Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General
Chapter NR 182 - Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining Waste Management
Section NR 182.104 - General submittal requirements

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 182.104

Current through August 26, 2024

Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, all submittals for review and approval of any feasibility report, plan of operation, construction documentation report, or closure plan shall include the following:

(1) PAPER AND ELECTRONIC COPIES. Unless otherwise specified, an applicant shall submit 5 paper copies and one electronic copy of the plan or report prepared pursuant to the appropriate section of this chapter, and an additional reproducible digital or electronic copy of any plan sheets or drawings submitted as a part of the plan or report. The paper copies and electronic copies shall be submitted to the department's waste and materials management program in Madison unless otherwise specified by the department. The complete electronic copy of the report and the separate digital or electronic copy of any plan sheets or drawings shall be provided in formats and on media acceptable to the department.

(2) COVER LETTER. An applicant shall prepare a letter detailing the desired department action or response in reference to the submittal.

(3) CERTIFICATION.

(a) An applicant shall prepare and submit the reports and plan sheets under the seal of a licensed professional engineer. In addition, the applicant shall include the following certification:

"I, __________________________, hereby certify that I am a licensed professional engineer in the State of Wisconsin in accordance with the requirements of ch. A-E 4, Wis. Adm. Code; that this document has been prepared in accordance with the Rules of Professional Conduct in ch. A-E 8, Wis. Adm. Code; and that, to the best of my knowledge, all information contained in this document is correct and the document was prepared in compliance with all applicable requirements ch. NR 182, Wis. Adm. Code."

(b) An applicant shall prepare feasibility reports, plans of operation, site investigation, and any other reports that require interpretation of geology or hydrogeology under the seal of a licensed professional geologist. In addition, an applicant shall include the following certification:

"I, __________________, hereby certify that I am a licensed professional geologist in the State of Wisconsin in accordance with the requirements of ch. GHSS 2, Wis. Adm. Code; that the preparation of this document has not involved any unprofessional conduct as detailed in ch. GHSS 5, Wis. Adm. Code; and that, to the best of my knowledge, all information contained in this document is correct and the document was prepared in compliance with all applicable requirements in ch. NR 182, Wis. Adm. Code."

(4) TECHNICAL PROCEDURES. An applicant shall use the current standard procedures as specified by ASTM International, USGS, U.S. environmental protection agency's standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, or other equivalent or appropriate methods approved by the department to complete all technical procedures used to investigate a mining waste facility. An applicant shall specify the test procedures used in the report. An applicant shall explain in detail, with reasons provided, any deviation from a standard method used in the report.

(5) VISUALS. An applicant shall provide maps, figures, photographs and tables to clarify information or conclusions. The visuals shall be legible and submitted in reproducible printed form and electronic format, specified by the department. All paper copies of maps, plan sheets, drawings, isometrics, cross-sections and aerial photographs shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Printed visual materials may not be larger than 32 inches by 44 inches and may not be smaller than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches. Printed photographs may not be smaller than 4 inches by 6 inches. Engineering plans shall be drawn on standard 24 inch by 36-inch plan sheets, except that if facility details cannot be adequately depicted on standard plan sheets at a 1:100 scale, the engineering plans may be drawn on 30 inch by 42 inch plan sheets.

(b) Be of appropriate scale to show all required details in sufficient clarity.

(c) Be numbered, referenced in the narrative, titled, have a legend of all symbols used, contain horizontal and vertical scales, where applicable, and specify drafting or origination dates.

(d) Use uniform scales.

(e) Contain a north arrow.

(f) Use mean sea level as the basis for all elevations.

(g) Contain a survey grid based on monuments established in the field that utilizes a coordinate system and datum acceptable to the department.

Note: Examples of acceptable coordinate systems include state plane, Universal Transverse Mercator, and Wisconsin Transverse Mercator.

(h) Show original topography and the grid system on all plan sheets showing construction, operation, or closure topography. For complex plans, existing conditions within the mining waste facility area may be shown by lighter lines or may be eliminated.

(i) Show survey grid location and reference major plan sheets on all cross-sections. A reduced diagram of a cross-section location plan view map shall be included on the sheets with the cross-sections.

(6) TABLE OF CONTENTS. An applicant shall include a table of contents listing all sections of the submittal.

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