Wisconsin Administrative Code

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…

NR 216.001 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish criteria defining those storm water discharges needing WPDES storm water permits, as required by s. 283.33, Stats., and to implement the appropriate performance standards of subchs. III and IV of ch. NR 151. The goal…

NR 216.002 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions are applicable: Note: Additional definitions may be found in s. NR 205.03. (1m) “Benchmark” means a minimum numeric or narrative level of pollution control required to demonstrate progress toward a…

NR 216.003 General permits. (1) CONDITIONS AND DURATION. In addition to the terms and conditions listed under this chapter, if the department issues a storm water discharge general permit, it may in the permit require compliance with the terms and conditions identified in s. NR 2…

NR 216.004 Noncompliance. (1) Any act of noncompliance with the provisions of any storm water discharge permit issued under this chapter is a violation of the permit and is grounds for enforcement action or denial of continued coverage under a general permit. (2) Permittees shall…

NR 216.005 Long-term storm water maintenance requirements. The long-term storm water management practices installed by the landowner in accordance with a storm water management plan shall be maintained in accordance with the long-term maintenance agreement submitted to the depart…

NR 216.006 Electronic reporting of information. (1) The department shall provide an electronic reporting system to receive information from WPDES permit applicants and WPDES permittees as required in subchs. I to III. The electronic reporting system shall comply with s. Adm 12.05…

NR 216.007 Water quality standards. The department, in individual and general WPDES permits issued under subchs. I to III, shall specify the terms and conditions under which storm water may be discharged to waters of the state for the purpose of achieving and implementing water q…

NR 216.008 Antidegradation review. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to establish the implementation procedures for the application of the antidegradation policy under s. NR 102.045 to storm water discharges regulated under ch. 283, Stats. (2) APPLICABILITY. (a) This se…

NR 216.01 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to identify municipalities that are required to obtain WPDES municipal storm water permits, and to establish the application and permit requirements for municipal storm water discharge permits, as required by s. 283.33, Stats. …

NR 216.02 Permit coverage required. The following owners or operators of municipal separate storm sewer systems shall obtain coverage under a WPDES municipal storm water permit under this subchapter: Note: A city, village or town is not responsible for a county, state and federal…

NR 216.023 Urbanized area exemption.

NR 216.024 Non-urbanized area exemption.

NR 216.025 Designation criteria.

NR 216.026 Petition for permit coverage. NR 216.03 Application for permit coverage.

NR 216.03 Application for permit coverage. (1) The owner or operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system identified as needing a permit under s. NR 216.02 shall submit an application under sub. (2) for coverage under a WPDES permit under this subchapter to the department w…

NR 216.031 General permit application requirements.

NR 216.032 Individual permit application requirements. NR 216.04 Issuance of permits.

NR 216.04 Issuance of permits. (1) The department shall determine whether a general permit or an individual permit will be used to authorize coverage for each applicant, group of co-applicants or regional authority. The department may exclude co-applicants from coverage under an …

NR 216.065 Permittee responsibility and permit conditions. NR 216.07 Permit requirements.

NR 216.07 Permit requirements. The department shall establish permit conditions to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 to the maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to achieve and implement the water quality standards contained in chs. NR 102 to 105…

NR 216.075 Reliance on another entity. NR 216.08 Permit fees. NR 216.09 Individual permit reapplication. NR 216.10 Authorized local program. Subchapter II — Industrial Storm Water Discharge Permits NR 216.20 Purpose. Note: Corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Regi…

NR 216.08 Permit fees. A storm water discharge permit fee shall be paid annually by each permittee under this subchapter, and by each permittee whose WPDES permit incorporates storm water management requirements under this subchapter. Permit fees are due by June 30th each year. T…

NR 216.09 Individual permit reapplication. In order to remain covered after the expiration date of an individual permit issued under this subchapter, a permittee shall reapply to the department at least 180 days prior to the expiration date of the permit for continued coverage un…

NR 216.10 Authorized local program. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to promote efficient and integrated implementation and oversight of the state and municipal construction site erosion control and storm water management requirements. A municipality covered under a pe…

NR 216.20 Purpose. This subchapter establishes criteria for identifying industrial discharges that require a WPDES storm water permit, application requirements, permit requirements and permit fees, as required by s. 283.33, Stats.

NR 216.21 Applicability and exclusions. (1) POINT This subchapter applies to point sources which discharge storm water associated with industrial activity to the waters of the state, either directly or via a separate storm sewer system. (2) CATEGORIES. This subchapter applies to …

NR 216.22 Application requirements. (1) APPLICAThe owner or operator of a facility type listed in s. NR 216.21 (2) shall apply for a storm water discharge permit unless the owner or operator is eligible for and has submitted a conditional “no exposure” certification in accordance…

NR 216.23 Permit coverage. (1) TIER 1 GENERAL PERThe department may issue a statewide general permit to cover all tier 1 type storm water discharges where the discharges are not covered by an industry-specific general permit issued pursuant to s. NR 216.24, or by an individual pe…

NR 216.24 Industry-specific general permits. (1) INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC PERMITS. In addition to statewide general permits issued under s. NR 216.23 (1) or (2), the department may issue industry-specific general storm water discharge permits to one or more categories of industries iden…