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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.13 - Inspections and replacement devices

Current through June 24, 2024
The facility owner or operator shall inspect at least
				  annually all monitoring devices installed for field investigations conducted
				  under this chapter. Sampling personnel shall inspect all monitoring devices
				  each time the device is sampled or a water level elevation is measured. If for
				  any reason a monitoring device is damaged, provides a conduit to the subsurface
				  or otherwise fails to function properly, the facility owner or operator shall
				  notify the department in writing within 10 days after discovery. The device
				  shall be repaired if possible. If the device cannot be repaired, it shall be
				  properly abandoned and replaced within 60 days unless otherwise approved in
				  writing by the department. Replacement and abandonment of groundwater
				  monitoring wells shall be in accordance with ch. NR 141 and this chapter. If
				  the device is replaced, the replacement device shall be given the same number
				  as the device it replaced followed by the letter "R" to indicate it is a
				  replacement, unless otherwise approved in writing by the department. An
				  additional "R" shall be added each time the device is
				  replaced.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.14 - Documentation of monitoring devices and geologic sampling

Current through June 24, 2024
All well construction and abandonment, well development, and
				  boring advancement and abandonment activities shall be documented and reported
				  to the department in accordance with s.
				  NR
				  141.23 and this section. These activities shall be
				  documented in all major plan submittals including initial site reports,
				  feasibility reports, plans of operation, construction documentation or
				  environmental contamination assessment reports. If no plan is being prepared at
				  the time of these activities, documentation of the activities shall be
				  submitted to the department within 60 days after the activities.
(1) WELL LOCATION. Documentation of all well
				locations shall be done in accordance with s.
				NR
				141.065.
(2) SOIL AND BEDROCK DESCRIPTION.
				Documentation of soils and bedrock shall include all of the following:
(a) A description of each major soil sample
				unit including its structure, mottling, voids, layering, lenses and geologic
				origin and visual classification according to the unified soil classification
				system.
(b) A description of any
				continuous bedrock core samples including percent recovery, RQD and fracture
				frequency.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.15 - General requirements for environmental monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ALL FACILITIES.
				The department may require the owner or operator of any landfill, or any person
				who permits the use of property for that purpose, to conduct environmental
				monitoring in accordance with this chapter and with plans approved by the
				department. Environmental monitoring includes but is not limited to monitoring
				of groundwater, the unsaturated zone, leachate, lysimeter fluid, gas, gas
				condensate, surface water, public or private water supplies, air or other
				physical features. Monitoring procedures and results shall be documented and
				submitted to the department in accordance with ss. NR 507.14 and
				507.26.
(2) FACILITIES IN OPERATION
				ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 9, 1993. The owner or operator of a landfill which accepted
				municipal solid waste on or after October 9, 1993, except facilities which
				received less than 100 tons per day on an annual basis and which ceased
				accepting solid waste prior to April 9, 1994, shall perform all of the
				following:
(a) Propose in the feasibility
				report for any new facility or expansion of an existing facility, a minimum of
				4 groundwater monitoring wells to serve as Subtitle D wells. The department
				shall review the proposal and approve the proposed wells or choose alternative
				wells.
(b) Propose to the
				department a detection monitoring program, including baseline groundwater
				quality, leachate and lysimeter monitoring and Subtitle D well locations, in
				accordance with s. NR 507.19 in a feasibility report or for existing facilities
				according to the following schedule:
1. For
				facilities licensed to receive greater than 500,000 cubic yards, the owner or
				operator shall submit the proposal for implementation within 60 days after July
				1, 1996.
2. For facilities licensed
				to receive less than 500,000 cubic yards, the owner or operator shall submit
				the proposal for implementation by October 9, 1996.
(c) Implement a detection monitoring program
				in accordance with plans approved by the department and including assessment
				monitoring if necessary.
(d)
				Propose to the department a quarterly gas monitoring program in accordance with
				s. NR 507.22 for implementation within 60 days after July 1, 1996 at existing
				facilities or in a feasibility report.
(e) Implement a quarterly gas monitoring
				program in accordance with plans approved by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.17 - Sampling, analysis, and laboratory requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
This section applies to all sampling required under chs.
				  NR 507 and 508. The owner or
				  operator shall obtain and analyze samples according to the approved sampling
				  plan and the following requirements:
(1) FIELD MEASUREMENTS. The owner or operator
				shall observe and record physical measurements in the field at the time of
				sampling each groundwater monitoring well or leachate well, including all of
				the following:
(a)
Water level
				elevation.
Water level elevations shall be measured prior to purging
				the well for sampling and recorded to the nearest 0.01 foot. The elevation
				shall be corrected to national geodetic survey datum. The measuring point shall
				be the top of the well casing and shall be identified on the well itself if the
				top of the casing is not level.
(b)
Physical appearance.
The physical appearance of the sample,
				including color, odor and turbidity, shall be recorded at the time of
				sampling.
(c)
Chemical
				measurements.
Field specific conductance at 25°C and field pH
				shall be measured immediately following purging of each well. If the well can
				be purged dry, these measurements shall be taken when the sample is collected.
				Field specific conductance readings shall be corrected to 25°C if the meter
				used does not automatically correct for temperature.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.18 - Baseline groundwater quality sampling

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for a proposed facility for all its monitoring
				  wells and the owner or operator of an existing facility for its designated
				  Subtitle D wells shall establish baseline groundwater quality in accordance
				  with subs. (1) to (3). Owners or operators shall establish baseline groundwater
				  quality at all new or replacement groundwater monitoring wells in accordance
				  with sub. (4). The department may require the owners or operators of other
				  facilities at which monitoring is required to establish baseline groundwater
				  quality in accordance with sub. (4). Collection, handling and analysis of
				  groundwater monitoring samples specified in subs. (1) to (4) shall be performed
				  in accordance with ss. NR 507.16 and 507.17.
(1) BASELINE GROUNDWATER QUALITY FOR
				DETECTION MONITORING PARAMETERS EXCEPT VOCS.
(a) Baseline groundwater quality shall be
				established at all wells that were installed outside the proposed limits of
				filling to evaluate the proposed facility. Samples shall be analyzed for each
				detection monitoring parameter as appropriate for the particular waste types
				accepted at the landfill. Chapter NR 507 Appendix I, Tables 1, 1A, and 2
				indicate which parameters shall be analyzed for each waste type. The department
				may require additional parameters based on the waste types and waste
				characteristics accepted at the landfill.
(b) The owner or operator shall obtain and
				analyze a minimum of 8 samples to determine baseline groundwater quality for
				the parameters required under this subsection. For a proposed facility, a
				minimum of 4 samples, with at least 30 days between sampling rounds, shall be
				taken and analyzed and the results shall be submitted with the feasibility
				report. The remaining samples shall be taken with at least 30 days between
				sampling rounds and the results shall be submitted with the plan of operation
				unless otherwise approved in writing by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.19 - Detection groundwater monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
Owners or operators of solid waste disposal facilities shall
				  implement a detection groundwater monitoring program in accordance with this
				  section and the approved plan of operation unless otherwise approved in writing
				  by the department. If assessment monitoring is a required response in
				  accordance with s. NR 508.05, the owner or operator shall continue detection
				  monitoring at all wells without interruption unless the department approves
				  otherwise. The department may require the owner or operator of a solid waste
				  disposal facility to sample water supply wells in accordance with s. NR
				  507.20.
(1) NUMBER OF REQUIRED
				MONITORING POINTS. The number of required monitoring points and the proposed
				detection monitoring program shall be as approved in writing by the department
				based on the facility size, waste types, facility design and hydrogeologic and
				geologic setting of the facility. The detection monitoring program shall be
				adequate to determine upgradient and downgradient water quality, horizontal and
				vertical gradients and to detect any impacts from the facility on groundwater
				quality.
(2) SAMPLING FREQUENCY.
				The minimum sampling frequency for detection groundwater monitoring shall be
				appropriate for the particular waste types accepted at the landfill and are
				listed in ch. NR 507 Appendix I, Tables 1, 1A, and 2. The department may
				approve other sampling frequencies in writing.
(3) SAMPLING PARAMETERS. The sampling
				parameters required for detection groundwater monitoring shall be appropriate
				for the particular waste types accepted at the landfill. Chapter NR 507
				Appendix I, Tables 1, 1A, and 2 indicate which sampling parameters are
				appropriate for each waste type. Chapter NR 507 Appendix III lists the volatile
				organic compounds to be sampled when a VOC scan is required. The department may
				approve other sampling parameters in writing. If 10 percent or more of a
				municipal solid waste landfill's total design capacity consists of a waste type
				listed in ch. NR 507 Appendix I, Table 2, the detection monitoring program
				shall include the additional parameters listed in ch. NR 507 Appendix I, Table
				2 for that waste type. The owner or operator may demonstrate that a parameter
				is not present in the waste or leachate. The department shall review such a
				demonstration and take the appropriate action.
(4) PREVENTIVE ACTION LIMITS. Preventive
				action limits for inorganic detection monitoring parameters shall be calculated
				in accordance with s. NR 507.27.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.20 - Water supply well monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may require the owner or operator to sample
				  water supply wells as part of a detection groundwater monitoring program or to
				  determine the extent of groundwater contamination.
(1) WATER SUPPLY WELL SAMPLES.
(a) Water supply well samples shall be
				collected and handled in accordance with the procedures specified in ch. NR
				809.
(b) Water supply well samples
				shall be analyzed by methods equivalent to, or at least as stringent as,
				methods specified in ch. NR 809. If VOCs are required for analysis, results for
				all VOCs listed in ch. NR 507 Appendix III shall be reported to the
				department.
(c) Water supply well
				samples may not be filtered.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.21 - Lysimeter fluid and leachate monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility
				  shall sample lysimeter fluid and leachate in accordance with this
				  section.
(1) SAMPLING PARAMETERS.
				Owners or operators of landfills shall sample lysimeter fluid and leachate
				beginning with the first sampling period following acceptance of waste in
				accordance with ch. NR 507 Appendix I, Tables 4 and 5 or as otherwise approved
				by the department in writing. If 10% or more of a municipal solid waste
				landfill's total design capacity consists of municipal solid waste combustor
				residue, paper mill sludge, fly or bottom ash, or foundry sand, the lysimeter
				and leachate monitoring shall include the additional parameters listed in ch.
				NR 507 Appendix I, Table 4 or 5 for those waste types. The owners or operators
				shall maintain records of all leachate pumped and at a minimum shall record the
				information annually. The owners or operators shall report the monthly leachate
				volumes and lysimeter fluid volumes to the department semi-annually in
				accordance with s.
				NR
				507.26(3).
(2) ADDITIONAL LEACHATE SAMPLING. Owners or
				operators of municipal solid waste facilities required to designate Subtitle D
				wells in accordance with s.
				NR
				507.15(2) (a) may monitor leachate
				annually for parameters listed in ch. NR 507 Appendix II. Within 14 days after
				obtaining the leachate sampling results, the owner or operator shall place the
				results in the operating record and, within 60 days after the end of the
				sampling period, submit the results to the department.
(3) LEACHATE HEAD MONITORING. Owners or
				operators of solid waste disposal facilities shall sample all leachate head
				wells for leachate head levels on a quarterly basis, at a minimum, unless
				otherwise approved by the department, and report the data to the department
				semi-annually and in accordance with s.
				NR
				507.26(3).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.215 - Leachate recirculation monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator of a solid waste facility that
				  recirculates leachate shall sample for, maintain records of, and report to the
				  department as required the following:
(1) LIQUID MASS BALANCE. The volumes of
				leachate extracted from each leachate drainage basin, the volumes of leachate
				recirculated into each leachate drainage basin and monthly precipitation
				records from on-site instrumentation or the nearest national weather system
				station.
(2) LEACHATE HEAD. The
				monthly level of leachate head on the liner in each leachate drainage basin
				where recirculation has been implemented.
(3) LEACHATE CHARACTERISTICS. Samples of
				leachate shall be taken quarterly from the sump or leachate collection tanks.
				Those samples shall be tested semiannually for a VOC scan and quarterly for the
				following parameters:
(a) BOD.
(b) COD.
(c) Ammonia-nitrogen.
(d) Field pH.
(e) Field specific conductance.
(f) Alkalinity.
(g) Hardness.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.23 - Surface water monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may require the owner or operator to monitor
				  storm water runoff, leachate seeps, sumps, sedimentation ponds, any surface
				  water bodies including wetlands and other storm water discharges resulting from
				  facility operation. Unless otherwise approved by the department, the owner or
				  operator shall report surface water monitoring results in accordance with s.
				  NR
				  507.26(3).
(1) SAMPLE COLLECTION. All sampling shall be
				done in accordance with plans approved by the department. The owner or operator
				shall record the amount of precipitation in the 24 hours prior to sampling and
				submit the information with the sample results.
(2) IDENTIFICATION. All surface water
				sampling locations shall be surveyed and permanently and clearly
				marked.
(3) LOCATION. All surface
				water monitoring points shall be documented in accordance with s.
				NR
				507.14(1) and (5) (a). All elevations
				shall be corrected to the national geodetic survey datum and recorded to the
				nearest 0.01 foot.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.24 - Air monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
If the facility has the potential to cause air pollution as
				  defined in s.
				  285.01(3),
				  Stats., the department may require the owner or operator to monitor air quality
				  for particulates, toxics or other constituents in the ambient air from point
				  sources or in buildings at or associated with the facility. The department
				  shall specify sampling times and locations and all sampling shall be
				  implemented in accordance with plans approved by the
				  department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.25 - Other monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
If the facility has the potential to cause environmental
				  pollution as defined in s.
				  299.01(4),
				  Stats., the department may require the owner or operator to monitor any or all
				  of the following: landfill settlement; berm, sideslope and final cover
				  stability; vegetative growth; drainage control structures; gradient control
				  systems; and any other aspects of facility operation. All required monitoring
				  shall be done in accordance with plans approved by the department. The
				  department may require geophysical investigations to complement groundwater
				  monitoring efforts.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.26 - Documentation of environmental monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility
				  shall document all sampling and analysis activities in accordance with this
				  section
(1) FIELD RECORDS. Field
				records of all monitoring activities shall be prepared in sufficient detail to
				document whether the sampling plan has been followed. The facility owner or
				operator shall retain all field records in an operating record at the facility
				or in an alternative location approved by the department until the end of the
				long-term care period for the facility. Field records shall be available for
				department inspection on request.
(2) WATER SUPPLY WELL SAMPLING RESULTS.
(a) The owner or operator shall report to the
				department the results of all water supply well sampling required by the
				department within 10 days after receipt in accordance with ch. 160, Stats. The
				results shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a cover letter which highlights
				values that attain or exceed enforcement standards in s.
				NR
				140.10 Table 1. The owner or operator shall report to
				the department the results of all water supply well sampling required by the
				department in accordance with sub. (3).
(b) If the owner or operator is unable to
				sample a water supply well because the property owner refuses access, the
				responsible parties shall notify the department within 30 days after the
				refusal, and shall document in writing within 60 days, the efforts undertaken
				to gain access when requested by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.27 - Calculation of groundwater standards

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator shall propose PALs for inorganic
				  monitoring parameters and ACLs and submit PAL or ACL calculations to the
				  department for approval. Calculations of PALs for inorganic monitoring
				  parameters and ACLs shall be based on historical data for each well unless the
				  department determines that data from a well with similar groundwater quality
				  may be used.
(1) PREVENTIVE ACTION
				LIMITS. The owner or operator of an existing solid waste disposal facility
				shall calculate PALs for inorganic detection monitoring parameters at the
				direction of the department. Applicants for a proposed solid waste disposal
				facility shall calculate PALs for inorganic detection monitoring parameters
				prior to submitting the plan of operation. Detection monitoring parameters are
				listed in ch. NR 507 Appendix I Tables 1, 1A, and 2. The owner or operator
				shall calculate PALs for the inorganic detection parameters required at each
				well in accordance with the methods specified in s. NR 140.20. PALs are not
				required for pH or temperature. PALs may not be calculated for any parameter
				that has an ES established in ch. NR 140. The department may require the owner
				or operator to conduct additional sampling if the department determines that
				the data used to calculate a PAL is not representative of background water
				quality.
(2) ALTERNATIVE
				CONCENTRATION LIMITS. Applicants for proposed solid waste disposal facilities
				and the owner or operator of an existing solid waste disposal facility may
				request an exemption and calculate ACLs for any inorganic public health or
				welfare parameter that has established standards listed in ch. NR 140 Tables 1,
				1A, and 2 in accordance with s. NR 507.29.
Guidance for calculations is available from the department
					 of natural resources, bureau of waste management, 101 South Webster Street,
					 P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921, (608) 266-2111,
					 waste.management@dnr.state.wi.us.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.28 - Evaluation of groundwater standards exceedances

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator shall determine whether a groundwater
				  standard has been attained or exceeded and whether a PAL or ES applies in
				  accordance with this section.
(1)
				DETERMINATION OF GROUNDWATER STANDARD EXCEEDANCE. The owner or operator shall
				determine whether a reported value has attained or exceeded a PAL or ES in
				accordance with s. NR 140.14.
(2)
				THE POINT OF STANDARDS APPLICATION. The point of standards application to
				determine if a PAL or ES has been attained or exceeded is specified in either
				s. NR 140.22 (2) or (3) or s. NR 507.15 (3) (L) 4. for a CCR well. The design
				management zone and waste boundary are defined in s. NR 140.22 (3). The
				department may consider an expansion or reduction of the design management
				zone, excluding CCR wells, in accordance with s. NR 140.22 (3) (b) to (d). For
				purposes of evaluating compliance, a groundwater monitoring well located at the
				property line is a point of standards application for an ES.
(3) DEMONSTRATION OF A FALSE GROUNDWATER
				STANDARD EXCEEDANCE. The owner or operator may demonstrate, by resampling or
				other means, that a source other than the solid waste disposal facility caused
				the contamination or that the sample result attaining or exceeding a
				groundwater standard is due to an error. The owner or operator shall notify the
				department of the intent to either begin assessment monitoring or determine
				that a false exceedance has occurred. The owner or operator shall submit the
				statement of intent with the notification required in s. NR 507.30 (1). The
				owner or operator shall submit the written demonstration of false exceedance
				with the results of the next routine monitoring.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.29 - Exemptions to groundwater standards

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility may
				  request an exemption to groundwater standards in accordance with ss.
				  NR
				  140.28 and
				  500.08(4) and this
				  section. The exemption request shall be submitted to the department in writing.
				  The department may require additional information in order to review the
				  exemption request.
(1) EXEMPTION
				SUBMITTAL. The exemption request shall include all of the following:
(a) A list of the specific wells and
				parameters for which an exemption is being requested.
(b) Proposed ACLs and calculations in
				accordance with s.
				NR
				507.27.
Note: For proposed facilities, the information required in
				  par. (b) may be submitted with the plan of operation.
(c) A discussion of how the criteria listed
				in s.
				NR
				140.28(2), (3) or (4) are
				met.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills › Section NR 507.30 - Notification and response when values attain or exceed a standard

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator of a solid waste facility shall notify
				  the department in writing and respond as follows when a groundwater standard at
				  the point of standards application or an explosive gas level has been attained
				  or exceeded at the following devices:
(1) ALL GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELLS.
(a) The owner or operator shall notify the
				department in writing if any value attains or exceeds a groundwater standard.
				The notification shall specify the parameters for which standards have been
				attained or exceeded and the wells at which the standard was attained or
				exceeded and it shall provide a preliminary analysis of the cause and
				significance of each concentration in accordance with s.
				NR
				140.24(1) (a) or
				140.26(1) (a). The
				sampling results and 2 copies of the notification shall be submitted to the
				department within 60 days from the end of the sampling period.
(b) When a groundwater standard has been
				attained or exceeded, the owner or operator shall respond in accordance with
				ch. NR 508.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 508 - Responses When A Groundwater Standard Is Attained Or Exceeded › Section NR 508.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for
				  responding to a groundwater standard that is attained or exceeded at any
				  groundwater monitoring well at a solid waste facility and for conducting
				  assessment monitoring at Subtitle D wells and CCR wells. This chapter is
				  adopted under ch. 289, Stats., and s.
				  227.11,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 508 - Responses When A Groundwater Standard Is Attained Or Exceeded › Section NR 508.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
				Except as provided in par. (b) and except as otherwise provided, this chapter
				governs all environmental monitoring for solid waste disposal facilities as
				defined under s.
				289.01(35),
				Stats., including all CCR landfills and expansions.
(b) This chapter does not govern any of the
				following:
1. Hazardous waste facilities as
				defined under s.
				291.01(8),
				Stats., and regulated under chs. NR 660 to 679.
2. Metallic mining operations for nonferrous
				minerals as defined under s.
				293.01(9),
				Stats., and regulated under ch. NR 182.
3. Metallic mining operations for ferrous
				minerals as defined under s.
				295.41(26),
				Stats., including mining wastes and mining waste sites as defined under s.
				295.41(30) and
				(31), Stats., and regulated under subch. III
				of ch. 295, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 508 - Responses When A Groundwater Standard Is Attained Or Exceeded › Section NR 508.04 - Responses when a groundwater standard is attained or exceeded at any groundwater monitoring well

Current through June 24, 2024
If a PAL, ACL or ES is attained or exceeded at any
				  groundwater monitoring well according to s.
				  NR 140.14
				  and the value is confirmed, the owner or operator shall comply with subs.(1)
				  and (2) and may be required, either by the department or under s.
				  NR
				  508.05(5), to comply with subs. (3)
				  and (4).
(1) The owner or operator shall
				  notify the department in accordance with s.
				  NR
				  507.30.
(2) The owner or operator shall respond in
				  accordance with s.
				  NR
				  140.24 or
				  140.26.
(3) If required by the department, the owner
				  or operator shall develop a site investigation workplan and a site
				  investigation report in accordance with ss.
				  NR
				  716.05 to
				  716.11 and
				  716.15 to
				  716.17. If a site investigation report
				  is submitted under s.
				  NR
				  716.15, it shall include proof of financial
				  responsibility to comply with s.
				  NR
				  520.05(1).
(4) If required by the department, the owner
				  or operator shall evaluate and select remedial action options and develop a
				  remedial action options report in accordance with ch. NR 722. Any soil
				  contamination shall be addressed in accordance with the requirements of ch. NR
				  720.
(5) If the owner or operator
				  implements remedial action, the department shall determine whether the remedial
				  action has met the requirements of ch. NR 140 in accordance with ch. NR 726.
Note: For the purpose of this chapter, the department
					 considers a value to be confirmed if a follow up field sample attains or
					 exceeds the groundwater standard.
Section
					 NR
					 140.14(3) addresses exceedances for
					 analytical results that fall between the limit of detection and the limit of
					 quantitation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 508 - Responses When A Groundwater Standard Is Attained Or Exceeded › Section NR 508.05 - Responses when a groundwater standard is attained or exceeded at a Subtitle D well

Current through June 24, 2024
If a PAL, ACL or ES is attained or exceeded at a Subtitle D
				  well and the value is confirmed, the owner or operator shall continue detection
				  monitoring in accordance with s.
				  NR
				  507.19 and shall respond in accordance with s.
				  NR
				  508.04 and the following requirements:
(1) The owner or operator may demonstrate
				that a reported value represents a false exceedance of a groundwater standard
				in accordance with s.
				NR
				507.28(3). If the department does not
				concur with the written demonstration within 30 days, the owner or operator
				shall begin assessment monitoring in accordance with this subsection. If the
				department concurs within 30 days after receipt of the demonstration, the owner
				or operator need not begin assessment monitoring.
(2) The department may approve an alternate
				assessment monitoring program if the only parameters which are at or above the
				groundwater standards are the inorganic detection monitoring parameters listed
				under municipal solid waste in ch. NR 507 Appendix I Table 1.
(3) The owner or operator shall conduct an
				assessment monitoring program in accordance with all of the following
				requirements:
(a) The owner or operator shall
				collect and analyze assessment monitoring samples from all of the Subtitle D
				wells at the facility. The first set of assessment monitoring samples shall be
				collected during the first routine monitoring event following receipt of the
				groundwater standard exceedance. The first set of assessment monitoring samples
				shall be analyzed for the parameters determined under either subd.1. or 2. or
				as approved by the department in writing:
1.
				All of the parameters listed in ch. NR 507 Appendix II.
2. All of the parameters detected in leachate
				samples collected to date in accordance with s.
				NR
				507.21(2).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 508 - Responses When A Groundwater Standard Is Attained Or Exceeded › Section NR 508.06 - Responses when a groundwater standard is attained or exceeded at a CCR well

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				NOTIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION. If a PAL, ACL, or ES is attained or exceeded at
				a CCR well according to s. NR 140.14 and the value is confirmed, the owner or
				operator of the CCR landfill shall continue detection monitoring in accordance
				with s. NR 507.15 (3) (L) and shall respond in accordance with all of the
				following requirements:
(a) The owner or
				operator shall notify the department in accordance with s. NR 507.30 (1). The
				notification shall be submitted to the department under s. NR 506.17 (4),
				placed in the written operating record under s. NR 506.17 (2) and posted on a
				publicly accessible internet site under s. NR 506.17 (3).
(b) The owner or operator shall determine
				whether a reported value has attained or exceeded a PAL or ES in accordance
				with s. NR 140.14 at the point of standards application and respond in
				accordance with s. NR 140.24 or 140.26.
(c) The owner or operator may demonstrate
				that a reported value represents a false exceedance of a groundwater standard
				in accordance with s. NR 507.28 (3) and shall submit the demonstration within
				60 days of the groundwater standard attainment or exceedance. If the department
				does not concur with the written demonstration within 30 days after receipt of
				the demonstration, the owner or operator shall begin assessment monitoring in
				accordance with sub. (2). If the department concurs within 30 days after
				receipt of the demonstration, the owner or operator is not required to begin
				assessment monitoring. The owner or operator shall include the demonstration in
				the annual groundwater monitoring and corrective action report.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 509 - Initial Site Reports For Landfills › Section NR 509.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that efficient,
				  nuisance-free and environmentally acceptable solid waste management procedures
				  are practiced in this state and to outline the requirements regarding initial
				  site reports for proposed new landfills or expansions of existing landfills.
				  The purpose of submitting an initial site report is to obtain a preliminary
				  opinion from the department on the potential a proposed property has for
				  development as a landfill and the advisability of spending additional time and
				  funds to prepare a feasibility report. This chapter is adopted under ch. 289,
				  Stats., and s.
				  227.11,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 509 - Initial Site Reports For Landfills › Section NR 509.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided, this
				chapter governs all landfills as defined in s.
				289.01(20),
				Stats.
(2) This chapter does not
				apply to:
(a) Solid waste facilities
				regulated under chs.
				NR 502 and
				503.
(c) Hazardous waste facilities as defined in
				s.
				291.01(8),
				Stats., and regulated under chs. NR 660 to
				679; metallic mining operations
				for nonferrous minerals as defined in s.
				293.01(9),
				Stats., and regulated under ch. NR 182; and metallic mining operations for
				ferrous minerals as defined in s.
				295.41(26),
				Stats., including mining wastes and mining waste sites as defined in s.
				295.41(30) and
				(31), Stats., and regulated under subch. III
				of ch. 295, Stats.
(d) The
				location, design, construction or operation of industrial wastewater
				facilities, sewerage systems and waterworks treating liquid wastes approved
				under s.
				281.41, Stats.,
				or permitted under ch. 283, Stats.; or to facilities used solely for the
				disposal of liquid municipal or industrial wastes which have been approved
				under s.
				281.41, Stats.,
				or permitted under ch. 283, Stats., except for facilities used for the disposal
				of solid waste.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 509 - Initial Site Reports For Landfills › Section NR 509.05 - Submittal requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL PROVISIONS. Prior to submitting a
				feasibility report, an applicant shall obtain an initial site report opinion
				from the department. The initial site report shall follow the general submittal
				requirements of s.
				NR
				500.05, address all requirements of this section,
				include the department's initial site inspection evaluation and all pertinent
				information submitted for the initial site inspection, and may contain any or
				all of the information identified in ch. NR 510.
(2) COMPLETENESS. Within 30 days after an
				initial site report is submitted, the department shall determine whether or not
				the initial site report is complete. The department shall determine the
				completeness of the initial site report by determining whether or not the
				minimum requirements of this section have been met. If the report is
				incomplete, the department shall notify the applicant, in writing, and specify
				the information which shall be submitted to make the initial site report
				complete. If the report is complete, the department shall notify the applicant,
				in writing, and render an opinion as to whether the proposed property has
				potential, limited potential, or little or no potential for development as a
				landfill. This notification shall be done within 60 days after the
				determination of completeness. A favorable opinion under this section does not
				guarantee a favorable feasibility determination.
(3) CONTENT. The initial site report shall
				identify the project title; name, address and phone number of the primary
				contacts including the proposed landfill's owner, operator and any consultants;
				present property owner; proposed landfill location by quarter-quarter section;
				total acreage of the property and anticipated limits of filling; proposed
				landfill life and design capacity; municipalities and industries to be served;
				anticipated waste types and characteristics; anticipated volumes of each major
				waste stream and any seasonal fluctuations taking into account waste reduction,
				reuse, recycling, composting and the recovery of energy from solid waste;
				anticipated cover frequency; mode of operation; and anticipated sub-base, base
				and final grades.
Limits of filling is defined in s.
					 NR
					 500.03(127).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 509 - Initial Site Reports For Landfills › Section NR 509.06 - Land use information

Current through June 24, 2024
The initial site report shall include a discussion of land
				  uses at the proposed landfill location and the surrounding area. A thorough
				  discussion of land uses which may have an impact on the suitability of the
				  property for waste disposal or on groundwater quality shall be included. The
				  report shall address all areas where land use may affect or be affected by the
				  proposed new landfill or proposed expansion to an existing landfill. At a
				  minimum, this will be the area within one mile of the anticipated limits of
				  filling. The discussions shall be supplemented with land use maps. At a
				  minimum, the report shall specifically address the following items:
(1) ADJACENT LAND OWNERS. Land owners whose
				property is contiguous to the proposed landfill's property boundaries and all
				residences within 1,200 feet of the anticipated limits of filling shall be
				identified and located on a map. This information may be presented on a plat
				map. However, any changes to current ownership conditions shall be
				noted.
(2) LAND USE ZONING. A
				discussion of land use zoning, with particular attention given to areas where
				zoning variances will be required, where agricultural impact statements may be
				required, or where floodplain, conservancy, shoreland or wetland zoning is
				designated.
(3) DOCUMENTATION OF
				PRESENT LAND USES. A description of the current land uses, with particular
				emphasis on the discussion of known recreational, historical, archaeological
				areas, areas that contain threatened or endangered species per s.
				29.604,
				Stats., and per s.
				NR
				27.01(8) and state or local natural
				areas; and county forest lands. If the landfill owner proposes to accept
				municipal solid waste or other putrescible waste, the initial response letter
				from the federal aviation administration concerning any airports whose runway
				end is located within 5 miles of the anticipated limits of filling shall be
				included in the report.
(4)
				TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESS. The present or proposed transportation routes and
				access roads, including any weight restrictions, shall be delineated.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 509 - Initial Site Reports For Landfills › Section NR 509.07 - Regional geotechnical information

Current through June 24, 2024
The initial site report shall include a discussion of the
				  regional setting of the proposed landfill. This discussion may be limited to
				  information available from publications such as a hydrologic investigations
				  atlas, water supply papers, informational circulars and technical bulletins
				  published by the Wisconsin geologic and natural history survey, the United
				  States geological survey and the natural resources conservation service. The
				  regional setting to be discussed is the area which may affect or be affected by
				  the proposed landfill. At a minimum, this will be the area within one mile of
				  the anticipated limits of filling. The discussions shall be supplemented with
				  available regional bedrock and glacial geology maps, USGS topographic maps,
				  NRCS soil maps and regional water table maps. Specifically, the following items
				  shall be discussed:
(1) TOPOGRAPHY..
				The existing topography including predominant topographic features.
(2) HYDROLOGY. The surface water drainage
				patterns and significant hydrologic features such as surface waters, springs,
				surface water drainage basins, divides and wetlands.
(3) GEOLOGY. The origin, nature and
				distribution of bedrock; the origin, texture, thickness and distribution of the
				unconsolidated units; and the texture and classification of the surficial
				soils.
(4) HYDROGEOLOGY. The depth
				to groundwater, groundwater flow directions, groundwater divides, aquifers and
				identification of the aquifers used by water supply wells.
(5) WATER QUALITY. Information on groundwater
				and surface water quality available from the USGS, WGNHS, DNR, UW-Extension and
				regional planning commissions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 510 - Pre-Feasibility Reports For Landfills › Section NR 510.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that efficient,
				  nuisance-free and environmentally acceptable solid waste management procedures
				  are practiced in this state and to outline recommended investigations regarding
				  pre-feasibility reports for proposed new landfills or expansions of existing
				  landfills. The purpose of submitting a pre-feasibility report is to obtain a
				  revised opinion from the department on the potential a proposed property has
				  for development as a landfill and the advisability of spending additional time
				  and funds to prepare a feasibility report. This chapter is adopted under ch.
				  289, Stats., and s.
				  227.11,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 510 - Pre-Feasibility Reports For Landfills › Section NR 510.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided, this
				chapter governs all landfills as defined in s.
				289.01(20),
				Stats., except landfills regulated under ch. NR 503, hazardous waste facilities
				as defined in s.
				291.01(8),
				Stats., and regulated under chs. NR 660 to
				679; metallic mining operations
				for nonferrous minerals as defined in s.
				293.01(9),
				Stats., and regulated under ch. NR 182; and metallic mining operations for
				ferrous minerals as defined in s.
				295.41(26),
				Stats., including mining wastes and mining waste sites as defined in s.
				295.41(30) and
				(31), Stats., and regulated under subch. III
				of ch. 295, Stats.
(2) This chapter
				does not apply to the design, construction or operation of industrial
				wastewater facilities, sewerage systems and waterworks treating liquid wastes
				approved under s.
				281.41, Stats.,
				or permitted under ch. 283, Stats., nor to facilities used solely for the
				disposal of liquid municipal or industrial wastes which have been approved
				under s.
				281.41, Stats.,
				or permitted under ch. 283, Stats., except for facilities used for the disposal
				of solid waste.