Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 229 - Dental Offices
Section NR 229.05 - Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 229.05
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. A dental discharger subject to this chapter shall comply with all of the following reporting requirements in lieu of the otherwise applicable requirements under s. NR 211.15(1), (3), (4), and (7):
(a)
One-time compliance report
deadlines. For an existing source, a one-time compliance report shall
be submitted to the control authority no later than October 12, 2020, or 90
days after a transfer of ownership. For a new source, a one-time compliance
report shall be submitted to the control authority no later than 90 days
following the introduction of wastewater into a POTW.
(b)
Signature and
certification. The one-time compliance report shall be signed and
certified by a responsible corporate officer, a general partner, or proprietor
of the dental discharger if the dental discharger is structured as a
partnership or sole proprietorship, or an authorized representative in
accordance with the requirements under s.
NR 211.15(10) if structured as a
corporation.
(c)
Contents.
1. The one-time
compliance report for a dental discharger that does not place or remove dental
amalgam as described under s. NR 229.01(6) shall include all of the following:
a. The facility name, physical address,
mailing address, and contact information for the dental discharger.
b. The name of the operator and owner of the
dental discharger.
c. A
certification statement that the dental discharger does not place dental
amalgam and does not remove amalgam except in limited circumstances.
2. The one-time
compliance report for a dental discharger that is not exempted from the
requirements of this chapter under s. NR 229.01(6) shall include all of the
following:
a. The facility name, physical
address, mailing address, and contact information for the dental
discharger.
b. The name of the
operator and owner of the dental discharger.
c. A description of the operation at the
dental facility, including the total number of chairs, the total number of
chairs at which dental amalgam may be present in the resulting wastewater, and
a description of any existing amalgam separator or equivalent device currently
operated to include, at a minimum, the make, model, and year of
installation.
d. Certification that
the amalgam separator or equivalent device is designed and will be operated and
maintained to meet the requirements specified under s. NR 229.03.
e. Certification that the dental discharger
is implementing best management practices specified under s. NR 229.03(2) and
will continue to do so.
f. The name
of the third-party service provider that maintains the amalgam separator or
equivalent device operated at the dental office, if applicable. Otherwise, a
brief description of the practices employed by the dental discharger to ensure
proper operation and maintenance as specified under s. NR 229.03.
(d)
Transfer of ownership notification. If a dental discharger
transfers ownership of the facility, the new owner shall submit a new one-time
compliance report to the control authority no later than 90 days after the
transfer.
(e)
Retention
period. As long as a dental discharger subject to this chapter is in
operation, or until ownership is transferred, the dental discharger or an agent
or representative of the dental discharger shall retain the one-time compliance
report required under sub. (1) and make it available for inspection in either
physical or electronic form.
(2) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. A dental discharger or an agent or representative of the dental discharger shall maintain and make available for inspection in either physical or electronic form, for a minimum of 3 years, all of the following:
(a) Documentation of the date, person
conducting the inspection, and results of each inspection of the amalgam
separator or equivalent device, and a summary of follow-up actions, if
needed.
(b) Documentation of
amalgam retaining container or equivalent container replacement, including the
date, as applicable.
(c)
Documentation of all dates that collected dental amalgam is picked up or
shipped for proper disposal in accordance with s. NR 662.014(1) (e) and (f),
and the name of the permitted or licensed treatment, storage, or disposal
facility receiving the amalgam retaining containers.
(d) Documentation of any repair or
replacement of an amalgam separator or equivalent device, including the date,
person making the repair or replacement, and a description of the repair or
replacement, including make and model.
(e) The manufacturer's operating manual for
the current device.
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