Current through August 26, 2024
(1)
GENERAL. No person may operate or maintain a landfill for the disposal of
residue produced by the burning of municipal solid waste, except in accordance
with this section and the written approval of the department.
(2) LANDFILL CRITERIA. Only landfills meeting
the following criteria may accept municipal solid waste combustor residue for
disposal:
(a) The landfill shall be a
licensed and approved landfill as defined in s.
289.01(3),
Stats. The department may grant an exemption to this provision if the landfill
owner or operator can demonstrate substantial compliance with the design
criteria in s.
NR 504.11.
(b) The landfill shall be approved by the
department in writing prior to accepting residue from each municipal solid
waste combustor source. The landfill may accept only residue from municipal
solid waste combustors designated in the municipal solid waste combustor
residue disposal plan included in the initial plan of operation approval or a
modification to the original approval granted under s.
NR 514.07(5).
(c) The landfill area used for disposal shall
be designed and constructed, at a minimum, as a composite lined monofill
meeting the requirements of s.
NR 504.11(2) (a). Operators of medical
waste combustors with a design capacity of less than 10 tons per day may apply
to the department for a written exemption to this requirement. All municipal
solid waste combustor residue that meets or exceeds the test limits specified
in s.
NR 502.13(6)
(g) or subsequent confirmation testing as
specified in s.
NR 502.13(6)
(h), and is not subsequently treated to below
those limits, may not be disposed of in a municipal solid waste landfill and
shall be managed in accordance with chs. NR 660 to
679.
(d) The landfill shall maintain a storm water
control system approved by the department.
(e) The landfill shall maintain access
control to the landfill.
(3) OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. No person may
operate or maintain a new or existing landfill that accepts residue produced by
the burning of municipal solid waste except in conformance with all provisions
of a municipal solid waste residue disposal plan approved under s.
NR 514.07(5), the applicable portions of
s.
NR 506.07 and the following minimum requirements:
(a) Wind blown material shall be
prevented.
(b) Cover soil shall be
used during filling operations to restrict the exposed residue area of disposal
to as small an area as practical. In no case may the exposed residue area be
larger than 50 feet by 100 feet unless otherwise approved by the
department.
(c) The residue shall
be covered with a minimum of 6 inches of soil at the end of daily operations
for each day residue was accepted unless an alternative method is approved by
the department under par. (e).
(d)
Filled areas, other than the active residue disposal area, shall be covered
with soil or a department approved soil substitute such as foundry
sand.
(e) The department may
approve alternatives to daily cover such as water or foam if it can be
demonstrated that the residue will not become windblown.
(f) Equipment operators shall be provided
with appropriate safety equipment, such as respirators.
(g) Only residue that has been tested in
accordance with s.
NR 502.13(5) or
(6) may be accepted.
