Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 203 - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Public Participation Procedures › Subchapter I - Notices of Completed Permit Applications and Draft Permits › Section NR 203.02 - Public notice of receipt of a completed permit application and draft permit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				  INTENT. Public notice of the receipt of a completed permit application and
				  draft permit is intended to inform interested members of the public of a
				  completed application, the tentative determination to issue or deny the permit
				  as required in s.
				  283.39, Stats., and
				  the public's right to obtain additional information, submit written comments,
				  or request a public hearing with respect to issuance of a draft permit.
				  Exceptions to the requirements for noticing are provided in s.
				  NR
				  203.015. Public notice procedures for the issuance of
				  general permits are contained in s.
				  NR
				  205.08.
(2) FORM. The public notice of receipt of a
				  completed permit application and draft permit shall be in writing, with a title
				  identifying the subject of the notice and the number of the permit.
(3) CONTENT. The notice of receipt of a
				  completed permit application and draft permit shall contain all of the
				  following information:
(a) The name and
				  address of the applicant.
(b) A
				  brief description of each applicant's activities or operations which result in
				  the discharge described in the application.
(c) The name of the waterway to which the
				  discharge is made, a general description of the location of such discharge and
				  a statement whether such discharge is a new or existing discharge.
(d) A statement of the tentative
				  determination to issue or deny a permit for the discharge described in the
				  application.
(e) A brief
				  description of the procedures for reaching a final decision on the draft
				  permit, including the 30-day period for public comment, and the 30-day period
				  for requesting an informational public hearing or the hearing date and location
				  if the department has already decided to hold a hearing. The availability of
				  documents including the draft permit, fact sheet and other supporting
				  information shall also be included in the notice.
(f) The name, address, phone number, and
				  email of the contact person issuing the notice.
(g) The name, address, phone number, email,
				  and Internet Web site where interested persons may obtain further information,
				  request a copy of the draft permit, fact sheet, and inspect and copy forms and
				  related documents.
(h) A statement
				  that reasonable costs will be charged for copies of all information excluding
				  public notices, permits, and fact sheets.
(i) Where applicable, a statement that
				  confidential information has been received that may be used to determine some
				  of the conditions for the permit.
(j) If applicable, the location of each
				  sludge treatment works treating domestic sewage including those for "sludge
				  only facilities," the sludge use, the sludge disposal practices, and the
				  location of each sludge use or disposal site known at the time of permit
				  application.
(k) The requirements
				  applicable to cooling water intake structures under
				  33 USC
				  1326(b), and
				  40
				  CFR part 125, subparts I, and J.
(L) Information indicating where the
				  completed permit application, draft permit, and fact sheet may be viewed on the
				  department's Internet Web site.
(m)
				  If the applicant applied for a variance to a water quality standard, a
				  statement regarding the tentative decision to approve or deny the variance. If
				  the tentative decision is to grant the variance, the notice shall also specify
				  which of the conditions specified in s.
				  283.15(4) (a)
				  1 a. to e., Stats., were met, and shall also
				  specify any effects of the variance on the designated use of the water body
				  during the term of the permit.
Note
A sludge use site includes a site for
					 land application. Sludge disposal sites include surface disposal sites (not
					 permitted in Wisconsin), landfills and incineration sites.