Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General
Chapter NR 159 - Management Of Class B Firefighting Foam
Section NR 159.04 - Prohibition and exemptions

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 159.04

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) Except as provided under sub. (2), no person may use or otherwise discharge, including for training purposes, a class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS.

(2) All of the following actions are exempt from the prohibition under sub. (1):

(a) The use or discharge by any person of a class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS as part of an emergency firefighting or fire prevention operation.

(b) The use by any person of class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS for testing purposes, including calibration testing, conformance testing, or fixed system testing, if the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal or storage measures, as specified in ss. NR 159.06 to 159.08, to prevent discharges of the foam to the environment.

Note: Under s. 299.48(3) (b), Stats., appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal or storage measures may not include flushing, draining, or otherwise discharging foam into a storm or sanitary sewer.

A person responsible under s. 292.11(3), Stats., for discharges of PFAS to the environment shall follow the applicable requirements in chs. NR 700 to 754 for response action sites.

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