Chapter NR 440

NR 440.76(2)(y) (y) “Waterwall furnace” means a municipal waste combustion unit that has energy recovery in the furnace (for example, radiant heat transfer section) of the combustion unit.

NR 440.76(2)(ym) (ym) “Yard waste” means grass, grass clippings, bushes, shrubs and clippings from bushes and shrubs that come from residential, commercial or retail, institutional or industrial sources as part of maintaining yards or other private or public lands. Yard waste does not include the following 2 items:

NR 440.76(2)(ym)1. 1. Construction, renovation and demolition wastes that are exempt from the definition of “municipal solid waste”.

NR 440.76(2)(ym)2. 2. Clean wood that is exempt from the definition of “municipal solid waste”.

NR 440.76(2)(z) (z) “You” or “I” means the owner or operator of a municipal waste combustion unit or the applicant for a permit to construct a municipal waste combustion unit, unless the context indicates otherwise.

NR 440.76(2)(zm) (zm) “Your” or “my” means of or relating to the owner or operator of a municipal waste combustion unit or the applicant for a permit to construct a municipal waste combustion unit, unless the context indicates otherwise.

NR 440.76(3) (3) Preconstruction requirements: materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(a) (a) Who must submit a materials separation plan?

NR 440.76(3)(a)1. 1. You shall prepare a materials separation plan for your municipal waste combustion unit if you commence construction of a new small municipal waste combustion unit after December 6, 2000.

NR 440.76(3)(a)2. 2. If you commence construction of your municipal waste combustion unit after August 30, 1999 but before December 6, 2000, you are not required to prepare the materials separation plan specified in this subsection.

NR 440.76(3)(a)3. 3. You shall prepare a materials separation plan if you are required to submit an initial application for a construction permit, under ch. NR 405 or 408, as applicable, for the reconstruction or modification of your municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(3)(b) (b) What is a materials separation plan? The plan identifies a goal and an approach for separating certain components of municipal solid waste for a given service area prior to waste combustion and making them available for recycling.

NR 440.76(3)(c) (c) What steps must I complete for my materials separation plan?

NR 440.76(3)(c)1. 1. For your materials separation plan, you shall complete the following 9 steps:

NR 440.76(3)(c)1.a. a. Prepare a draft materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(c)1.b. b. Make your draft plan available to the public.

NR 440.76(3)(c)1.c. c. Hold a public meeting on your draft plan.

NR 440.76(3)(c)1.d. d. Prepare responses to public comments received during the public comment period on your draft plan.

NR 440.76(3)(c)1.e. e. Prepare a revised materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(c)1.f. f. Discuss the revised plan at the public meeting for review of the siting analysis.

NR 440.76(3)(c)1.g. g. Prepare responses to public comments received on your revised plan.

NR 440.76(3)(c)1.h. h. Prepare a final materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(c)1.i. i. Submit the final materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(c)2. 2. You may use analyses conducted under the requirements of s. NR 405.08 to determine BACT or 408.04 to determine LAER, to comply with some of the materials separation plan requirements of this section.

NR 440.76(3)(d) (d) What must I include in my draft materials separation plan?

NR 440.76(3)(d)1. 1. You shall prepare and submit a draft materials separation plan for your municipal waste combustion unit and its service area.

NR 440.76(3)(d)2. 2. Your draft materials separation plan shall identify a goal and an approach for separating certain components of municipal solid waste for a given service area prior to waste combustion and making them available for recycling. A materials separation plan may include such elements as drop-off facilities, buy-back or deposit-return incentives, programs for curbside pickup, and centralized systems for mechanical separation.

NR 440.76(3)(d)3. 3. Your materials separation plan may include different goals or approaches for different subareas in the service area.

NR 440.76(3)(d)4. 4. Your materials separation plan may exclude materials separation activities for certain subareas or, if warranted, the entire service area.

NR 440.76(3)(e) (e) How do I make my draft materials separation plan available to the public?

NR 440.76(3)(e)1. 1. You shall distribute your draft materials separation plan to the main public libraries in the area where you will construct the municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(3)(e)2. 2. You shall publish a notice of a public meeting in the main newspapers that serve the following 2 areas:

NR 440.76(3)(e)2.a. a. The area where you will construct the municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(3)(e)2.b. b. The areas where the waste that your municipal waste combustion unit combusts will be collected.

NR 440.76(3)(e)3. 3. You shall include the following 6 items in your notice of the public meeting:

NR 440.76(3)(e)3.a. a. The date of the public meeting.

NR 440.76(3)(e)3.b. b. The time of the public meeting.

NR 440.76(3)(e)3.c. c. The location of the public meeting.

NR 440.76(3)(e)3.d. d. The location of the public libraries where the public can find your materials separation plan. Include the normal business hours of each library.

NR 440.76(3)(e)3.e. e. An agenda of the topics that will be discussed at the public meeting.

NR 440.76(3)(e)3.f. f. The beginning and ending dates of the public comment period on your draft materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(f) (f) When must I accept comments on the materials separation plan?

NR 440.76(3)(f)1. 1. You shall accept verbal comments at the public meeting.

NR 440.76(3)(f)2. 2. You shall accept written comments anytime during the period that begins on the date the document is distributed to the main public libraries and ends 30 days after the date of the public meeting.

NR 440.76(3)(g) (g) Where and when must I hold a public meeting on my draft materials separation plan?

NR 440.76(3)(g)1. 1. You shall hold a public meeting and accept comments on your draft materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(g)2. 2. You shall hold the public meeting in the county where you will construct the municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(3)(g)3. 3. You shall schedule the public meeting to occur at least 30 days after you make your draft materials separation plan available to the public.

NR 440.76(3)(g)4. 4. You may combine the public meeting with any other public meeting required as part of any other federal, state or local permit review. However, you may not combine it with the public meeting required for the siting analysis under sub. (4) (g).

NR 440.76(3)(g)5. 5. You are encouraged to address the following 8 topics at the public meeting for your draft materials separation plan:

NR 440.76(3)(g)5.a. a. Expected size of the service area for your municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(3)(g)5.b. b. Amount of waste you will collect in the service area.

NR 440.76(3)(g)5.c. c. Types and estimated amounts of materials proposed for separation.

NR 440.76(3)(g)5.d. d. Methods proposed for materials separation.

NR 440.76(3)(g)5.e. e. Amount of residual waste for disposal.

NR 440.76(3)(g)5.f. f. Alternate disposal methods for handling the residual waste.

NR 440.76(3)(g)5.g. g. Where your responses to public comments on the draft materials separation plan will be available for inspection.

NR 440.76(3)(g)5.h. h. Where your revised materials separation plan will be available for inspection.

NR 440.76(3)(g)6. 6. You shall prepare a transcript of the public meeting on your draft materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(h) (h) What must I do with any public comments I receive during the public comment period on my draft materials separation plan? You shall do the following 3 steps:

NR 440.76(3)(h)1. 1. Prepare written responses to any public comments you received during the public comment period. Summarize the responses to public comments in a document that is separate from your revised materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(h)2. 2. Make the comment response document available to the public in the service area where you will construct your municipal waste combustion unit. You shall distribute the document at least to the main public libraries used to announce the public meeting.

NR 440.76(3)(h)3. 3. Prepare a revised materials separation plan for the municipal waste combustion unit that includes, as appropriate, changes made in response to any public comments you received during the public comment period.

NR 440.76(3)(i) (i) What must I do with my revised materials separation plan? You shall do the following 2 tasks:

NR 440.76(3)(i)1. 1. As specified under sub. (13) (a), submit the 5 items in subds. a. to e. to the department by the date you submit the application for a construction permit under ch. NR 405 or 408. If you are not required to submit an application for a construction permit under ch. NR 405 or 408, submit the 5 items to the department by the date of your notice of construction under sub. (13) (b).

NR 440.76(3)(i)1.a. a. Your draft materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(i)1.b. b. Your revised materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(i)1.c. c. Your notice of the public meeting for your draft materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(i)1.d. d. A transcript of the public meeting on your draft materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(i)1.e. e. The document that summarizes your responses to the public comments you received during the public comment period on your draft materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(i)2. 2. Make your revised materials separation plan available to the public as part of the siting analysis procedures under sub. (4) (e).

NR 440.76(3)(j) (j) What must I include in the public meeting on my revised materials separation plan? As part of the public meeting for review of the siting analysis, as specified under sub. (4) (g), you shall discuss the following 2 areas:

NR 440.76(3)(j)1. 1. Differences between your revised materials separation plan and your draft materials separation plan discussed at the first public meeting, conducted under par. (g).

NR 440.76(3)(j)2. 2. Questions about your revised materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(k) (k) What must I do with any public comments I receive on my revised materials separation plan?

NR 440.76(3)(k)1. 1. You shall prepare written responses to any public comments and include them in the document that summarizes your responses to public comments on the siting analysis.

NR 440.76(3)(k)2. 2. You shall prepare a final materials separation plan that includes, as appropriate, changes made in response to any public comments you received on your revised materials separation plan.

NR 440.76(3)(L) (L) How do I submit my final materials separation plan? As specified under sub. (13) (b), you shall submit your final materials separation plan to the department as part of the notice of construction for the municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(4) (4) Preconstruction requirements: siting analysis.

NR 440.76(4)(a) (a) Who must submit a siting analysis?

NR 440.76(4)(a)1. 1. You shall prepare a siting analysis if you commence construction of a small municipal waste combustion unit after December 6, 2000.

NR 440.76(4)(a)2. 2. If you commence construction on your municipal waste combustion unit after August 30, 1999, but before December 6, 2000, you are not required to prepare the siting analysis specified in this subsection.

NR 440.76(4)(a)3. 3. You shall prepare a siting analysis if you are required to submit an initial application for a construction permit, under ch. NR 405 or 408, as applicable, for the reconstruction or modification of your municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(4)(b) (b) What is a siting analysis? The siting analysis addresses how your municipal waste combustion unit affects ambient air quality, visibility, soils, vegetation and other relevant factors. The analysis can be used to determine whether the benefits of your proposed facility significantly outweigh the environmental and social costs resulting from its location and construction. The analysis shall also consider other major industrial facilities near the proposed site.

NR 440.76(4)(c) (c) What steps must I complete for my siting analysis?

NR 440.76(4)(c)1. 1. For your siting analysis, you shall complete the following 5 steps:

NR 440.76(4)(c)1.a. a. Prepare an analysis.

NR 440.76(4)(c)1.b. b. Make your analysis available to the public.

NR 440.76(4)(c)1.c. c. Hold a public meeting on your analysis.