NR 243.18 HistoryHistory: CR 05-075: cr. Register April 2007 No. 616, eff. 7-1-07. NR 243.19NR 243.19 Inspections, record keeping and reporting. NR 243.19(1)(1) Monitoring and inspection program. In accordance with a WPDES permit, the permittee shall submit a monitoring and inspection program designed to determine compliance with permit conditions that identifies the areas that the permittee will inspect in accordance with this section, the person responsible for conducting the inspections and how inspections will be recorded and submitted to the department. The monitoring and inspection program shall be consistent with the requirements in this subsection. NR 243.19(1)(a)(a) Inspections. Visual inspections shall be completed by the permittee or designee in accordance with the following frequencies: NR 243.19(1)(a)1.1. Daily inspection for leakage of all water lines that potentially come into contact with pollutants or drain to storage or containment structures or runoff control systems, including drinking or cooling water lines. NR 243.19(1)(a)2.2. Weekly inspections to ensure proper operation of all storm water diversion devices and devices channeling contaminated runoff to storage or containment structures. NR 243.19(1)(a)3.3. Weekly inspections of liquid storage and containment structures. For liquid storage and containment facilities, the berms shall be inspected for leakage, seepage, erosion, cracks and corrosion, rodent damage, excessive vegetation and other signs of structural weakness. In addition, the level of material in all liquid storage and containment facilities shall be measured and recorded in feet or inches above or below the margin of safety level. NR 243.19(1)(a)4.4. Quarterly inspections of the production area, including outdoor animal pens, barnyards and raw material storage areas. CAFO outdoor vegetated areas shall be inspected quarterly. NR 243.19(1)(a)5.5. Periodic inspections and calibration of landspreading equipment to detect leaks and ensure accurate application rates for manure and process wastewater. An initial calibration of spreading equipment shall be followed by additional calibration after any equipment modification that may impact application of manure or process wastewater or after changes in product or manure or process wastewater consistency. Spreading equipment for both liquid and solid manure shall be inspected just prior to the hauling season, and equipment used for spreading liquids shall be inspected at least once per month during months when hauling occurs. NR 243.19(1)(a)6.6. Inspections each time manure or process wastewater is surface applied on frozen or snow-covered ground to determine if applied materials have run off the application site. Inspections shall occur during and shortly after application. NR 243.19(1)(b)(b) Corrective actions. The permittee shall take corrective actions as soon as practicable to address any equipment, structure or system malfunction, failure or other problem identified through monitoring or inspections in par. (a). NR 243.19(1)(c)(c) Sampling. Manure, process wastewater and soil on fields used for land application shall be sampled by the permittee in accordance with this chapter and WPDES permit conditions. Manure or process wastewater shall be analyzed on at least an annual basis for nitrogen, phosphorus and percent solids in years when the manure or process wastewater is applied. The department may require more frequent monitoring and monitoring for other parameters as part of a WPDES permit where necessary to provide representative samples of manure and process wastewater. Manure and soil samples shall be analyzed by a laboratory certified under s. ATCP 50.50. Samples of process wastewater that are not mixed with manure shall be analyzed using applicable methods specified in ch. NR 219. The department may specify alternative methods for sampling in the WPDES permit. The permittee shall submit appropriate quality control information for sampling and analysis upon written request of the department. NR 243.19 NoteNote: NRCS Standard 590 requires soil testing once every 4 years.
NR 243.19(2)(2) Record keeping. The permittee shall retain complete records onsite of all information required as part of this subchapter for a period of at least 5 years from the date the records are created. Results of inspection information, sampling and other information required under this section shall be recorded at the time the information is obtained. NR 243.19(2)(a)(a) Record keeping requirements for the production area. The permittee shall create and retain records documenting the following information for the production area: NR 243.19(2)(a)1.1. Current design of any manure storage structures, including volume for solids accumulation, design treatment volume, total design volume, and approximate number of days of storage capacity. NR 243.19 NoteNote: This subsection requires that specific information must be recorded when samples are taken or inspections are conducted.
NR 243.19(2)(a)3.3. The date that liquid storage facilities were emptied to the 180-day level indicator. NR 243.19(2)(a)5.5. Any actions taken to correct deficiencies as required under sub. (1) (b). Deficiencies not corrected within 30 days shall be accompanied by an explanation of the factors preventing correction. NR 243.19(2)(a)6.6. Mortality management and practices used by the permittee to meet the requirements of s. NR 243.13 (8), including the dates and methods of disposal. NR 243.19(2)(b)(b) Record keeping requirements for land application activities. The permittee shall create and retain the following records for activities associated with land application: NR 243.19(2)(b)2.2. Daily logs recorded using form 3200-123A or a department approved equivalent, indicating the following.