Section 33.58. Discharge response preparedness.

 

(1)   Discharge response plan required.

(a) The operator of a storage facility shall have a written discharge response plan for all of the following:

1. Discharges at the storage facility.

2. Discharges, at locations outside the storage facility, from mobile containers shipped from the storage facility.

(b) An operator shall do all of the following, with respect to a discharge response plan under par. (a) :

1. Review and amend the plan, as necessary, at least once each year.

2. Keep a copy of the plan readily available at the storage facility and at the nearest local office from which the operator administers the storage facility.

3. Make the plan available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.

4. Notify the local fire department, police department and emergency planning committee of the plan and any plan revisions, and provide them with copies upon request.

(2)   Plan contents. A discharge response plan under sub. (1) shall include all of the following:

(a) The identity, address and telephone number of the individual who is responsible for managing the storage facility.

(b) The spill reporting telephone number (1-800-943-0003) maintained by the department of natural resources and department of military affairs emergency management division.

(c) The telephone number of the department's agricultural resource management division (608-224-4500), or the identity and telephone number of the division's local environmental enforcement specialist.

(d) The names and telephone numbers of 2 local excavation contractors and 2 local earth hauling contractors.

(e) A map or diagram of the storage facility. The map or diagram shall include all of the following:

1. The location of each fertilizer storage container or bin, and the name or grade of fertilizer stored in that container or bin.

2. The location of each pesticide storage container or bin, other than a mini-bulk container, and the name of the pesticide product stored in that container or bin.

3. The location of each mini-bulk container storage area.

(f) Procedures for responding to discharges at the storage facility.

(g) Procedures for responding to discharges from mobile storage containers shipped from the storage facility.

(h) Procedures for using or disposing of recovered discharges.

(3)   Equipment, supplies and trained personnel.

(a) Pumps, recovery containers, personal protective equipment, and other necessary equipment and supplies shall be readily available for any discharge response that may reasonably be needed.

(b) Persons employed at a storage facility shall be trained in discharge response procedures. Trained personnel shall be readily available to implement a discharge response.

(c) An operator may arrange with a local fire department or other persons to provide equipment, supplies and personnel required under pars. (a) and (b) if the operator makes those arrangements in advance as part of the operator's discharge response plan.

(d) An operator shall have available, at the storage facility, absorbent materials that may be used to control and clean up small liquid discharges.

(e) An operator shall decontaminate equipment and supplies, as necessary, after using them to control and recover a discharge.

CR 05-108 : cr. Register October 2006 No. 610 , eff. 11-1-06.

Note

Federal law under 42 USC 11002 and 11003 requires response plans for certain chemicals. A single response plan may satisfy requirements under sub. (1) and federal law. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1