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NR 665.0090(6)(a) (a) A regulated unit is situated among solid waste management units (or areas of concern), a release has occurred and both the regulated unit and one or more solid waste management units (or areas of concern) are likely to have contributed to the release.
NR 665.0090(6)(b) (b) It is not necessary to apply the requirements of this subchapter because the alternative requirements will protect human health and the environment. The alternative standards for the regulated unit shall meet the requirements of s. NR 664.0101 (1).
NR 665.0090 History History: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 16-007: am. (4) (a), (c) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; CR 19-082: am. (5) Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20.
NR 665.0091 NR 665.0091Groundwater monitoring system.
NR 665.0091(1)(1)A groundwater monitoring system shall be capable of yielding groundwater samples for analysis and shall consist of all of the following:
NR 665.0091(1)(a) (a) Monitoring wells (at least one) installed hydraulically upgradient (i.e., in the direction of increasing static head) from the limit of the waste management area. Their number, locations and depths shall be sufficient to yield groundwater samples that are all of the following:
NR 665.0091(1)(a)1. 1. Representative of background groundwater quality in the uppermost aquifer near the facility.
NR 665.0091(1)(a)2. 2. Not affected by the facility.
NR 665.0091(1)(b) (b) Monitoring wells (at least 3) installed hydraulically downgradient (i.e., in the direction of decreasing static head) at the limit of the waste management area. Their number, locations and depths shall ensure that they immediately detect any statistically significant amounts of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents that migrate from the waste management area to the uppermost aquifer.
NR 665.0091(1)(c) (c) The facility owner or operator may demonstrate that an alternate hydraulically downgradient monitoring well location will meet all of the following criteria. The demonstration shall be in writing and kept at the facility. The demonstration shall be certified by a qualified groundwater scientist and establish that all of the following apply:
NR 665.0091(1)(c)1. 1. An existing physical obstacle prevents monitoring well installation at the hydraulically downgradient limit of the waste management area.
NR 665.0091(1)(c)2. 2. The selected alternate downgradient location is as close to the limit of the waste management area as practical.
NR 665.0091(1)(c)3. 3. The location ensures detection that, given the alternate location, is as early as possible of any statistically significant amounts of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents that migrate from the waste management area to the uppermost aquifer.
NR 665.0091(1)(c)4. 4. Lateral expansion, new or replacement units are not eligible for an alternate downgradient location under this paragraph.
NR 665.0091(2) (2)Separate monitoring systems for each waste management component of a facility are not required provided that provisions for sampling upgradient and downgradient water quality will detect any discharge from the waste management area.
NR 665.0091(2)(a) (a) In the case of a facility consisting of only one surface impoundment or landfill, the waste boundary (perimeter) describes the waste management area.
NR 665.0091(2)(b) (b) In the case of a facility consisting of more than one surface impoundment or landfill, an imaginary boundary line which circumscribes the several waste management components describes the waste management area.
NR 665.0091(3) (3)All monitoring wells shall be cased in a manner that maintains the integrity of the monitoring well bore hole. This casing shall be screened or perforated, and packed with gravel or sand where necessary, to enable sample collection at depths where appropriate aquifer flow zones exist. The annular space (i.e., the space between the bore hole and well casing) above the sampling depth shall be sealed with a suitable material (e.g., cement grout or bentonite slurry) to prevent contamination of samples and the groundwater.
NR 665.0091 History History: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06.
NR 665.0092 NR 665.0092Sampling and analysis.
NR 665.0092(1)(1)The owner or operator shall obtain and analyze samples from the installed groundwater monitoring system. The owner or operator shall develop and follow a groundwater sampling and analysis plan. Chemical and physical samples shall be analyzed by a laboratory certified or registered under ch. NR 149, except for field analyses for pH, specific conductance and temperature. The owner or operator shall keep this plan at the facility. The plan shall include procedures and techniques for all of the following:
NR 665.0092(1)(a) (a) Sample collection.
NR 665.0092(1)(b) (b) Sample preservation and shipment.
NR 665.0092(1)(c) (c) Analytical procedures.
NR 665.0092(1)(d) (d) Chain of custody control.
NR 665.0092 Note Note: See “Procedures Manual For Ground-water Monitoring At Solid Waste Disposal Facilities," EPA-530/SW-611, and “Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes," EPA-600/4-79-020, for discussions of sampling and analysis procedures.
NR 665.0092(2) (2)The owner or operator shall determine the concentration or value of all of the following parameters in groundwater samples in accordance with subs. (3) and (4):
NR 665.0092(2)(a) (a) Parameters characterizing the suitability of the groundwater as a drinking water supply, as specified in ch. NR 665 Appendix III.
NR 665.0092(2)(b) (b) All of the following parameters establishing groundwater quality:
NR 665.0092(2)(b)1. 1. Chloride.
NR 665.0092(2)(b)3. 3. Manganese.
NR 665.0092(2)(b)4. 4. Phenols.
NR 665.0092(2)(b)6. 6. Sulfate.
NR 665.0092 Note Note: These parameters are to be used as a basis for comparison in the event a groundwater quality assessment is required under s. NR 665.0093(4).
NR 665.0092(2)(c) (c) All of the following parameters used as indicators of groundwater contamination:
NR 665.0092(2)(c)2. 2. Specific conductance.
NR 665.0092(2)(c)3. 3. Total organic carbon.
NR 665.0092(2)(c)4. 4. Total organic halogen.
NR 665.0092(3)(a)(a) For all monitoring wells, the owner or operator shall establish initial background concentrations or values of all parameters specified in sub. (2). The owner or operator shall do this quarterly for one year.
NR 665.0092(3)(b) (b) For each of the indicator parameters specified in sub. (2) (c), at least 4 replicate measurements shall be obtained for each sample and the initial background arithmetic mean and variance shall be determined by pooling the replicate measurements for the respective parameter concentrations or values in samples obtained from upgradient wells during the first year.
NR 665.0092(4) (4)After the first year, all monitoring wells shall be sampled and the samples analyzed with the following frequencies:
NR 665.0092(4)(a) (a) Samples collected to establish groundwater quality shall be obtained and analyzed for the parameters specified in sub. (2) (b) at least annually.
NR 665.0092(4)(b) (b) Samples collected to indicate groundwater contamination shall be obtained and analyzed for the parameters specified in sub. (2) (c) at least semi-annually.
NR 665.0092(5) (5)Elevation of the groundwater surface at each monitoring well shall be determined each time a sample is obtained.
NR 665.0092 History History: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; correction in (2) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2013 No. 687.
NR 665.0093 NR 665.0093Preparation, evaluation and response.
NR 665.0093(1)(1)By August 1, 1982, the owner or operator shall prepare an outline of a groundwater quality assessment program. The outline shall describe a more comprehensive groundwater monitoring program (than that described in ss. NR 665.0091 and 665.0092) capable of determining all of the following:
NR 665.0093(1)(a) (a) Whether hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents have entered the groundwater.
NR 665.0093(1)(b) (b) The rate and extent of migration of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents in the groundwater.
NR 665.0093(1)(c) (c) The concentrations of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents in the groundwater.
NR 665.0093(2) (2)For each indicator parameter specified in s. NR 665.0092 (2) (c), the owner or operator shall calculate the arithmetic mean and variance, based on at least 4 replicate measurements on each sample, for each well monitored in accordance with s. NR 665.0092 (4) (b), and compare these results with its initial background arithmetic mean. The comparison shall consider individually each of the wells in the monitoring system, and shall use the Student's t-test at the 0.01 level of significance (see ch. NR 665 Appendix IV) to determine statistically significant increases (and decreases, in the case of pH) over initial background.
NR 665.0093(3)(a)(a) If the comparisons for the upgradient wells made under sub. (2) show a significant increase (or pH decrease), the owner or operator shall submit this information in accordance with s. NR 665.0094 (1) (b) 2.
NR 665.0093(3)(b) (b) If the comparisons for downgradient wells made under sub. (2) show a significant increase (or pH decrease), the owner or operator shall then immediately obtain additional groundwater samples from those downgradient wells where a significant difference was detected, split the samples in 2 and obtain analyses of all additional samples to determine whether the significant difference was a result of laboratory error.
NR 665.0093(4)(a)(a) If the analyses performed under sub. (3) (b) confirm the significant increase (or pH decrease), the owner or operator shall provide written notice to the department—within 7 days of the date of the confirmation—that the facility may be affecting groundwater quality.
NR 665.0093(4)(b) (b) Within 15 days after the notification under par. (a), the owner or operator shall develop and submit to the department a specific plan, based on the outline required under sub. (1) and certified by a qualified geologist or geotechnical engineer, for a groundwater quality assessment program at the facility. This plan shall be placed in the facility's operating record and be maintained until closure of the facility.
NR 665.0093(4)(c) (c) The plan to be submitted under s. NR 665.0090 (4) (a) or (b) shall specify all of the following:
NR 665.0093(4)(c)1. 1. The number, location and depth of wells.
NR 665.0093(4)(c)2. 2. Sampling and analytical methods for those hazardous wastes or hazardous waste constituents in the facility.
NR 665.0093(4)(c)3. 3. Evaluation procedures, including any use of previously-gathered groundwater quality information.
NR 665.0093(4)(c)4. 4. A schedule of implementation.
NR 665.0093(4)(d) (d) The owner or operator shall implement the groundwater quality assessment plan which satisfies the requirements of par. (c), and, at a minimum, determine all of the following:
NR 665.0093(4)(d)1. 1. The rate and extent of migration of the hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents in the groundwater.
NR 665.0093(4)(d)2. 2. The concentrations of the hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents in the groundwater.
NR 665.0093(4)(e) (e) The owner or operator shall make the first determination under par. (d) as soon as technically feasible, and, within 15 days after that determination, submit to the department a written report containing an assessment of the groundwater quality. This report shall be placed in the facility's operating record and be maintained until closure of the facility.
NR 665.0093(4)(f) (f) If the owner or operator determines, based on the results of the first determination under par. (d), that no hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents from the facility have entered the groundwater, then the owner or operator may reinstate the indicator evaluation program described in s. NR 665.0092 and sub. (2). If the owner or operator reinstates the indicator evaluation program, the owner or operator shall so notify the department in the report submitted under par. (e).
NR 665.0093(4)(g) (g) If the owner or operator determines, based on the first determination under par. (d), that hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents from the facility have entered the groundwater, then the owner or operator:
NR 665.0093(4)(g)1. 1. Shall continue to make the determinations required under par. (d) on a quarterly basis until final closure of the facility, if the groundwater quality assessment plan was implemented prior to final closure of the facility.
NR 665.0093(4)(g)2. 2. May cease to make the determinations required under par. (d), if the groundwater quality assessment plan was implemented during the long-term care period.
NR 665.0093(5) (5)Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, any groundwater quality assessment to satisfy the requirements of sub. (4) (d) which is initiated prior to final closure of the facility shall be completed and reported in accordance with sub. (4) (e).
NR 665.0093(6) (6)Unless the groundwater is monitored to satisfy the requirements of sub. (4) (d), at least annually the owner or operator shall evaluate the data on groundwater surface elevations obtained under s. NR 665.0092 (5) to determine whether the requirements under s. NR 665.0091 (1) for locating the monitoring wells continues to be satisfied. If the evaluation shows that s. NR 665.0091 (1) is no longer satisfied, the owner or operator shall immediately modify the number, location or depth of the monitoring wells to bring the groundwater monitoring system into compliance with s. NR 665.0091 (1).
NR 665.0093 History History: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2013 No. 687; CR 16-007: am. (4) (b), (e) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17.
NR 665.0094 NR 665.0094Recordkeeping and reporting.
NR 665.0094(1)(1)Unless the groundwater is monitored to satisfy the requirements of s. NR 665.0093 (4) (d), the owner or operator shall do all of the following:
NR 665.0094(1)(a) (a) Keep records of the analyses required in s. NR 665.0092 (3) and (4), the associated groundwater surface elevations required in s. NR 665.0092 (5) and the evaluations required in s. NR 665.0093 (2) throughout the active life of the facility, and, for disposal facilities, throughout the long-term care period as well.
NR 665.0094(1)(b) (b) Report all of the following groundwater monitoring information to the department:
NR 665.0094(1)(b)1. 1. During the first year when initial background concentrations are being established for the facility: Concentrations or values of the parameters listed in s. NR 665.0092 (2) (a) for each groundwater monitoring well within 15 days after completing each quarterly analysis. The owner or operator shall separately identify for each monitoring well any parameters whose concentration or value has been found to exceed the maximum contaminant levels listed in ch. NR 665 Appendix III.
NR 665.0094(1)(b)2. 2. Annually: Concentrations or values of the parameters listed in s. NR 665.0092 (2) (c) for each groundwater monitoring well, along with the required evaluations for these parameters under s. NR 665.0093 (2). The owner or operator shall separately identify any significant differences from initial background found in the upgradient wells, in accordance with s. NR 665.0093 (3) (a). During the active life of the facility, this information shall be submitted no later than March 1 following each calendar year.
NR 665.0094(1)(b)3. 3. No later than March 1 following each calendar year: Results of the evaluations of groundwater surface elevations under s. NR 665.0093 (6), and a description of the response to that evaluation, where applicable.
NR 665.0094(2) (2)If the groundwater is monitored to satisfy the requirements of s. NR 665.0093 (4) (d), the owner or operator shall do all of the following:
NR 665.0094(2)(a) (a) Keep records of the analyses and evaluations specified in the plan, which satisfies the requirements of s. NR 665.0093 (4) (c), throughout the active life of the facility, and, for disposal facilities, throughout the long-term care period as well.
NR 665.0094(2)(b) (b) Annually, until final closure of the facility, submit to the department a report containing the results of the groundwater quality assessment program which includes, but is not limited to, the calculated (or measured) rate of migration of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents in the groundwater during the reporting period. This information shall be submitted no later than March 1 following each calendar year.
NR 665.0094 History History: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; correction in (1) (b) 1. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2013 No. 687.
subch. G of ch. NR 665 Subchapter G Closure and Long-Term Care
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