Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 514 - Plan Of Operation And Closure Plans For Landfills › Section NR 514.10 - Research, development and demonstration plan

Current through June 24, 2024
The plan of operation for any landfill which proposes a
				  research, development and demonstration program shall include the items
				  specified in this subsection.
(1)
				GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION PLANS.
(a) No landfill owner or operator may
				initiate a research, development and demonstration plan without prior approval
				by the department in writing. Items that research, development and
				demonstration plans are applicable to may include addition of liquids in
				addition to leachate and gas condensate from the same landfill for accelerated
				decomposition of the waste mass, allowing run-on water to flow into the
				landfill waste mass, and allowing testing of the construction and infiltration
				performance of alternative final cover systems. The research, development and
				demonstration plan may be proposed for other measures to be taken to enhance
				stabilization of the waste mass.
(b) No landfill owner or operator may
				continue to implement a research, development and demonstration plan beyond any
				time limit placed in the initial plan approval or any renewal without issuance
				of written approval by the department. Justification for renewals shall be
				based upon information in annual and final reports as well as research and
				findings in technical literature.
(c) Research, development and demonstration
				plans shall be restricted to licensed solid waste landfills. Landfills for
				disposal of municipal solid waste shall be designed with a composite liner and
				a composite capping layer. For existing landfills, the effectiveness of the
				liner system and leachate collection system shall be demonstrated in the plan.
				For all landfills, the effectiveness of the liner system and leachate
				collection system shall be assessed at the end of the testing period, with
				comparison to the effectiveness of the systems at the start of the testing
				period.
(d) Research, development
				and demonstration plans may be submitted for new landfills, expansions of
				existing landfills or closed landfills.
(e) Research, development and demonstration
				plans may not include changes to the approved design and construction of
				subgrade preparation, liner system, leachate collection and removal systems,
				final cover system, gas and leachate systems outside limits of waste, run-off
				controls, run-on controls or environmental monitoring systems exterior to the
				waste mass.
(f) An annual report
				shall be prepared for each year of the testing period and a final report shall
				be prepared for the end of the testing period. These reports shall assess the
				attainment of goals proposed for the process selected for testing, recommend
				changes, recommend further work, and summarize problems and their resolution.
				Reports shall include a summary of all monitoring data, testing data and
				observations of process or effects and shall include recommendations for
				continuance or termination of the process selected for testing. Annual reports
				and final reports shall be submitted to the department within 3 months of the
				anniversary date of the written approval by the department.
(g) Implementation of an approved research,
				development and demonstration plan shall comply with the specific conditions of
				approval for the initial testing period and any renewal.
(h) Structures and features exterior to the
				waste mass or waste final grades shall be removed at the end of the testing
				period, unless otherwise approved by the department in writing.