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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 203 - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Public Participation Procedures › Subchapter IV - Public Adjudicatory Hearings › Section NR 203.18 - Form of hearing notice; content

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) FORM OF HEARING
				  NOTICE. Notice of a scheduled public hearing shall be in writing, with a title
				  identifying the subject of the notice and the number of the proposed rule, and
				  the number of the subject permit or permit application.
(2) CONTENT OF HEARING NOTICE. The notice of
				  a scheduled public hearing shall contain the following:
(a) The name, address, and phone number of
				  the governmental unit conducting the hearing.
(b) The name and address of each
				  petitioner.
(c) The substance of
				  the petition for review.
(d) If
				  applicable, the name of the waterway to which the discharge is to be made, a
				  general statement of the location of the proposed discharge, and a statement
				  whether such discharge is a new or existing discharge.
(e) Information regarding the date, time and
				  location of the hearing.
(f) If
				  applicable, a brief statement that a public notice of a completed permit
				  application had been issued, including date of issuance.
(g) The address and phone number where
				  interested persons may obtain further information, request a copy of each draft
				  permit if applicable, request a copy of each fact sheet when applicable,
				  request a copy of proposed rules when applicable and inspect and copy forms and
				  related documents.
(h) The purpose
				  and statutory authority of the hearing.
(i) A statement that reasonable costs will be
				  charged for copies of all information excluding public notices and fact
				  sheets.
(j) Where applicable, a
				  statement that confidential information has been received and used to determine
				  some of the conditions for the permit.
(k) If applicable, a brief summary of the
				  proposed rule.
(l) If it should be
				  necessary to allow less than 30 days' notice prior to a hearing, a statement of
				  the reasons for such shorter time period.
(m) The date of the notice.
(n) A brief description of the nature of the
				  hearing and the procedures to be used at the hearing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 203 - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Public Participation Procedures › Subchapter IV - Public Adjudicatory Hearings › Section NR 203.19 - Location of hearing

Current through June 24, 2024
The location of the hearing shall be in conformance with s.
					 NR
					 203.07.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 203 - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Public Participation Procedures › Subchapter IV - Public Adjudicatory Hearings › Section NR 203.20 - Final decision

Current through June 24, 2024
The final decision on the issues raised by the petitioners
					 shall be made within 90 days of the close of the hearing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish discharge
				  standards, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements for the use
				  and disposal of sewage sludge and grit and screenings. Section
				  283.31,
				  Stats., requires a permit for the lawful discharge of any pollutant into the
				  waters of the state and for the disposal of sludge. Section
				  283.01(20),
				  Stats., defines"waters of the state" to include groundwater. The land
				  application of sludge is considered a potential discharge to waters of the
				  state. It is the intent of the department, through this chapter, to protect
				  public health and to restore, protect and maintain the physical, chemical and
				  biological integrity of the soil, air, surface water and groundwater of the
				  state and to allow no detrimental effects to these resources, and the natural
				  environment. The beneficial use of sewage sludge and its recycling to the land
				  as a fertilizer or soil conditioner is encouraged, rather than disposing of
				  sludge through incineration or landfilling.
The department has promulgated this chapter pursuant to
					 state statutory authority. Local governments should not enact ordinances which
					 are inconsistent with this chapter or which infringe upon the spirit and
					 general policies of the state's sludge
					 program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.02 - General

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. Any person who treats or
				generates sludge, applies sludge to land or places sludge in a landfill shall
				comply with the requirements in this chapter.
(a) In general, this chapter applies to the
				following:
1. The use and disposal of sludge
				and grit and screenings generated by any domestic wastewater treatment
				works.
2. The quantity and quality
				of sludge that is applied to land or landfilled. This includes sludge which is
				combined with another material. The other material may include industrial
				sludge, other municipal sludge, septage, manure, any material used for mixing
				or other wastes with which the sludge forms a composted material.
Note: Note: Chs.
				  NR 502 and
				  518 may also apply to processing
				  and use of solid waste and sludge mixtures.
3. The land on which sludge is applied and
				any landfill which receives the sludge.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.04 - Exceptional quality sludge

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
				Exceptional quality sludge may be applied to lawns and home gardens as well as
				other sites allowed under this chapter. Exceptional quality sludge is
				considered not to pose any reasonably anticipated threat to public health or
				the environment, and is therefore exempt from many requirements of this
				chapter. However, due to possible adverse impacts that may occur if bulk
				exceptional quality sludge enters waters of the state, the use of this material
				should ensure that it remains on the land and certain requirements of this
				chapter are imposed for that purpose. The department may impose additional
				requirements on the use of bulk exceptional quality sludge, through the permit
				or sludge management plan, on a case-by-case basis if it is determined that
				misuse of the material is occurring and the misuse may have a deleterious
				impact on public health or the environment. A permit is not required for
				imported bulk or bagged exceptional quality sludge, but submittal of a sludge
				management plan is required of the person responsible for importing bulk
				exceptional quality sludge. The use or disposal of imported exceptional quality
				sludge shall comply with all the applicable provisions in this
				chapter.
(2) BULK RESTRICTIONS.
				Application on frozen or snow covered ground of any bulk exceptional quality
				sludge shall be restricted to the same extent as all other sludge covered by
				ss.
				NR 204.07(3)
				(L) and
				204.11(1).
(3) EXEMPTIONS. The use of exceptional
				quality sludge is exempt from the following sections:
(a) Section
				NR
				204.05(4).
(b) Section
				NR
				204.06(6), (7), and (8).
(c) Section
				NR 204.07(2), (3) (b)
				to (j), (n), and (o), and (8).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.05 - Permit issuance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. A person that owns or operates a
				treatment works that generates sludge shall apply for a WPDES permit. The
				treatment works may not land apply or dispose of sludge unless the person who
				owns or operates the treatment works obtains a WPDES permit. A treatment works
				is ultimately responsible for the land application or disposal of sludge and is
				responsible for compliance with the terms of its WPDES permit and the
				requirements of this chapter.
(2)
				SLUDGE MIXTURES AND TREATMENT.
(a) If a
				treatment works sends its sludge to another treatment or storage facility for
				final treatment prior to land application, and at that facility, the sludge is
				mixed with other materials such as, but not limited to another municipal
				sludge, industrial sludge, animal manure or septage, or if the characteristics
				of the sludge are altered in any other manner, the owner of the receiving
				facility shall apply for a separate WPDES permit and shall assume primary
				responsibility for compliance with this chapter.
Note: In this situation, both the treatment works that
				  generates sludge and the facility that alters the characteristics of the sludge
				  for final use or disposal must apply for a permit. The terms in each permit
				  that relate to sludge will not duplicate each other but rather, will complement
				  each other to comply with this chapter.
(b) If the receiving facility is a farmer's
				manure tank or lagoon and mixing of sludge and manure occurs in storage, that
				mixture shall comply with all requirements of this chapter. If the treatment
				works which originally generated the sludge, remains responsible for certifying
				that the mixture complies with the provisions of this chapter, the treatment
				works shall remain the sole permittee and retain full responsibility for
				compliance with their permit and this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.06 - Reporting and monitoring requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The following reports shall be submitted to the department,
				  by the permittee, annually by January 31, unless otherwise stated in this
				  section or as specified in the permit. All records of required analyses and
				  management practices specified in this chapter or the WPDES permit shall be
				  retained for a minimum of 5 years. The department may modify the reporting
				  requirements in the permit, based on size and complexity of the permittee's
				  land application program, changes in the quantity or quality of industrial
				  contributions to the treatment facility or when deemed necessary to ensure
				  compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(1) GENERAL INFORMATION REPORT. The permittee
				shall submit a general information report to the department pursuant to the
				permit or anytime there are significant changes in the sludge management
				program, including changes which alter the sludge characteristics or alter
				disposal or recycling methods. The report shall address the following:
(a) The sources, processes and treatment
				systems at the treatment facility from which the sludge originates.
(b) Sludge treatment or processing techniques
				used prior to recycling or disposal.
(c) The mode of sludge transportation,
				including the name and telephone number of the transporter of the sludge, the
				type of vehicle used for sludge transportation and, when applicable, the
				methods used to apply the sludge to the site or field.
(d) The quantity of sludge that is generated
				and the quantity of sludge that is recycled or disposed of on a monthly and
				yearly basis.
(e) The available
				capacity of sludge storage, expressed as the number of days worth of sludge
				generation that can be stored.
(f)
				Whether the sludge is given away or sold in bulk, bag or other
				container.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.08 - Landfill disposal

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. Sewage sludge may not be
				disposed of in a municipal solid waste landfill unless the landfill meets the
				requirements of chs.
				NR 500 to
				538 and is an approved facility as
				defined in s.
				289.01(3),
				Stats. Any facility accepting sewage sludge shall be approved by the department
				in writing to accept sewage sludge. Disposal of sewage sludge in a municipal
				solid waste landfill shall be in accordance with ss.
				NR 506.13 and
				506.14. Sewage sludge may not be
				disposed of in a surface disposal unit as defined in s.
				NR
				204.03(63).
(2) APPROVAL. The permittee shall obtain
				approval from the department prior to the disposal of sludge at a Wisconsin
				licensed landfill.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.09 - Alternative uses of sludge

Current through June 24, 2024
Alternative uses of sludge such as land application on sod
				  farms, nurseries, Christmas tree plantations, mined land reclamation sites,
				  restoration of construction sites or other drastically disturbed sites,
				  research plots, highway right-of-ways and medians, fallow lands, set-aside
				  lands as covered by the Acreage Conservation Reserve (ACR) program, final cover
				  at landfills and use in building materials may not be conducted unless
				  department approval is obtained. Sludge used to generate energy may be approved
				  on a case-by-case basis. Department approval will consider factors such as the
				  nature of the alternative use proposed, sludge quality, number of applications
				  that are proposed, loading of pollutants to the land, air and water, and the
				  proximity to waters of the state. Proposals for alternative uses of sludge may
				  include the land application site evaluation information as required by s.
				  NR
				  204.06(6) and shall include any
				  additional information that would allow the department to make a determination
				  that the proposed use is beneficial and will not result in detrimental effects
				  to the environment, public health or wildlife.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.10 - Storage facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) No person may construct or use any sludge
				storage facility without obtaining department approval. All facilities shall be
				designed and operated in accordance with the appropriate requirements in ch. NR
				110 and this chapter.
(b) All
				municipal mechanical treatment plants shall have the ability to store sludge
				for 180 days. Storage shall be available by October 1, 1998 for facilities with
				a design flow of 1 million gallons per day or greater and by October 1, 2000
				for facilities with a design flow of less than 1 million gallons per day. This
				storage requirement only applies to facilities which recycle sludge through
				land application or site reclamation projects. Wastewater treatment lagoons are
				also exempt from this requirement. An agreement with an approved municipal
				solid waste landfill, an incinerator, another permittee or other approved
				facility during winter months may be construed as acceptable storage, although
				a minimum of 15 days storage capacity shall be provided for emergency
				situations. Written documentation of an agreement shall be submitted to the
				department as evidence of compliance with this requirement. If a permittee does
				not currently have adequate storage, the permittee shall develop with the
				department a compliance schedule to obtain adequate sludge storage.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.11 - Sludge management plan

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. The department may require the
				permittee to develop a sludge management plan, submit the plan to the
				department for approval and operate in compliance with the approved plan. The
				plan shall include a description of the facility's sludge management program
				and how the permittee plans to operate the facility in compliance with the
				requirements of this chapter.
(2)
				IMPORTED SLUDGE. Any person who is responsible for importing bulk exceptional
				quality sludge into this state shall submit a sludge management plan to the
				department. Bulk exceptional quality sludge may not be imported until the
				department has approved the sludge management plan.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.12 - Grit and screenings disposal

Current through June 24, 2024
All grit and screenings generated from a facility shall be
				  disposed of at a solid waste disposal facility licensed under chs.
				  NR 500 to
				  538.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.13 - Sludge management program standards and requirements based upon federal regulations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS. In the event
				that new federal sludge standards or regulations are promulgated under section
				405 of the clean water act, the permittee shall comply with the new sludge
				requirements by the dates established in the regulations, if required by
				federal law, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the
				new federal regulations. The requirement in this subsection shall be included
				as a permit condition in all permits that regulate sludge use and disposal
				under this chapter.
(2) STATE
				ADOPTION. The department shall, as soon as possible, and in conformance with
				federal requirements, after the promulgation of any federal regulation
				establishing sludge management program standards or requirements as described
				in sub. (1), adopt appropriate standards or requirements for permittees subject
				to this chapter and ch. 283, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.14 - Fact sheets

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. The department shall prepare a
				fact sheet or briefing memo for any generator applying for a permit under s.
				NR
				204.05. Information specified in this section shall be
				included in the fact sheet or briefing memo sent to the applicant.
(2) INFORMATION INCLUDED. The fact sheet or
				briefing memo shall include when applicable, the following:
(a) A brief description of the type of
				facility or activity which is the subject of the draft permit.
(b) The type and quantity of sludge which is
				or will be treated, stored, disposed of, used or recycled.
(c) A brief summary of the basis for the
				draft permit conditions related to sludge including references to applicable
				statutory or regulatory provisions.
(d) Reasons why any requested variances or
				alternatives to required sludge standards do or do not appear
				justified.
(e) Name and phone
				number of a person to contact for additional information.
(f) Any calculations or other information
				regarding the derivation of specific conditions or standards for sludge use or
				disposal, including a citation to applicable performance standards, the
				imposition of a pretreatment program for a sludge only facility, special
				monitoring requirements, special sludge limitations, permits issued to
				individual users of a privately owned treatment works. This information should
				include the reasons why the conditions or standards are applicable or an
				explanation of how and why alternate limitations were developed.
(g) For permits that include a sludge land
				application program, a brief description of how each of the required elements
				of the land application plan addressed in the permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 204 - Domestic sewage sludge management › Section NR 204.15 - Variances

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. A permittee may request a
				variance from any non-statutory requirement of this chapter, providing that
				minimum federal regulations are adhered to. The department may approve a
				variance from requirements of this chapter when special circumstances show that
				a variance will not negatively impact the environment or pose a threat to
				public health.
(2) REQUEST FOR
				VARIANCE. A request for a variance shall be submitted in writing to the
				department, as far in advance as possible. Each request for a variance shall
				contain the following:
(a) The name, address,
				phone number and permit number of the applicant.
(b) The section or sections of this chapter
				from which a variance is sought and a statement explaining why it is
				requested.
(c) A full description
				of the variance and the circumstances in which it will be used, including any
				pertinent background information which is relevant to making a determination on
				the justification of granting the variance. Full detail of the permittee's
				sludge management operation and plan should be included here with specific
				details of any proposed alternative management plan; and
(d) A statement as to whether the same or
				similar variance has been requested previously, and if so, outcome of the
				previous request.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the definitions
				  applicable to and abbreviations used in chs.
				  NR 200 to 299 to avoid repetition
				  in those chapters. This chapter also sets forth permit general conditions for
				  all WPDES permits, procedures for establishing permit limits in WPDES permits,
				  effluent limitations applicable to non-POTWs where pH is continuously
				  monitored, and procedures to be used for issuing general WPDES
				  permits.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.04 - Abbreviations

Current through June 24, 2024
The abbreviations listed below have the meanings shown unless
				  otherwise specifically defined wherever they occur in chs.
				  NR 200 to
				  299 and in public notices, fact
				  sheets, and permits issued under the Wisconsin pollutant discharge elimination
				  system.
(1) "ac" means acre.
(2) "avg" means the average for 30
				days.
(3) "BAT" means best
				available technology economically achievable.
(4) "BCT" means best conventional pollutant
				control technology.
(5) "BOD" or
				"BOD5" means the 5 day biochemical oxygen demand.
(6) "BPT" means best practicable technology
				currently available.
(7) "btu"
				means British thermal unit.
(8)
				"cm" means centimeter.
(9) "COD"
				means chemical oxygen demand.
(10)
				"cu ft" means cubic foot.
(11) "cu
				m" means cubic meter.
(12) "cu y"
				means cubic yard.
(13) "DMR" means
				discharge monitoring report.
(14)
				"DNR" means department of natural resources.
(15) "DO" means dissolved oxygen.
(16) "EPA" means the U.S. environmental
				protection agency.
(17) "g" means
				gram.
(18) "gal" means
				gallon.
(19) "gpd" means gallons
				per day.
(20) "ha" means
				hectare.
(21) "hp" means
				horsepower.
(22) "in" means
				inch.
(23) "k cu m" means 1,000
				cubic meters.
(24) "kg" means
				kilogram.
(25) "kkg" means 1,000
				kilograms.
(26) "kw" means
				kilowatt.
(27) "kwh" means kilowatt
				hour.
(28) "l" means
				liter.
(29) "lb" means
				pound.
(30) "m" means
				meter.
(31) "max" means the maximum
				for any one day.
(32) "meq" or
				"meq/l" means milliequivalents or milliequivalents per liter.
(33) "mg" means milligram.
(34) "MGD" or "mgd" means millions of gallons
				per day.
(35) "ml" means
				milliliter.
(36) "mm" means
				millimeter.
(37) "mpn" or "MPN"
				means most probable number.
(38)
				"Mw" means megawatt.
(39) "Mwh"
				means megawatt hour.
(40) "NPDES"
				means the national pollutant discharge elimination system.
(40m) "NSPS" means new source performance
				standards.
(41) "pH" means the
				logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration or the negative
				logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration.
(42) "PCB" means polychlorinated
				biphenyl.
(43) "POTW" means
				publicity owned treatment work.
(43k) "PSES" means pretreatment standards for
				existing sources.
(43n) "PSNS"
				means pretreatment standards for new sources.
(44) "sq ft" means square foot.
(45) "sq m" means square meter.
(46) "SS" or "TSS" means total suspended
				(nonfiltrable) solids.
(47) "TDS"
				means total dissolved (filtrable) solids.
(48) "TOC" means total organic
				carbon.
(49) "TTO" means total
				toxic organics.
(50) "tpd" means
				tons per day.
(51) "ug" means
				micrograms.
(52) "WPDES" means the
				Wisconsin pollutant discharge elimination system.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.05 - Rainfall events

Current through June 24, 2024
The design rainfall amount and probable intensity of 10-year
				  and 25-year, 24-hour rainfall events for locations in Wisconsin shall be
				  determined from the data in table 1, or for a particular location such
				  determination may be made on the basis of more recent rainfall probability data
				  verified by a government agency and approved by the department for this
				  purpose.
Table 1
Probable 24-Hour Rainfall Events, in inches of rain,
				  for counties in Wisconsin
10-year
25-year
10-year
25-year
10-year
25-year
Adams
4.1
4.7
Iowa
4.3
4.9
Polk
4.1
4.7
Ashland
3.9
4.3
Iron
3.8
4.3
Portage
4.0
4.5
Barron
4.1
4.6
Jackson
4.2
4.8
Price
4.0
4.4
Bayfield
3.9
4.4
Jefferson
4.0
4.6
Racine
4.0
4.6
Brown
3.7
4.3
Juneau
4.1
4.7
Richland
4.3
4.9
Buffalo
4.3
4.8
Kenosha
4.0
4.6
Rock
4.1
4.7
Burnett
4.0
4.6
Kewaunee
3.7
4.2
Rusk
4.1
4.6
Calumet
3.8
4.4
LaCrosse
4.3
4.9
St. Croix
4.2
4.7
Chippewa
4.1
4.7
Lafayette
4.3
4.9
Sauk
4.2
4.8
Clark
4.1
4.7
Langlade
3.8
4.3
Sawyer
4.0
4.5
Columbia
4.1
4.7
Lincoln
3.9
4.4
Shawano
3.8
4.4
Crawford
4.3
5.0
Manitowoc
3.8
4.3
Sheboygan
3.8
4.4
Dane
4.2
4.8
Marathon
4.0
4.5
Taylor
4.1
4.6
Dodge
4.0
4.6
Marinette
3.6
4.1
Trempealeau
4.3
4.8
Door
3.6
4.1
Marquette
4.1
4.6
Vernon
4.3
4.9
Douglas
3.9
4.4
Menominee
3.7
4.3
Vilas
3.8
4.3
Dunn
4.2
4.7
Milwaukee
3.9
4.5
Walworth
4.1
4.6
Eau Claire
4.2
4.7
Monroe
4.2
4.8
Washburn
4.0
4.5
Florence
3.6
4.1
Oconto
3.7
4.2
Washington
3.9
4.5
Fond du Lac
3.9
4.5
Oneida
3.8
4.3
Waukesha
4.0
4.6
Forest
3.7
4.2
Outagamie
3.8
4.4
Waupaca
3.9
4.5
Grant
4.3
5.0
Ozaukee
3.9
4.4
Waushara
4.0
4.6
Green
4.2
4.8
Pepin
4.3
4.8
Winnebago
3.9
4.5
Green Lake
4.0
4.6
Pierce
4.2
4.8
Wood
4.1
4.6
The data of table 1 were obtained by extrapolation from
					 maps published by the National Weather Service in Technical Paper No. 40,
					 "Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the United
					 States".
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.06 - Effluent limitations applicable where pH is monitored continuously

Current through June 24, 2024
When an industrial point source discharger continuously
				  monitors the pH of wastewater in accordance with the requirements of a WPDES
				  permit and the pH limits in the permit are established as part of the effluent
				  limitations applicable to the category of dischargers to which the industrial
				  point source belongs, the permittee shall maintain the pH of such wastewater
				  within the range of the categorical limits, except pH excursions from the range
				  are permitted subject to the following constraints:
(1) The total time during which the pH values
				are outside the range of categorical pH limits may not exceed 7 hours and 26
				minutes in any calendar month.
(2)
				An individual excursion from the range of categorical pH limits may not exceed
				60 minutes.
(3) These provisions do
				not apply to pH limits required in a WPDES permit which are established under
				s.
				NR 102.05(3)
				(h).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.065 - Effluent Limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS IN PERMITS. The
				department shall impose permit effluent limitations or effluent standards for
				discharges of pollutants on the discharge point of the permitted facility
				except as provided in sub. (2).
(2)
				INTERNAL WASTE STREAMS. The department may impose permit effluent limitations
				or effluent standards for discharges of pollutants on an internal waste stream
				when all of the following are true:
(a)
				Imposing effluent limitations or standards at the point of discharge is
				impractical or infeasible.
(b) The
				internal waste stream has not mixed with other waste streams or cooling water
				streams.
(c) The fact sheet under
				ch. NR 201 states the reasons why it is necessary to impose effluent
				limitations or standards on an internal waste stream.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.066 - Permit Conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MONITORING. The department shall
				determine on a case-by-case basis the monitoring frequency to be required for
				each effluent limitation in a permit. Monitoring shall occur at the point of
				discharge or at the internal waste stream if the permit limitations are imposed
				on the internal waste stream under s.
				NR
				205.065(2) unless an alternative
				location is established by the department in the permit.
(2) PRODUCTION LIMIT DOCUMENTATION. If limits
				are calculated under s.
				NR 205.065(4) (a) or
				(b) the permittee shall submit with the DMR
				the level of production that actually occurred during each month limits are
				effective.
(3) EXCEEDANCE OF
				PRODUCTION LIMITS. The permittee shall comply with the limitations, standards,
				and prohibitions calculated under s.
				NR 205.065(4)
				(b) unless the permittee has notified the
				department in writing of an anticipated exceedance of the estimated alternative
				design flow used to calculate limits, in which case the permittee may comply
				with an alternative design flow, not to exceed the production level specified
				in the notice. Written notifications must be submitted to the department at
				least two business days prior to a month in which the permittee expects to
				operate at a level higher than the lowest production level identified in the
				permit and shall specify the anticipated level, period during which the
				permittee expects to operate at the alternate level, and the reasons for the
				anticipated production level increase. Notice of increased discharge must be
				submitted to the department for all exceedances not covered in previous
				notifications.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.067 - Reasonable potential for water quality based effluent limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				GENERAL.
(a) The department shall include an
				effluent limitation for a pollutant in a WPDES permit when the department
				determines that the discharge of the pollutant causes, has the reasonable
				potential to cause, or contributes to an excursion above the allowable ambient
				concentration of a numeric water quality criterion in chs.
				NR 102 to 104 in the receiving
				water or a downstream water.
Note:
Downstream water includes downstream
				  waterbodies in other states or tribal waters that have EPA approved standards
				  under 40 CFR 130.
(b)
				Limitations shall control all pollutants or pollutant parameters, including
				conventional, nonconventional, and toxic pollutants, that the department
				determines are or may be discharged at a level that will cause, have the
				reasonable potential to cause, or contribute to an excursion above any water
				quality standard in chs.
				NR 102 to 104, including narrative
				criteria for water quality.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.08 - General permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department may issue general WPDES
				permits applicable to designated areas of the state authorizing discharges from
				specified categories or classes of point sources located within those areas.
(a) Designated areas of the state may include
				any of the following:
1. Any county, township,
				city or other civil or political division.
2. Any surface water drainage basin, stream
				or stream segment.
3. Any waters of
				the state which have the same classification under the water quality standards
				of chs.
				NR 102,
				103 and
				104.
4. The entire state of Wisconsin, where
				appropriate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.10 - Best management practices

Current through June 24, 2024
Best management practices to control or abate the discharge
				  of pollutants shall be included in a WPDES permit issued by the department in
				  all of the following cases:
(1) When
				the permit is authorized under section
				33 USC
				1314(e) for the control of
				toxic pollutants and hazardous substances from ancillary industrial
				activities.
(2) When numeric
				effluent limitations are infeasible.
(3) When the practices are reasonably
				necessary to achieve effluent limitations and standards or to carry out the
				purposes and intent of ch. 283, Stats. and the Clean Water Act.
Chapters NR 216 and 243 also include regulations requiring
					 best management practices for WPDES permittees for control of stormwater
					 discharges and concentrated animal feeding operations
					 (CAFOs).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 205 - General Provisions › Section NR 205.14 - Schedules of compliance

Current through June 24, 2024
A WPDES permit may, when appropriate, include a schedule of
				  compliance leading to compliance with permit limitations. Any schedule of
				  compliance for water quality based effluent limitations for phosphorus shall be
				  consistent with all of the requirements in s.
				  NR
				  217.17. Any other schedule of compliance included in a
				  permit shall be consistent with all of the requirements in s.
				  NR
				  106.117.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 206 - Land disposal of municipal and domestic wastewaters › Section NR 206.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish effluent
				  limitations and monitoring requirements to be used in permits for discharges of
				  wastewaters from publicly owned treatment works and privately owned domestic
				  wastewater treatment works to land disposal systems. Section
				  283.31,
				  Stats., requires a permit for the lawful discharge of any pollutant into the
				  waters of the state. Section
				  283.01(13),
				  Stats., defines "waters of the state" as including groundwater. Consequently,
				  permits are required for the type of discharges to which this chapter applies.
				  It is the intent of the department through this chapter to restore and maintain
				  the physical, chemical and biological integrity of the groundwater of the state
				  and to encourage the protection of this resource, and to achieve compliance
				  with ch. NR 140.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 206 - Land disposal of municipal and domestic wastewaters › Section NR 206.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The provisions of this chapter are
				applicable to discharges to land disposal systems of liquid wastewaters from
				publicly owned wastewater treatment works and from privately owned domestic
				wastewater treatment works;
(2) The
				provisions of this chapter are not applicable to land disposal of:
(a) Industrial wastes and by-products
				approved and permitted under ch. NR 214;
(b) Sludge from publicly owned wastewater
				treatment works and privately owned domestic wastewater treatment works
				regulated under ch. NR 204;
(c)
				Domestic wastewater by "private pumpers" as defined and regulated under ch. NR
				113;
(d) Septage disposal regulated
				under ch. NR 113; and
(e) Solid,
				liquid, and hazardous wastes at a disposal site licensed pursuant to chs.
				NR 500 to
				520 or 660 to
				670.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 206 - Land disposal of municipal and domestic wastewaters › Section NR 206.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The following definitions are applicable to terms used in
				  this chapter. Definitions of other terms and the meanings of abbreviations are
				  set forth in ch. NR 205.
(1) "Average
				daily flow" means the average daily wastewater volume discharging to the
				wastewater treatment system determined for the previous 24 months.
(2) "Average design flow" means the
				anticipated average daily wastewater discharge to a sewage treatment
				facility.
(3) "Bedrock" means the
				rocks that underlie soil material. Bedrock may be present at the earth's
				surface when the weathered in place consolidated material, larger than 2 mm in
				size, is greater than 50% by volume.
(4) "Biological treatment" means a level of
				wastewater treatment accomplished through:
(a) An activated sludge process,
(b) Trickling filters,
(c) An aerated lagoon,
(d) Rotating biological contactors,
(e) A stabilization pond, or
(f) Other equivalent systems approved on a
				case-by-case basis.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 206 - Land disposal of municipal and domestic wastewaters › Section NR 206.05 - Compliance with effluent limitations and monitoring requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All new or
				modified land disposal systems approved on or after December 1, 1990 shall
				comply with the applicable effluent limits and monitoring requirements of this
				chapter and groundwater quality standards in ch. NR 140.
(2) All land disposal systems, except large
				scale soil absorption systems, approved or modified prior to December 1, 1990
				shall comply with the effluent limits as shown in Table 1, and with the
				groundwater quality standards in ch. NR 140.
(3) All land disposal systems, except large
				scale soil absorption systems, approved prior to December 1, 1990 shall comply
				with the monitoring requirements described in s.
				NR
				206.09 by January 1, 1994.
(4) Large scale soil absorption systems shall
				comply with the effluent monitoring requirements of this chapter and with the
				groundwater quality standards in ch. NR 140. Influent monitoring may be
				required on a case-by-case basis.
(5) All systems, except large scale soil
				absorption systems, approved prior to December 1, 1990 shall comply with the
				effluent limits for BOD5 and load/rest requirements described in ss.
				NR
				206.08(1) (b) 1., (2) (b) 3., (3) (b)
				3., and
				110.25(4)
				(f).
(6) All systems for which groundwater
				monitoring is required under s.
				NR 206.10
				shall comply with the groundwater monitoring construction requirements of s.
				NR
				110.25 and ch. NR 141.
Table 1. Effluent Limits
Based on System Type and Date of System Approval Date
				  of Approval
System Type
Pre - 1/1/85
Post 1/1/85 and Pre 1/1/90
Post 1/1/90
Absorption Pond
BOD5: 50mg/l Load/Rest: as
								per permit
BOD5:50 mg/l Load/Rest: as
								per permit Total Nitrogen: 20mg/l
BOD5: 50 mg/l Load/Rest: as
								per permit Total Nitrogen: 10 mg/l TDS: 500 mg/l Cl:250 mg/l Hydraulic
								Application Rate: case by case
Spray Irrigation
All parameters case by case
All parameters case by case
BOD5: 50 mg/l Load/Rest: as
								per permit Total Nitrogen: case by case Hydraulic Application Rate: case by
								case Fecal coliform: case by case
Ridge and Furrow
All parameterscase by case
All parameters case by case
BOD5: 50 mg/l Load/Rest:
								case by case Total Nitrogen: case by case Hydraulic Application Rate: case by
								case
Overland Flow
All parameterscase by case
All parameters
case by case
All parameters case by case
Other
All parameters case by case
All parameters case by case
All parameters case by case
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 206 - Land disposal of municipal and domestic wastewaters › Section NR 206.06 - Alternative requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If the owner of
				a proposed land disposal system feels that compliance with the monitoring
				requirements, discharge prohibitions and effluent limits of this chapter are
				impracticable, the reasons therefore shall be fully communicated in writing to
				the department. This communication shall set forth alternative requirements for
				which department approval is sought and all pertinent facts, data, reports, and
				studies supporting the imposition of such alternative requirements, along with
				supporting documentation on the ability of the system to meet ch. NR 140
				standards or standards pursuant to the appropriate variances.
(2) If the department determines that
				compliance with the monitoring requirements, discharge prohibitions and
				effluent limits of this chapter would be impracticable in specific cases, it
				may approve alternative requirements which, in its opinion, are in substantial
				compliance with the requirements of this chapter and ch. NR 140.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 206 - Land disposal of municipal and domestic wastewaters › Section NR 206.07 - General conditions required for all land disposal systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DESIGN
				LIMITATIONS.
(a) A land disposal system shall
				be constructed in accordance with the design criteria in ch. NR 110, or the
				appropriate rules promulgated by the department of safety and professional
				services for large scale subsurface soil absorption systems.
(b) Background groundwater monitoring data
				described in ss.
				NR
				140.20(1) and
				206.10(4) shall be
				collected prior to the design of a land disposal system, and submitted to the
				department as part of the facility plan required in s.
				NR
				110.09.
(c) Land disposal systems shall be designed
				and operated to maintain compliance with the groundwater quality standards
				contained in ch. NR 140, as required by s.
				NR
				140.22(1).