Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.07 - Initial site inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INSPECTION
				REQUEST. Any person intending to establish a new landfill or an expansion of an
				existing landfill regulated under this chapter shall submit a written request
				to the department for an initial site inspection for the purpose of evaluating
				compliance with the applicable locational criteria and performance standards of
				s.
				NR
				503.04.
(2) SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INSPECTION
				REQUEST. Any person submitting a request to the department to perform an
				initial site inspection shall comply with all requirements of this section and
				s.
				NR 500.05(5) to
				(8).
Note: One copy of the information required by this section
				  shall be submitted to the department's field office responsible for the area in
				  which the facility is proposed to be located and one copy shall be submitted to
				  the department's bureau of waste management in Madison.
(3) DEPARTMENT RESPONSE. The department shall
				conduct an initial site inspection within 22 business days of receipt of the
				request and the information required in this section. Follow up inspections may
				be necessary depending on the season to identify any obscured features of the
				proposed property such as wetlands. The department shall render a preliminary
				opinion regarding the suitability of the site location and identify any
				additional studies or information that must be submitted to determine if a
				proposed landfill or soil borrow source complies with the applicable locational
				criteria and performance standards of s.
				NR
				503.04 within 22 business days of completing the
				inspection. A favorable evaluation under this section does not guarantee a
				favorable initial site report opinion.
(4) CONTENTS OF INSPECTION REQUEST FOR A
				PROPOSED SOLID WASTE LANDFILL. An initial site inspection request for a
				proposed new landfill or an expansion of an existing landfill regulated under
				this chapter shall include the following:
(a)
				A cover letter identifying the applicant and authorized contact, type of
				landfill and operation being proposed, property ownership, location by quarter
				- quarter section and present land use.
(b) Identification of any known potential
				impacts to endangered and threatened species in accordance with s.
				29.604(4),
				Stats., and the federal endangered species act or historical, scientific or
				archeological areas in accordance with s.
				44.40,
				Stats., including any prior studies or surveys conducted at the proposed
				site.
(d) An enlarged 7.5 minute
				USGS map or other base map having a minimum scale of 1" = 500 feet. Map scale
				and contour intervals shall be revised when necessary to sufficiently show
				relief, surface waters, floodplains, existing land use conditions and all water
				supply wells and residences located within one mile of the property boundaries
				of the proposed landfill.
(e) A
				preliminary identification of all potential conflicts with the locational
				criteria and performance standards specified in s.
				NR
				503.04.