Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 700-799 - Environmental Protection - Investigation and Remediation of Environmental Contamination
Chapter NR 712 - Personnel qualifications for conducting environmental response actions
Section NR 712.07 - Requirements for submittal preparation
Current through August 26, 2024
(1)Submittals that are prepared to satisfy the requirements of s. NR 708.11(4) or 708.13 or chs. NR 716 to 754, which require the performance of engineering services or scientific evaluations, including phase I and phase II environmental site assessments shall be prepared by or under the supervision of a professional engineer, hydrogeologist, or scientist, except as provided in s. NR 712.11. All phases of work necessary to obtain data, develop conclusions, recommendations and prepare submittals shall be conducted or supervised by the professional engineer, hydrogeologist, or scientist.
Note: The department recommends that at a minimum, ASTM standards be followed when conducting Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments. EPA's requirements contained in 40 CFR Part 312 must be followed in order to be eligible for the liability protections contained in CERCLA.
(2)Submittals prepared to satisfy the requirements of ch. NR 722 or 724 or s. NR 708.11(4), including free product removal conducted in accordance with s. NR 708.13, for response actions taken to address groundwater contamination shall be jointly prepared by, or under the supervision of, a professional engineer and a hydrogeologist.
(3)Submittals prepared to satisfy the requirements of ch. NR 722 or 724 or s. NR 708.11(4) for response actions that address any media other than groundwater shall be prepared by, or under the supervision of, a professional engineer.
Note: This chapter is not intended to authorize the practice of professional engineering in violation of ch. 443, Stats.
(4)Hydrogeologists shall prepare or supervise the preparation of submittals involving the assessment of groundwater conditions at a site or facility, when prepared to satisfy the requirements of ch. NR 716.
(5)Submittals addressing any media other than groundwater, which are prepared to satisfy the requirements of ch. NR 716 or 720, shall be prepared by or under the supervision of a professional engineer, a hydrogeologist or a scientist.
