NR 211.235 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1992, No. 435, eff. 4-1-92; CR 13-006: renum. (1) (intro.) and (a) to (g) to (1) (am) (intro.) and 1. to 7. and am. (intro.), 3., 6., 7., cr. (1) (am) 8., (b) to (d), renum. (3) to (3) (intro.) and am., cr. (3) (a) to (c), am. (4) (a) Register January 2014 No. 697, eff. 2-1-14.

NR 211.24 NR 211.24 Requests for pretreatment program approval.

NR 211.24(1) (1) A POTW requesting approval of its pretreatment program shall submit to the department in triplicate a description of the pretreatment program containing the following:

NR 211.24(1)(a) (a) A statement from the POTW’s attorney that the POTW has adequate legal authority to carry out the pretreatment program. This statement shall identify the POTW’s source of those legal powers required under s. NR 211.22, and shall identify the manner in which the POTW will implement the requirements of s. NR 211.23.

NR 211.24(1)(b) (b) A copy of all statutes, ordinances, regulations, contracts, agreements, and other written legal authority relied upon by the POTW for its administration of the pretreatment program.

NR 211.24(1)(c) (c) A statement reflecting approval of the POTW’s pretreatment program by the local governmental bodies responsible for supervising and funding the pretreatment program.

NR 211.24(1)(d) (d) A brief description, including organizational charts, of the POTW or other governmental bodies which will administer the pretreatment program, and their respective responsibilities.

NR 211.24(1)(e) (e) A description of the funding for the pretreatment program and full and part-time positions available to implement the program.

NR 211.24(2) (2) The department may grant conditional approval of the pretreatment program pending the acquisition of funding and personnel for certain elements of the program provided that the conditions of pars. (a) through (c) are met. The POTW must submit a written request for conditional approval containing, in addition to the information required in sub. (1), facts to support a conclusion that the conditions set forth in pars. (a) through (c) are met. The conditional approval of the POTW pretreatment program may be withdrawn if funding and personnel are not acquired by a date established by the department.

NR 211.24(2)(a) (a) The delayed funding and hiring of personnel is directly related to an aspect of the program which the POTW is not required to implement immediately.

NR 211.24(2)(b) (b) The POTW has adequate legal authority and procedures to carry out those aspects of the program which will not be implemented immediately.

NR 211.24(2)(c) (c) Funding and personnel for those aspects of the program to be implemented at a later date will be available when needed. The POTW shall describe the mechanism by which the funding will be acquired.

NR 211.24 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1983, No. 331, eff. 8-1-83.

NR 211.25 NR 211.25 Reporting requirements.

NR 211.25(1) (1) The POTW shall submit interim program development documents to the department as required by the compliance schedule in its WPDES permit. If a required interim document has not been submitted on time, the POTW shall indicate the date by which it expects to complete the document, the reasons for delay, and the steps taken to return to the established schedule.

NR 211.25(2) (2) Documents submitted in accordance with this section shall be signed by a principal executive officer, ranking elected official, or a duly authorized employee if the employee is responsible for the overall operation of the POTW or the pretreatment program. This authorization shall be made in writing by the principal executive officer or ranking elected official and submitted to the department prior to or together with the report being submitted.

NR 211.25(3) (3) 

NR 211.25(3)(a) (a) Analysis of monitoring samples taken by any POTW operating a pretreatment program shall be performed in accordance with ch. NR 219. Laboratory test results for radiological samples submitted by the POTW to the department shall be performed by a laboratory approved by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. Other laboratory test results submitted by the POTW to the department shall be performed by a laboratory certified or registered under ch. NR 149. The following tests are excluded from this requirement:

NR 211.25(3)(a)1. 1. Temperature,

NR 211.25(3)(a)2. 2. Turbidity,

NR 211.25(3)(a)3. 3. Bacteria tests in wastewater effluent,

NR 211.25(3)(a)4. 4. pH,

NR 211.25(3)(a)5. 5. Chlorine residual,

NR 211.25(3)(a)6. 6. Specific conductance,

NR 211.25(3)(a)7. 7. Flow measurements.

NR 211.25 Note Note: The requirement in this section to submit data from a certified or registered laboratory is effective on December 28, 1986.

NR 211.25(3)(b) (b) Any POTW operating a pretreatment program shall maintain records of information resulting from all monitoring activities. These records shall include for all samples:

NR 211.25(3)(b)1. 1. The date, exact place, method, and time of sampling and the names of the person or persons taking the samples;

NR 211.25(3)(b)2. 2. The dates the analyses were performed;