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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 490 - Procedures for noncontested case public hearings › Section NR 490.01 - Applicability; purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to
				any person, state or agency authorized to request a public hearing under s.
				285.61(7)
				(a) or
				285.62(5)
				(a), Stats., and to any person submitting
				written comments on a permit application or permit review.
(2) PURPOSE. This chapter is adopted under
				ss.
				285.13
				and
				285.81,
				Stats., to establish the content of a request for a public hearing and the
				procedure to follow when submitting such a request to the department, and to
				establish procedures for the submission of written comments to the department
				and the processing of comments by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 490 - Procedures for noncontested case public hearings › Section NR 490.025 - Form and service of request

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any person,
				state or agency authorized to request a public hearing under s.
				285.61(7)
				(a) or
				285.62(5)
				(a), Stats., shall submit such request in a
				form which complies with the applicable statutory requirements. The following
				format is a suggested format for requesting a public hearing:
TO The Department of Natural Resources:
REQUEST FOR NONCONTESTED CASE PUBLIC HEARING
The undersigned hereby request a noncontested case public
				  hearing on the (air pollution control permit application submitted by to the
				  department on , ) (operation permit issued by the department to on , ) under
				  section
				  285.61(7)
				  (a) or
				  285.62(5)
				  (a), Stats., as appropriate.
The requestor's interest in filing the request
				  is___________
The reasons why a public hearing is warranted
				  are_________
Date of Request___________
Signature_____________
Name and Address____________
(2) A request for a public hearing under this
				section shall be submitted to the department within 30 days after the
				publication of the class 1 notice under ch. 985, Stats., announcing the
				opportunity to request a public hearing on the permit or permit application.
				Requests for hearings shall be mailed or personally delivered to the department
				to the person and the address specified in the notice.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 490 - Procedures for noncontested case public hearings › Section NR 490.03 - Notice of hearing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If the department receives a request for
				a hearing under s.
				NR
				490.025 and the department determines that there is a
				significant public interest in holding a hearing, the department may hold a
				public hearing and, if a hearing is held, shall close the record of the public
				hearing within 70 days after the deadline for requesting a hearing. Not less
				than 10 days, and not less than 30 days for hearings related to issuance,
				renewal, revision, suspension or revocation of operation permits for part 70
				sources, prior to the public hearing, the department shall publish a class 1
				notice under ch. 985, Stats., announcing the hearing and shall serve a written
				notice of the hearing on the requestor, the permit applicant or permit holder
				and persons listed under s.
				285.61(5)
				(a) 2 to 5., Stats. The department may serve
				the notice of hearing by personal delivery or by mailing a copy of the notice
				to the last known post office address of the person to be served in a sealed
				envelope with first class postage prepaid.
(2) The notice of hearing shall contain the
				date, time and location of the hearing, the statutory authority for the
				hearing, a short summary of the matter to be considered and such other
				information as the department may deem appropriate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 490 - Procedures for noncontested case public hearings › Section NR 490.04 - Conduct of hearing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The presiding officer will open the
				hearing and make a concise statement of the scope and purposes of the hearing.
				Appearances will then be entered on the record. A person desiring to
				participate in the hearing shall enter his or her appearance in person by
				giving his or her name and address and the name and address of any party the
				person is representing and the capacity in which he or she is representing the
				party. Persons entering their appearance at the hearing may make statements and
				offer evidence relevant to the scope and purposes of the hearing. The hearing
				will be closed upon completion of the statements and submission of the
				evidence.
(2) The hearing may be
				tape recorded by the department. If the hearing is recorded and a transcript of
				the hearing is made by the department, copies will be furnished to any person
				who requests a transcript upon payment of a reasonable fee. If the hearing is
				recorded and no transcript is deemed necessary by the department and a person
				requests that one be prepared, the department instead will provide the person a
				copy of the tape recording of the hearing upon payment of a reasonable
				fee.
(3) The presiding officer will
				prepare a summary of the hearing for use by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 490 - Procedures for noncontested case public hearings › Section NR 490.05 - Written comments

Current through June 24, 2024
Any person may submit written comments on the permit
				  application or permit review to the department during the public comment period
				  provided for in the public notice or at any public hearing held. All written
				  comments submitted to the department during the public comment period will have
				  the same weight and effect as statements made by persons appearing at a public
				  hearing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 492 - Department review times › Section NR 492.01 - Applicability; purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to
				the department when acting on requests for a permit or departmental approval
				submitted by any person pursuant to ss.
				285.60
				to
				285.87,
				Stats.
(2) PURPOSE. This chapter is
				adopted under ss.
				227.116
				and
				285.11,
				Stats., to establish a time schedule for the department to follow when acting
				on requests for a permit or departmental approval submitted pursuant to ss.
				285.60
				to
				285.87,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 492 - Department review times › Section NR 492.03 - Review times

Current through June 24, 2024
Unless another time period is specified by law, the
				  department shall complete its review and make a determination on all
				  applications for permits and approvals listed under this section within the
				  number of business days indicated, based on the date of receipt of the
				  application:
(1) Alternate fuel
				variances under s.
				NR
				436.06 - 10 business days.
(2) Temporary excess emissions plans under s.
				NR 436.03(2)
				(b) - 65 business days.
(3) Use of emergency or reserve equipment
				under s.
				NR 436.03(2)
				(c) - 65 business days.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 493 - Air pollution episode levels and episode emission control action programs › Section NR 493.01 - Applicability; purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to
				all air contaminant sources and to their owners and operators.
(2) PURPOSE. This chapter is adopted under
				ss.
				285.11,
				285.13
				and
				285.85,
				Stats., to establish emergency episode level criteria and to establish programs
				and procedures for the abatement of such conditions.
This chapter generally follows the federal guidance
					 contained in 40 CFR part 51, Appendix
					 L.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 493 - Air pollution episode levels and episode emission control action programs › Section NR 493.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms
				  used in this chapter. In addition, the following definitions apply to the terms
				  used in this chapter:
(1) "Air
				pollution episode levels" means levels of air quality which are so degraded as
				to pose imminent danger to public health:
(a)
				"Alert": The alert level is that concentration of one or more air contaminants
				at which the first stage control actions begin.
(b) "Warning": The warning level indicates
				air quality is continuing to degrade and that additional control actions are
				necessary.
(c) "Emergency": The
				emergency level indicates that the air quality is continuing to degrade to a
				level which should never be reached and that the most stringent control actions
				are necessary.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 493 - Air pollution episode levels and episode emission control action programs › Section NR 493.03 - Episode levels

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AIR EPISODE ADVISORY. The department may
				issue an Air Pollution Episode advisory to the general public if any air
				contaminant or combination of air contaminants reaches the respective level of
				concentration specified in Table 1 at any monitoring site.
(2) AIR EPISODE LEVELS. The department shall
				declare an Air Pollution Episode Level at the "Alert", "Warning" or "Emergency"
				stage if any air contaminant or combination of air contaminants reaches the
				respective level of concentration specified in Table 1 at any monitoring site
				and if meteorological conditions are such that the concentrations of the air
				contaminant can be expected to remain at or above that level for 12 or more
				hours, or in the case of ozone, to recur the following day at the same or a
				higher level, unless control actions are taken.
Table 1
Episode Stage Criteria For Air
				  Contaminants
Air Contaminants
Sampling
Averaging
Alert
Warning
Emergency
Period
Period
Particulate Matter
24-hours
Block average
375 µg/m3
625 µg/m3
875 µg/m3
Sulfur Dioxide
1-hour
Any hour
1870 µg/m3
3730 µg/m3
4990 µg/m3
(0.70 ppm)
(1.40 ppm)
(1.90 ppm)
24-hours
Continuous running
800 µg/m3
1600 µg/m3
2100 µg/m3
average
(0.30 ppm)
(0.60 ppm)
(0.80 ppm)
Product of Particulate Matter and Sulfur
								Dioxide
24-hours
Block average
65,000
								(µg/m3)2
261,000
								(µg/m3)2
393,000
								(µg/m3)2
Carbon Monoxide
8-hours
Continuous running average
17 mg/m3
(15 ppm)
34 mg/m3
(30 ppm)
46 mg/m3 (40 ppm)
Ozone (for volatile
1-hour
Any hour
0.20 ppm
0.40 ppm
0.50 ppm
organic compounds)
(400 µg/m3)
(800 µg/m3)
(1000
								µg/m3)
Nitrogen Dioxide
1-hour
Any hour
1130 µg/m3
2260 µg/m3
3000 µg/m3
(0.60 ppm)
(1.20 ppm)
(1.60 ppm)
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 493 - Air pollution episode levels and episode emission control action programs › Section NR 493.04 - Emission control action programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any person
				responsible for the operation of a direct source which emits 0.25 tons or more
				per day of any air contaminant for which air standards have been adopted shall
				prepare emission control action programs, consistent with good industrial
				practice and safe operating procedures, for reducing the emission of the air
				contaminants into the outdoor atmosphere during periods of an AIR POLLUTION
				ALERT, AIR POLLUTION WARNING, or AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCY declared under s.
				NR
				493.03(2). Emission control action
				programs shall be designed to reduce or eliminate emissions of air contaminants
				into the outdoor atmosphere in accordance with the requirements set forth in
				Tables 2 to 6.
(2) Emission control
				action programs as required under sub. (1) shall be in writing and show the
				source of air contamination, the approximate amount of reduction of
				contaminants, the approximate time required to put the program into effect, a
				brief description of the manner in which the reduction will be achieved during
				each stage of an air pollution episode declared under s.
				NR
				493.03(2), and such other information
				as the department deems pertinent.
(3) The emission control action programs as
				required by sub. (1) shall be made available at all times on the premises of
				the operation to any person authorized to enforce the provisions of the
				department's episode procedure. A brief written description of the overall
				emission control action program, and the details of the program which affect
				specific functions of the overall operation, shall be posted at the locations
				where the functions are carried out.
(4) The emission control action programs as
				required by sub. (1) shall be submitted to the department upon request within
				60 days of the receipt of the request; the emission control action programs
				shall be subject to review and approval by the department. If, in the opinion
				of the department, an emission control action program does not effectively
				carry out the requirements set forth in Tables 2 to 6, the department may
				disapprove the emission control action program, state its reason for
				disapproval, and order the preparation of an amended emission control action
				program within the time period specified in the order. If the person
				responsible fails within the time period specified in the order to submit an
				amended emission control action program which, in the opinion of the
				department, meets the requirements of this chapter, the department may revise
				the emission control action program. The revised program will thereafter be the
				emission control action program which the person responsible shall put into
				effect upon declaration of an air pollution episode by the secretary.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 493 - Air pollution episode levels and episode emission control action programs › Section NR 493.05 - Episode orders

Current through June 24, 2024
The following are orders which may be appropriate for use by
				  the secretary under s.
				  285.85,
				  Stats., upon declaration under s.
				  NR
				  493.03(2) that an air pollution
				  episode exists for any air contaminant for which an air standard has been
				  adopted or for any combination of air contaminants:
(1) AIR POLLUTION ALERT.
(a)
Any air contaminant or
				combination of air contaminants.
Any person responsible for the
				operation of a source of air contamination as set forth in s.
				NR
				493.04(1) shall take all AIR
				POLLUTION ALERT actions as required for such source of air contamination, and
				shall particularly put into effect the emission control action program for an
				AIR POLLUTION ALERT declared under s.
				NR
				493.03(2).
(b)
Particulate matter.
1. No person may open burn any tree wastes,
				vegetation, refuse, or debris in any form.
2. The use of incinerators for the disposal
				of any form of solid waste shall be limited to the hours between 12:00 noon and
				4:00 p.m.
3. Persons operating
				fuel-burning equipment which requires intermittent boiler lancing or soot
				blowing shall perform such operations, to the maximum extent possible, between
				the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m.
(c)
Nitrogen oxides.
1. No person may open burn any tree waste,
				vegetation, refuse, or debris in any form.
2. The use of incinerators for the disposal
				of any form of solid waste shall be limited to the hours between 12:00 noon and
				4:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 494 - Compliance schedules, delays, exceptions and internal offsets for organic compound emission sources in chs. NR 419 to 424 › Section NR 494.01 - Applicability; purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to
				all air contaminant sources governed by ch. 285, Stats., or s.
				299.15,
				Stats., or by chs.
				NR
				400 to
				499, and to their owners and
				operators.
(2) PURPOSE. This
				chapter is adopted under ss.
				285.11,
				285.13,
				285.83
				and
				285.87,
				Stats., to provide enforcement procedures and penalties for violations of any
				provision of ch. 285, Stats., or s.
				299.15,
				Stats., or of chs.
				NR
				400 to
				499, or of a permit, plan approval
				or special order under ch. 285, Stats., or s.
				299.15,
				Stats., or chs.
				NR
				400 to
				499.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 494 - Compliance schedules, delays, exceptions and internal offsets for organic compound emission sources in chs. NR 419 to 424 › Section NR 494.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms
				  used in this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 494 - Compliance schedules, delays, exceptions and internal offsets for organic compound emission sources in chs. NR 419 to 424 › Section NR 494.03 - Procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
If the department has reason to believe that a violation of
				  ch. 285 or s.
				  299.15,
				  Stats., chs.
				  NR
				  400 to
				  499, or of a permit, plan approval
				  or special order issued by the department under ch. 285 or s.
				  299.15,
				  Stats., has occurred, the department may proceed under s.
				  285.83,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 494 - Compliance schedules, delays, exceptions and internal offsets for organic compound emission sources in chs. NR 419 to 424 › Section NR 494.04 - Enforcement And Penalties For Violation Of Air Pollution Control Provisions (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 494 - Compliance schedules, delays, exceptions and internal offsets for organic compound emission sources in chs. NR 419 to 424 › Section NR 494.05 - Penalties

Current through June 24, 2024
Any person who violates any provision of ch. 285, Stats., or
				  s.
				  299.15,
				  Stats., chs.
				  NR
				  400 to
				  499 or a permit or special order
				  issued by the department under ch. 285, Stats., or s.
				  299.15,
				  Stats., is subject to the penalties provided under s.
				  285.87,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.01 - Applicability; purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to
				any person participating in or responsible for the operation of a solid waste
				treatment facility that burns solid waste, to owners of solid waste treatment
				facilities and to any person who offers training programs for solid waste
				treatment facility operators.
(2)
				PURPOSE. This chapter is adopted under s.
				285.51,
				Stats., to establish by rule a program for the training and certification of
				solid waste treatment facility operators.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.03 - Exemptions

Current through June 24, 2024
The following solid waste treatment facilities are exempt
				  from the requirements of this chapter:
(1) Facilities described in s.
				287.07(7)
				(bg), Stats.
(2) Facilities for the treatment of hazardous
				waste.
(3) Solid waste treatment
				facilities for high-volume industrial waste as defined in s.
				289.01(17),
				Stats.
(4) Facilities that use
				burning for treatment of contaminated soil.
(5) Facilities for the treatment of landfill
				gases.
(6) Air curtain destructors
				as defined in s.
				289.51(1)
				(a), Stats.
(7) Facilities that burn alone, or in
				combination with fossil fuels, waste wood, residual oil or waste
				solvents.
(8) Facilities that use
				incinerators solely as control devices or control systems for the purpose of
				complying with emission limitations or emission control requirements pursuant
				to chs.
				NR
				400 to
				499.
(9) Any crematory.
(10) Any wastewater sludge
				incinerator.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.04 - Solid waste treatment facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
				This section applies to any owner or operator of a solid waste treatment
				facility that is not exempt under s.
				NR
				499.03.
(2) OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. Any person who
				owns a solid waste treatment facility shall meet the following requirements:
(a) There shall be one or more certified
				operators on the site of a solid waste treatment facility at all times during
				the facility's hours of operation, determined as follows:
1. The hours of operation do not include the
				burndown cycle for facilities that do not have air pollution control
				devices.
2. The hours of operation
				include the burndown cycle for facilities that have air pollution control
				devices.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.05 - Identification of persons or positions involved in the operation of a solid waste treatment facility

Current through June 24, 2024
Any person who operates a solid waste treatment facility that
				  burns solid waste and is not exempt under s.
				  NR
				  499.03 shall obtain certification at the appropriate
				  level in s.
				  NR
				  499.06.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.06 - Certification levels

Current through June 24, 2024
There are 2 different certification levels established under
				  this chapter, namely chief facility operator and shift operator. The duties and
				  responsibilities of these persons or positions for the purpose of determining
				  the level of certification required for these persons are as follows:
(1) A chief facility operator's duties and
				responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Overall operation and maintenance of the
				facility.
(b) Ensuring the facility
				is operated in accordance with established facility policies and
				procedures.
(c) Ensuring that shift
				operators are trained and certified as required under this chapter, and are
				familiar with applicable federal, state and local environmental
				regulations.
(d) Operating the
				facility in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
(e) Developing and periodically updating
				policies and procedures for proper and safe facility operations, including, but
				not limited to, developing and updating any malfunction prevention and
				abatement plan required under s.
				NR
				439.11.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.07 - Solid waste treatment facility operator initial training program requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to
				any person who submits a training program, other than refresher training, for
				solid waste treatment facility operators to the department for
				approval.
(2) TRAINING PROGRAM
				REQUIREMENTS. Training programs shall meet the requirements of this section and
				be approved by the department under s.
				NR
				499.08. Training programs shall include, at a minimum,
				24 hours of instruction for shift operators and an additional 8 hours of
				instruction for chief facility operators.
(a)
				Training programs for shift operators shall include, at a minimum, instruction
				on the following subjects:
1. Environmental
				concerns including, but not limited to, air contaminants emitted from
				facilities, pathogen destruction and ash handling requirements.
2. Applicable federal, state and local
				environmental regulations, including performance standards in
				40 CFR
				60.50 to
				60.59a,
				and requirements in permits and licenses issued under ss.
				283.31,
				285.60
				and
				289.31,
				Stats.
3. Facility design and waste
				combustion theory and principles.
4. Different types of solid waste treatment
				facilities and equipment that burn waste.
5. Identification of waste types acceptable
				for treatment.
6. Proper waste
				handling procedures.
7. Proper
				facility startup, operation, shutdown and maintenance procedures.
8. Ash handling procedures.
9. Work safety procedures.
10. Monitoring and automatic control
				systems.
11. Recordkeeping
				procedures.
12. An introduction to
				air pollution control equipment.
13. Malfunction prevention and abatement
				procedures.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.08 - Review and approval of training programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
				This section applies to any owner of a solid waste treatment facility and to
				any independent sponsor who submits a training program to the department for
				approval under this chapter.
(2)
				DEPARTMENT APPROVAL. The department shall approve a training program
				application if the application contains the following:
(a) An application form.
(b) A training manual that addresses, at a
				minimum, the subjects specified in s.
				NR
				499.07(2).
(c) A list of persons conducting the training
				and their qualifications.
(d) A
				procedure for reporting as specified in s.
				NR
				499.07(3).
(e) The fee specified under s.
				NR
				499.11(1) (b).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.09 - Solid waste treatment facility operator examination and certification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EXAMINATION APPLICATION.
(a) Any person who wishes to become a
				certified operator shall take and pass an examination administered by the
				department under this chapter. Any person applying to the department to take
				the examination for chief facility operator or shift operator in order to
				become a certified operator shall:
1.
				Complete an approved training program.
2. File an application with, and pay the fee
				in s.
				NR
				499.11(1) (a) to the department at
				least 30 days prior to the date of the written examination.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.10 - Solid waste treatment facility operator refresher training, certification renewal and expiration

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
				This section applies to any chief facility operator or shift
				operator.
(2) REFRESHER TRAINING.
(a) Any chief facility operator or shift
				operator shall annually complete a minimum of 4 hours of refresher training in
				order to renew his or her certification. Refresher training may be provided by
				the department, facilities or independent sponsors. Refresher training, if not
				provided by the department, shall be submitted to the department for its
				approval. The department shall specify in its approval the number of hours of
				refresher training for which each submittal qualifies. Approval or denial of
				refresher training shall be based on relevance to the treatment of solid
				waste.
(b) Any independent sponsor
				or solid waste treatment facility that provides refresher training shall submit
				a list of persons who attended the refresher training to the department within
				30 days after the refresher training.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.11 - Fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Fees for examination and training program
				approval shall be as follows:
(a) Written
				examination and application fee. . . . . . . . . $50.00
(b) Approval of training program. . . . . . .
				. . . . . . . . . . $500.00
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 499 - Training and certification requirements for solid waste treatment facility operators › Section NR 499.12 - Suspension and revocation of certifications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
				may suspend or revoke any operator's certificate if the department finds that
				the operator failed to comply with any of the following:
(a) With ch. 285, Stats., or rules
				promulgated under that chapter.
(b)
				With conditions of operation made applicable to a facility by the
				department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to provide definitions,
				  submittal requirements, exemptions and other general information relating to
				  solid waste facilities. This chapter is adopted pursuant to 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 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
				Except as provided under 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 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.035 - CCR landfill requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The CCR
				landfill requirements included in chs. NR 500 to 538 apply to an owner or
				operator of a new or existing CCR landfill, including any lateral expansion of
				a new or existing CCR landfill that disposes or otherwise engages in solid
				waste management of CCR generated from the combustion of coal at electric
				utilities and independent power producers. An electric utility or independent
				power producer is in operation if it is generating electricity that is provided
				to electric power transmission systems or to electric power distribution
				systems on or after October 19, 2015. Unless otherwise provided in chs. NR 500
				to 538, these requirements also apply to any disposal unit that is not a CCR
				surface impoundment located off-site of the electric utility or independent
				power producer. An off-site disposal facility is in operation if it is
				accepting or managing CCR on or after October 19, 2015. The CCR landfill
				requirements in chs. NR 500 to 538 also apply to any CCR disposal practice that
				does not meet the definition of a beneficial use of CCR.
(2) The CCR landfill requirements included in
				chs. NR 500 to 538 do not apply to any of the following:
(a) A CCR landfill that ceased receiving CCR
				prior to October 19, 2015.
(b) An
				electric utility or independent power producer that has ceased producing
				electricity prior to October 19, 2015.
(c) Any waste, including fly ash, bottom ash,
				boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials, generated at a facility
				that is not part of an electric utility or independent power producer, such as
				a manufacturing facility, university, or hospital.
(d) Fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and
				flue gas desulfurization materials, generated primarily from the combustion of
				fuels and fossil fuels other than coal, for the purpose of generating
				electricity unless the fuel burned consists of more than 50 percent coal on a
				total heat input or mass input basis, whichever results in the greater mass
				feed rate of coal.
(e) A practice
				that meets the definition of a beneficial use of CCR.
(f) CCR placement at an active or abandoned
				underground or surface coal mine.
(g) A municipal solid waste landfill that
				receives CCR.
(h) A CCR surface
				impoundment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.04 - Initial site inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
Any person intending to establish a new solid waste facility
				  or expand an existing solid waste facility shall contact the department's
				  district or area office as appropriate to arrange for an initial site
				  inspection in accordance with ch. NR 509 for the purpose of evaluating
				  compliance with the applicable locational criteria and performance standards of
				  ch. NR 502 and s.
				  NR
				  504.04. This inspection shall be completed prior to
				  submittal of an initial site report or a plan of operation
				  report.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.06 - License applications

Current through June 24, 2024
Unless otherwise specified, no person may operate or maintain
				  a solid waste facility without a license from the department. A submittal for
				  initial licensing or relicensing of any solid waste facility shall
				  include:
(1) LICENSE FEE. The
				appropriate fee as specified in s.
				NR 520.04 in
				check or money order payable to the department. Except as provided in s.
				NR 500.065,
				license fees are not transferable, proratable or refundable.
(2) APPLICATION FORM. A completed copy of the
				appropriate application form.
(3)
				FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. For all land disposal facilities with plans of
				operation approved under s.
				289.30, Stats.,
				proof of financial responsibility as specified in s.
				NR
				520.05.
(4) AFFIDAVIT OF FACILITY REGISTRY. Submittal
				on form 4400-067 that 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. Owners of landfills applying for
				relicensure need only submit this form if the legal description of the landfill
				has changed from that identified on a previously submitted form 4400-067.
Note: This form may be obtained from the Department of
				  Natural Resources, Bureau of Waste Management, 101 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box
				  7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921, (608) 266-2111,
				  waste.management@dnr.state.wi.us.
(5) NONCOMPLIANCE WITH PLANS OR ORDERS. A
				submittal for initial licensing of a new or expanded solid waste disposal
				facility shall contain the following information:
(a) Identification of all persons owning a
				10% or greater legal or equitable interest in the applicant or in the assets of
				the applicant, including shareholders of a corporation which is an applicant
				and partners of a partnership which is an applicant.
(b) Identification of all other Wisconsin
				solid or hazardous waste facilities for which the applicant or any person
				identified in par. (a), is named in, or subject to an order or plan approval
				issued by the department.
(c)
				Identification of all other Wisconsin solid or hazardous waste facilities which
				are owned by persons, including corporations and partnerships, in which the
				applicant or person identified in par. (a) owns or previously owned a 10% or
				greater legal or equitable interest or a 10% or greater interest in the assets.
(d) A statement indicating whether
				or not all plan approvals and orders relating to all facilities identified in
				pars. (b) and (c) are being complied with.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.065 - License issuance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INITIAL APPLICATIONS. The department
				shall make a determination on an initial application for a solid waste facility
				license within 65 business days of receipt of all of the information specified
				in s.
				NR 500.06.
				If a determination is not made on the application within 65 business days, the
				department shall refund the license application fee paid by the
				applicant.
(2) RENEWALS. The
				department shall make a determination on a license renewal application for a
				solid waste facility license within 65 business days of receipt of all of the
				information specified in s.
				NR 500.06,
				or by the end of the current license period, whichever occurs later. If a
				determination is not made within these time constraints, the department shall
				refund the license renewal application fee paid by the applicant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.07 - Review times

Current through June 24, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in chs.
				  NR 500 to
				  538, the department shall review
				  and approve, deny or deem incomplete requests for plan approvals or exemptions
				  within 65 business days after receiving the request. For the purposes of
				  determining department compliance with review times specified in chs.
				  NR 500 to
				  538 and ch. 289, Stats., the
				  review time starts when the appropriate copies and review fee are
				  received.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.08 - Exemptions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. The following facilities are
				exempt from all requirements of chs.  NR 500  to  538:
(a) Facilities used for the disposal of solid
				waste from a single family or household on the property where it is
				generated.
(b) Riprapping projects
				using inert solid waste materials approved by the department under s. 30.12,
				Stats., or in submerged shorelands in Lake Michigan, the title to which has
				been granted by the state to a municipality.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.09 - Construction inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may require as a condition of a grant of
				  exemption, the approval of a feasibility report, plan of operation, groundwater
				  monitoring plan, closure plan, site investigation report and remedial action
				  options report or a modification to any approval that critical construction
				  steps of a facility, as specified in the approval, be inspected by the
				  department. The applicant shall pay an inspection fee as specified in s.
				  NR
				  520.04(5).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.10 - Exemption for use of municipal solid waste as a fuel

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may grant exemptions in writing from any of
				  the requirements of chs.
				  NR 500 to
				  538 for municipal solid waste
				  combustors and any other solid waste facilities which manage the residue from
				  municipal solid waste combustors. The department also may issue an approval for
				  solid waste which has been processed into a fuel for a municipal solid waste
				  combustor which exempts the combustor and any facility which manages the
				  combustor residue from regulation under chs.
				  NR 500 to
				  538. Such exemptions may be
				  granted under this section. The department shall consider the following
				  criteria in determining whether an exemption shall be granted under this
				  section:
(1) The source of the waste
				to be used as fuel.
(2) The
				variability of the waste to be used as fuel.
(3) The physical and chemical properties of
				the waste to be used as fuel.
(4)
				The quantity of the waste to be used as fuel.
(5) The percentage of the total fuel mix
				contributed by the municipal solid waste.
(6) The physical and chemical properties of
				the residue.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 500 - General Solid Waste Management Requirements › Section NR 500.11 - Enforcement

Current through June 24, 2024
If the department has reason to believe that a violation of
				  the requirements of ch. 289, Stats., or chs.
				  NR 500 to
				  538 has occurred, it may take
				  enforcement action as authorized under subch. VIII of ch. 289, Stats., or as
				  authorized in applicable enforcement provisions for landfill and solid waste
				  disposal program requirements in chs.
				  NR 500 to
				  538.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure that efficient,
				  nuisance-free and environmentally accepted solid waste management procedures
				  are practiced in this state and to outline the requirements regarding licensing
				  and operational requirements for solid waste storage, transportation, transfer,
				  incinerators, air curtain destructors, processing, woodburning, composting and
				  municipal solid waste combustors. 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 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided, this
				chapter governs all solid waste storage, transportation, transfer,
				incinerators, air curtain destructors, processing, woodburning, composting, and
				municipal solid waste combustors as defined in s.
				289.01(35),
				Stats., 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.
(3) This chapter
				does not apply to the design, construction or operation of facilities used
				solely for the treatment of municipal wastewater sludge as defined and
				regulated under ch. NR 204.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 502 - Solid Waste Storage, Transportation, Transfer, Incineration, Air Curtain Destructors, Processing, Wood Burning, Composting And Municipal Solid Waste Combustors › Section NR 502.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The terms used in this chapter are defined in s.
				  NR
				  500.03.