Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 509 - Initial Site Reports For Landfills › Section NR 509.04 - Initial site inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INSPECTION
				REQUEST. Any person intending to establish a new landfill, an expansion of an
				existing landfill or a noncommercial soil borrow source designated to be used
				in the construction, operation or closure of a specific landfill 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
				504.04.
(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, 101 S. Webster Street, P. O. Box
				  7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.
(3) DEPARTMENT RESPONSE. The department shall
				conduct an initial site inspection within 22 business days after receipt of the
				request and receipt of 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 shall be submitted to
				determine if a proposed landfill or soil borrow source complies with the
				applicable locational criteria and performance standards of s.
				NR
				504.04 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 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'. 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
				504.04 for landfills except for s.
				NR
				504.04(4) (d) to (f).