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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 214.08 - Abandonment

Current through June 24, 2024
Land treatment systems which will no longer be used shall
					 be properly abandoned within 2 years of the date on which waste material was
					 last applied. The department may require a plan that includes a procedure to
					 properly identify the presence and characteristics of any accumulated solid
					 matter and provide appropriate removal, disposal, treatment or recycling
					 alternatives in accordance with applicable solid and hazardous waste laws. All
					 recycling, treatment and disposal shall be conducted so as to protect public
					 health and the environment. Unless otherwise directed by the department, soil
					 that has been contaminated by a land treatment system shall be remediated in
					 compliance with ch. NR 720 when the land treatment system is abandoned. The
					 plan shall also address site restoration and any landscaping that will prevent
					 groundwater impacts, accumulation of standing water or runoff. The department
					 may require groundwater monitoring for a period of time after abandonment of
					 the land treatment system to assess groundwater impacts. The design,
					 installation, construction, abandonment and documentation of all monitoring
					 wells shall be in accordance with the requirements of ch. NR
					 141.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 214.09 - Sampling and analytical methods

Current through June 24, 2024
Unless otherwise specified in the WPDES permit for a land
					 treatment system:
(1) The procedures
				  for measuring flow and taking samples of discharges shall be those in ch. NR
				  218,
(2) The methods of analysis
				  for substances contained in discharges shall be those specified in ch. NR 219,
				  and
(3) All laboratory monitoring
				  data which is submitted to the department shall include a certification that
				  the laboratory adhered to the provisions of ch. NR 149, which specifies minimum
				  requirements and criteria for laboratory methodology, quality control
				  procedures, and records keeping procedures.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 214.10 - General permits

Current through June 24, 2024
Under s.
					 283.35, Stats.,
					 the department may issue a general or statewide WPDES permit for discharges
					 from specified categories or classes of point sources. The department is
					 considering the issuance of general WPDES permits to cover certain classes of
					 land treatment systems, such as low volume liquid waste or by-product solid
					 landspreading. Information to determine eligibility for coverage under a
					 general WPDES permit shall be submitted before the facility is authorized by
					 the department to discharge under the general permit. Any person who has an
					 individual WPDES permit for a discharge is not covered by a general WPDES
					 permit for that discharge. The department may withdraw a discharge from the
					 coverage of a general WPDES permit and issue an individual WPDES permit
					 pursuant to s.
					 283.35, Stats.,
					 on its own motion, or upon the petition of any general permittee, affected
					 state, or 5 or more persons affected by the disposal practices of a general
					 permittee. If the department determines that a discharge covered by a general
					 WPDES permit is better regulated by a specific WPDES permit, it shall notify
					 the affected person in writing of the need to apply for a specific permit and
					 shall provide the person with an application form. Any person so notified shall
					 submit that application form within 60 days of receipt of the notice and
					 application form.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter II - Requirements for Specific Land Treatment Systems › Section NR 214.12 - Absorption pond systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SITE LOCATION
				  CRITERIA.
(a) The absorption pond system
				  shall be located at least 500 feet from the nearest inhabited dwelling, except
				  that this distance may be reduced with the written consent of any affected
				  owners and occupants. The department may require a greater distance depending
				  on the potential for aesthetic and public health impacts.
(b) The system shall be located at least
				  1,000 feet from a well serving a community public water supply system and at
				  least 250 feet from other potable water supply wells.
(c) The bottom of the absorption pond shall
				  be at least 5 feet from bedrock and the calculated groundwater level. The
				  calculated groundwater level is the elevation of the natural groundwater level
				  plus the calculated mound height.
(d) The system may not be located in the
				  floodway as specified in ch. NR 116. Any system located in the floodplain shall
				  conform to ch. NR 116 and may not be operated when the floodplain is
				  flooded.
(e) Systems shall be
				  constructed in locations other than groundwater recharge areas, whenever
				  possible.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter II - Requirements for Specific Land Treatment Systems › Section NR 214.13 - Ridge and furrow systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SITE LOCATION
				  CRITERIA.
(a) The ridge and furrow system
				  shall be located at least 500 feet from the nearest inhabited dwelling, except
				  that this distance may be reduced with the written consent of any affected
				  owners and occupants. The department may require a greater distance depending
				  on the potential for aesthetic and public health impacts.
(b) The ridge and furrow system shall be
				  located at least 1,000 feet from a well serving a community public water supply
				  system and at least 250 feet from other potable water supply wells.
(c) The bottom of the furrows shall be at
				  least 5 feet above bedrock and groundwater.
(d) The system may not be located in the
				  floodway as specified in ch. NR 116. Any system located in the floodplain shall
				  conform to ch. NR 116 and may not be operated when the floodplain is
				  flooded.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter II - Requirements for Specific Land Treatment Systems › Section NR 214.14 - Spray irrigation systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SITE LOCATION
				  CRITERIA.
(a) A spray irrigation system shall
				  be located at least 1,000 feet from a well serving a community public water
				  supply system and at least 250 feet from other potable water supply
				  wells.
(b) The nearest edge of
				  wastewater spray shall be separated by at least 500 feet from the nearest
				  inhabited dwelling, except that this distance may be reduced with the written
				  consent of any affected owners and occupants. The department may require a
				  greater distance depending on the type of distribution system and potential for
				  aesthetic and public health impacts.
(c) The ground surface of the system shall
				  have a minimum separation distance to bedrock and groundwater of at least 5
				  feet.
(d) A spray irrigation system
				  may not be located in the floodway as specified in ch. NR 116. Any system
				  located in the floodplain shall conform to ch. NR 116 and may not be operated
				  when the floodplain is flooded.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter II - Requirements for Specific Land Treatment Systems › Section NR 214.15 - Overland flow systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SITE LOCATION CRITERIA.
(a) An overland flow system shall be located
				  at least 500 feet from the nearest inhabited dwelling, except that this
				  distance may be reduced with the written consent of any affected owners and
				  occupants. The department may require a greater distance depending on the type
				  of system and potential for aesthetic and public health impacts.
(b) An overland flow system shall be located
				  at least 1,000 feet from a well serving a community public water supply system
				  and at least 250 feet from other potable water supply wells.
(c) The ground surface of the system shall
				  have a minimum separation distance to bedrock and groundwater of at least 5
				  feet.
(d) The system may not be
				  located in the floodway as specified in ch. NR 116. Any system located in the
				  floodplain shall conform to ch. NR 116 and may not be operated when the
				  floodplain is flooded.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter II - Requirements for Specific Land Treatment Systems › Section NR 214.16 - Subsurface absorption systems

Current through June 24, 2024
Subsurface absorption systems may not be used to treat
					 commercial laundry, laundromat, motor vehicle cleaning and motor vehicle
					 maintenance wastewaters unless the owner or operator can demonstrate and the
					 department determines that specific factors exist which will allow the
					 wastewater to be adequately treated in a subsurface absorption system.
(1) SITE LOCATION CRITERIA.
(a) A subsurface absorption system shall be
				  located at least 25 feet from the nearest inhabited dwelling and 5 feet from
				  any property boundary.
(b) The
				  system shall be located at least 1,000 feet from a well serving a community
				  public water supply system and at least 250 feet from other potable water
				  supply wells.
(c) The bottom of the
				  soil absorption system may not be closer than 5 feet to bedrock or
				  groundwater.
(d) A new subsurface
				  absorption system may not be located in the floodway as specified in s.
				  SPS 383.04.
				  Section
				  SPS 383.04 also
				  contains requirements for replacement of existing systems in the floodway, and
				  for systems in the flood fringe and floodplain.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter II - Requirements for Specific Land Treatment Systems › Section NR 214.18 - Sludge spreading systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
				  Only sludges which have been exempted from regulation under ch. NR 518 and have
				  been shown to have beneficial properties as a soil conditioner or fertilizer
				  and not have detrimental effects on the soil, crops or groundwater may be
				  spread on the land. A WPDES permit is required for the spreading of sludge on
				  land.
(2) SITE LOCATION CRITERIA.
(a) All sites shall be approved by the
				  department prior to sludge being spread.
(b) Sludge may not be spread within 500 feet
				  of any residence, except that this distance may be reduced to 200 feet if the
				  sludge is incorporated with the soil and any affected owners and occupants give
				  their written consent for the reduced separation distance.
(c) Sludge may not be spread within 1000 feet
				  of a well serving a community public water supply system or within 250 feet of
				  any other potable water supply well.
(d) Sludge may not be surface spread within
				  200 feet from any surface water course, dry run or wetlands, except that if a
				  vegetative buffer strip is maintained between the site and the surface water,
				  the department may approve a reduced separation distance to 100 feet. If the
				  sludge is incorporated in the soil, the separation distance from any surface
				  water may be reduced to a minimum of 50 feet.
(e) Sludge may not be spread on wetlands or
				  on areas subject to flooding or ponding.
(f) Sludge spreading sites shall be limited
				  to a slope of 12% or less when the soil temperatures are above freezing. When
				  the ground is frozen or snow covered, the landspreading shall be restricted to
				  sites with slopes of 2% or less. Sites with slopes of 2-6% may be approved for
				  winter time spreading on a case-by-case basis.
(g) Sludge spreading sites shall have at
				  least 36 inches of separation between the ground surface and bedrock or
				  groundwater. However, the department may allow a reduced separation distance to
				  a minimum of 18 inches on a case-by-case basis provided the rate of application
				  is reduced.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges › Subchapter III - Site Investigation and Monitoring › Section NR 214.20 - Soil investigation requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
				  This section is applicable to all new, expanded or modified land treatment
				  systems receiving liquid wastes, by-product solids and sludges from industrial
				  facilities for which a plan approval under s.
				  281.41, Stats.,
				  and ch. NR 108 or a WPDES discharge permit under ch. 283, Stats., is required.
				  It is also applicable to those existing dischargers which need to demonstrate
				  according to s.
				  NR
				  214.06(1) that their land treatment
				  system complies with groundwater protection requirements although the system
				  does not meet each specific design standard.
(2) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. The
				  department shall accept soil test pit evaluations, soil classifications and
				  soil boring logs performed by a qualified soil scientist, engineer or other
				  qualified individual. Qualifications shall include a degree from an accredited
				  institution of higher education or field experience in soil investigation,
				  interpretation and classification.
(3) TECHNICAL PROCEDURES. All technical
				  procedures used to investigate a wastewater disposal facility shall be the
				  current standard procedures as specified by the American society for testing
				  and materials, United States geologic survey, standard methods for the
				  examination of water and wastewater, or other equivalent or appropriate methods
				  approved by the department. Test procedures used shall be specified. Any
				  deviation from a standard method shall be explained in detail with reasons
				  provided.
(4) SOIL EVALUATIONS FOR
				  LANDSPREADING AND SLUDGE SPREADING SYSTEMS. The following soil related
				  information shall be submitted for sludge spreading systems or landspreading
				  systems for liquid waste or organic by-product solids:
(a) Individual treatment site locations
				  identified on topographic maps, plat maps or aerial photographs,
(b) Relevant, existing soil survey
				  information such as that assembled by the U.S. department of agriculture, soil
				  conservation service including the soil names, percent slope, relative
				  permeability, available water capacity, organic matter content and current land
				  use,
(c) A detailed soils map
				  displaying the location of the various soils on the site at a scale of not more
				  than 2,000 feet to the inch,
(d)
				  Laboratory determined or estimated soil cation exchange capacity,
(e) Agronomic soil nutrient testing results
				  for making fertilizer and liming recommendations for cover crop growth using
				  procedures such as those employed by the university of Wisconsin - cooperative
				  extension program,
(f) Additional
				  soil related information that may be required by the department on a
				  case-by-case basis.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 215 - LIST OF TOXIC, CONVENTIONAL, AND NONCONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS › Section NR 215.01 - Purpose and authority

Current through June 24, 2024
Section
				  283.21,
				  Stats., requires that the department promulgate a list of toxic pollutants. The
				  discharge to surface or groundwaters of any pollutant included on this list is
				  subject to the requirements of ss.
				  283.13(2) (b) and
				  (c) and
				  283.21(1)
				  (b) and (d), Stats. These sections require
				  that by certain dates no discharge shall contain quantities of these pollutants
				  greater than those which would remain after the discharge had received
				  treatment by the best available technology economically achievable or greater
				  than any lesser quantity necessary to provide an ample margin of
				  safety.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 215 - LIST OF TOXIC, CONVENTIONAL, AND NONCONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS › Section NR 215.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
Terms used in this chapter are defined in s.
				  NR
				  205.03. Abbreviations used in this chapter are defined
				  in s.
				  NR
				  205.04.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 215 - LIST OF TOXIC, CONVENTIONAL, AND NONCONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS › Section NR 215.03 - List of toxic pollutants

Current through June 24, 2024
The following table contains a list of toxic pollutants
				  categorized by chemical class, based upon analytical methodology:
(1) VOLATILE COMPOUNDS.
(a) Acrolein
(b) Acrylonitrile
(c) Benzene
(d) Bromoform
(e) Carbon tetrachloride
				(tetrachloromethane)
(f)
				Chlorobenzene
(g)
				Chlorodibromomethane
(h)
				Chloroethane
(i) 2-Chloroethy vinyl
				ether (mixed)
(j) Chloroform
				(trichloromethane)
(k)
				Dichlorobromomethane
(L)
				1,1-Dichloroethane
(m)
				1,2-Dichloroethane
(n)
				1,1-Dichloroethylene
(o)
				Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
(p)
				1,2-Dichloropropane
(q)
				1,3-Dichloropropylene (1,3-dichloropropene)
(r) Ethylbenzene
(s) Methyl bromide (bromomethane)
(t) Methyl chloride (chloromethane)
(u) Methylene chloride
				(dichloromethane)
(v)
				1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
(w)
				Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)
(x) Toluene
(y) 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
(z) 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
(za) Trichloroethylene
(zb) Vinyl chloride
				(chloroethylene)
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 215 - LIST OF TOXIC, CONVENTIONAL, AND NONCONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS › Section NR 215.04 - Provisions for revision of list

Current through June 24, 2024
Section
				  283.21(1)
				  (a), Stats., authorizes the department to
				  periodically amend this chapter to add to or remove from the list any pollutant
				  and requires that when revising this list the department consider the toxicity
				  of the pollutant, its persistence, degradability, the usual or potential
				  presence in any waters of any organisms affected by the discharge of the toxic
				  pollutant or combination of pollutants, the importance of the affected organism
				  and the nature and extent of the toxic pollutant'[s effect] on these
				  organisms.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 215 - LIST OF TOXIC, CONVENTIONAL, AND NONCONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS › Section NR 215.05 - List of conventional pollutants

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Biochemical
				oxygen demand
(2) Total suspended
				solids
(3) Oil and grease
(4) pH
(5) Fecal coliform
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 215 - LIST OF TOXIC, CONVENTIONAL, AND NONCONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS › Section NR 215.06 - List of nonconventional pollutants

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				Ammonia
(2) Bromide
(3) Chemical oxygen demand
(4) Chlorine
(5) Color
(6) Fluoride
(7) Nitrate - nitrite
(8) Nitrogen
(9) Phosphorus
(10) Radioactivity
(a) Alpha
(b) Beta
(c) Radium
(d) Radium 226
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.001 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish criteria defining
				  those storm water discharges needing WPDES storm water permits, as required by
				  s.
				  283.33,
				  Stats., and to implement the appropriate performance standards of subchs. III
				  and IV. The goal of this chapter is to minimize the discharge of pollutants
				  carried by storm water runoff from certain industrial facilities, construction
				  sites and municipal separate storm sewer systems as identified in this
				  chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.003 - General permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONDITIONS AND DURATION. In addition to
				the terms and conditions listed under this chapter, if the department issues a
				storm water discharge general permit, it may in the permit require compliance
				with the terms and conditions identified in s.
				NR
				205.08. The term of the permit shall be at least 2
				years but no longer than 5 years in duration.
Note:
A maximum time period of 5 years is
				  allowed under federal law.
(2) LIMITED COVERAGE OF GENERAL PERMITS.
				Under s.
				283.35, Stats.,
				the department may issue a general permit that applies only to certain classes
				or categories of storm water discharges, or only to storm water discharges
				located in a designated area of the state, or both. Any limitation of the
				coverage of a general storm water discharge permit shall be stated in the
				permit. When the department receives a notice of intent or application for
				general permit coverage, it shall determine whether the discharge is for a
				class or category of storm water discharge that is covered by a general permit
				and is located within an area of the state to which the general permit applies.
				If the discharge is for a class or category that requires permit coverage but
				is not covered by a general permit or is for a discharge located outside of the
				area to which a general permit applies, the department shall treat the notice
				of intent or application as an application for an individual WPDES permit, and
				the landowner shall obtain an individual WPDES permit under this chapter for
				the discharge.
(3) COVERAGE UNDER
				SUBSEQUENT PERMIT. Unless notified otherwise by the department, general
				permittees covered under subchs. II and III shall remain covered under an
				expired general permit or conveyed coverage under a reissued general permit as
				described under s.
				NR
				205.08(9) (a).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.004 - Noncompliance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any act of noncompliance with the
				provisions of any storm water discharge permit issued under this chapter is a
				violation of the permit and is grounds for enforcement action or denial of
				continued coverage under a general permit.
(2) Permittees shall submit reports of
				noncompliance with requirements contained in a compliance schedule of the
				permit in writing within 14 days after the compliance schedule deadline.
				Reports of noncompliance shall include: a description of the noncompliance; its
				cause; the steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate and prevent reoccurrence
				of the noncompliance; and the effect of the noncompliance on the permittee's
				ability to meet remaining deadlines.
(3) The permittee shall immediately notify
				the department in accordance with ch. NR 706, in the event that a spill or
				accidental release of any hazardous material or substance results in the
				discharge of pollutants to waters of the state or creates a condition that may
				contaminate storm water discharged to waters of the state. The department shall
				be notified via the 24-hour toll-free spill hotline.
Note: The department's 24-hour toll-free spill hotline is
				  1-800-943-0003.
(4) The
				permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any adverse
				impacts on the waters of the state resulting from noncompliance with a storm
				water discharge permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.005 - Long-term storm water maintenance requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The long-term storm water management practices installed by
				  the landowner in accordance with a storm water management plan shall be
				  maintained in accordance with the long-term maintenance agreement submitted to
				  the department pursuant to s.
				  NR
				  216.47(5).
Pursuant to the requirements to maintain the long-term
					 storm water management practices in accordance with ss.
					 NR
					 151.12 to 151.128 and 151.24 to 151.249, the
					 department may take enforcement action under this section and s.
					 281.98, Stats., against
					 a land owner for not maintaining long-term storm water management
					 practices.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.007 - Water quality standards

Current through June 24, 2024
The department, in individual and general WPDES permits
				  issued under subchs. I to III, shall specify the terms and conditions under
				  which storm water may be discharged to waters of the state for the purpose of
				  achieving and implementing water quality standards contained in chs.
				  NR 102 to 105, 140, and 207. The
				  department, in individual and general permits issued under subchs. I to III,
				  shall include an expression of the applicable wasteload allocation consistent
				  with the assumptions and requirements laid out in the TMDL.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to identify
					 municipalities that are required to obtain WPDES municipal storm water permits,
					 and to establish the application and permit requirements for municipal storm
					 water discharge permits, as required by s.
					 283.33,
					 Stats. The goal of this subchapter is to address storm water quality concerns
					 associated with urban runoff and prevent to the maximum extent practicable the
					 discharge of pollutants from municipal separate storm sewer systems as
					 identified in s.
					 NR
					 216.02. The department shall consider other
					 environmental problems facing municipalities and emphasize cost effective best
					 management practices when determining what is practicable.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.023 - Urbanized area exemption

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may waive the requirement to obtain permit
					 coverage under this subchapter for a municipal separate storm sewer system
					 within an urbanized area listed under s.
					 NR
					 216.02(3) that meets all of the
					 following:
(1) The owner or operator
				  of the system is not otherwise required to obtain permit coverage pursuant to
				  s.
				  NR
				  216.02(2).
(2) The system serves a population less than
				  1,000.
(3) The system is not
				  contributing substantially to the pollutant loadings of a physically
				  interconnected municipal separate storm sewer system that is regulated under
				  this subchapter.
(4) If the system
				  discharges a pollutant that has been identified as a cause of impairment of any
				  water body to which it discharges, storm water controls must not be needed
				  based on wasteload allocations that are part of a U.S. EPA approved or
				  established TMDL that addresses any pollutant of concern.
The department has a list of impaired waters with
						pollutants of concern available on its website. If an MS4 is exempted from
						permit coverage under this section, the owner or operator does not need to
						satisfy the exemption requirements of s.
						NR
						216.024.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.024 - Non-urbanized area exemption

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The owner or
				  operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system required to have permit
				  coverage under s.
				  NR
				  216.02(4) may request that its
				  municipal separate storm sewer system be exempted by the department from the
				  requirement to obtain permit coverage under this subchapter. This request shall
				  demonstrate all of the following:
(a) The
				  municipal separate storm sewer system is not required to have permit coverage
				  pursuant to s.
				  NR 216.02(1), (2) or
				  (3);
(b) The municipal separate storm sewer system
				  receives runoff from less than 320 total acres from any combination of the
				  following land uses including all pervious and impervious land covers such as
				  roof tops, parking lots, roads, sidewalks and grassed areas:
1. Commercial.
2. Industrial.
3. Institutional.
4. Residential with greater than 4.0 homes
				  per acre.
(c) The rate
				  of population growth of the area served by the municipal separate storm sewer
				  system is less than 10% between the 2 most recent decennial censuses as
				  determined by the U.S. bureau of the census.
(d) The municipal separate storm sewer system
				  does not discharge directly into any outstanding resource water listed under s.
				  NR
				  102.10, exceptional resource water listed under s.
				  NR
				  102.11, a cold water stream as listed under s.
				  NR
				  102.04(3) (a), Great Lakes area of
				  concern pursuant to or a wetland in an area of special natural resource
				  interest as specified in s.
				  NR
				  103.04.
(e) If the system discharges a pollutant that
				  has been identified as a cause of impairment of any water body to which it
				  discharges, storm water controls must not be needed based on wasteload
				  allocations that are part of a U.S. EPA approved or established TMDL that
				  addresses any pollutant of concern.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.025 - Designation criteria

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may require the owner or operator of any
					 municipal separate storm sewer system to obtain permit coverage under this
					 subchapter if the system meets any of the following:
(1) It serves an area contiguous to an area
				  served by a municipal separate storm sewer system that is required to have
				  permit coverage under this subchapter and it receives runoff from 320 or more
				  total acres from any combination of the following land uses including all
				  pervious and impervious land covers such as roof tops, parking lots, roads,
				  sidewalks and grassed areas:
(a)
				  Commercial.
(b)
				  Industrial.
(c)
				  Institutional.
(d) Residential with
				  greater than 4.0 homes per acre.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.026 - Petition for permit coverage

Current through June 24, 2024
Any person may petition the department to evaluate a
					 municipal separate storm sewer for the need to obtain permit coverage using the
					 criteria under s.
					 NR 216.025.
					 The petition shall contain relevant information to assist the department in
					 this evaluation in accordance with the criteria contained in s.
					 NR 216.025.
					 In response to a petition, the department may perform an evaluation of the
					 municipal separate storm sewer system for which the petition is
					 received.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.03 - Application for permit coverage

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The owner or
				  operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system identified as needing a
				  permit under s.
				  NR
				  216.02 shall submit an application under sub. (2) for
				  coverage under a WPDES permit under this subchapter to the department within 90
				  days of a department letter notifying the owner or operator that a permit
				  application is required. The application shall be submitted on forms made
				  available from the department as specified under s. NR 216.006.
Note:
Application forms may be obtained from
					 the department website at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Stormwater/municipal
					 or by calling 1-888-936-7463.
(2) The owner or operator of a municipal
				  separate storm sewer system identified as needing a permit under s.
				  NR
				  216.02 shall submit a permit application to the
				  department requesting to be covered by one of the following methods:
(a) Under a general permit. Applications for
				  coverage under a general permit shall be submitted in accordance with s. NR
				  216.031.
(b) Under an individual
				  permit by themselves or as a co-applicant. Applications for coverage under an
				  individual permit shall be submitted in accordance with s. NR
				  216.032.
(c) If the application for
				  individual permit coverage includes one or more co-applicants, then all of the
				  following apply:
1. All owners or operators
				  of municipal separate storm sewer systems that are interested in obtaining
				  coverage under the permit shall be listed.
2. The expected benefits of having individual
				  permit coverage shall be described in the application.
(d) One application may be submitted by
				  multiple owners or operators of municipal separate storm sewer systems when
				  requesting to be covered as co-applicants under an individual
				  permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.031 - General permit application requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
Municipalities subject to the requirements of this
					 subchapter seeking coverage under a general permit shall submit an application
					 for permit coverage to the department. The contents of the application shall be
					 specified in the general permit, shall require the submission of information
					 necessary to demonstrate adequate program implementation, and at a minimum
					 shall include all of the following:
(1)
				  GENERAL INFORMATION.
(a) The legal name,
				  address, and telephone number of the municipal owner or operator, and
				  additional contact persons.
(b)
				  Status as a government entity.
(c)
				  Type of facility or discharges.
(d)
				  The receiving waterbodies.
(e) Any
				  additional relevant information that the department requests.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.032 - Individual permit application requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
Municipalities subject to the requirements of this
					 subchapter seeking coverage under a storm water discharge individual permit
					 shall apply by submitting the necessary application information to the
					 department. The individual permit application shall include all of the
					 following:
(1) The information listed
				  in s. NR 216.031(1).
(2) The best
				  management practices that the municipality proposes to implement for each of
				  the programs described in s.
				  NR 216.07(1) to
				  (6).
(3) Information on any discharges to
				  designated waters as described in s. NR 216.031(4).
(4) The proposed measurable goals for each of
				  the BMPs including, as appropriate, the months and years in which the
				  municipality proposes to undertake required actions, including interim
				  milestones and the frequency of the action.
(5) The person or persons responsible for
				  implementing or coordinating the storm water management program.
(6) An estimate of square mileage served by
				  the municipality.
(7) A storm sewer
				  map that satisfies the requirements of s.
				  NR
				  216.07(7).
(8) Any additional relevant information that
				  the department requests.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.04 - Issuance of permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall determine whether a
				  general permit or an individual permit will be used to authorize coverage for
				  each applicant, group of co-applicants or regional authority. The department
				  may exclude co-applicants from coverage under an individual permit, and instead
				  issue a separate individual permit to an excluded co-applicant if coverage is
				  necessary to ensure compliance with this subchapter.
(2) For each applicant or permittee subject
				  to a US EPA-approved TMDL, the department shall include in the permit an
				  expression of the wasteload allocation, or may derive a percent reduction for
				  the pollutant of concern, consistent with the wasteload allocation and
				  assumptions contained in the US EPA-approved TMDL that is designed to achieve
				  water quality standards. If applicable, the TMDL-based percent reduction for
				  TSS shall be included in a permit in addition to the requirements under s.
				  NR
				  151.13(2) (b).
(3) For each applicant or permittee
				  discharging to an impaired water for which a TMDL is under development at the
				  time of permit issuance, the department may include in the permit a requirement
				  to begin development of a TMDL implementation plan once the TMDL is approved.
				  Implementation will not be required until the permit term following TMDL
				  approval.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.065 - Permittee responsibility and permit conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CO-PERMITTEES.
				  For a group of co-permittees, a single co-permittee is responsible only for
				  permit conditions relating to discharges from the municipal separate storm
				  sewer systems for which it is the owner or operator.
(2) CONDITIONS. Permits may specify different
				  conditions for different discharges covered by a permit, including distinctive
				  management programs for different storm water drainage areas.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.07 - Permit requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall establish permit conditions to reduce
					 the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 to the maximum extent practicable, to
					 protect water quality, and to achieve and implement the water quality standards
					 contained in chs.
					 NR 102 to 105, 140, and 207. The
					 department shall issue permits using the information provided by the applicant
					 and other pertinent information when developing permit conditions. Permit
					 conditions shall be expressed in clear, specific, and measurable terms. Permits
					 shall, at a minimum, require development and implementation of written storm
					 water management programs that address all of the following:
(1) PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
(a) A public education and outreach program
				  using a variety of delivery mechanisms to increase awareness of storm water
				  impacts on waters of the state. The program shall at a minimum be designed to
				  achieve all of the following:
1. Promote
				  detection and elimination of illicit discharges or water quality impacts
				  associated with discharges from municipal separate storm sewer
				  systems.
2. Inform and educate the
				  public to facilitate the proper management of materials and encourage the
				  public to change their behavior that may cause storm water pollution from
				  sources including automobiles, pets, household hazardous waste and household
				  practices.
3. Promote beneficial
				  onsite reuse of leaves and grass clippings and proper use of lawn and garden
				  fertilizers and pesticides.
4.
				  Promote the management of stream banks and shorelines by riparian landowners to
				  minimize erosion, and restore and enhance the ecological values of the
				  waterway.
5. Promote infiltration
				  of residential storm water runoff from rooftop downspouts, driveways and
				  sidewalks.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.075 - Reliance on another entity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In this
				  section, "another entity" or "other entity" means another permittee, unit of
				  government, or organization that is separate and distinct from the permittee
				  that is relying on another entity.
(2) A permittee may rely on another entity to
				  implement a minimum control measure or another requirement of a permit issued
				  under this subchapter provided all the following conditions are met:
(a) The other entity implements the minimum
				  control measure or permit requirement.
(b) The minimum control measure or
				  requirement, or component thereof, is at least as stringent as the
				  corresponding permit requirement.
(c) The other entity agrees to implement a
				  minimum control measure or requirement on the permittee's behalf, demonstrated
				  by executing a formal written agreement signed by both parties' authorized
				  representatives. The agreement shall be explicit as to which specific minimum
				  control measure or requirement is being implemented by the other entity. A copy
				  of an executed agreement created under this section shall be submitted to the
				  department upon the department's request.
(d) The permittee remains responsible for the
				  compliance with all permit obligations if the other entity fails to implement
				  any minimum control measure or requirement provided for in an agreement under
				  par. (c).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.08 - Permit fees

Current through June 24, 2024
A storm water discharge permit fee shall be paid annually
					 by each permittee under this subchapter, and by each permittee whose WPDES
					 permit incorporates storm water management requirements under this subchapter.
					 Permit fees are due by June 30th each year. The fees shall be assessed
					 according to the following schedule:
(1) For city or village owned or operated
				  municipal separate storm sewer systems, an annual permit fee shall be based on
				  the total municipal population as reported by the latest U.S. bureau of the
				  census decennial census. The population residing within an area served by a
				  combined sewer outfall may not be included in determining the total municipal
				  population for purposes of establishing the annual permit fee. For town owned
				  or operated municipal separate storm sewer systems, an annual permit fee shall
				  be based on the population within the urbanized area as defined by the U.S.
				  census bureau. The annual permit fees are listed in Table 1.
Population
Annual Fee
400,000 or greater
$25,000
200,000 to 399,999
$20,000
100,000 to 199,999
$12,000
75,000 to 99,999
$10,000
50,000 to 74,999
$8,000
40,000 to 49,999
$7,500
35,000 to 39,999
$6,500
30,000 to 34,999
$5,000
25,000 to 29,999
$4,000
15,000 to 24,999
$3,000
12,500 to 14,999
$2,000
10,000 to 12,499
$1,500
6,000 to 9,999
$1,000
2,000 to 5,999
$500
1,000 to 1,999
$250
100 to 999
$50
Less than 100
Zero
(2) For any other owner or operator of a
				  municipal separate storm sewer system including county, state and federal
				  systems, the fee shall be $500.
The annual permit fee is the same regardless of whether
						the municipal separate storm sewer system is covered under a general permit or
						an individual permit alone or with co-permittees. Municipal permit fees were
						established in order to administer the municipal permit program pursuant to s.
						283.33(9)
						(b),
						Stats.