NR 724.05(2)(2)
General requirements. Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall submit the plans and reports required by this chapter in compliance with all of the following requirements:
NR 724.05(2)(b)
(b) One paper copy and one electronic copy of each plan or report shall be submitted to the department, in accordance with
s. NR 700.11 (3g).
NR 724.05 Note
Note: Electronic copies should be submitted in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on optical disk media. Guidance on electronic submittals can be accessed at
http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/rr/RR690.pdf.
NR 724.05(2)(c)
(c) The department may require by the issuance of an administrative order or consent order that these plans and reports be prepared in accordance with a site-specific schedule.
NR 724.05(2)(d)
(d) At sites or facilities where multiple remedial or interim actions are taken, all of the following requirements apply:
NR 724.05(2)(d)1.
1. All submittals required by this chapter shall include a brief discussion of the interrelationship between the actions.
NR 724.05(2)(d)2.
2. The design report required by
s. NR 724.09 and the design plans and specifications required by
s. NR 724.11 that are prepared for subsequent remedial or interim actions may include the design details for the subsequent action without repeating design work that was included in previous submittals to the department for other remedial or interim actions.
NR 724.05(2)(e)
(e) Each submittal under this chapter shall include all of the following:
NR 724.05(2)(e)1.c.
c. The purpose of the submittal and the desired department action or response.
NR 724.05(2)(e)2.a.
a. Project title and purpose, including the department-issued identification number for the site or facility.
NR 724.05(2)(e)2.b.
b. Name, address, and telephone number of the property owner, lessee, operator or any individual or company responsible for the discharge of hazardous substances or environmental pollution on the site or facility.
NR 724.05(2)(e)2.c.
c. Name, address, and telephone number of any consultants or contractors involved with the response action at the site or facility.
NR 724.05(2)(e)2.d.
d. Site name, address, and location by quarter–quarter section, township, range and county, geographic position determined in accordance with the requirements of
s. NR 716.15 (5) (d), and the latitude and longitude of the property.
NR 724.05(2)(e)2.g.
g. A summary of the nature and extent of contamination at the site or facility.
NR 724.05(3)(a)(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require plans or reports that are more detailed or complex than is justified by the known scope of contamination or the complexity of the site or facility.
NR 724.05(3)(b)
(b) The department may require additional information in the plans and report beyond what is specifically required under this chapter if necessary because of the complexity of the site or facility, or the degree and extent of the contamination.
NR 724.05 History
History: Cr.
Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95
; am. (2) (a),
Register, October, 1996, No. 490, eff. 11-1-96;
CR 12-023: r. (1), am. (2) (title), (intro.), (b), (e) 2. d., e. Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13. NR 724.07(1)
(1) The department may direct responsible parties in writing that department approval of a plan or report is necessary prior to proceeding to the next step in the design, implementation or operation of a remedial action or interim action under this chapter. In such cases, the department shall provide a written acknowledgement of receipt of any report or plan submitted pursuant to this chapter within 30 days. The department acknowledgement shall include an estimated date for completion of department review.
NR 724.07(2)
(2) In cases where department approval is required for the reports or plans submitted under this chapter, the department may request additional information, require revisions, approve, conditionally approve or disapprove of the plans or reports. The department shall provide to the responsible parties, in writing, the reasons for any disapproval and the department may establish a deadline for providing revisions.
NR 724.07 Note
Note: Persons who prepare the plans and reports required by this chapter should be aware that other department programs may also require the submittal, review and approval of plans and reports.
NR 724.07 Note
Note: In accordance with ch.
NR 749, the appropriate review fee must accompany any request for the department to review a specific document.
NR 724.07 History
History: Cr.
Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95.
NR 724.09
NR 724.09 Design report. Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall submit to the department a design report for all remedial actions and those interim actions specified in
s. NR 724.02 (1), containing all of the following information:
NR 724.09(2)
(2) A brief description of the site or facility.
NR 724.09(3)
(3) A complete and detailed description of the remedial or interim action being designed.
NR 724.09(4)
(4) All engineering criteria, concepts, assumptions and calculations used in preparing the design, including adequate justification for their use.
NR 724.09(5)
(5) Any treatability study information, pilot test results, aquifer pumping test results or other test results utilized in the design, unless this information was previously submitted to the department.
NR 724.09 Note
Note: Treatability studies should be conducted as early in the response process as possible.
NR 724.09(6)
(6) A listing of all local, state and federal permits, licenses and approvals required to construct and implement the remedial or interim action.
NR 724.09(7)
(7) A brief description of the public health and environmental laws and standards applicable to the contamination and the interim or remedial action being implemented, including the physical location where the environmental standards shall be complied with for each medium of concern.
NR 724.09(8)
(8) A preliminary discussion of the types of, frequency of and schedule for monitoring of the remedial or interim action. This discussion shall address any water, soil, soil gas, air, vapor, or other monitoring required for each component of the remedial or interim action.
NR 724.09(9)
(9) A preliminary discussion of planned operation and maintenance provisions.
NR 724.09 Note
Note: An operation and maintenance plan prepared in accordance with s.
NR 724.13 (2) will satisfy the requirements of s.
NR 724.09 (8) and
(9), if submitted with the design report. In this case, the operation and maintenance plan should provide a complete, rather than a preliminary, discussion of the topics described in s.
NR 724.09 (8) and
(9).
NR 724.09(10)
(10) A proposed schedule for implementation of the remedial or interim action, which identifies timing for initiation and completion of all tasks. The proposed dates for completion of the remedial or interim action and major milestones shall be specified. The schedule shall include deadlines for all reports, plans and submittals required by the department.
NR 724.09(11)
(11) Discussion of any other relevant technical factors.
NR 724.09 History
History: Cr.
Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95;
CR 12-023: am. (8) Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13. NR 724.11
NR 724.11 Design plans and specifications. Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall submit to the department design plans and specifications for each remedial action and any of the interim actions specified in
s. NR 724.02 (1). Plans and specifications shall:
NR 724.11(1)
(1) Be consistent with the concepts presented in the design report prepared under
s. NR 724.09.
NR 724.11(2)
(2) Provide a general correlation between drawings and technical specifications.
NR 724.11(3)
(3) Include technical specifications and requirements necessary for all the components of the remedial or interim action.
NR 724.11(4)
(4) Include detailed drawings of the proposed design, including general component arrangements, equipment layout, process flow diagram, piping and instrumentation diagrams, cross sections, sampling locations and instrumentation locations.
NR 724.11(5)
(5) Show sufficient detail for construction, according to customary industrial and professional standards.
NR 724.11(6)
(6) Unless otherwise directed by the department, include legible visual aids, including maps, plan sheets, drawings, isometrics, cross sections and aerial photographs, which:
NR 724.11(6)(a)
(a) Are no larger than 24 inches by 36 inches and no smaller than 8
1/
2 inches by 11 inches.
NR 724.11(6)(b)
(b) Are of appropriate scale to show all required details in sufficient clarity.
NR 724.11(6)(c)
(c) Are numbered, titled, have a legend of all symbols used, contain horizontal and vertical scales where applicable, and specify drafting or origination dates and current drawing revision or issue status.
NR 724.11(6)(f)
(f) Use national geodetic survey data as the basis for all elevations.
NR 724.11(6)(g)
(g) Show dimensions for location and placement of features or units and elevations that are based on permanent, retrievable surveying control monuments or stations.
NR 724.11(6)(h)
(h) Additionally, for solid or hazardous waste disposal facilities or, when directed by the department, for other land-based features being constructed at the site or facility as part of the response action:
NR 724.11(6)(h)1.
1. Display a survey grid based on monuments established in the field which are referenced to state plane coordinates.
NR 724.11(6)(h)2.
2. Show the survey grid location and reference major plan sheets on all cross sections.
NR 724.11 Note
Note: Examples of land-based features include covers, waste or soil piles, soil treatment piles, liners, landfills and features created by earth moving and regrading.
NR 724.11(6)(h)3.
3. Include a reduced plan-view map on all sheets with cross sections indicating the location of the cross section.
NR 724.11(7)
(7) Include descriptions, specifications and performance criteria necessary for procurement, construction and start up of all features and units, including key components and all instrumentation. Performance curves or criteria published by equipment suppliers or manufacturers may be utilized if they provide sufficient information.
NR 724.11 History
History: Cr.
Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95;
CR 12-023: am. (6) (d) Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13. NR 724.13
NR 724.13 Operation and maintenance. NR 724.13(1)(a)(a) Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall conduct all necessary operation and maintenance activities in accordance with this section and in compliance with all applicable state or federal public health and environmental laws, whichever are more stringent, until all applicable public health and environmental laws are complied with as required in
chs. NR 700 to
754.
NR 724.13(1)(b)
(b) Responsible parties shall operate and maintain any cover systems, liners, physical hydraulic containment systems, leachate collection systems, and gas collection, extraction, and management systems at sites or facilities for which they are responsible until no longer required by the department.
NR 724.13(1)(c)
(c) Responsible parties and property owners shall operate vapor mitigation systems for which they are responsible until no longer required by the department.
NR 724.13(1)(d)
(d) Vapor mitigation systems and remedial actions designed to address vapor migration shall be monitored at a frequency determined by the department, to measure whether the action taken has been effective in meeting the vapor action level.
NR 724.13(2)
(2) Operation and maintenance plan. Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall submit to the department an operation and maintenance plan when on–site maintenance activities are necessary to implement, monitor or ensure the effectiveness of a remedial or interim action. The plan shall outline all operation, monitoring, and maintenance activities, from design through case closure under
ch. NR 726 or through post-closure under
ch. NR 727, as appropriate, including all of the following information:
NR 724.13(2)(b)
(b) A description of normal operation and maintenance, including a schedule showing the frequency of each operation and maintenance task.
NR 724.13(2)(c)
(c) A contingency plan for any anticipated or potential operation and maintenance problems, including a description of techniques or activities to be conducted by the responsible parties to resolve operation and maintenance problems.
NR 724.13(2)(d)
(d) A description of routine monitoring and analysis, including:
NR 724.13(2)(d)2.
2. Laboratory or field tests, test methods and sampling methods; and
NR 724.13(2)(e)
(e) A description of any site-specific or facility-specific record-keeping and reporting requirements to document operation and maintenance activities, including:
NR 724.13(2)(e)1.
1. Mechanisms for reporting system failures, discharges of hazardous substances, environmental pollution and other emergencies; and
NR 724.13(2)(e)2.
2. Reports to be submitted to the department, including the results of system and environmental monitoring and the results of the monitoring well inspections meeting the requirements of
s. NR 716.13 (14).
NR 724.13(2)(f)
(f) A location map that includes the locations and extent of features that need to be maintained, as well as the extent of contamination.
NR 724.13(2)(g)
(g) Final construction specifications on any engineering control feature.
NR 724.13 Note
Note: Engineering controls may include a cover, barrier, or vapor mitigation system.
