Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 229 - Dental Offices › Section NR 229.05 - Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REPORTING
				REQUIREMENTS. A dental discharger subject to this chapter shall comply with all
				of the following reporting requirements in lieu of the otherwise applicable
				requirements under s.
				NR
				211.15(1), (3), (4), and (7):
(a)
One-time compliance report
				deadlines.
For an existing source, a one-time compliance report shall
				be submitted to the control authority no later than October 12, 2020, or 90
				days after a transfer of ownership. For a new source, a one-time compliance
				report shall be submitted to the control authority no later than 90 days
				following the introduction of wastewater into a POTW.
(b)
Signature and
				certification.
The one-time compliance report shall be signed and
				certified by a responsible corporate officer, a general partner, or proprietor
				of the dental discharger if the dental discharger is structured as a
				partnership or sole proprietorship, or an authorized representative in
				accordance with the requirements under s.
				NR
				211.15(10) if structured as a
				corporation.
(c)
Contents.
1. The one-time
				compliance report for a dental discharger that does not place or remove dental
				amalgam as described under s. NR 229.01(6) shall include all of the following:
a. The facility name, physical address,
				mailing address, and contact information for the dental discharger.
b. The name of the operator and owner of the
				dental discharger.
c. A
				certification statement that the dental discharger does not place dental
				amalgam and does not remove amalgam except in limited circumstances.
2. The one-time
				compliance report for a dental discharger that is not exempted from the
				requirements of this chapter under s. NR 229.01(6) shall include all of the
				following:
a. The facility name, physical
				address, mailing address, and contact information for the dental
				discharger.
b. The name of the
				operator and owner of the dental discharger.
c. A description of the operation at the
				dental facility, including the total number of chairs, the total number of
				chairs at which dental amalgam may be present in the resulting wastewater, and
				a description of any existing amalgam separator or equivalent device currently
				operated to include, at a minimum, the make, model, and year of
				installation.
d. Certification that
				the amalgam separator or equivalent device is designed and will be operated and
				maintained to meet the requirements specified under s. NR 229.03.
e. Certification that the dental discharger
				is implementing best management practices specified under s. NR 229.03(2) and
				will continue to do so.
f. The name
				of the third-party service provider that maintains the amalgam separator or
				equivalent device operated at the dental office, if applicable. Otherwise, a
				brief description of the practices employed by the dental discharger to ensure
				proper operation and maintenance as specified under s. NR 229.03.
(d)
Transfer of ownership notification.
If a dental discharger
				transfers ownership of the facility, the new owner shall submit a new one-time
				compliance report to the control authority no later than 90 days after the
				transfer.
(e)
Retention
				period.
As long as a dental discharger subject to this chapter is in
				operation, or until ownership is transferred, the dental discharger or an agent
				or representative of the dental discharger shall retain the one-time compliance
				report required under sub. (1) and make it available for inspection in either
				physical or electronic form.