Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General
Chapter NR 135 - Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation
Subchapter IV - Administration and Enforcement
Section NR 135.36 - Operator reporting requirements

(1) An operator shall submit an annual report for every nonmetallic mining site with a reclamation permit to the regulatory authority. The annual report shall include all of the following:

(2) The annual report shall cover activities on unreclaimed acreage for the previous calendar year and be submitted by January 31.

(3) Annual reports shall be submitted by an operator for all active and intermittent mining sites to the regulatory authority for each calendar year until nonmetallic mining reclamation at the site is certified as complete pursuant to s. NR 135.38 or at the time of release of financial assurance pursuant to s. NR 135.40(7).

(4) A regulatory authority may, at its discretion, obtain the information required in sub. (1) for a calendar year by written documentation of its inspections of a nonmetallic mining site. If the regulatory authority obtains and documents the required information, the annual report need not be submitted by the operator. If the regulatory authority determines that the operator need not submit an annual report pursuant to this subsection, the regulatory authority shall advise the operator in writing at least 30 days before the end of the applicable calendar year. In that case, the regulatory authority shall require the operator to submit the certification required in sub. (1) (h).

(5) A regulatory authority shall retain annual reports required by sub. (1) or equivalent records as provided in sub. (4) for 10 years after they are submitted, and shall make them available upon request to the department for inspection or audit activities the department conducts pursuant to subch. V.