Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 7.03 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to terms used in this chapter. (1) XApprovalY means the signing by the secretary or secretary[s designee of a project agreement that encumbers a specified amount of state aid funds for a specific purpose. (2) XCommissi…

NR 7.04 General aids provisions. (1) Claims for payment shall be submitted within 6 months after the project termination date. (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) expenditures shall be within the project period, project scope, and project amount as shown on the projec…

NR 7.045 Qualified lake associations. (1) Applications from qualified lake associations shall consist of an organizational application and a project application. The organizational application shall include the following: (a) Name and address of the lake association. (b) Copy of …

NR 7.05 Eligible projects. Projects eligible for funding under this section consist of: (1) Facilities such as ramps and boarding docks required to gain access to the water. (2) Structures such as bulkheads and breakwaters necessary to provide safe water conditions for boaters. (…

NR 7.07 Applications for funding for feasibility studies. (1) Applications from governmental units or qualified lake associations for funding of feasibility studies are to be made to the department for presentation to the commission. (2) The application shall be made on forms pro…

NR 7.08 Application for funding to develop a safe recreational boating facility. (1) Applications from governmental units or qualified lake associations for funding of safe recreational boating facility development projects are to be made to the department for presentation to the…

NR 7.083 Application for the dredging of a channel of a waterway. (1) Applications from governmental units and qualified lake associations for funds for dredging of a channel of a waterway on inland waters shall be made to the department for presentation to the commission. (2) Th…

NR 7.084 Applications for the acquisition of capital equipment to collect floating trash and debris from a waterway. (1) Applications from governmental units and qualified lake associations for funding the acquisition of capital equipment to collect and remove floating trash and …

NR 7.085 Application for the acquisition of capital equipment to cut and remove aquatic plants. (1) Applications from governmental units and qualified lake associations for funding the acquisition of capital equipment to cut and remove aquatic plants on inland waters shall be mad…

NR 7.086 Applications for the chemical removal of Eurasian water milfoil. (1) Applications from governmental units and qualified lake associations for funding the chemical removal of Eurasian water milfoil shall be made to the department for presentation to the commission. (2) Th…

NR 7.087 Application for the acquisition of aids to navigation and regulatory markers. (1) Applications from governmental units and qualified lake associations for funds for the purchase of aids to navigation and regulatory markers shall be made to the department for presentation…

NR 7.088 Projects of statewide or regional significance. (1) The department, with the approval of the commission, may increase the maximum cost-share rate of 50% under s. 30.92(4)(b)2.a., Stats., to 80% if the commission determines that the project is of statewide or regional sig…

NR 7.09 Commission to approve or deny requests for funding and establish priority lists. (1) To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the commission will give consideration to projects located where a scarcity of safe recreational boating facilities exists, to basic facilities…

NR 7.10 Agency liaison. (1) The department will assist governmental units in preparing requests for funding. (2) The department will review all requests for funding of studies and projects for completeness and present properly completed requests to the commission for their action…

NR 700.01 Purpose. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to provide definitions of terms used in chs. NR 700 to 754, to incorporate by reference specified regulations or materials, and to grant confidential status for records, reports and other information furnished to or obtained b…

NR 700.02 Applicability. (1) This chapter and chs. NR 702, 704, and 708 to 754 apply to actions taken by the department under the authority of chs. 289 and 292, Stats. (2) This chapter and chs. NR 706 to 754 apply to actions taken by responsible parties at sites, facilities or po…

NR 700.03 Definitions. The following definitions apply to chs. NR 700 to 754: (1e) “Agency with administrative authority” or “agency” has the meaning specified in s. 292.12 (1) (a), Stats. Note: Section 292.12 (1) (a), Stats., reads: “Agency with administrative authority” means t…

NR 700.05 Confidentiality of information. (1) Except as provided under sub. (2), any record, report or other information furnished to, or obtained by, the department in the administration of chs. NR 700 to 754 is a public record subject to the provisions of ss. 19.21, 19.31 to 19…

NR 700.07 Incorporation by reference. The material listed in this section is incorporated by reference at the paragraph noted: “SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste”, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste, loose-leaf manual, “The Third Edit…

NR 700.08 Superfund site assessment. A site or facility may be evaluated by the department to determine eligibility for the federal superfund program, under CERCLA and the NCP. The department also may conduct federal site assessment activities, in cooperation with the U.S. EPA. A…

NR 700.10 Identification of responsible parties. The department may attempt to identify potentially responsible parties during any phase of response action by any of the following methods: the chapter was last published. 7 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (1) Interviewing local of…

NR 700.11 Submittals. (1) GENERAL. Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall comply with the following: (a) Responsible parties shall submit site progress reports that summarize the completed work and additional work planned to adequately complete the…

NR 700.13 Sample preservation and analysis. (1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. All sampling, preservation, extraction, and analytical methods used for compliance with chs. NR 700 to 754 shall be according to the requirements in s. NR 716.13. (1m) USE OF GASOLINE RANGE ORGANICS/DIESEL RANG…

NR 702.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish criteria and procedures for use by the department in developing, establishing and amending a contingency plan, that complements and is consistent with federal, state and local contingency plans. The department[s conti…

NR 702.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to the department[s development, establishment and amendment of a contingency plan for the undertaking of emergency immediate actions in response to the discharge of hazardous substances, as required by s. 292.11, Stats. History: Cr. …

NR 702.03 Definitions. In this chapter, Xincident command systemY means an organized approach used to effectively control and manage operations at the scene of an emergency immediate action. History: Cr. Register, April, 1994, No. 460, eff. 5-1-94.

NR 702.05 Contingency plan development. (1) The department shall develop and establish a contingency plan for responding to hazardous substance discharges that pose an imminent threat to public health, safety or welfare or the environment, after consulting with local government, …

NR 702.07 Contingency plan amendment and review. The contingency plan shall be amended by the department when necessary to improve emergency immediate actions in response to a hazardous substance discharge, after consultation with other affected agencies. At a minimum, the contin…

NR 702.09 Contingency plan criteria. The department shall consider all of the following criteria when developing the contingency plan: (1) At the scene of a hazardous substance discharge, there may be response personnel from several different agencies, with each agency having its…

NR 704.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish criteria and procedures for developing, establishing and amending a contingency plan to be used by the department when responding to abandoned containers of hazardous substances, other than buried containers. This cha…

NR 704.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to the department[s development, establishment and amendment of a contingency plan for conducting emergency immediate actions in relation to abandoned containers of hazardous substances, as required by s. 292.41, Stats. History: Cr. R…

NR 704.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAbandoned containerY has the meaning specified in s. 292.41 (1), Stats. Note: Section 292.41 (1), Stats., defines Xabandoned containerY to mean Xany container which contains a hazardous substance and is not being monitored and maintain…

NR 704.05 Contingency plan development. (1) The department shall develop a contingency plan for responding to abandoned containers. The contingency plan shall include all of the following elements: (a) Personnel protection measures. (b) Procedures for obtaining access to the site…

NR 704.07 Contingency plan amendment and review. The contingency plan shall be amended by the department when necessary to improve response to abandoned containers of hazardous substances. At a minimum, the plan shall be reviewed by the department at least every 4 years. The depa…

NR 704.09 Criteria for abandoned container response. The plan developed under s. NR 704.05 shall contain all of the following criteria to be considered by the department when evaluating a response action for an abandoned container: (1) Quantity, toxicity or other threats the haza…

NR 704.11 Evaluation of hazardous substance management options. The contingency plan developed pursuant to s. NR 704.05 shall contain the following criteria for evaluating options for managing hazardous substances found in abandoned containers: (1) Hazardous substances from aband…

NR 706.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to adopt by administrative rule notification requirements for discharges of hazardous substances. This chapter is adopted pursuant to ss. 227.11 (2) and 292.11, Stats. Note: Asphalt and concrete, if intact and undamaged, are consi…

NR 706.02 Applicability. (1) This chapter applies to hazardous substance discharges that are subject to the requirements of s. 292.11, Stats. (2) Section NR 706.05 applies to all persons who have responsibility under s. 292.11, Stats., for any hazardous substance discharge that m…

NR 706.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (2) XFertilizerY has the meaning specified in s. 94.64 (1) (e), Stats., except that it does not include nitrates or other forms of nitrogen found in the environment that cannot be attributed to a discharge. Note: Section 94.64 (1) (e), Stat…

NR 706.05 General requirements for responsible parties. (1) DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION. (a) Unless the discharge is specifically exempted under s. NR 706.07, persons who cause the discharge to the environment of a hazardous substance or who possess or control a hazardous substance wh…

NR 706.07 Exemptions. The exemptions in this section are limited to notification or penalty provisions. Responsible parties shall comply with the response requirements of s. NR 706.05 (2) for all situations. While notification of the discharge is exempt under this section, a resp…

NR 706.11 Additional responsibilities for owners or operators of underground storage tank systems. NR 706.11 (2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The owner or operator of an UST system shall document and submit to the department, within 72 hours of the original notification, any additiona…

NR 708.01 Purpose. This chapter establishes criteria for emergency and non]emergency immediate actions and interim actions to be taken by responsible parties, or interim actions taken by local governmental units or economic development corporations when directed by the department…

NR 708.02 Applicability. (1) This chapter applies to emergency and non]emergency immediate actions and interim actions taken by the department under the authority of ch. 292, Stats. In this chapter, where the term Xresponsible partiesY appears, it should be read to include the de…

NR 708.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XEconomic development corporationY has the meaning described in s. 501 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.22 (4), Stats., that is exempt from federal taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or an …

NR 708.05 Immediate actions. (1) GENERAL. Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall immediately take action to halt a hazardous substance discharge or environmental pollution and to minimize the harmful effects of the discharge or environmental pollut…

NR 708.07 Additional response actions. Unless s. NR 708.09 is applicable, responsible parties shall conduct all necessary additional response actions at the completion of an immediate action including, but not limited to, the actions listed in subs. (1) to (4), either at the dire…

NR 708.09 No further response action. (1) GENERAL. Unless sub. (2) is applicable, responsible parties shall submit a final report for completed immediate action at the site or facility which addresses the following criteria, where applicable, and a letter of compliance documentin…

NR 708.11 Interim actions. (1) GENERAL. (a) Responsible parties shall evaluate the need for interim action prior to initiating a site investigation and during a site investigation. Interim action shall be taken where it is necessary to contain or stabilize a discharge of a hazard…

NR 708.13 Free product removal. Responsible parties shall conduct free product removal whenever it is necessary to halt or contain the discharge of a hazardous substance or to minimize the harmful effects of the discharge to the air, lands or waters of the state. When required, f…