Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 135.64 Exceptions. Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit: (1) A use of land permissible under a zoning ordinance on the day before the land containing a marketable nonmetallic mineral deposit was registered pursuant to this subchapter. (2) Acquisition of land containing a …

NR 140.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish groundwater quality standards for substances detected in or having a reasonable probability of entering the groundwater resources of the state; to specify scientifically valid procedures for determining if a numerical…

NR 140.02 Regulatory framework. (1) This chapter supplements the regulatory authority elsewhere in the statutes and administrative rules. The department will continue to exercise the powers and duties in those regulatory programs, consistent with the enforcement standards and pre…

NR 140.03 Applicability. This subchapter and subch. II apply to all facilities, practices, and activities which may affect groundwater quality and which are regulated under chs. 85, 93, 94, 101, 145, 281, 283, 287, 289, 291, and 292, Stats., by the department of agriculture, trad…

NR 140.05 Definitions. (1) XAccuracyY means the closeness of a measured value to its generally accepted value or its value based upon an accepted reference standard. (1m) XAlternative concentration limitY means the concentration of a substance in groundwater established by the de…

NR 140.10 Public health related groundwater standards. The groundwater quality standards for substances of public health concern are listed in Table 1. Note: For all substances that have carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic properties or interactive effects, the preventive acti…

NR 140.12 Public welfare related groundwater standards. The groundwater quality standards for substances of public welfare concern are listed in Table 2. Note: For each substance of public welfare concern, the preventive action limit is 50% of the established enforcement standard…

NR 140.14 Statistical procedures. (1) If a preventive action limit or an enforcement standard for a substance listed in Table 1 or 2, an alternative concentration limit issued in accordance with s. NR 140.28 or a preventive action limit for an indicator parameter established acco…

NR 140.16 Monitoring and laboratory data requirements. (1) (a) All groundwater quality samples collected to determine compliance with ch. 160, Stats., shall comply with this section except as noted. (b) Groundwater sampling requirements. All groundwater quality samples shall be c…

NR 140.20 Indicator parameter groundwater standards. (1) ESTABLISHING BACKGROUND WATER QUALITY. Background water quality at a facility, practice or activity at which monitoring is required shall be established by sampling one or more monitoring points at locations and depths suff…

NR 140.22 Point of standards application for design and compliance. (1) DESIGN. Except as specified in sub. (1m), facilities, practices or activities regulated by the department, including remedial actions, shall be designed to minimize the level of substances in groundwater and …

NR 140.24 Responses when a preventive action limit is attained or exceeded. (1) NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT. If the concentration of a substance, including indicator parameters, in groundwater attains or exceeds a preventive action limit at a point of standards application as des…

NR 140.26 Responses when an enforcement standard is attained or exceeded. (1) NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT. If the concentration of a substance in groundwater attains or exceeds an enforcement standard at a point of standards application as described in s. NR 140.22 (2): (a) The o…

NR 140.27 Responses when an enforcement standard is attained or exceeded at a location other than a point of standards application. If the concentration of a substance in groundwater attains or exceeds an enforcement standard at a location other than a point of standards applicat…

NR 140.28 Exemptions. (1) APPLICABILITY. (a) The department may not approve a proposed facility, practice or activity at a location where a preventive action limit or enforcement standard adopted under s. NR 140.10 or 140.12 has been attained or exceeded unless an exemption has b…

NR 141.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum acceptable standards for the design, installation, construction, abandonment and documentation of groundwater monitoring wells. These rules are adopted under chs. 281, 160 and 227, Stats. History: Cr. Register…

NR 141.03 Applicability. This chapter applies to all persons installing and abandoning groundwater monitoring wells and boreholes for purposes regulated by the department under ch. 160, 281, 283, 289, 291, 292, 293 or 299, Stats., or in permits, plan approvals, licenses or orders…

NR 141.05 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAir rotary drillingY means a drilling method whereby the borehole is advanced using a circular rotating action applied to a string of drilling rods which have a diffused discharge bit attached to the bottom of the rods. Pressurized air…

NR 141.055 Borehole protection. If a borehole is left open, protective measures shall be taken to prevent the borehole from acting as a conduit for contamination or becoming a safety hazard. History: Cr. Register, January, 1990, No. 409, eff. 2-1-90.

NR 141.06 Soil testing. Specific soil sampling and testing procedures are specified in other chapters related to wastewater and solid and hazardous waste disposal facilities. Note: See chs. NR 110, 206, 214, 508, 512, and 660 to 679. History: Cr. Register, January, 1990, No. 409,…

NR 141.065 Well location. (1) Monitoring wells installed where prior department approval is required shall be installed at the locations indicated on plans and specifications approved by the department prior to installation. (2) Following installation of the wells, an as-built pl…

NR 141.07 Well casing. (1) SPECIFICATIONS. All permanent groundwater monitoring wells shall be constructed of new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) well casing materials except in situations where the rock, soil or groundwater may react with PVC, in which case an approval under s. NR 141.…

NR 141.09 Well screen. (1) SPECIFICATIONS. All permanent groundwater monitoring well screens shall be constructed of material which is nonreactive with the constituents in soils and groundwater at the monitoring location. The well screen may not be hand cut and may not be wrapped…

NR 141.10 Tremie pipes and sealing procedures. (1) MATERIALS. The tremie pipe used for the placement of sealant materials shall be one of the following materials: (a) Metal pipe, (b) Rubber-covered hose reinforced with braided fiber or steel and rated for at least 300 psi, or (c)…

NR 141.11 Filter packs. All permanent groundwater monitoring wells installed in unconsolidated material and used for the collection of water quality samples shall be constructed with filter packs. Permanent groundwater monitoring wells installed in bedrock may be constructed with…

NR 141.13 Sealing requirements. All materials and procedures used in the installation of seals for permanent groundwater monitoring wells shall meet the requirements of this section. The calculated and actual volume of sealant material used 8 for the filter pack seal and annular …

NR 141.15 Drilling methods and fluids. The drilling method shall introduce the least possible amount of foreign material into the borehole, produce the least possible disturbance to the formation and permit the proper construction and development of the required diameter well. On…

NR 141.16 Cross contamination. Precautions shall be taken to prevent cross contamination of aquifers or uncontaminated zones. History: Cr. Register, June, 1991, No. 426, eff. 7-1-91.

NR 141.17 Disposal and decontamination. (1) All drill cuttings and fluids and surge and wash waters from borehole and groundwater monitoring well construction and development shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the department. (2) All borehole and groundwater monitoring …

NR 141.19 Borehole diameter. (1) BOREHOLES IN UNCONSOLIDATED GEOLOGIC FORMATION. For all permanent groundwater monitoring wells in unconsolidated geologic formations, the borehole diameter shall meet the following requirements: (a) If hollow stem augers are used, their inside wor…

NR 141.20 Aquifer test or recovery wells. The installation, location and construction of any aquifer test well or recovery well installed for a purpose regulated by the department under ch. 160, 281, 285, 289, 291, 292, 293, or 299, Stats., shall be approved by the department pro…

NR 141.21 Well development. All permanent groundwater monitoring wells shall be developed according to the requirements of section. Wells sealed with grout or slurry shall be developed after a minimum waiting period of 12 hours after installation is completed. The goal of well de…

NR 141.23 Well and borehole construction documentation. (1) All permanent groundwater monitoring well construction shall be reported to the department, using forms and instructions provided by the department, within 60 days after the well has been installed. The completed report …

NR 141.25 Abandonment requirements. The following requirements apply to the abandonment of all boreholes greater than 10 feet deep or which intersect a water table and all groundwater monitoring wells. The department may require, by order or other appropriate means, that any bore…

NR 141.27 Driven point wells. Driven point wells with galvanized steel drive pipes and contaminant compatible well screens may be used as permanent groundwater monitoring wells if prior department approval is obtained. Written documentation shall be supplied to the department pri…

NR 141.29 Temporary groundwater monitoring wells. Temporary groundwater monitoring wells may be installed according to less stringent standards than specified for permanent groundwater monitoring wells. Any temporary monitoring well construction shall be approved by the departmen…

NR 141.31 Special circumstances and exceptions. (1) The department may require or approve more restrictive or alternative well material, assembly, installation, development or abandonment if the contaminant concentrations or geologic setting require alternative construction. Prio…

NR 142.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to any person withdrawing water from any waters of the state. (2) PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the conservation of the waters of the state; to provide for the management of…

NR 142.02 Definitions. The following definitions apply to the terms used in this chapter: (1) XApprovalY means a permit issued under s. 30.18, Stats., or an approval under s. 281.41, Stats. (2) XAuthorized base level of water lossY means any of the following: (a) The maximum 30-d…

NR 142.04 Determining consumptive use. (1) Persons required to provide volumes and rates of consumptive use to the chapter was last published. NR 142.04 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE the department under s. NR 142.06 (2) (g) shall do so in the following manner: (a) If a person is…

NR 142.05 Determining water loss. In calculating the total amount of water loss from a withdrawal a person shall include all separate interbasin diversions and consumptive uses, or combinations thereof, which the person makes or proposes to make for a single use, facility or irri…

NR 142.06 Water loss approval. (1) APPROVAL REQUIRED. Before a person may begin a new withdrawal or increase the amount of an existing withdrawal, the person shall apply to the department under s. 30.18 or 281.41, Stats., for a new approval or a modification of an existing approv…

NR 142.09 Department investigations. (1) COMPLAINT PROCEDURE. Any 6 or more residents of the state may petition for an investigation of a withdrawal alleged to be in violation of s. 281.35, Stats., this rule or an order issued by the department by submitting to the department a p…

NR 146.01 Purpose and applicability. (1) PURPOSE. This chapter is promulgated under chs. 280 and 281, Stats. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the criteria by which the department administers the water well driller, heat exchange driller, and pump installer licensing an…

NR 146.02 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1e) “Advance notification” means notification to the department via fax, e-mail or telephone at least one working day before commencing any work. (1g) “Certificate of supervision” means a department form, signed by the owner of a w…

NR 146.03 License or registration. (1) REQUIRE(a) No person may engage in the business of water well drilling or act as a water well driller without first obtaining a water well driller license or water well drilling business registration. (b) No person may engage in the business…

NR 146.04 Initial applications for licenses or registrations. (1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) All new license and registration applications shall be submitted on forms speci- 4 fied by the department for this purpose. An applicant for a water well drilling rig operator registration…