Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management
Chapter NR 507 - Environmental Monitoring For Landfills
Section NR 507.14 - Documentation of monitoring devices and geologic sampling

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 507.14

Current through August 26, 2024

All well construction and abandonment, well development, and boring advancement and abandonment activities shall be documented and reported to the department in accordance with s. NR 141.23 and this section. These activities shall be documented in all major plan submittals including initial site reports, feasibility reports, plans of operation, construction documentation or environmental contamination assessment reports. If no plan is being prepared at the time of these activities, documentation of the activities shall be submitted to the department within 60 days after the activities.

(1) WELL LOCATION. Documentation of all well locations shall be done in accordance with s. NR 141.065.

(2) SOIL AND BEDROCK DESCRIPTION. Documentation of soils and bedrock shall include all of the following:

(a) A description of each major soil sample unit including its structure, mottling, voids, layering, lenses and geologic origin and visual classification according to the unified soil classification system.

(b) A description of any continuous bedrock core samples including percent recovery, RQD and fracture frequency.

(3) BORING LOGS. Boring logs shall include all of the following:

(a) Elevations of land surface and bottom of boring, corrected to national geodetic survey datum.

(b) If the boring is converted to a well, the water level at the time of drilling, date of water level measurement and a well construction diagram on the boring log.

(4) BORING AND WELL ABANDONMENT DOCUMENTATION. Documentation of the abandonment of wells and borings shall include all of the following:

(a) If the well is a public or private water supply well, any forms required under ss. NR 812.10 and 812.26.

(b) Updated forms previously submitted to the department such as the groundwater monitoring well information form, to reflect the current condition of the monitoring system.

(5) FORMS. Documentation of activities performed under this chapter shall be submitted on the most recent version of the department forms listed in this subsection and included in ch. NR 507 Appendix V, and be completed as instructed. All the information on the forms and instructions in ch. NR 507 Appendix V shall be provided on the appropriate form included in ch. NR 507 Appendix V. The department may approve replicate forms generated by the facility owner or operator for use in submitting the required information. The forms include:

(a) Groundwater monitoring well information form 4400-089, for use whenever monitoring points are added or removed from the monitoring system, including water supply wells. Within 6 months following July 1, 1996, all owners and operators of solid waste landfills where monitoring is required shall submit a completed form which includes the current condition of all existing and former monitoring points and whether the well is a Subtitle D well. Following this submittal of the form, future submittals may contain only the changes to the monitoring network being documented.

(b) Groundwater monitoring inventory form 3300-067 for all water supply wells.

(c) Monitoring well construction form 4400-113A.

(d) Monitoring well development form 4400-113B.

(e) Well/drillhole/borehole abandonment form 3300-005.

(f) Soil boring log information form 4400-122.

Note: The forms and software for submitting the forms electronically are available at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Groundwater/forms.html. The forms and the software may also be obtained from the department of natural resources, bureau of waste management, 101 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921, (608) 266-2111, waste.management@dnr.state.wi.us.

(6) MISCELLANEOUS. The owner or operator shall document raw data and calculated results of in-situ hydraulic conductivity tests, water level measurements and dates, computations of well yield, if determined and any changes in well construction, casing elevation and other features subsequent to drilling.

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