(1)A person
proposing to obtain a license for an interim facility or construct a new
facility or expand an existing facility shall comply with all of the following
local approval and pre-application and meeting requirements:
(a) Submit a written request including the
standard notice developed under s.
289.22(2),
Stats., to each affected municipality as required in s.
289.22(1m),
Stats.
(b) Apply for all applicable
local approvals required by a municipality under s.
289.22(1m),
Stats., at least 120 days prior to submitting the license application to the
department if subject to s.
289.33(6),
Stats. If the municipality either fails to respond within 15 days after the
receipt of the written request from the applicant or indicates that there are
no applicable local approval requirements, the applicant may submit the license
application 135 days after receipt by the municipality of the written request
from the applicant or 120 days after receipt of the response from the
municipality indicating that there are no local approval requirements,
whichever occurs first.
(c) Hold a
public meeting and give notice as required in s. .
Note: Refer to s.
289.33,
Stats., to determine if local approval requirements and negotiation and
arbitration requirements apply to an existing facility.
(2)An applicant proposing to
construct a hazardous waste disposal facility may submit an initial site report
to the department. prior to submitting the operating license application. The
purpose of an initial site report is to obtain a preliminary opinion from the
department on the feasibility of the site for development as a disposal
facility. A favorable opinion under this section does not guarantee a favorable
determination of site feasibility. If an initial site report is submitted, it
must contain the following information at a minimum:
(a)
General site
information. Identify the project title; name, address and phone
number of the primary contacts including the proposed owner, operator and any
consultants; present property owner; site location by quarter section;
identification of adjacent landowners; total acreage of the property and
proposed licensed acreage; proposed site life and design capacity; estimated
waste types and volumes, and preliminary design configuration.
(b)
Regional geotechnical
information. Include a discussion of the regional setting of the
proposed disposal facility. This discussion may be limited to information
available from publications, although field verification may be desirable.
Address the following items:
1. Topography,
including predominant topographic features.
2. Hydrology and hydrogeology, including
surface water drainage patterns and significant hydrologic features;
groundwater flow direction and the identification of aquifers used for supply
wells.
3. Geology, including the
nature and distribution of bedrock and unconsolidated deposits.
4. Zoning and present land uses, with
emphasis on known recreational, historic or archeological areas, and present or
proposed access roads and weight restrictions.
(c)
Site specific geotechnical
information. Conduct field investigations to define the following:
1. Install soil borings to investigate the
site specific geology. Extend borings to a minimum of 25 feet below the
anticipated facility sub-base grade and distribute in a grid pattern throughout
the area. Conduct at least one boring per 5 acres, with a minimum of 5
borings.
2. Install observation
wells, in accordance with ch. NR 141 requirements, to investigate the site
specific hydrogeology.
(d)
Data analysis and design
recommendations. Provide an analysis of the results from the regional
geotechnical information, land use and groundwater investigation; give
preliminary conclusions and recommendations on facility development, including
a discussion of factors that may affect the development, design or operation of
the proposed disposal facility.
