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.
NR 724.13(2)(i)
(i) A contact for questions on specific actions and the inspection log.
NR 724.13(2)(j)
(j) A statement of where more site-specific information may be found.
NR 724.13 Note
Note: More site-specific information may be found in the department's files.
NR 724.13(2)(k)
(k) For vapor mitigation systems; a diagram and photographs showing piping, venting, fans and manometer locations, vent height and location, a description of how to verify that the vapor mitigation system is operating properly, identification of prohibited activities to ensure the continued effectiveness of the vapor mitigation system, and direction to notify the department before any action is taken which would disturb operation of the vapor mitigation system.
NR 724.13(3)
(3) P
rogress reports. In addition to the general progress reporting requirements in
s. NR 700.11, responsible parties shall submit semi-annual operation and maintenance progress reports to the department. Progress reports shall be sequentially numbered, starting with the first report which is due no later than 6 months after the remediation system begins operation. Information related to operation and maintenance 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.
NR 724.13 Note
Note: Operation and maintenance progress reports should be submitted for both active and passive remediation systems. Progress reports required under this subsection are not the same as post-closure maintenance inspection logs for remedies such as performance standard covers.
NR 724.13 Note
Note: Copies of remediation system operation and maintenance reporting forms may be obtained from any regional office of the department, or by writing to the Department of Natural Resources, Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707, or at
http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/forms/4400/4400-194.pdf.
NR 724.13(4)
(4) Operation and maintenance plan revisions. When warranted by changes in the design, operation or maintenance of the interim or remedial action, or when requested by the department, responsible parties shall revise the appropriate section of the operation and maintenance plan. Plan revisions shall be submitted to the department and shall:
NR 724.13(4)(c)
(c) Document any changes in the time of anticipated case closure.
NR 724.13(4)(d)
(d) Document any changes in the design, operation, maintenance or monitoring of the interim or remedial action.
NR 724.13 History
History: Cr.
Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95; am. (3) (a) 1., 2. and 3., renum. (3) (e) to be (3) (f) and cr. (3) (e),
Register, October, 1996, No. 490, eff. 11-1-96; correction in (4) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register, October, 1999, No. 526;
CR 12-023: am. (1) (a), (b), cr. (1) (c), (d), am. (2) (intro.), (a), (e) 2., cr. (2) (f) to (n), renum. (3) (intro.) to (3) and am., r. (3) (a) to (d), r. (e), (f), am. (4) (title), (c) Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13; correction in (2) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2013. NR 724.15
NR 724.15 Documentation of construction and completion. NR 724.15(1)(1) Unless otherwise directed by the department, responsible parties shall submit to the department a construction documentation or as-built report within 60 days after the date that construction of a remedial action or any interim action specified in
s. NR 724.02 (1) is completed or determined to be essentially complete by the department.
NR 724.15(2)
(2) The report shall document that the completed final remedial or interim action meets or exceeds all design criteria and the plans and specifications developed in accordance with all of the requirements of this chapter.
NR 724.15(3)
(3) Unless otherwise directed by the department, the construction documentation report shall include all of the following information:
NR 724.15(3)(b)
(b) As-built maps, plan sheets, drawings, isometric drawings and cross sections.
NR 724.15(3)(c)
(c) A synopsis of the remedial or interim action and a certification that the design and construction was carried out in accordance with the plans and specifications.
NR 724.15(3)(d)
(d) An explanation of any minor changes to the plans and why these were necessary for the project.
NR 724.15(3)(e)
(e) Results of all pilot and field tests or studies and site monitoring conducted during construction.
NR 724.15(3)(f)
(f) A brief description of the public health and environmental laws applicable to the contamination and the interim or remedial action selected, including the physical location where the environmental laws shall be complied with for all media of concern.
NR 724.15(3)(g)
(g) The information required in
ch. NR 516 for documenting the construction at the site or facility of any final covers, liners, leachate collection systems and gas collection, extraction and management systems.
NR 724.15(3)(h)
(h) A revised operations and maintenance plan in accordance with
s. NR 724.13 (4), unless the cover letter indicates that there are no revisions to the operations and maintenance plan.
NR 724.15 History
History: Cr.
Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95.
