Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 667 - Standards For Owners And Operators Of Hazardous Waste Facilities Operating Under A Standardized License
Subchapter DD - Containment Buildings
Section NR 667.1103 - What additional design and operating standards apply if liquids will be in my containment building?

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 667.1103

Current through August 26, 2024

If your containment building will be used to manage hazardous wastes containing free liquids or treated with free liquids, as determined by the paint filter test, by a visual examination or by other appropriate means, you shall include:

(1) A primary barrier designed and constructed of materials to prevent the migration of hazardous constituents into the barrier (for example, a geomembrane covered by a concrete wear surface).

(2) A liquid collection and removal system to minimize the accumulation of liquid on the primary barrier of the containment building.

(a) The primary barrier shall be sloped to drain liquids to the associated collection system.

(b) Collect and remove liquids and waste to minimize hydraulic head on the containment system at the earliest practicable time.

(3) A secondary containment system, including a secondary barrier designed and constructed to prevent migration of hazardous constituents into the barrier and a leak detection system capable of detecting failure of the primary barrier and collecting accumulated hazardous wastes and liquids at the earliest practical time.

(a) You may meet the requirements of the leak detection component of the secondary containment system by installing a system that is, at a minimum:
1. Constructed with a bottom slope of one percent or more.

2. Constructed of a granular drainage material with a hydraulic conductivity of 1 X 10 -2 cm/sec or more and a thickness of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more, or constructed of synthetic or geonet drainage materials with a transmissivity of 3 X 10 -5 m 2sec or more.

(b) If you will be conducting treatment in the building, design the area in which the treatment will be conducted to prevent the release of liquids, wet materials or liquid aerosols to other portions of the building.

(c) Construct the secondary containment system using materials that are chemically resistant to the waste and liquids managed in the containment building and of sufficient strength and thickness to prevent collapse under the pressure exerted by overlaying materials and by any equipment used in the containment building.

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