Chapter 291 — HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
24 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 291.001 Declaration of policy
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291.001 Declaration of policy. SUBCHAPTER II DEFINITIONS 291.01 Definitions. SUBCHAPTER III 291.21 291.23 291.25 291.27 291.29 291.31 291.33 291.35 291.37 Generation. Licenses; transportation. Licenses; treatment, storage or disposal. Environmental impact statement. Closure and l…
Wis. Stat. § 291.01 Definitions
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291.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Closing” has the meaning designated under s. 289.01 (5). (2) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (3) “Disposal” means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any hazardous waste into…
Wis. Stat. § 291.05 Required rules
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291.05 Required rules. (1) The department shall promulgate by rule criteria identical to those promulgated by the U.S. environmental protection agency under section 6921 (a) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for identifying the characteristics of hazardous waste. The …
Wis. Stat. § 291.07 Authorized rules
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291.07 Authorized rules. (1) The department may, by rule, prohibit particular methods of treatment or disposal of particular hazardous wastes, upon a finding that restrictions on treatment or disposal methods are necessary to protect public health and safety or the environment. (…
Wis. Stat. § 291.09 Department duties
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291.09 Department duties. (1) The department, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Extension and other interested parties, shall develop educational programs and offer technical assistance to persons interested in hazardous waste management. (2) If facilities or equipm…
Wis. Stat. § 291.11 Department powers
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291.11 Department powers. (1) The department may hold hearings relating to any aspect of the administration of this chapter and, in connection with those hearings, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence. (2) The department may waive compliance with any …
Wis. Stat. § 291.13 Capacity assurance plan revision and review
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291.13 Capacity assurance plan revision and review. (1) In this section, “capacity assurance plan” means the plan submitted under 42 USC 9604 (c) (9) for the management of hazardous waste generated in this state. (2) The department shall do all of the following: (a) Monitor chang…
Wis. Stat. § 291.15 Confidentiality of records
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291.15 Confidentiality of records. (1) RECORDS. Except as provided under sub. (2), any records or other information furnished to or obtained by the department in the administration of this chapter are public records subject to s. 19.21. (2) CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS. (a) Application. …
Wis. Stat. § 291.21 Generation
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291.21 Generation. Any person generating solid waste shall determine if the solid waste is a hazardous waste. Any person generating hazardous waste shall: (1) Be responsible for testing programs needed to determine whether any material generated by them is a hazardous waste for p…
Wis. Stat. § 291.23 Licenses; transportation
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291.23 Licenses; transportation. (1) No person may transport hazardous waste without a license issued under this section. (2) Licenses issued under this section shall require compliance with rules of the department promulgated under s. 291.05 (5) (a). (3) Licenses issued under th…
Wis. Stat. § 291.25 Licenses; treatment, storage or disposal
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291.25 Licenses; treatment, storage or disposal. (1) The storage of hazardous waste at the generation site by the generator of that waste for a period of less than 90 days is not subject to this section. The storage of hazardous waste for a period of less than 10 days is exempt f…
Wis. Stat. § 291.27 Environmental impact statement
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291.27 Environmental impact statement. (1) An environmental impact statement is required under s. 1.11 (2) for a new hazardous waste disposal facility if one or both of the following conditions exist: (a) The total area committed to solid and hazardous waste disposal exceeds 80 a…
Wis. Stat. § 291.29 Closure and long-term care plan for unlicensed facilities
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291.29 Closure and long-term care plan for unlicensed facilities. Any person required to be licensed or eligible to obtain a license under s. 291.25 who does not obtain a license under that section shall submit to the department a closure plan and, if the facility is a disposal f…
Wis. Stat. § 291.31 Variance
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291.31 Variance. If the department determines that the application for or compliance with any license required under s. 291.23 or 291.25 would cause undue or unreasonable hardship to any person, the department may issue a variance from the requirements of s. 291.23, 291.25, 291.2…
Wis. Stat. § 291.33 Tonnage fees
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291.33 Tonnage fees. A person who operates a licensed hazardous waste disposal facility shall pay the fees imposed and specified under s. 289.62. History: 1995 a. 227 s. 687.
Wis. Stat. § 291.35 Rules on metallic mining wastes
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291.35 Rules on metallic mining wastes. The requirements of this chapter shall be subject to s. 289.05 (2). History: 1995 a. 227 s. 648.
Wis. Stat. § 291.37 Corrective action
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291.37 Corrective action. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Corrective action” means any method for protecting human health or the environment from a release. (b) “Release” means any spill, leak, pumping, pouring, emission, emptying, discharge, injection, escape, leaching, d…
Wis. Stat. § 291.85 Imminent danger
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291.85 Imminent danger. (1) NOTICE REQUIRED. If the department receives evidence that the past or present handling, storage, treatment, transportation or disposal of any hazardous waste may present an imminent and substantial danger to health or the environment, the department sh…
Wis. Stat. § 291.87 License actions; hearing; public comment
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291.87 License actions; hearing; public comment. (1) If the department proposes to deny, suspend or revoke a license for the reasons stated under sub. (1m) (b) to (f), the department shall comply with the procedures specified under this section. (1m) A license issued under s. 291…
Wis. Stat. § 291.89 Review of alleged violations
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291.89 Review of alleged violations. Any 6 or more citizens or any municipality may petition for review of an alleged violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated or special order, plan approval, license or any term or condition of a license issued under this chapter in the …
Wis. Stat. § 291.91 Inspections and right of entry
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291.91 Inspections and right of entry. (1) The department may inspect hazardous waste facility construction projects to determine compliance with this chapter and rules promulgated and licenses issued under this chapter. (2) Upon the request of any officer, employee or authorized…
Wis. Stat. § 291.93 Orders
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291.93 Orders. The department may issue orders to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and enforce those orders by all appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings. History: 1995 a. 227 s. 672.
Wis. Stat. § 291.95 Enforcement
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291.95 Enforcement. (1) DEPARTMENT ACTION. If the department determines that any person is in violation of any requirement of this chapter or any rule promulgated or special order, plan approval or term or condition of a license or variance issued under this chapter, the departme…
Wis. Stat. § 291.97 Violations and penalties
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291.97 Violations and penalties. (1) CIVIL PENALTIES. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 291.97 promulgated or special order, plan approval or term or condition of a license or variance issued under this chapter shall forf…