Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management
Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators
Section NR 524.05 - Municipal, mixed waste and intermediate size construction and demolition disposal facilities
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 524.05
Current through August 26, 2024
The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility shall comply with one of the following:
(1) MUNICIPAL AND MIXED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES. The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility that is not a small demolition facility under s. NR 500.03(121) or a solid waste disposal facility used primarily for the disposal of high volume industrial waste shall do all of the following:
(a) Submit to the
department with the submittal of the annual licensing application form, or if
annual licensing is not required a submittal to the department by October 1 of
each year, the name of at least one certified facility manager. This person or
persons shall be designated to perform the duties required in s.
NR 524.06(1) for the facility.
(b) Assure that a designated certified
facility manager be present either at the solid waste disposal facility, or be
within 50 miles of the facility and able to be contacted by facility personnel
during 75% of the hours of operation.
(c) Submit a list of the names of people with
delegated authority to be contacted when the facility manager is unavailable.
The list shall be submitted to the department and maintained at the
facility.
(d) Submit to the
department with the list of certified facility managers required in par. (a),
the name of any certified site operators who are designated to fulfill the
requirements in s.
NR 524.06(2) for the facility.
(e) Have a certified facility
manager or certified site operator present at the facility during all hours of
operation.
(2) HIGH VOLUME INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES. The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility that is used primarily for the disposal of high volume industrial waste shall do all of the following:
(a) Submit to the department with the
submittal of the annual licensing application form the name of at least one
certified facility manager. This person or persons shall be designated to
perform the duties in s.
NR 524.06(1) for the facility.
(b) Assure that a designated certified
facility manager be present either at the solid waste disposal facility, or be
within 50 miles of the facility and able to be contacted by facility personnel
during 75% of the hours of operation.
(c) Submit a list of the names of people with
delegated authority to be contacted when the facility manager is unavailable.
The list shall be submitted to the department and maintained at the
facility.
(d) Submit to the
department with the list of certified facility managers required in par. (a),
the name of any qualified person who is designated to fulfill the requirements
in s.
NR 524.06(2) for the facility.
(e) Have a certified facility
manager or certified site operator on site during all hours of operation other
than when only waste delivery operations are occurring unless all of the
following criteria are met:
1. A certified
facility manager is present at the site to oversee operations a minimum of once
a week and more often as necessary to assure the facility is being operated in
a nuisance free and environmentally safe manner. A sign-in log shall be kept at
the site attesting to the certified facility manager's weekly presence and
shall be made available to the department upon request.
2. A site operator who possesses the
knowledge specified in s.
NR 524.07(2) but need not be certified
performs the duties in s.
NR 524.06(2) at all times during the
hours of operation other than when only waste delivery operations are
occurring.
3. The department has
not issued a notice of violation for that facility during the previous 3 years
and a written notification to the owner or operator that a certified facility
manager or certified site operator shall be present on site during all hours of
operation other than when only waste delivery operations are occurring unless
all violations have been resolved, and the department has issued a letter
confirming that the violations have been corrected.
(3) SMALL DEMOLITION WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES. The owner or operator of a small demolition site shall do all of the following:
(a) Have a certified
site operator on site at all times during its hours of operation.
(b) Prior to October 1 of each year, submit
to the department the name of any certified site operator who is designated to
fulfill the requirements in s.
NR 524.06(2) for the facility.
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