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 W - Drip Pads
Section NR 665.0440 - Applicability

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) The requirements of this subchapter apply to owners and operators of facilities that use new or existing drip pads to convey treated wood drippage, precipitation or surface water run-off to an associated collection system. Existing drip pads are those constructed before June 1, 1995 and those for which the owner or operator has a design and has entered into binding financial or other agreements for construction prior to June 1, 1995. All other drip pads are new drip pads.

(2) The owner or operator of any drip pad that is inside or under a structure that provides protection from precipitation so that neither run-off nor run-on is generated is not regulated under s. NR 665.0443(5) or (6), as appropriate.

(3) The requirements of this subchapter are not applicable to the management of infrequent and incidental drippage in storage yards provided that the owner or operator maintains and complies with a written contingency plan that describes how the owner or operator will respond immediately to the discharge of the infrequent and incidental drippage. At a minimum, the contingency plan shall describe how the facility will do all of the following:

(a) Clean up the drippage.

(b) Document the cleanup of the drippage.

(c) Retain documents regarding cleanup for 3 years.

(d) Manage the contaminated media in a manner consistent with state rules.

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