NR 524.03(1)(1) “Certified facility manager” means a person who holds a current solid waste facility manager certificate issued under this chapter. NR 524.03(2)(2) “Certified site operator” means a person who holds a current solid waste site operator’s certificate issued under this chapter. NR 524.03(3)(3) “Hours of operation” means anytime when a solid waste disposal facility is open for accepting waste or any of the following activities are occurring: NR 524.03(3)(b)(b) Surface water and leachate structure maintenance and repair, other than routine alarm response and equipment restarting. NR 524.03(3)(d)(d) Design repairs in major phases that have received waste but have not completed final closure. NR 524.03(3)(f)(f) Other activities that are determined by the department that are similar. NR 524.03 NoteNote: Activities which do not constitute hours of operation include pumping leachate, gas extraction, environmental monitoring, new phase construction, remediation at a closed site or in a major phase that has received waste and has completed final closure, equipment maintenance, access road maintenance to the site, and other activities determined by the department that are similar.
NR 524.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1994, No. 461, eff. 6-1-94; CR 05-020: r. and recr. Register January 2006 No. 601, eff. 2-1-06. NR 524.04(1)(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the following solid waste disposal facilities are exempt from the requirements of this chapter: NR 524.04(1)(a)(a) Facilities which are not required to be licensed under s. 289.31, Stats., except for small size construction and demolition waste landfills subject to s. NR 503.09 and intermediate size construction and demolition waste landfills subject to s. NR 503.10. NR 524.04(1)(b)(b) Solid waste disposal facilities used solely for the disposal of animal carcasses. NR 524.04(2)(2) The department may require individual solid waste disposal facilities which are exempt under sub. (1) to have certified operators, if in the opinion of the department, the facility is unique in some manner, and trained and certified personnel at the facility will help protect public health, safety, welfare or the environment. NR 524.04(3)(3) The department may grant exemptions in writing from non-statutory requirements of this chapter. Persons may apply for an exemption under this section by providing the department with a written request identifying the exact provisions they wish exemption from, along with appropriate documentation which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the proposal will not have a significant adverse impact upon public health, safety, welfare or the environment. The department shall take into account such factors as the amount of waste being disposed, the design of the facility, the physical and chemical characteristics of the waste and any other information which may be appropriate. The department may grant exemptions if the department finds that granting the exemption will not cause significant adverse impacts to public health, safety, welfare or the environment. NR 524.04 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1994, No. 461, eff. 6-1-94; am. (1) (a), Register, June, 1996, No. 486, eff. 7-1-96. NR 524.05NR 524.05 Municipal, mixed waste and intermediate size construction and demolition disposal facilities. The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility shall comply with one of the following: NR 524.05(1)(1) Municipal and mixed waste disposal facilities. The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility that is not a small demolition facility under s. NR 500.03 (121) or a solid waste disposal facility used primarily for the disposal of high volume industrial waste shall do all of the following: NR 524.05(1)(a)(a) Submit to the department with the submittal of the annual licensing application form, or if annual licensing is not required a submittal to the department by October 1 of each year, the name of at least one certified facility manager. This person or persons shall be designated to perform the duties required in s. NR 524.06 (1) for the facility. NR 524.05(1)(b)(b) Assure that a designated certified facility manager be present either at the solid waste disposal facility, or be within 50 miles of the facility and able to be contacted by facility personnel during 75% of the hours of operation. NR 524.05(1)(c)(c) Submit a list of the names of people with delegated authority to be contacted when the facility manager is unavailable. The list shall be submitted to the department and maintained at the facility. NR 524.05(1)(d)(d) Submit to the department with the list of certified facility managers required in par. (a), the name of any certified site operators who are designated to fulfill the requirements in s. NR 524.06 (2) for the facility. NR 524.05(1)(e)(e) Have a certified facility manager or certified site operator present at the facility during all hours of operation. NR 524.05(2)(2) High volume industrial waste disposal facilities. The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility that is used primarily for the disposal of high volume industrial waste shall do all of the following: NR 524.05(2)(a)(a) Submit to the department with the submittal of the annual licensing application form the name of at least one certified facility manager. This person or persons shall be designated to perform the duties in s. NR 524.06 (1) for the facility. NR 524.05(2)(b)(b) Assure that a designated certified facility manager be present either at the solid waste disposal facility, or be within 50 miles of the facility and able to be contacted by facility personnel during 75% of the hours of operation. NR 524.05(2)(c)(c) Submit a list of the names of people with delegated authority to be contacted when the facility manager is unavailable. The list shall be submitted to the department and maintained at the facility.