NR 716.03 NoteNote: Section NR 141.05 (46) defines “water table observation well” to mean “any groundwater monitoring well, in which the screen or open borehole intersects a water table, which is installed for the specific purpose of determining either the elevation of the water table or the physical, chemical, biological or radiological properties of groundwater at the water table or both.” NR 716.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 1994, No. 460, eff. 5-1-94; correction in (10) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, January, 2001, No. 541; CR 12-023: am. (2), r. (5), am. (8), cr. (8m), am. (9), (10) Register October No. 694, eff. 11-1-13; correction in (9) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2023 No. 808. NR 716.05(1)(1) When site–specific or facility–specific information indicates that soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, air or other environmental media at a site or facility may have become contaminated, persons identified under sub. NR 716.02 (1) shall conduct a site investigation consistent with this chapter. Unless sub. (2) is applicable, responsible parties shall use the factors in s. NR 708.09 (1) (a) to (n) and (2) (a) to (c) to determine whether or not a site investigation is necessary. NR 716.05(2)(2) A site investigation is not required of the responsible parties at a site or facility, if: NR 716.05(2)(a)(a) After notification to the department of a hazardous substance discharge in accordance with ch. NR 706, the department determines that no further action is required of the responsible parties, based on the factors in s. NR 708.09 (1) and (2). NR 716.05(2)(b)(b) After completion of an immediate action, the department determines that no further action is required of the responsible parties, based on the factors in s. NR 708.09 (1) and (2). NR 716.05 NoteNote: The appropriate review fee specified in ch. NR 749 must accompany any request for the department to review a specific document. NR 716.05 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 1994, No. 460, eff. 5-1-94; am. (2) (a), Register, February, 1997, No. 494, eff. 3-1-97; emerg. am. (1), eff. 5-18-00; am. (1), Register, January, 2001, No. 541, eff. 2-1-01; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, January, 2001, No. 541; CR 12-023: am. (1) Register October No. 694, eff. 11-1-13. NR 716.07NR 716.07 Site investigation scoping. Prior to conducting the field component of a site investigation required under s. NR 716.05, responsible parties shall evaluate all of the following relevant items, considering the location of the site or facility, to ensure that the scope and detail of the field investigation are appropriate to the complexity of the site or facility: NR 716.07(1)(1) History of the site or facility, including industrial, commercial or other land uses that may have been associated with one or more hazardous substance discharges at the site or facility. NR 716.07(2)(2) Knowledge of the type of contamination and the amount of the contamination. NR 716.07(3)(3) History of previous hazardous substance discharges or environmental pollution. NR 716.07(4)(4) Environmental media affected or potentially affected by the contamination. NR 716.07(5)(5) Location of the site or facility, and its proximity to other sources of contamination. NR 716.07(6)(6) Need for permission from property owners to allow access to the site or facility and to adjacent or nearby properties. NR 716.07(7)(7) Potential or known impacts to receptors, including public and private water supplies; buildings and other cultural features; and utilities or other subsurface improvements. This evaluation shall include mapping the location of all water supply wells within a 1,200- foot radius of the outermost edge of contamination. NR 716.07(8)(8) Potential for impacts to any of the following: NR 716.07(8)(a)(a) Species, habitat or ecosystems sensitive to the contamination. NR 716.07(8)(b)(b) Wetlands, especially those in areas of special natural resource interest as designated in s. NR 103.04. NR 716.07(8)(d)(d) Sites or facilities of historical or archaeological significance. NR 716.07 NoteNote: Information on sites or facilities of historical or archeological significance may be found at the following State Historical Society websites:
NR 716.07(9)(9) Potential interim and remedial actions applicable to the site or facility and the contamination. NR 716.07(10)(10) Immediate or interim actions already taken or in progress, including any evaluations made of whether an interim action is needed at the site or facility. NR 716.07(11)(11) Any other items, including climatological conditions and background water or soil quality information, that may affect the scope or conduct of the site investigation.