Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 679 - Used Oil Management Standards
Subchapter B - Applicability
Section NR 679.12 - Prohibitions
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 679.12
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS AND WASTE PILES. Used oil may not be managed in surface impoundments or waste piles unless the units are regulated under ch. NR 664 or 665.
(2) Use as a dust suppressant. The use of used oil as a dust suppressant is prohibited.
(3) BURNING IN PARTICULAR UNITS. Off-specification used oil fuel may be burned for energy recovery in only the following devices:
(a) Industrial furnaces
identified in s.
NR 660.10.
(b) Boilers, as defined in s.
NR 660.10, that are identified as any of the following:
1. Industrial boilers located on the site of
a facility engagedin a manufacturing process where substances are transformed
into new products, including the component parts of products, by mechanical or
chemical processes.
2. Utility
boilers used to produce electric power, steam, heated or cooled air, or other
gases or fluids for sale.
3. Used
oil-fired space heaters if the burner meets s.
NR 679.23.
(c) Hazardous waste incinerators regulated
under subch. O of ch. NR 664 or subch. O of ch. NR 665.
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