Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 214 - Land Treatment Of Industrial Liquid Wastes, By-Product Solids And Sludges
Subchapter I - General
Section NR 214.04 - Prohibitions

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 214.04

Current through November 25, 2024

(1) The discharge of toxic or hazardous substances to land treatment systems shall be prohibited unless the owner or operator demonstrates to the department that the discharge of such pollutants will be in such small quantities that no environmental pollution will result and standards established in ch. NR 140 will not be exceeded. The demonstration criteria used shall include, but not be limited to: the toxicity of the pollutant or waste, degradability, the usual or potential presence of the pollutant or waste in the existing environment, site characteristics and other relevant factors. This prohibition applies to sludges which are classified as toxic or hazardous wastes.

(2) The discharge of hazardous wastes to land treatment systems is prohibited as specified in s. NR 664.0270.

(3) The underground injection of any pollutant through a well is prohibited as specified in s. NR 812.20.

(4) Liquid wastes, sludges or by-product solids that contain viable pathogens, such as those from meat or poultry processing, may not be applied on fields used for growing crops that may be consumed raw by humans.

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