Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 524.06 Certified facility manager and certified site operator duties. (1) CERTIFIED FACILITY MANAGER DUTIES. A certified facility manager designated by the owner or operator under s. NR 524.05 (1) or (2) shall: (a) Ensure that the operation and maintenance of the facility is i…

NR 524.07 Knowledge requirements. (1) Facility managers who wish to be certified shall have knowledge of all of the following subjects: (a) General landfill theory and design. Basic design concepts for liners, leachate collection systems and capping and cover systems how these fe…

NR 524.08 Initial certification and examination. (1) TERMS OF INITIAL CERTIFICATION. An initial certification shall terminate 2 years after issuance. (2) INITIAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Facility manager and site operator certification requirements. In order to be designat…

NR 524.09 Recertification. (1) TERM OF RECERTIFICARecertification for certified facility managers and operators shall terminate 2 years after issuance. (2) RECERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED FACILITY MANAGER. In order to be recertified as a certified facility manager, a certified fac…

NR 524.10 Interim status. (1) If the designated certified facility manager becomes unable to perform the duties under s. NR 524.06 (1), the facility owner or operator shall immediately notify the department and either suspend operations at the facility, or take any of the followi…

NR 524.11 Reciprocity. There may be no reciprocity for certifications received from other states, except that the department may grant for a maximum term of one year for an interim facility manager or interim site operator certification to a person who is certified in solid waste…

NR 524.12 Fees. (1) Fees for examination, initial certification, recertification and interim status approvals shall be as specified in s. NR 520.04 (6). 4 (2) The appropriate fee shall accompany the completed application. (3) A late processing fee specified in s. NR 520.04 (6) (i…

NR 524.13 Issuance of certificates. The department shall issue a certificate to each facility manager or site operator who meets the requirements for certification under this chapter. History: Cr. Register, May, 1994, No. 461, eff. 6-1-94.

NR 524.14 Suspension or revocation and refusal to renew certifications. (1) The department may make investigations and may, on its own motion, revoke, suspend or refuse to renew any certification under this chapter if the department finds that the holder of the certification has …

NR 526.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide definitions, submittal requirements, exemptions and other general requirements relating to infectious waste management and medical waste reduction. This chapter is adopted pursuant to ss. 227.11 (2) (a), 287.03 (1) (a),…

NR 526.02 Applicability. (1) Except as otherwise provided, the infectious waste management rules apply to all persons generating, handling, storing, transporting, shipping, treating and disposing of infectious waste. (2) Except as otherwise provided, the medical waste reduction r…

NR 526.03 Definitions. The definitions in s. NR 500.03 apply to the terms used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise. History: Cr. Register, October, 1994, No. 466, eff. 11-1-94.

NR 526.04 Exemptions. (1) GENERAL EXEMPTIONS. In special cases, the department may grant exemptions in writing from non-statutory requirements of this chapter. A person may apply for an exemption under this section by providing the department with a written request along with app…

NR 526.05 Infectious waste categories. (1) A solid waste which is included in any of the following categories is presumed to be infectious waste unless methods of testing which are generally accepted by the medical profession demonstrate that the waste is not infectious: (a) Shar…

NR 526.055 Trace chemotherapy waste. NR 526.06 Source separation. NR 526.07 Containment. NR 526.08 Handling. NR 526.09 Storage and transfer. NR 526.10 Transportation and shipping. Subchapter III — Medical Waste Reduction NR 526.16 General. NR 526.17 Medical waste reduction policy…

NR 526.06 Source separation. (1) No person may mix infectious waste in the same bag or waste receptacle with solid waste which is not infectious waste, unless mixing the wastes is necessary to protect the health or safety of patients, employees or other persons. (2) No person may…

NR 526.08 Handling. No person may handle, load, unload, process or treat infectious wastes unless adequate measures are taken to protect waste handlers and other persons from exposure to the infectious wastes and unless all of the following requirements are met: (1) All container…

NR 526.09 Storage and transfer. No person may store infectious wastes unless the person protects waste handlers and other persons from exposure to the infectious waste and unless the requirements of this section are met. For the purposes of this the chapter was last published. NR…

NR 526.10 Transportation and shipping. No person may transport or ship infectious waste in Wisconsin unless adequate measures are taken to protect waste handlers, the public and the environment from exposure to the infectious waste, and all of the following requirements are met: …

NR 526.11 Treatment methods. Except as provided in s. NR 526.04, no person may dispose of infectious waste in a solid waste disposal facility unless the infectious waste has undergone treatment in accordance with this section. The treatment method shall effectively render the was…

NR 526.12 Treatment facilities. (1) LICENSES. Except as provided in sub. (2), no person may operate or maintain an infectious waste treatment facility unless the person has obtained an operating license from the department under s. NR 502.08 as a solid waste processing facility a…

NR 526.13 Disposal. No person may dispose of infectious waste in a solid waste disposal facility unless the infectious waste has undergone infectious waste treatment and is otherwise managed according to s. NR 526.11. Infectious waste generators shall ensure that infectious waste…

NR 526.14 Records and infectious waste manifests. (1) ACTIVITIES. (a) Records. Except as provided in sub. (2), all infectious waste generators shall keep records of the amount of infectious waste sent off-site for treatment. Records shall include all the information listed under …

NR 526.15 Infectious waste annual reports. An infectious waste generator which is either required to use manifests under s. NR 526.14 or to submit progress reports on medical waste reduction under s. NR 526.21 shall submit an annual report to the department on a form supplied by …

NR 526.16 General. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to require medical facilities, except those exempted under sub. (2), to implement policies which will do all of the following: reduce the amount of medical waste generated by medical facilities, prevent the mixing …

NR 526.17 Medical waste reduction policy. Except as provided in s. NR 526.16 (2), each director shall adopt a written medical waste reduction policy which commits the medical facility to the process of reducing the amount of medical waste generated at the source. A group of direc…

NR 526.18 Waste audit. Before completing or updating the medical waste reduction plan required in s. NR 526.19, each director or director[s designee shall audit the medical facility[s current solid waste management practices. Each director or director[s designee shall repeat the …

NR 526.20 Implementation and assessment. Unless exempt under s. NR 526.16, a director shall implement the medical waste reduction plan and assess the plan and the results of its implementation annually. If the department determines that a reasonable effort has not been made to fo…

NR 526.21 Progress reports. Unless exempt under s. NR 526.16 (2), each director shall submit progress reports to certify that the director has adopted a medical waste reduction policy, prepared and implemented a medical waste reduction plan the chapter was last published. WISCONS…

NR 526.22 Availability. Unless exempt under s. NR 526.16 (2), each director shall make its medical waste reduction policy and medical waste reduction plan available as follows: (1) Each director shall submit copies of the most recent medical waste reduction policy and plan, any a…

NR 528.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a streamlined process for the management of accumulated sediment removed from storm water management structures in a manner that protects public health, safety and the environment and reduces the need to dispose of accu…

NR 528.02 Applicability. (1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter governs the management of accumulated sediment from storm water management structures. (2) This chapter applies to a sediment manager who is required or authorized to undertake the removal and subsequent mana…

NR 528.03 Definitions. The following definitions as well as the definitions in ch. 289, Stats., and s. NR 500.03 are applicable to the terms used in this chapter. (1) XAccumulated sedimentY means settleable solid material contained in storm water runoff that is collected, retaine…

NR 528.04 Locational criteria, performance standards, erosion control measures and ceiling levels. The sediment manager shall ensure that the management option selected for the accumulated sediment is implemented in accordance with all of the following applicable criteria: (1) LO…

NR 528.05 Management decisions. (1) The sediment manager shall determine from the options listed in s. NR 528.07 the chapter was last published. 3 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES an appropriate end use for the accumulated sediment based on consideration of all of the following fa…

NR 528.06 Sediment evaluation, certification requirements and end use determination. Except in cases where the accumulated sediment will be disposed of in a licensed landfill, the sediment manager shall evaluate the characteristics of the drainage area from which the accumulated …

NR 528.07 End uses of accumulated sediment. The sediment manager shall ensure that an end use is chosen for the accumulated sediment in accordance with this section. (1) LICENSED LANDFILL DISPOSAL. (a) If the sediment manager determines that the accumulated sediment will be dispo…

NR 528.08 Record retention. All completed certification forms, all sediment sampling results, other site monitoring results and site management records shall be retained by the sediment manager in accordance with this section. (1) ON-LINE SYSTEM. The department may develop an onl…

NR 528.09 Department assistance. To assist sediment managers in making the determinations required in this chapter, the department may provide outreach, training, certification forms, written and on-line technical assistance documents or other resources deemed appropriate.

NR 528.10 Sediment management program evaluation and compliance. The department may consult and work with those who implement accumulated sediment uses and are interested in substantiating the effectiveness, safety and environmental protectiveness of the chosen sediment managemen…

NR 530.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the electronic waste recycling program created under s. 287.17, Stats., functions well for participants and the public, and in a manner that protects public health and the environment. This chapter is adopted under ss. 2…

NR 530.02 Applicability. (1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter governs all entities and activities regulated under s. 287.17, Stats. (2) This chapter does not apply to an electronics collection or recycling facility that is not registered under s. 287.17, Stats.

NR 530.03 Definitions. In this chapter, the following definitions, as well as the definitions in s. 287.17, Stats., apply: (1) XAuthorized brokerY means a person who provides services to registered manufacturers and registered recyclers for the purpose of cooperation under s. 287…

NR 530.04 Electronic device categories. (1) A computer monitor includes any of the following: (a) A video display with a screen of at least 7 inches in the longest diagonal direction used with a consumer computer. (b) A video display with a screen of at least 7 inches in the long…

NR 530.05 Eligible electronic devices. (1) The department has determined under s. 287.17 (10) (i), Stats., that the disposal or burning of all of the following electronic devices in a solid waste facility may be harmful to human health or the environment and are eligible electron…

NR 530.06 Eligibility of electronic devices for manufacturer weight recycled. (1) CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING WHETHER MATERIAL IS NOT RECYCLABLE. To determine whether a component or material from an eligible electronic device is not recyclable, and thus may be disposed of through la…

NR 530.07 Requirements for registered manufacturers. On the registration under s. 287.17 (3) (a), Stats., a registered manufacturer shall include all of the following: (1) The date on which the manufacturer began selling the brands of covered electronic devices offered for sale i…

NR 530.08 Requirements for registered collectors. (1) REGISTRATION. (a) A registered recycler or manufacturer shall also register as a collector if the recycler or manufacturer is accepting electronic devices from a household or covered school for recycling on behalf of a registe…

NR 530.09 Requirements for registered recyclers. (1) REGISTRATION. (a) A registered collector or manufacturer shall also register as a recycler if the collector or manufacturer is recycling eligible electronic devices on behalf of a registered manufacturer. (b) A registered recyc…

NR 530.10 Requirements for authorized brokers. (1) MANUFACTURER COOPERATION. This section applies to any authorized broker providing services to a registered manufacturer for the purpose of cooperation under s. 287.17 (2) (b), Stats. (2) NOTIFICATION. A person, including a regist…