Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 503 - One Time Disposal Landfills, Small Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills, And Intermediate Size Construction And Demolition Waste Landfills › Section NR 503.09 - Small size construction and demolition waste landfills

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PUBLIC NOTICE.
				The applicant for a small size construction and demolition waste landfill shall
				publish a public notice in the local newspaper and send written notification to
				residents within 1200 feet of the proposed landfill footprint. The notice and
				notification shall identify the applicant's name, business address and phone
				number; the location, design capacity, and anticipated operational life of the
				proposed landfill; and the name, address and telephone number of the department
				representative to whom public comments may be submitted orally or in writing.
				Copies of both the proposed public notice and the notification to residents
				shall be provided to the department office located in the region of the
				proposed landfill prior to submission to the newspaper for publication.
				Documentation that the public notice and resident notification requirements
				were met shall be provided in the plan of operation under this
				subsection.
(2) PLAN OF OPERATION
				REQUIREMENTS. No person may establish, construct, operate or maintain a small
				size construction and demolition waste landfill prior to obtaining approval
				from the department of a plan of operation. Any person intending to establish
				or construct a small size construction and demolition waste landfill for
				disposal of no more than 50,000 cubic yards of material shall submit a plan of
				operation to the department for approval which contains the information
				specified in this subsection unless the department waives specific requirements
				in writing. The proposal shall address the alternatives considered, including
				reuse, recycling and disposal at a licensed solid waste landfill, the reasons
				why other economically feasible alternatives are not available, and the
				potential environmental impacts that may occur. The department may require the
				submittal of any additional information, if it determines that the information
				is necessary to complete the review of the project. At a minimum, the following
				information shall be included in the plan of operation:
(a) General landfill information which
				identifies the project title; name, address and telephone number of the primary
				contact persons and consultants; present property owner; proposed landfill
				owner and operator; landfill location by quarter-quarter section; total acreage
				of property and landfill; proposed landfill life and disposal capacity;
				estimated types, quantities and sources of waste to be disposed; anticipated
				covering frequency; equipment to be used; and mode of operation.
(b) Geotechnical information shall be
				obtained by drilling a minimum of 5 soil borings which extend to 25 feet below
				the anticipated landfill base grade or to bedrock, whichever is less unless an
				alternative geotechnical program is approved by the department in writing. The
				borings shall be distributed on a grid pattern throughout the area. A minimum
				of 3 representative samples shall be taken from each major soil layer
				encountered during installation of the borings and shall be analyzed for grain
				size distribution and classified according to the unified soil classification
				system.
(c) Water table observation
				wells shall be installed to adequately define the water table surface and
				hydraulic gradients. At a minimum, 3 water table observation wells shall be
				installed. The well locations shall be chosen in an effort to place one well
				upgradient and the other 2 downgradient at the proposed landfill.
(d) The results of the subsurface
				investigations shall be summarized using a series of geologic sections which
				connect the soil borings performed. Each section shall show present topography,
				borings, wells, major soil layers, water table and bedrock.
(e) Topographic survey information shall be
				displayed on a plan sheet showing the proposed fill area, property boundaries,
				proposed landfill boundaries, soil borings performed and wells installed. The
				minimum scale shall be 1" = 200' with a maximum contour interval of 5 feet.
				This map may consist of a blow-up of a USGS map, with supplemental information
				added as appropriate. Drainage patterns shall be shown. In addition, the plan
				sheet shall show all roads adjacent to or near the proposed landfill, and all
				homes, water supply wells, floodplains, and wetlands or water courses within
				1/4 mile of the landfill.
(f) A
				topographic plan sheet showing the proposed base grades and the sequence of
				filling shall be prepared. A contour interval of 2 feet shall be used and all
				drainage patterns shown.
(g) A
				topographic plan sheet showing the proposed final grades shall be
				prepared.
(h) Cross-sections, both
				north-south and east-west, shall be drawn through the fill area delineating
				present topography, soils information, groundwater, base grades and final
				contours. This information may be shown on the geologic cross-sections required
				in par. (d) if clarity is not compromised.
(i) An environmental monitoring plan shall be
				proposed which, at a minimum, complies with the requirements of sub.
				(6).
(j) An appendix shall be
				prepared which includes all raw data such as boring logs, soil tests, well
				construction data and water level measurements; a plat map of the area; a soil
				conservation service soil map and interpretation and references.