Wisconsin Administrative Code

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…

NR 530.11 Requirements for retailers. (1) REGISTERED BRANDS. If a retailer determines that a covered electronic device is not listed as registered on the department[s internet site, and that s. 287.17 (2) (c) 2., Stats., does not apply, the retailer shall do all of the following:…

NR 530.13 Suspension and revocation of collector and recycler registrations. (1) REASONS FOR SUSPENSION. The department may suspend the registration of a collector under s. 287.17 (7), Stats., for failure to comply with any of the requirements under s. 287.17 (7), Stats. The depa…

NR 530.14 Revocation of manufacturer registrations. (1) REASONS FOR REVOCATION. The department may revoke a manufacturer[s registration under s. 287.17 (3), Stats., if the manufacturer has failed to comply with one or more of the requirements under s. 287.17 (2) (a), (3), (4), or…

NR 538.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to allow and encourage, to the maximum extent possible, the beneficial use of industrial byproducts in a nuisance-free manner that is protective of public health and the environment and in accordance with good engineering practice…

NR 538.02 Applicability. (1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter governs the beneficial use of industrial byproducts, except hazardous waste as defined in s. 291.01 (7), Stats., and regulated under chs. NR 660 to 679; metallic mining operations for nonferrous minerals as d…

NR 538.03 Definitions. In this chapter, the following definitions as well as the definitions in ch. 289, Stats., and s. NR 500.03 are applicable: (1) XBase aggregatesY means specified or selected material of designated thickness placed on a subgrade to support a pavement or other…

NR 538.04 Performance standards. No person may store, handle or beneficially use an industrial byproduct in a manner that may cause any of the following: (1) A significant adverse impact on wetland water quality standards as provided under ch. NR 103. (2) A take of an endangered …

NR 538.05 Solid waste rules exemption. (1) GENPersons who generate, use, transport, or store industrial byproducts that are characterized and beneficially used in compliance with this chapter are exempt from licensing under s. 289.31, Stats., and the regulatory requirements in ch…

NR 538.06 Industrial byproduct characterization. (1) GENERAL. (a) Industrial byproducts that are beneficially used under this chapter shall be characterized, as specified in this section, to determine their eligible uses under s. NR 538.10. A generator, or the generator[s designe…

NR 538.08 Determination of eligible uses. Acceptable beneficial uses for industrial byproducts that have been determined not to be a hazardous waste, as defined in s. NR 660.10 (52), and tested in accordance with s. NR 538.06 shall be determined as follows: (1) CONTAINED OR CONVE…

NR 538.09 Case-specific approvals. The department may review the characterization results for an industrial byproduct not defined in s. NR 538.03 (8) in response to a request from the generator and may, on a case-specific basis, approve a beneficial use or uses for that material …

NR 538.10 Eligible beneficial uses. All uses of industrial byproducts shall meet all applicable structural and physical specifications and generally accepted engineering practices for the use. Under this chapter, the eligible beneficial uses of industrial byproducts that may be e…

NR 538.12 Additional criteria for the beneficial use of industrial byproducts as geotechnical fill. (1) All geotechnical fill uses shall comply with the performance standards under s. NR 538.04 and the applicable criteria in this section. (2) Industrial byproducts that are utiliz…

NR 538.14 Reporting. (1) INITIAL CERTIFICATION. Prior to beneficial use of industrial byproducts under this chapter, or the establishment of a non-exempt storage facility, each generator, non-exempt storage facility operator, or the generator[s designee, shall submit an initial c…

NR 538.16 Storage and transportation requirements. (1) STORAGE. (a) Storage of industrial byproducts for beneficial use shall meet the performance standards specified in s. NR 538.04. Storage facilities shall also satisfy all of the following: 1. The storage facility shall meet a…

NR 538.18 Public participation. (1) NOTIFICATION. Except as provided in sub. (2), no person may initiate a beneficial use project where the volume of the industrial byproduct to be used is greater than 30,000 cubic yards, or construct or operate a permanent or temporary storage f…

NR 538.20 Environmental monitoring. (1) The department may require environmental monitoring for beneficial use projects subject to this chapter that do not meet the beneficial uses described in s. NR 538.10 or are subject to a case-specific approval under s. NR 538.09. (2) FULLY …

NR 538.22 Property owner notification. (1) Written notice shall be provided to all owners of property on which any volume of industrial byproducts is utilized under this chapter for one or more of the beneficial uses described under s. NR 538.10 (2). This notice shall be provided…

NR 538.24 Excavation of existing geotechnical fill. (1) GENERAL. An owner of property where industrial byproducts had previously been used as geotechnical fill in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or the owner[s designee, may petition the department for approval to …

NR 540.01 Purpose. The purpose of these rules is to establish minimum standards for waste separation and recycling collection facilities as required by ch. 287, Stats. History: Cr. Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88.

NR 540.02 Applicability. These rules apply to waste separation and recycling collection facilities for newsprint, aluminum, glass and plastic to be located at landfills accepting residential waste from the public and disposing of less than 50,000 tons of residential waste a year;…

NR 540.03 Definitions. (1) XAluminumY means aluminum cans. (2) XCritical habitat areasY means any habitat determined by the department to be critical to the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species listed in ch. NR 27. (3) XDepartmentY means the department of n…

NR 540.04 Location requirements. (1) GENERAL. No person may establish, construct, operate or maintain a waste separation and recycling collection facility in a floodplain or a wetland or that causes a take of an endangered or threatened species or other activity prohibited under …

NR 540.05 License exemption. A solid waste facility license is not required for a waste separation and recycling collection facility developed in compliance with these rules. Note: Other local, state and federal requirements may apply. History: Cr. Register, July, 1988, No. 391, …

NR 540.06 Design and operation standards. Waste separation and recycling collection facilities shall meet the following requirements: (1) Facilities for newsprint shall provide protection from precipitation and direct exposure to sunlight. It is recommended that facilities for al…

NR 540.07 Notification. Any person required to provide for a waste separation and recycling collection facility shall, upon the development of the waste separation and recycling collection facility, notify the appropriate department area office with the following information: (1)…

NR 540.08 Public information and education. Any person required to provide for a waste separation and recycling collection facility shall publish in the local telephone directory a listing of the telephone number of a responsible official for the waste separation and recycling co…

NR 540.09 Annual report. A person required to provide for a waste separation and recycling collection facility shall, by March 1 of each year, submit a report to the appropriate department area office describing for the previous calendar year the amount of material collected, the…