Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 700-799 - Environmental Protection - Investigation and Remediation of Environmental Contamination › Chapter NR 725 - NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDUAL CONTAMINATION AND CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS › Section NR 725.07 - General notification requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NOTIFICATION
				FORM. The responsible party, or other party required to provide notification by
				the department, shall provide the notification of contamination and continuing
				obligations on a form provided by the department, that contains the standard
				provisions in the form. All notifications shall also include the provisions
				about the applicable continuing obligations on the affected properties or
				rights-of-way. The closure-related paragraphs shall be altered to fit the
				situation, as applicable.
Note:
The notification form, "Notification of
				  Continuing Obligations and Residual Contamination," 4400-286, may be found at
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Brownfields/Pubs.html
.
Note:
For local governmental units or economic
				  development corporations that are directed to take an action, or for sites
				  receiving a remedial action plan approval, the language regarding closure needs
				  to be changed to reflect the applicable situation.
(2)NOTIFICATION METHOD. Unless otherwise
				directed by the department, notifications shall be sent via certified mail,
				return receipt requested, or priority mail with signature confirmation. If the
				notifications are sent via priority mail with signature confirmation, the
				responsible party may use the signature waiver option if the responsible party
				has reason to believe that the owner of the property or other applicable party
				may refuse to sign for the notification.
Note:
The department will not conduct a closure
				  review until at least 30 days after the date on which the notification was
				  received, in accordance with s.
				  NR
				  726.13. Parties receiving the notification may notify
				  the department within the 30 days to request additional time to finalize an
				  agreement on continuing obligations, if needed.
(3)NOTIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
				TRANSPORTATION. Notifications for department of transportation rights-of-way
				shall be sent either electronically, or via certified mail, return receipt
				requested, or standard mail with use of a complete mailing address.
Note:
Send notifications for DOT rights-of-way
				  electronically to: DOTHazmatUnit@dot.wi.gov, or by mail to: Wis. DOT Bureau of
				  Equity and Environmental Services, 4802 Sheboygan Ave. Room 451, PO Box 7965,
				  Madison, WI 53707-7965. Include "Notification of Contamination" in the subject
				  line of the e-mail. The Department of Transportation (DOT) sends a receipt
				  electronically (e-mail).
(4)FACTSHEETS.
(a)
Groundwater.
A
				department fact sheet that describes the use of natural attenuation as a final
				remedy, shall be enclosed with all notifications that are sent to parties
				listed under s.
				NR
				725.05(1) with ch. NR 140 groundwater
				standard exceedances, where natural attenuation is to be used as a final
				remedy.
(b)
Liability and
				responsibilities of property owners.
A department fact sheet that
				describes the responsibilities and limits of liability of a property owner
				under ss.
				292.12
				and
				292.13,
				Stats., shall be enclosed with all notifications that are sent to owners of
				properties, sites or facilities meeting one or more of the conditions of s.
				NR
				725.05(2), except for any property
				owned by the responsible party.