Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 20-54 - Agricultural Resource Management
Chapter ATCP 33 - Fertilizer And Pesticide Bulk Storage
Subchapter VII - Discharges and Precipitation
Section ATCP 33.58 - Discharge response preparedness
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง ATCP 33.58
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) DISCHARGE RESPONSE PLAN REQUIRED.
(a) The operator of a
storage facility shall have a written discharge response plan for all of the
following:
1. Discharges at the storage
facility.
2. Discharges, at
locations outside the storage facility, from mobile containers shipped from the
storage facility.
(b) An
operator shall do all of the following, with respect to a discharge response
plan under par. (a):
1. Review and amend the
plan, as necessary, at least once each year.
2. Keep a copy of the plan readily available
at the storage facility and at the nearest local office from which the operator
administers the storage facility.
3. Make the plan available to the department
for inspection and copying upon request.
4. Notify the local fire department, police
department and emergency planning committee of the plan and any plan revisions,
and provide them with copies upon request.
Note: Federal law under 42 USC 11002 and 11003 requires response plans for certain chemicals. A single response plan may satisfy requirements under sub. (1) and federal law.
(2) PLAN CONTENTS. A discharge response plan under sub. (1) shall include all of the following:
(a) The identity, address and telephone
number of the individual who is responsible for managing the storage
facility.
(b) The spill reporting
telephone number (1-800-943-0003) maintained by the department of natural
resources and department of military affairs emergency management
division.
(c) The telephone number
of the department's agricultural resource management division (608-224-4500),
or the identity and telephone number of the division's local environmental
enforcement specialist.
(d) The
names and telephone numbers of 2 local excavation contractors and 2 local earth
hauling contractors.
(e) A map or
diagram of the storage facility. The map or diagram shall include all of the
following:
1. The location of each fertilizer
storage container or bin, and the name or grade of fertilizer stored in that
container or bin.
2. The location
of each pesticide storage container or bin, other than a mini-bulk container,
and the name of the pesticide product stored in that container or
bin.
3. The location of each
mini-bulk container storage area.
(f) Procedures for responding to discharges
at the storage facility.
(g)
Procedures for responding to discharges from mobile storage containers shipped
from the storage facility.
(h)
Procedures for using or disposing of recovered discharges.
(3) EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND TRAINED PERSONNEL.
(a) Pumps, recovery containers,
personal protective equipment, and other necessary equipment and supplies shall
be readily available for any discharge response that may reasonably be
needed.
(b) Persons employed at a
storage facility shall be trained in discharge response procedures. Trained
personnel shall be readily available to implement a discharge
response.
(c) An operator may
arrange with a local fire department or other persons to provide equipment,
supplies and personnel required under pars. (a) and (b) if the operator makes
those arrangements in advance as part of the operator's discharge response
plan.
(d) An operator shall have
available, at the storage facility, absorbent materials that may be used to
control and clean up small liquid discharges.
(e) An operator shall decontaminate equipment
and supplies, as necessary, after using them to control and recover a
discharge.
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