Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 700-799 - Environmental Protection - Investigation and Remediation of Environmental Contamination
Chapter NR 700 - General Requirements
Section NR 700.11 - Submittals

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 700.11

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) GENERAL. Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall comply with the following:

(a) Responsible parties shall submit site progress reports that summarize the completed work and additional work planned to adequately complete the response action at the site or facility to the department at 6 month intervals until case closure is granted by the department. The first site progress report shall be submitted to the department no later than 6 months after the responsible party notifies the department of the discharge in accordance with s. NR 706.05. Progress reports shall be provided on a reporting form supplied by the department. The department may require progress reports be submitted at a different frequency than semi-annually.

Note: For guidance on progress reporting, see RR-082, Guidance: NR 700 Semi-Annual Site Progress Report, Wis. Admin Code § NR 700.11 (1) (a). The guidance may be found by visiting dnr.wisconsin.gov and searching "RR-082" in the search bar.

(bm) Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall submit a site investigation work plan meeting the requirements of s. NR 716.09 to the department within 60 days of receiving notification that a site investigation is required.

(cm) Responsible parties shall submit a site investigation report meeting the requirements of s. NR 716.15 to the department within 60 days after completion of the field investigation and receipt of the laboratory data.

(dm) Responsible parties shall submit a remedial action options report meeting the requirements of s. NR 722.13 to the department within 60 days after submittal of the site investigation report.

(em) The department shall provide written acknowledgement of receipt of the reports listed in par. (bm) to (dm) within 30 days.

(3) MORE EXTENSIVE REVIEW. The department may perform more extensive review where an application is submitted to the department by a person seeking a liability exemption under s. 292.15, Stats., or where a person is participating in the dry cleaner environmental response program under s. 292.65, Stats.

Note: Section 292.15, Stats., applies to persons who conduct remediation of contaminated property to obtain an exemption from liability.

(3g) NUMBER OF SUBMITTALS. One paper copy and one electronic copy of each plan or report shall be submitted to the department, unless otherwise directed by the department. The electronic copy shall be submitted on optical disk media and may not be submitted as electronic mail attachments unless specifically approved in advance by the department. Electronic copy files shall have a minimum resolution of 300 dots per inch, and may not be locked or password protected. The department may request that the electronic copy of sampling results be submitted in a format that can be managed in software. An electronic copy of certain types of voluminous attachments or appendices may be substituted for the paper copy, if specifically approved in advance by the department. All documents shall be digital format versions rather than scanned versions except documents that are only available as scanned versions. Deeds and legal descriptions may be scanned versions. All information submitted shall be legible.

Note: Guidance for GIS Registry submittals outlines how electronic copies should be submitted in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on optical disk media. This guidance can be accessed at https://widnr.widen.net/s/gh9kj7tgfh/rr690.

Note: The department strongly recommends the use of 2-sided copies for the paper copy of the report, and the use of accordion folders for larger reports instead of 3-ring binders, to help address file space issues.

Note: An example of a voluminous attachment is a laboratory quality assurance and control report.

Note: Examples of formats that can be managed in software are spreadsheets, plain text tabular files, hypertext markup language files (HTML) and extensible markup language files (XML).

Note: The department intends to implement an electronic document management system in the future that may require the submittal of all plans or reports in electronic format that can be managed in software.

(3r) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. When requesting technical assistance or liability clarification from the department, the request shall be submitted on a form supplied by the department.

The Technical Assistance and Environmental Liability Clarification Request form may be accessed at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Brownfields/Pubs.html. Other forms are used for the following requests: off-site liability exemption or liability clarification requests, lender liability exemption requests, exemption to develop on a historic fill site, closure requests, or operation and maintenance requests. These forms may be accessed at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Brownfields/Pubs.html.

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