seasonal population shall be considered when
				applying a per capita generation rate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.01 - 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 by outlining the minimum requirements for
				  certification of persons participating in or responsible for the operation of
				  solid waste disposal facilities. This chapter is adopted under ss.
				  289.06,
				  289.42(1)
				  and
				  227.11(2),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided, this
				chapter governs all solid waste disposal facilities, except 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.
(2) This chapter
				applies to the solid waste disposal facilities specified in sub. (1) only
				during the time that the facility is approved by the department to conduct
				solid waste disposal operations.
(3) This chapter does not apply to the
				design, construction or operation of industrial waste water facilities,
				sewerage systems and waterworks treating liquid wastes approved under s.
				281.41, 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 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The following definitions, as well as the definitions in s.
				  NR
				  500.03, are applicable to terms used in this chapter
				  unless the context requires otherwise.
(1) "Certified facility manager" means a
				person who holds a current solid waste facility manager certificate issued
				under this chapter.
(2) "Certified
				site operator" means a person who holds a current solid waste site operator's
				certificate issued under this chapter.
(3) "Hours of operation" means anytime when a
				solid waste disposal facility is open for accepting waste or any of the
				following activities are occurring:
(a) Waste
				placement and compaction.
(b)
				Surface water and leachate structure maintenance and repair, other than routine
				alarm response and equipment restarting.
(c) Daily and intermediate cover
				placement.
(d) Design repairs in
				major phases that have received waste but have not completed final
				closure.
(e) Access road
				construction within the site.
(f)
				Other activities that are determined by the department that are
				similar.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.04 - Exemptions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the
				following solid waste disposal facilities are exempt from the requirements of
				this chapter:
(a) Facilities which are not
				required to be licensed under s.
				289.31, Stats.,
				except for small size construction and demolition waste landfills subject to s.
				NR
				503.09 and intermediate size construction and
				demolition waste landfills subject to s.
				NR
				503.10.
(b) Solid waste disposal facilities used
				solely for the disposal of animal carcasses.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.05 - Municipal, mixed waste and intermediate size construction and demolition disposal facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility
				  shall comply with one of the following:
(1) MUNICIPAL AND MIXED WASTE DISPOSAL
				FACILITIES. The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility that is
				not a small demolition facility under s.
				NR
				500.03(121) or a solid waste disposal
				facility used primarily for the disposal of high volume industrial waste shall
				do all of the following:
(a) Submit to the
				department with the submittal of the annual licensing application form, or if
				annual licensing is not required a submittal to the department by October 1 of
				each year, the name of at least one certified facility manager. This person or
				persons shall be designated to perform the duties required in s.
				NR
				524.06(1) for the facility.
(b) Assure that a designated certified
				facility manager be present either at the solid waste disposal facility, or be
				within 50 miles of the facility and able to be contacted by facility personnel
				during 75% of the hours of operation.
(c) Submit a list of the names of people with
				delegated authority to be contacted when the facility manager is unavailable.
				The list shall be submitted to the department and maintained at the
				facility.
(d) Submit to the
				department with the list of certified facility managers required in par. (a),
				the name of any certified site operators who are designated to fulfill the
				requirements in s.
				NR
				524.06(2) for the facility.
(e) Have a certified facility
				manager or certified site operator present at the facility during all hours of
				operation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.06 - Certified facility manager and certified site operator duties

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				CERTIFIED FACILITY MANAGER DUTIES. A certified facility manager designated by
				the owner or operator under s.
				NR
				524.05(1) or (2) shall:
(a) Ensure that the operation and maintenance
				of the facility is in conformance with chs.
				NR 500 to
				524;
(b) Ensure that the facility is operated in
				accordance with the approved plan of operation and other established facility
				policies and procedures;
(c) Ensure
				that all staff at the solid waste disposal facility are trained in their job
				responsibilities, regulations affecting their jobs, and health and safety
				concerns relating to the site and their jobs. Training outlines and attendance
				shall be documented and made available to the department for inspection upon
				request;
(d) Ensure that facility
				operation complies with applicable state laws;
(e) Ensure that policies and procedures for
				proper and safe facility operations are developed and periodically
				updated.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.07 - Knowledge requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Facility managers who wish to be
				certified shall have knowledge of all of the following subjects:
(a)
General landfill theory and
				design.
Basic design concepts for liners, leachate collection systems
				and capping and cover systems how these features protect groundwater, surface
				water and air quality; the reasoning for the types of soils that need to be
				used, and the construction and documentation requirements; the theory of active
				and passive gas systems.
(b)
General landfill operations.
Elements of a plan of operation,
				how the plan of operation is implemented and modified, and how the plan of
				operation is enforced; handling and reporting of special waste and out-of-state
				waste, daily filling sequence including slopes and grades, and at a minimum how
				this affects wind blown litter, odor, dust, tracking mud onto public roads;
				surface water control; site security and daily cover.
(c)
General landfill
				maintenance.
Regular maintenance of monitoring wells and leachate
				collection systems, cleaning and repair of the surface water control system,
				maintenance of the final cover system, and maintenance of the gas collection
				system.
(d)
Monitoring and
				reporting requirements.
Routine monitoring and reporting concerning
				groundwater wells, leachate head wells, lysimeter and gas wells; reporting of
				spills and releases and other similar occurrences, annual reporting regrading
				waste volumes and types, out-of-state waste and the fees associated with
				them.
(e)
Employees health
				and safety.
Hazardous substances, confined space entry and trench
				safety; health and safety plans and how the plans are developed for a
				particular site; precaution during screening of special wastes that cannot be
				brought into the facility and issues dealing with fire and explosion from
				landfill gas.
(f)
Employee
				training.
How to develop, implement and document training and training
				programs for all personnel at the facility. At a minimum this shall include
				programs for all persons using heavy machinery in or around the waste, scale
				operators, landfill maintenance personnel and environmental monitoring
				personnel. Where appropriate and relevant to the position, training programs
				shall include but not be limited to health and safety instructions, waste
				identification and handling, and procedures for gaining approval to accept new
				waste sources or types.
(g)
Heavy equipment management.
Handling and capabilities of
				landfill equipment and basic maintenance of this equipment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.08 - Initial certification and examination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TERMS OF
				INITIAL CERTIFICATION. An initial certification shall terminate 2 years after
				issuance.
(2) INITIAL CERTIFICATION
				REQUIREMENTS.
(a)
Facility manager
				and site operator certification requirements.
In order to be
				designated as a certified facility manager or certified site operator, an
				applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:
1. Achievement of a passing score on an
				examination under sub. (3).
2.
				Payment of the initial certification fee specified in s.
				NR
				520.04(6).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.09 - Recertification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TERM OF RECERTIFICATION. Recertification
				for certified facility managers and operators shall terminate 2 years after
				issuance.
(2) RECERTIFICATION AS A
				CERTIFIED FACILITY MANAGER. In order to be recertified as a certified facility
				manager, a certified facility manager shall submit an application requesting
				recertification along with the fee specified in s.
				NR 520.04(6)
				(c). The application shall be accompanied by
				a statement signed by a certified manager or the landfill owner indicating that
				within the previous 2 years, the applicant has completed 8 hours of continuing
				education on solid or hazardous waste management related subjects.
(3) RECERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED SITE
				OPERATOR. In order to be recertified as a certified site operator, a certified
				site operator shall submit an application requesting recertification along with
				the fee specified in s.
				NR 520.04(6)
				(d). The application shall be accompanied by
				a statement signed by a certified manager or the landfill owner indicating that
				within the previous 2 years, the applicant has completed 4 hours of continuing
				education on solid or hazardous waste management related subjects.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators › Section NR 524.10 - Interim status

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If the designated certified facility
				manager becomes unable to perform the duties under s.
				NR
				524.06(1), the facility owner or
				operator shall immediately notify the department and either suspend operations
				at the facility, or take any of the following actions:
(a) Designate another person having the
				required certification under this chapter as the certified facility manager as
				required in s.
				NR
				524.05(1) (a) or (2) (a).
(b) Request the approval of the department of
				an interim facility manager having a site operator certification under s.
				NR
				524.08.
(c) Request the approval of the department of
				an interim facility manager having an operator certification from another
				state.
(d) Request the approval of
				the department of an interim facility manager who has at least 2 years of
				experience operating or being directly responsible for operation, design,
				regulation, construction or administration of a solid waste facility.