Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management
Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts
Section NR 538.01 - Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to allow and encourage, to the maximum extent possible, the beneficial use of industrial byproducts in a nuisance-free manner that is protective of public health and the environment and in accordance with good engineering practices. The department encourages the beneficial use of industrial byproducts to preserve resources, conserve energy, and reduce or eliminate the need to dispose of industrial byproducts in landfills. This chapter is adopted under ss. 289.05, 289.06, 289.43(4), (7) and (8), and 227.11, Stats.

This section is shown as amended eff. 11-1-20 by CR 19-080. Prior to 11-1-20 it reads:

NR 538.01 PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to allow and encourage to the maximum extent possible, consistent with the protection of public health and the environment and good engineering practices, the beneficial use of industrial byproducts in a nuisance-free manner. The department encourages the beneficial use of industrial byproducts in order to preserve resources, conserve energy, and reduce or eliminate the need to dispose of industrial byproducts in landfills. This chapter is adopted under ss. 289.05, 289.06, 289.43(4), (7) and (8), and 227.11, Stats.