Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 500.065 License issuance. (1) INITIAL APPLICATIONS. The department shall make a determination on an initial application for a solid waste facility license within 90 days of receipt of all of the information specified in s. NR 500.06. If a determination is not made on the appli…

NR 500.07 Review times. Except as otherwise provided in chs. NR 500 to 538, the department shall review and approve, deny, or deem incomplete requests for plan approvals or exemptions within 90 days after receiving the request. For the purposes of determining department complianc…

NR 500.08 Exemptions. (1) GENERAL. The following facilities are exempt from all requirements of chs. NR 500 to 538: (a) Facilities used for the disposal of solid waste from a single family or household on the property where it is generated. (b) Riprapping projects using inert sol…

NR 500.09 Construction inspection. The department may require as a condition of a grant of exemption, the approval of a feasibility report, plan of operation, groundwater monitoring plan, closure plan, site investigation report and remedial action options report or a modification…

NR 500.10 Exemption for use of municipal solid waste as a fuel. The department may grant exemptions in writing from any of the requirements of chs. NR 500 to 538 for municipal solid waste combustors and any other solid waste facilities which manage the residue from municipal soli…

NR 500.11 Enforcement. If the department has reason to believe that a violation of the requirements of ch. 289, Stats., or chs. NR 500 to 538 has occurred, it may take enforcement action as authorized under subch. VIII of ch. 289, Stats., or as authorized in applicable enforcemen…

NR 502.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure that efficient, nuisance-free and environmentally accepted solid waste management procedures are practiced in this state and to outline the requirements regarding licensing and operational requirements for solid was…

NR 502.02 Applicability. (1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter governs all solid waste storage, transportation, transfer, incinerators, air curtain destructors, processing, woodburning, composting, and municipal solid waste combustors as defined in s. 289.01 (35), Stats.…

NR 502.03 Definitions. The terms used in this chapter are defined in s. NR 500.03. History: Cr. Register, January, 1988, No. 385, eff. 2-6-88.

NR 502.04 General requirements. All facilities regulated under this chapter shall comply with the following requirements: (1) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. (a) Unless an exemption is NR 502.08 NR 502.09 NR 502.10 NR 502.11 NR 502.12 NR 502.13 Solid waste processing facilities. Incinerat…

NR 502.05 Storage facilities. (1) GENERAL. (a) Unless exempt under sub. (2), (3) (b) or (d) to (i), owners and operators of solid waste storage facilities shall comply with the performance standards and closure requirements in s. NR 502.04 (1) and (3) (a) and (b). (b) Unless exem…

NR 502.06 Collection and transportation services. (1) GENERAL. (a) Owners and operators of solid waste collection and transportation services shall comply with s. NR 502.04. (b) Unless exempt under sub. (2), no person may operate or maintain a collection or transportation service…

NR 502.07 Transfer facilities. (1) GENERAL. (a) Unless exempt under sub. (2m), owners and operators of solid waste transfer facilities shall comply with the performance standards and closure requirements in s. NR 502.04 (1) and (3) (a) and (b). (b) Unless exempt under sub. (2), (…

NR 502.08 Solid waste processing facilities. (1) GENERAL. (a) Unless exempt under sub. (2), no person may operate or maintain a solid waste processing facility unless the person complies with the general requirements in s. NR 502.04, and has obtained a plan of operation approval …

NR 502.09 Incinerators. (1) GENERAL. (a) Unless exempt under sub. (2), no person may operate a solid waste incinerator unless the person complies with the general requirements in s. NR 502.04 and has obtained a plan of operation approval as specified in sub. (4) and an operating …

NR 502.10 Air curtain destructors. (1) GENERAL. (a) No person may operate or maintain an air curtain destructor unless the person complies with the general requirements specified in s. NR 502.04 and has obtained a plan of operation approval as specified in sub. (3) and an operati…

NR 502.11 Woodburning facilities and open burning. (1) GENERAL. (a) Unless exempt under sub. (2), owners and operators of woodburning facilities shall comply with the general requirements in s. NR 502.04, comply with the design and operational requirements in sub. (5), and obtain…

NR 502.12 Yard, farm, food residuals and sourceseparated compostable material composting facilities. (1) GENERAL. No person may operate or maintain a composting facility for yard residuals, farm crop residue, farm animal manure, animal carcasses, food residuals including vegetabl…

NR 502.13 Municipal solid waste combustors. (1) buildings, roads and other applicable details and the details shall GENERAL. (a) No person may operate or maintain a municipal be identified and indicated on the map or aerial photograph. (b) A plot plan of the municipal solid waste…

NR 503.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure that efficient, nuisance-free and environmentally accepted solid waste management procedures are practiced in this state and to outline the requirements regarding approval and operational requirements for one time d…

NR 503.02 Applicability. (1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to all one time disposal landfills, small size construction and demolition waste landfills, and intermediate size construction and demolition waste landfills. This chapter does not apply to hazardous …

NR 503.03 Definitions. The terms used in this chapter are defined in s. NR 500.03. Note: Section NR 500.03 (50) defines Xconstruction and demolition wasteY to mean solid waste resulting from the construction, demolition or razing of buildings, roads and other structures. Note: Co…

NR 503.04 Locational criteria and performance standards. (1) GENERAL. An applicant for an approval of a new landfill or approval of an expansion of an existing landfill regulated under this chapter shall demonstrate to the department that the proposed landfill will comply with al…

NR 503.05 Licensing exemption. No person may construct, operate or maintain a one time disposal landfill for agricultural or construction and demolition waste, a small size construction and demolition waste landfill, or an intermediate size construction and demolition waste landf…

NR 503.06 Affidavit of site registry. Unless otherwise specified, no person may operate or maintain a landfill regulated under this chapter unless the person has submitted on form 4400067 proof that a notation of the existence of the landfill has been recorded in the office of th…

NR 503.07 Initial site inspection. (1) INSPECTION REQUEST. Any person intending to establish a new landfill or an expansion of an existing landfill regulated under this chapter shall submit a written request to the department for an initial site inspection for the purpose of eval…

NR 503.08 One time disposal landfill. (1) PLAN OF OPERATION REQUIREMENTS. Any person intending to establish a one time disposal landfill shall submit a plan of operation to the department which contains a description of the need for the landfill and the potential environmental im…

NR 503.09 Small size construction and demolition waste landfills. (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 1,200 feet of the …

NR 503.10 Intermediate size construction and demolition waste landfills. (1) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. No person may establish or construct an intermediate size construction and demolition waste landfill for disposal of more than 50,000 cubic yards but no more than 250,00…

NR 504.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure that efficient, nuisance-free and environmentally acceptable solid waste management procedures are practiced in this state and to provide information on locational criteria, performance standards and the minimum des…

NR 504.02 Applicability. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and except as otherwise provided, this chapter governs all landfills as defined under s. 289.01 (20), Stats., including all CCR landfills and expansions. (b) This chapter does not govern any of the following: 1. Land…

NR 504.03 Definitions. The terms in this chapter are defined in s. NR 500.03. History: Cr. Register, January, 1988, No. 385, eff. 2-6-88.

NR 504.04 Landfill locational criteria and performance standards. (1) GENERAL. As part of the feasibility report required under ch. NR 512 an applicant shall demonstrate to the department that the proposed landfill will comply with all of the locational criteria and performance s…

NR 504.05 General design and construction criteria. (1) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the minimum design criteria in ss. NR 504.06 to 504.09 apply to all new landfills and to the expansion of existing landfills. Landfills designed in substantial conformance with the…

NR 504.06 Minimum design and construction criteria for landfill liners and leachate collection systems. (1) GENERAL. (a) All major phases of landfills accepting municipal solid waste shall be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained with a composite liner and a leachate co…

NR 504.065 Alternative composite landfill liner design. (1) An applicant may propose an alternative to the liner design requirements under s. NR 504.06 (2) if the landfill meets the requirements of s. NR 504.06 (2m) and either s. NR 504.06 (3) or (4). (2) The proposed alternative…

NR 504.07 Minimum design and construction criteria for final cover systems. (1) GENERAL. (a) All final cover systems shall be designed to minimize leachate generation by limiting the amount of percolation through the cap system, reduce landfill maintenance by stabilizing the fina…

NR 504.073 Alternative final cover design for municipal solid waste landfills. All new municipal solid waste landfills and expansions of existing municipal solid waste landfills shall meet all of the requirements under s. NR 504.07 unless the owner demonstrates to the satisfactio…

NR 504.075 Soil borrow sources. (1) GENERAL. This section applies to all soil borrow sources developed for the purpose of constructing, operating or closing landfills. Written approval from the department shall be obtained prior to initiating soil borrow activities at any borrow …

NR 504.08 Minimum design and construction criteria for landfill gas extraction systems. (1) GENERAL. All landfills accepting wastes with the potential to generate gas shall be designed to prevent the migration of explosive gases and prevent the emission of greenhouse gases genera…

NR 504.09 Storm water management and miscellaneous design and construction criteria for landfills. (1) STORM WATER MANAGEMENT. (a) Storm water drainage ditches, structures and sedimentation basins shall be designed such that the construction of these items shall occur during the …

NR 504.095 Design criteria for landfills that recirculate leachate. (1) GENERAL. Leachate recirculation systems shall be designed to meet the following requirements: (a) Leachate recirculation shall be limited to municipal solid waste landfills that are designed with a composite …

NR 504.10 Alternative design criteria for landfills accepting high volume industrial wastes. This section applies to landfills designed principally for high volume industrial waste, wood residue and minor amounts of other wastes as approved by the department. This section applies…

NR 504.11 Minimum design and construction criteria for landfills accepting residue produced by burning municipal solid waste. (1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to landfills designed for residue produced by the burning of municipal solid waste as approved by the department. …

NR 504.12 Minimum design and construction criteria for CCR landfills. (1) APPLICABILITY. In addition to ss. NR 504.04 to 504.10, applicable to all landfills or landfills accepting high volume industrial waste, this section includes design criteria that are applicable to the const…

NR 506.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure that efficient, nuisance-free and environmentally acceptable solid waste management procedures are practiced in Wisconsin and to outline the requirements regarding operational criteria for solid waste landfills and …

NR 506.02 Applicability. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and except as otherwise provided, this chapter governs all 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 …