Chapter NR 347
SEDIMENT SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS, MONITORING PROTOCOL AND DISPOSAL CRITERIA FOR DREDGING PROJECTS
NR 347.01 Purpose and policy. NR 347.04 Permits, approvals and reviews required. NR 347.05 Preliminary application and analytical requirements. NR 347.06 Sampling and analysis. NR 347.07 Review procedures and review criteria. NR 347.08 Monitoring, reporting and enforcement. Ch. NR 347 NoteNote: Chapter NR 347 as it existed on February 28, 1989 was repealed and new chapter NR 347 was created effective March 1, 1989.
NR 347.01(1)(1) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public rights and interest in the waters of the state by specifying definitions, sediment sampling and analysis requirements, disposal criteria and monitoring requirements for dredging projects regulated under one or more of the following statutes: s. 30.20, Stats., which requires a contract or permit for the removal of material from the beds of waterways; s. 281.41, Stats., which establishes a wastewater treatment facility plan approval program; ch. 289, Stats., which establishes the solid waste management program; ch. 291, Stats., which establishes the hazardous waste program; and ch. 283, Stats., which establishes the Wisconsin pollutant discharge elimination system (WPDES) program. NR 347.01(2)(2) It is department policy to encourage reuse of dredged material and to minimize environmental harm resulting from a dredging project. NR 347.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3-1-89; corrections in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2002 No. 553. NR 347.02NR 347.02 Applicability. The provisions of this chapter apply to the removal and disposal of material from the beds of waterways except where exempted by statute. NR 347.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3-1-89. NR 347.03(1)(1) “Analyte” means the chemical substance or physical property being tested for in a sample. NR 347.03(2)(2) “Bathymetry” means the measurement of depth of water in lakes or rivers to determine lake or river bed topography. NR 347.03(3)(3) “Beach nourishment disposal” means the disposal of dredged material on the beaches or in the water landward from the ordinary high-water mark of Lakes Michigan and Superior for the purpose of adding, replenishing or preventing erosion of beach material. NR 347.03(4)(4) “Bioassay” means a method for determining the acute or chronic toxicity of a material by studying its effects on test organisms under controlled conditions.