Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 212.12 Instream aeration. (1) Total maximum loads established under this chapter may be calculated based on the use of instream aeration techniques when WPDES permit applications meet both the following conditions: (a) A cost-effectiveness analysis is submitted to the departme…

NR 212.13 Flow reregulation. (1) Total maximum loads established under this chapter may be calculated based on the use of flow reregulation techniques when WPDES permit applicants meet all of the following conditions: (a) A cost-effectiveness analysis is submitted to the departme…

NR 212.40 Determination of lower Fox river water quality related effluent limitations. Effluent limitations for point sources discharging BOD5 to the lower Fox river shall be calculated according to the procedures contained in this section. These limitations shall apply from May …

NR 212.60 Determination of upper Wisconsin river water quality related effluent limitations. Effluent limitations for point sources discharging BOD5 to the upper Wisconsin river shall be calculated according to the procedures contained in this section. These limitations shall app…

NR 212.70 Determination of Peshtigo river water quality related effluent limitations. Effluent limitations for point sources discharging BOD5 to the Peshtigo river shall be calculated according to the procedures contained in this section. These limitations shall apply from May 1 …

NR 212.71 Applicability. This subchapter establishes the procedures, methodologies, and requirements to be used for determining total maximum daily loads and water quality-based 10 effluent limitations developed through wasteload allocations for pollutants except as provided in s…

NR 212.72 Definitions. In addition to the definitions and abbreviations in ss. NR 205.03 and 205.04 the following definitions are applicable to the terms of this subchapter: (1) “EPA” means the United States environmental protection agency. (2) “Impaired water” has the meaning gi…

NR 212.73 TMDL development requirements for impaired waters. (1) PURPOSE. This section establishes the procedure, methodologies, and requirements to be used for developing TMDLs. (2) PRIORITIZATION. The department shall create and maintain an impaired waters list of waters that f…

NR 212.74 Developing TMDLs for nearshore and open waters of the Great Lakes. This section describes requirements for deriving TMDLs for waters of the Great Lakes as defined under s. NR 102.22 (5) and inland lakes within the Great Lakes system, as defined under s. NR 102.03 (1pr),…

NR 212.75 Developing TMDLs for Great Lakes systems tributaries and connecting channels. This section describes conditions for deriving TMDLs for tributaries and connecting channels of the Great Lakes system, as defined under s. NR 102.03 (1pr), that exhibit appreciable flows rela…

NR 212.76 Establishing WQBELs for publicly and privately owned wastewater facilities or treatment works. (1) WQBEL CALCULATION PROCEDURES. Calculation of WQBELs derived from TMDL wasteload allocations shall be derived consistent with the wasteload allocation and assumptions of an…

NR 212.77 Public Participation. (1) The department shall conduct an informational public hearing and provide an opportunity for the public to comment on a proposed TMDL before the TMDL is submitted to EPA for approval. The minimum time period for written comments shall be 30 days…

NR 213.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health and welfare by restoring, maintaining and protecting the physical, chemical and biological integrity of the waters of the state and all uses of state groundwaters and surface waters in accordance with the …

NR 213.02 Applicability. (1) STRUCTURES REGULATED. This chapter is applicable to all lagoons, tanks, stacking structures, and other storage or treatment structures that receive industrial, commercial or agricultural wastewaters, associated sludges from industrial, commercial or a…

NR 213.03 Existing lagoons, storage structures and treatment structures. (1) Owners and operators of lagoons, storage structures and treatment structures existing prior [to] July 1, 1990 shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that all existing lagoons, storage st…

NR 213.04 Definitions. The following definitions apply to the terms used in this chapter. Definitions of other terms and meanings of abbreviations are set forth in ch. NR 205. (1) XASTMY means the American Society for Testing and Materials. Copies of ASTM standards referenced in …

NR 213.05 Additional requirements. The design standards, material requirements or performance criteria of this chapter may be supplemented or superseded by more stringent requirements, including pretreatment requirements, more stringent design limitations, and more frequent or st…

NR 213.06 Exemptions from ch. NR 213. (1) The department may allow exemptions from the design standards and material requirements described in this chapter if the owner or operator can demonstrate that such design standards and material requirements are more stringent than necess…

NR 213.07 Abandonment. Lagoons, storage structures and treatment structures which will no longer be used, shall be properly abandoned within 2 years of the date on which waste material was last stored or treated. A plan outlining the proposed method of abandonment shall be submit…

NR 213.08 General design requirements. (1) LOCA(a) Lagoons, storage structures and treatment structures may not be located closer than: 1. 1,000 feet from a well serving a community public water supply system. 2. 250 feet from other potable water supply wells. 3. 500 feet from an…

NR 213.09 General submittal requirements. (1) GENERAL. An engineering report and plans and specifications shall be submitted to the department for approval in accordance with s. 281.41, Stats., prior to initiating construction. (a) The department recommends, whenever possible, a …

NR 213.10 General liner specifications. (1) GEN(a) All lagoons shall be sealed to prevent excessive exfiltration. 1. Natural soil materials, soil-bentonite mixtures or synthetic liners approved by the department may be used as lagoon liners. 2. All liners shall be constructed wit…

NR 213.12 Quality assurance and testing requirements. (1) GENERAL. (a) All liners shall be tested before the lagoons are put into operation to ensure that all performance standards and design specifications as approved have been met. A post-construction report shall be submitted …

NR 213.13 Requirements for sweet corn silage stacks of greater than 150 tons which do not exceed 1200 tons at any one time. Sweet corn silage stacks which do not exceed 1200 tons per site at any one time are not required to meet the specifications of s. NR 213.14 if subs. (1), (2…

NR 213.14 Stack structures for by-product solids. This section shall be applicable to all by-product solids stacks except those stacks identified in s. NR 213.02 (2) (e) or those stacks which meet the requirements of s. NR 213.13. (1) GENERAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) An engine…

NR 213.15 Storage tanks. Storage tanks shall be designed, installed and maintained to prevent leaks due to corrosion or structural failure. (1) Underground storage tanks shall be designed such that: (a) They are cathodically protected against corrosion, constructed of noncorrosiv…

NR 214.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health and welfare by restoring, maintaining and protecting the physical, chemical and biological integrity of the groundwater and all uses of state waters in accordance with ch. NR 140, and chs. 160 and 283, Sta…

NR 214.02 Applicability. (1) WASTES REGULATED. This chapter applies to those discharges of industrial wastes to land treatment systems not regulated under ch. NR 518. This includes but is not limited to liquid wastes, by-product solids and sludges generated by: fruit and vegetabl…

NR 214.03 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to terms used in this chapter. Definitions of other terms and meanings of abbreviations are in ch. NR 205. (1) XAlternate concentration limitY means the concentration of a substance in groundwater established for a s…

NR 214.04 Prohibitions. (1) The discharge of toxic or hazardous substances to land treatment systems shall be prohibited unless the owner or operator demonstrates to the department that the discharge of such pollutants will be in such small quantities that no environmental pollut…

NR 214.05 Additional limitations. Discharges of industrial liquid wastes, by-product solids and sludges to land treatment systems shall be operated to prevent detrimental effects on surface waters, wetlands and critical habitat areas. The department may impose additional limitati…

NR 214.06 Exemptions from requirements of this chapter. (1) The department may exempt a land treatment system from specific requirements of this chapter if the owner or operator can demonstrate that the requirement is more stringent than necessary to comply with the provisions of…

NR 214.07 Exemptions from groundwater standards. (1) Land treatment systems shall be designed and operated to minimize the level of substances in the groundwater and to prevent exceedence of the groundwater preventive action limits (PAL) to the extent technically and economically…

NR 214.08 Abandonment. Land treatment systems which will no longer be used shall be properly abandoned within 2 years of the date on which waste material was last applied. The department may require a plan that includes a procedure to properly identify the presence and characteri…

NR 214.09 Sampling and analytical methods. Unless otherwise specified in the WPDES permit for a land treatment system: (1) The procedures for measuring flow and taking samples of discharges shall be those in ch. NR 218, (2) The methods of analysis for substances contained in disc…

NR 214.10 General permits. Under s. 283.35, Stats., the department may issue a general or statewide WPDES permit for discharges from specified categories or classes of point sources. The department is considering the issuance of general WPDES permits to cover certain classes of l…

NR 214.13 Ridge and furrow systems. (1) SITE LOCATION CRITERIA. (a) The ridge and furrow system shall be located at least 500 feet from the nearest inhabited dwelling, except that this distance may be reduced with the written consent of any affected owners and occupants. The depa…

NR 214.14 Spray irrigation systems. (1) SITE LOCATION CRITERIA. (a) A spray irrigation system shall be located at least 1,000 feet from a well serving a community public water NR 214.14 supply system and at least 250 feet from other potable water supply wells. (b) The nearest edg…

NR 214.15 Overland flow systems. (1) SITE LOCATION CRITERIA. (a) An overland flow system shall be located at least 500 feet from the nearest inhabited dwelling, except that this distance may be reduced with the written consent of any affected owners and occupants. The department …

NR 214.16 Subsurface absorption systems. Subsurface absorption systems may not be used to treat commercial laundry, laundromat, motor vehicle cleaning and motor vehicle maintenance wastewaters unless the owner or operator can demonstrate and the department determines that specifi…

NR 214.17 Landspreading systems for liquid wastes and by-product solids. (1) EXEMPTION FOR LESS THAN 10% INDUSTRIAL WASTE IN MANURE PITS. Industrial liquid wastes mixed into liquid manure at a volume less than 10% of the volume of the mixture at the time it is landspread may be e…

NR 214.18 Sludge spreading systems. (1) APPLICABILITY. Only sludges which have been exempted from regulation under ch. NR 518 and have been shown to have beneficial properties as a soil conditioner or fertilizer and not have detrimental effects on the soil, crops or groundwater m…

NR 214.20 Soil investigation requirements. (1) APThis section is applicable to all new, expanded or modified land treatment systems receiving liquid wastes, byproduct solids and sludges from industrial facilities for which a plan approval under s. 281.41, Stats., and ch. NR 108 o…

NR 214.21 Groundwater monitoring requirements. (1) APPLICABILITY. The department may require the generator of a liquid waste, the owner or operator of a liquid waste land treatment system or an independent liquid waste-handling contractor, if applicable, to design and install a g…

NR 215.01 Purpose and authority. Section 283.21, Stats., requires that the department promulgate a list of toxic pollutants. The discharge to surface or groundwaters of any pollutant included on this list is subject to the requirements of ss. 283.13 (2) (b) and (c) and 283.21 (1)…

NR 215.02 Definitions. Terms used in this chapter are defined in s. NR 205.03. Abbreviations used in this chapter are defined in s. NR 205.04. History: Cr. Register, April, 1981, No. 304, eff. 5-1-81.

NR 215.03 List of toxic pollutants. The following table contains a list of toxic pollutants categorized by chemical class, based upon analytical methodology: (1) VOLATILE COMPOUNDS. (a) Acrolein (b) Acrylonitrile (c) Benzene (d) Bromoform (e) Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachlorometh…

NR 215.04 Provisions for revision of list. Section 283.21 (1) (a), Stats., authorizes the department to periodically amend this chapter to add to or remove from the list any pollutant and requires that when revising this list the department consider the toxicity of the pollutant,…

NR 215.05 List of conventional pollutants. (1) Biochemical oxygen demand (2) Total suspended solids (3) Oil and grease (4) pH (5) Fecal coliform History: Cr. Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86.

NR 215.06 List of nonconventional pollutants. (1) Ammonia (2) Bromide (3) Chemical oxygen demand (4) Chlorine (5) Color (6) Fluoride (7) Nitrate - nitrite (8) Nitrogen (9) Phosphorus (10) Radioactivity (a) Alpha (b) Beta (c) Radium (d) Radium 226 (11) Sulfate (12) Sulfide (13) Su…