Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 140 - Groundwater Quality › Subchapter II - Groundwater Quality Standards › Section NR 140.16 - Monitoring and laboratory data requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a) All groundwater quality samples collected
				  to determine compliance with ch. 160, Stats., shall comply with this section
				  except as noted.
(b)
Groundwater sampling requirements.
All groundwater quality
				  samples shall be collected and handled in accordance with procedures specified
				  by the applicable regulatory agency or, where no sampling procedures are
				  specified by that agency, in accordance with the sampling procedures referenced
				  in par.(c). The sampling procedures specified by a regulatory agency may
				  include requirements for field filtration.
(c)
Department groundwater sampling
				  procedures.
1. If sampling procedures
				  are not specified by the applicable regulatory agency pursuant to par. (b), all
				  groundwater quality samples shall be collected and handled in accordance with
				  the sampling procedures contained in the following publications:
a. Groundwater Sampling Desk Reference.
				  Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, PUBL-DG-037-96, September,
				  1996.
b. Groundwater Sampling Field
				  Manual. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, PUBL-DG-038-96, September,
				  1996.
Note:
Copies of these publications may be
					 purchased from:
Wisconsin Department of Administration
Document Sales Unit
4622 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2156
These publications are available for inspection at the
					 offices of the department, the secretary of state and the legislative reference
					 bureau.
2. Where
				  no procedure for collecting a particular groundwater quality sample is
				  specified by the appropriate regulatory agency or in the publications
				  referenced in subd. 1., other published scientifically valid groundwater
				  sampling procedures may be used.
(d)
Laboratory requirements.
All groundwater quality samples, except samples collected for total coliform
				  bacteria laboratory analysis,
E. coli
laboratory analysis,
				  field analyses for pH, field analysis for specific conductance, and field
				  analysis for temperature, shall be analyzed in accordance with provisions under
				  ch. NR 149 by a laboratory certified or registered under ch. NR 149. Samples
				  for total coliform bacteria and
E. coli
analysis shall be
				  analyzed by the state laboratory of hygiene or at a laboratory approved or
				  certified by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
Note:
Refer to s. NR 149.442 for sample
					 preservation procedures and holding times.
(e)
Data submittal.
The
				  results of the analysis of groundwater quality samples shall be submitted to
				  the department and any applicable regulatory agency. Except as provided in s.
				  NR 205.07 (3) (c) for wastewater permittees, this section does not require the
				  submission of groundwater monitoring data which is collected voluntarily and is
				  not required to be collected to determine compliance with this chapter or
				  another rule or statute.