Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 200.21 Time deadline for filing variance requests. (1) APPLICATIONS. A permittee who wishes to apply for a variance from a water quality based effluent limitation shall submit an application for a variance within the time period specified in s. 283.15 (2) (am) (1), Stats. the …

NR 200.22 Information to be included in an application for a variance. (1) A permittee applying for a variance shall supply the following information: (a) Facility name, address and WPDES permit number. (b) The name, address and telephone [number] of a facility contact person. (c…

NR 200.23 Signature of authorized representative. Pursuant to s. NR 205.07 (1) (g), a person submitting an application for a variance shall include a signed statement by an autho- 8 rized representative that certifies to the accuracy of the information. History: Cr. Register, Nov…

NR 200.24 Application completeness. When the department receives an application for a variance: (1) The department may request additional information from the permittee within 30 days after receiving the application. The permittee shall provide the additional information within 3…

NR 200.25 Time periods for department action on applications. The department shall adhere to the time deadlines specified in s. 283.15, Stats., in making determinations of application completeness and tentative and final decisions on variance requests. Note: These time deadlines …

NR 201.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to identify when the department shall prepare a fact sheet for a draft Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit, and what information shall be included in the fact sheet. The fact sheet describes the dischar…

NR 201.02 Applicability. The department shall prepare a fact sheet for each discharge for which it proposes to issue a WPDES individual permit under s. 283.31, Stats., a storm water permit under s. 283.33, Stats., or a general permit under s. 283.35, Stats. A fact sheet does not …

NR 201.03 Contents of permit fact sheet. The fact sheet shall include all of the following information if applicable: (1) The name and address of the applicant and facility location where the discharge occurs. (2) A statement as to whether the discharge is in existence or is a pr…

NR 202.01 Report of industrial waste discharge to municipal or domestic wastewater systems. (1) APPLICABILITY. Persons who discharge pollutants into publicly or privately owned treatment works and who are subject to s. 299.15, Stats., and rules promulgated thereunder in ch. NR 10…

NR 203.01 Definitions. (1) XDepartmentY means the department of natural resources. (2) XGeneral permitY means a permit for the discharge of pollutants issued by the department under s. 283.35, Stats. (3) XPermitY means a permit for the discharge of pollutants issued by the depart…

NR 203.015 Exceptions. The department may, with the consent of the permittee, revoke or modify a permit issued under s. 283.31 or 283.33, Stats., without following the notice procedures outlined in subch. I or without holding a public informational hearing as outlined in subch. I…

NR 203.02 Public notice of receipt of a completed permit application and draft permit. (1) INTENT. Public notice of the receipt of a completed permit application and draft permit is intended to inform interested members of the public of a completed application, the tentative dete…

NR 203.03 Notice of receipt of a completed permit application and draft permit to other government agencies. (1) INTENT. The intent of providing notice of the completed permit application and draft permit to other government agencies is to inform interested federal, state, and lo…

NR 203.04 Intent and scope. The regulations in this chapter prescribe the policies and procedures to be followed in is- the chapter was last published. 3 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES suing the notice of and the conducting of a public informational hearing and deciding the fina…

NR 203.05 Request for public informational hearing. (1) DISCRETIONARY HEARING. The department may schedule a public hearing on a proposed permit or permit application if requested by: (a) The applicant. (b) A state agency. (c) A federal agency other than the US EPA. (e) Fewer tha…

NR 203.06 Notice of public informational hearing. (1) FORM. Notice of a scheduled public hearing shall be in writing, with a title identifying the subject of the notice and the number of the application. (2) CONTENT. The notice of a scheduled public hearing shall contain the foll…

NR 203.07 Location of public informational hearing. Whenever possible all public informational hearings on permit applications shall be held in the area affected by the proposed discharge. If more than one permit application from a particular region is scheduled for hearing at th…

NR 203.08 Persons entitled to participate in public informational hearings. In addition to the applicants named in the public notice of hearing, any interested members of the public or representatives of government agencies may participate in a public informational hearing with r…

NR 203.09 Changes in time or place of hearing; adjournments. (1) CHANGES. Requests for changes in the time and place of a scheduled hearing will be granted only for good cause shown prior to any required newspaper publication of legal notice for said hearing. (2) ADJOURNMENT. The…

NR 203.10 Conduct of public informational hearings. (1) NONCONTESTED CASE. Public informational hearings held pursuant to this chapter are not contested cases as defined in s. 227.01 (3), Stats. (2) HEARING EXAMINER. Public informational hearings held pursuant to this chapter sha…

NR 203.11 Transcripts. (1) METHOD AND COPIES. Public informational hearings will be transcribed either stenographically or electronically. A typed copy of the transcript will be furnished to all persons, upon request, at a reasonable cost to be determined by the department. (2) C…

NR 203.12 Final determination to issue or deny a discharge permit. The department shall issue or deny any permit for a discharge under ch. 283, Stats., and may modify any terms and conditions of a draft permit based on consideration of required standards, the permit application, …

NR 203.13 Notice of final determination to issue or deny a permit to discharge. (1) FORM. The notice of final determination under s. NR 203.12 shall be in writing, with a title identifying the subject of the notice and the number of the permit. (2) CONTENT. The notice of final de…

NR 203.135 Modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination of permits.

NR 203.136 Causes for a modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination. Subchapter IV — Public Adjudicatory Hearings NR 203.14 Intent. NR 203.15 Applicability of subchapter. NR 203.16 Who may petition; when. NR 203.17 Form of petition. NR 203.18 Form of hearing notice; c…

NR 203.14 Intent. The purpose of this subchapter is to provide adequate procedures to insure as broad a degree of public participation in administrative adjudication of WPDES permits and their conditions as is consistent with procedural due process to the parties involved in the …

NR 203.15 Applicability of subchapter. (1) This subchapter is applicable only to the review of the following: (a) The denial, modification, suspension or revocation of a WPDES permit pursuant to s. 283.31, 283.33, 283.35 or 283.53, Stats. (b) The reasonableness of or necessity fo…

NR 203.16 Who may petition; when. (1) A review hearing pursuant to this subchapter may be petitioned by any permit applicant, a permittee, a state affected or to be affected by a discharge or 5 or more persons. (2) The petition shall be filed within 60 days after notice of any ac…

NR 203.17 Form of petition. TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: The undersigned hereby petition(s) for a review of the department[s (proposed rule) (decision) entitled ____________ and dated ___________, 2___. The specific issue(s) requested to be reviewed (is) (are): The spe…

NR 203.18 Form of hearing notice; content. (1) FORM OF HEARING NOTICE. Notice of a scheduled public hearing shall be in writing, with a title identifying the subject of the notice and the number of the proposed rule, and the number of the subject permit or permit application. (2)…

NR 203.19 Location of hearing. The location of the hearing shall be in conformance with s. NR 203.07. History: Cr. Register, January, 1974, No. 217, eff. 2-1-74; correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, September, 1984, No. 345.

NR 203.20 Final decision. The final decision on the issues raised by the petitioners shall be made within 90 days of the close of the hearing. History: Cr. Register, January, 1974, No. 217, eff. 2-1-74. the chapter was last published.

NR 204.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish discharge standards, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements for the use and disposal of sewage sludge and grit and screenings. Section 283.31, Stats., requires a permit for the lawful discharge of any p…

NR 204.02 General. (1) APPLICABILITY. Any person who treats or generates sludge, applies sludge to land or places sludge in a landfill shall comply with the requirements in this chapter. (a) In general, this chapter applies to the following: 1. The use and disposal of sludge and …

NR 204.03 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to terms used in this chapter. Definitions of other terms and the meaning of abbreviations are in ch. NR 205. (1) XAerobic digestionY means the biochemical decomposition of organic matter in sewage sludge into carbon…

NR 204.04 Exceptional quality sludge. (1) GENExceptional quality sludge may be applied to lawns and home gardens as well as other sites allowed under this chapter. Exceptional quality sludge is considered not to pose any reasonably anticipated threat to public health or the envir…

NR 204.05 Permit issuance. (1) GENERAL. A person that owns or operates a treatment works that generates sludge shall apply for a WPDES permit. The treatment works may not land apply or dispose of sludge unless the person who owns or operates the treatment works obtains a WPDES pe…

NR 204.06 Reporting and monitoring requirements. The following reports shall be submitted to the department, by the permittee, annually by January 31, unless otherwise stated in this section or as specified in the permit. All records of required analyses and management practices …

NR 204.07 Land application of sludge. (1) GENERAL. No person may land apply sludge in a manner which does not comply with the requirements of a WPDES permit and this chapter. (2) APPROVED SITES. The permittee shall obtain written or computer generated approval from the department…

NR 204.08 Landfill disposal. (1) GENERAL. Sewage sludge may not be disposed of in a municipal solid waste landfill unless the landfill meets the requirements of chs. NR 500 to 538 and is an approved facility as defined in s. 289.01 (3), Stats. Any facility accepting sewage sludge…

NR 204.09 Alternative uses of sludge. Alternative uses of sludge such as land application on sod farms, nurseries, Christmas tree plantations, mined land reclamation sites, restoration of construction sites or other drastically disturbed sites, research plots, highway right-of-wa…

NR 204.10 Storage facilities. (1) GENERAL. (a) No person may construct or use any sludge storage facility without obtaining department approval. All facilities shall be designed the chapter was last published. 13 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES and operated in accordance with the…

NR 204.11 Sludge management plan. (1) GENERAL. The department may require the permittee to develop a sludge management plan, submit the plan to the department for approval and operate in compliance with the approved plan. The plan shall include a description of the facility[s slu…

NR 204.12 Grit and screenings disposal. All grit and screenings generated from a facility shall be disposed of at a solid waste disposal facility licensed under chs. NR 500 to 538. History: Cr. Register, December, 1995, No. 480, eff. 1-1-96; correction made under s. 13.92 (4) (b)…

NR 204.13 Sludge management program standards and requirements based upon federal regulations. (1) NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS. In the event that new federal sludge standards or regulations are promulgated under section 405 of the clean water act, the permittee shall comply with the …

NR 204.14 Fact sheets. (1) GENERAL. The department shall prepare a fact sheet or briefing memo for any generator applying for a permit under s. NR 204.05. Information specified in this section shall be included in the fact sheet or briefing memo sent to the applicant. (2) INFORMA…

NR 204.15 Variances. (1) GENERAL. A permittee may request a variance from any non-statutory requirement of this chapter, providing that minimum federal regulations are adhered to. The department may approve a variance from requirements of this chapter when special circumstances s…