NR 211.25 NoteNote: 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)(c)(c) Records and results from all monitoring activities, whether required by this section or not, shall be retained for a minimum of 3 years. This time period shall be extended at the department’s request or during the pendency of any litigation to which the POTW or any industrial user discharging to the POTW is a party. These records shall be made available for inspection or copying to the department and EPA upon request.

NR 211.25(3)(d)(d) A POTW receiving reports from industrial users shall retain the reports for a minimum of 3 years. A POTW shall retain these reports for additional periods at the request of the department or EPA. All reports related to litigation to which the POTW or the reporting industrial user is a party shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation. These reports shall be made available for inspection or copying to the department and EPA.

NR 211.25(3)(e)(e) POTWs that elect to receive electronic documents shall satisfy the requirements of 40 CFR Part 3 — Electronic Reporting.

NR 211.25(4)(4) POTWs with approved pretreatment programs shall provide the department with a report which describes the POTW’s program activities, including the activities of all participating agencies if more than one jurisdiction is involved in the local program. This report shall be submitted no later than one year after approval of the POTW’s pretreatment program and at least annually thereafter. At a minimum, the report shall include:

NR 211.25(4)(a)(a) The name and address of each industrial user or a list of deletions and additions keyed to a previously submitted list with a brief explanation for each deletion. The list shall include:

NR 211.25(4)(a)1.1. A list of significant industrial users with reasons for each significant industrial user designation and identification of applicable pretreatment standards for each categorical industrial user;

NR 211.25(4)(a)2.2. A list of significant industrial users that the POTW has determined to regulate as a nonsignificant industrial user and the reasons for that determination.

NR 211.25(4)(a)3.3. An identification of categorical users listed in subd. 1 that are subject to reduced reporting requirements under s. NR 211.15 (4) (b) and (c).

NR 211.25(4)(b)(b) A summary of the POTW’s compliance assessment and enforcement activities, including activities such as inspections, sampling and review of slug control plans;

NR 211.25(4)(d)(d) A summary of changes to the POTW’s program that have not been previously reported to the department; and

NR 211.25 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, July, 1983, No. 331, eff. 8-1-83; renum. (3) (intro.) (a) to (e) and (4) and (5) to be (3) (b), (3) (b) 1. to 5. and (3) (c) and (d), cr. (3) (a), Register, April, 1986, No. 364, eff. 8-28-86; am. (3) (a), Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; am. (3) (d), cr. (4), Register, March, 1992, No. 435, eff. 4-1-92; CR 13-006: am. (2), cr. (3) (e), (4) (a) 3., am. (4) (c), (d), cr. (4) (e) Register January 2014 No. 697, eff. 2-1-14.

NR 211.26NR 211.26 Confidentiality. Effluent data submitted to the control authority under this chapter shall be a public record within the meaning of s. 19.21, Stats. All other information submitted to the control authority under this chapter shall be a public record unless the information is entitled to confidential treatment under s. 283.55 (2), Stats., and s. NR 2.19 as a trade secret. POTWs operating a pretreatment program must enact ordinances or rules giving them the authority to treat as confidential information which is a trade secret.

NR 211.27NR 211.27 Pretreatment program modification.

NR 211.27(1)(1) A POTW may initiate a pretreatment program modification at any time to reflect changing conditions in the pretreatment program. Pretreatment program modification is necessary whenever the pretreatment program will be significantly different from the pretreatment program previously approved by the department.

NR 211.27(2)(2) To initiate a modification, the POTW shall submit to the department a statement of the basis for the desired modification, a modified program description and any other documents the department determines to be necessary. The department shall review, public notice and approve or deny the requested modification according to the procedures of s. NR 211.30 (7).