Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management
Chapter NR 506 - Landfill Operational Criteria
Section NR 506.17 - Record keeping

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 506.17

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL WRITTEN OPERATING RECORD. The owner or operator of a landfill that accepts municipal solid waste shall maintain a written operating record at the landfill during the operating life and 40 year long-term care period of the landfill. The department may approve an alternate location for maintaining the record. The record shall contain information on any landfill location criterion restriction, inspection records, training procedures, notification procedures, closure and post closure plans and financial responsibility, and all demonstrations, certifications, findings, monitoring, testing and analytical data required under chs. NR 500 to 538. Random load inspection records shall be maintained for a minimum of 3 years. The operating record shall be made available to the department upon request.

(2) CCR LANDFILL WRITTEN OPERATING RECORD. The owner or operator of a new or existing CCR landfill or a lateral expansion of a CCR landfill shall maintain a written operating record at the landfill during the operating life and 40-year long-term care period of the landfill, unless an alternative timeframe is specified under this section. The written operating record shall be maintained in accordance with all of the following:

(a) The department may approve an alternate location for maintaining the record. The alternate location of the record shall be identified within the plan of operation.

(b) An owner or operator of more than one CCR landfill may comply with the requirements of this section in one recordkeeping system provided the system identifies each file by the name of each CCR landfill.

(c) Documentation shall be placed into the written operating record as it becomes available.

(d) Documentation shall be submitted to the department upon request.

(e) The written operating record shall contain the plan of operation, plan modifications, construction documentation, department approvals, annual reports, inspection records, monitoring and corrective action records, notifications to the department, and records of public comments received during any public comment period.

(f) If records are developed within 5 years of the end of the 40-year long-term care period, the records shall be maintained for at least 5 years following the date of each occurrence, measurement, maintenance, corrective action, report, record, or study.

(g) Retention by the owner or operator of a new or existing CCR landfill or a lateral expansion of a CCR landfill of the following documents is only required for 5 years after the submittal date to the department:
1. Annual reports required under s. NR 506.20 (3).

2. Documentation recording the results of the periodic inspections required under s. NR 506.20 (2).

(3) CCR LANDFILL PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET SITE. Each owner or operator of a new or existing CCR landfill or a lateral expansion of a CCR landfill shall maintain a publicly accessible internet site titled "CCR Rule Compliance Data and Information" in accordance with all of the following:

(a) An owner or operator of more than one CCR landfill may choose to comply with the requirements of this section by using the same internet site for multiple CCR landfills provided the internet site clearly delineates information by the name and license number.

(b) The information required to be posted to the internet site under par. (d) shall be made available on the internet site to the public for at least 5 years following the date on which the information was first posted to the internet site.

(c) The information required to be posted to the internet site under par. (d) shall be posted to the internet site within 30 days of placing the information in the operating record.

(d) The internet site shall contain all of the following information, if applicable:
1. The plan of operation modification documents required under s. NR 514.045 (1), any subsequent modifications to the plan of operation, and the department's decision documents, including the notification of completeness required under s. NR 514.045 (3).

2. Liner construction documentation and the department's decision documents for new CCR landfills.

3. The annual groundwater monitoring and corrective action report.

4. Documentation of the design, installation, development, and decommissioning of any monitoring wells, piezometers and other measurement, sampling, and analytical devices.

5. The notification to the department of the establishment of an assessment monitoring program or any alternate source demonstration and the department's response under ch. NR 508, and any applicable site investigation work plan and department response, site investigation report, and notification of any exceedance of a groundwater quality standard.

6. The notification to the department of a return to a detection monitoring program.

7. The notification to the department of the initiation of an assessment of corrective measures requirements under ch. NR 508.

8. The completed remedial action options report, which includes the remedial action selection, any addendum to the report, and the department's response.

9. Documentation prepared by the owner or operator recording any public comments received during the public informational hearing under s. NR 508.06 (3) (e) for the discussion of the results of the remedial action options report.

10. The semiannual report describing the progress in selecting and designing the remedy and the selection of remedy report, except that the selection of remedy report shall be maintained until the remedy has been completed.

11. The notification to the department of the completion of the remedy.

(e) For CCR landfills with a plan of operation approved after August 1, 2022, the internet site shall also contain all of the following:
1. The feasibility report and department's decision document.

2. The plan of operation and department's decision document.

3. Any modifications to the feasibility determination or plan of operation approval and the department's decision documents.

(4) CCR LANDFILL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

(a) A notification required under ch. NR 507 or 508 or this chapter shall be sent to the department's waste and materials management program before the close of business on the day the notification is required to be completed. For purposes of this section, before the close of business means the notification must be postmarked or sent by email. If a notification deadline falls on a weekend or state holiday, the notification deadline is automatically extended to the next business day.

(b) Notifications under par. (a) may be combined provided the deadline requirement for each notification is met.

(c) Unless otherwise required, a notification under par. (a) shall be sent to the department within 30 days of placing the notification in the landfill's written operating record.

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