Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 665 - Interim License Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage And Disposal Facility Standards
Subchapter R - Underground Injection
Section NR 665.0430 - Applicability
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 665.0430
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), underground injection of any hazardous waste through a well is prohibited.
(2) Underground injection of contaminated groundwater that meets the definition of hazardous waste or contains a hazardous waste may be allowed as part of a remedial action necessary for the cleanup of soil or groundwater contamination, and is not subject to the requirements of chs. NR 664 and 665 subchs. A to E, G, H and N, and chs. NR 668 and 670, provided that all of the following requirements are met:
(a) A person
who proposes to perform the injection obtains written approval from the
department.
(b) The criteria in s.
NR 140.28(5) are met.
(c) The contaminated groundwater is treated
before it is injected.
(d) The
groundwater is injected into the same formation from which it was
withdrawn.
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