Section 509.04. Initial site inspection.

 

(1)   Inspection request. Any person intending to establish a new landfill, an expansion of an existing landfill or a noncommercial soil borrow source designated to be used in the construction, operation or closure of a specific landfill shall submit a written request to the department for an initial site inspection for the purpose of evaluating compliance with the applicable locational criteria and performance standards of s. NR 504.04 .

(2)   Submittal requirements for inspection request. Any person submitting a request to the department to perform an initial site inspection shall comply with all requirements of this section and s. NR 500.05 (5) to (8) .

(3)   Department response. The department shall conduct an initial site inspection within 22 business days after receipt of the request and receipt of the information required in this section. Follow up inspections may be necessary depending on the season to identify any obscured features of the proposed property such as wetlands. The department shall render a preliminary opinion regarding the suitability of the site location and identify any additional studies or information that shall be submitted to determine if a proposed landfill or soil borrow source complies with the applicable locational criteria and performance standards of s. NR 504.04 within 22 business days of completing the inspection. A favorable evaluation under this section does not guarantee a favorable initial site report opinion.

(4)   Contents of inspection request for a proposed solid waste landfill. An initial site inspection request for a proposed new landfill or an expansion of an existing landfill shall include the following:

(a) A cover letter identifying the applicant and authorized contact, type of landfill and operation being proposed, property ownership, location by quarter - quarter section and present land use.

(b) Identification of any known potential impacts to endangered and threatened species in accordance with s. 29.604 (4) , Stats., and the federal endangered species act or historical, scientific or archeological areas in accordance with s. 44.40 , Stats., including any prior studies or surveys conducted at the proposed site.

(d) An enlarged 7.5 minute USGS map or other base map having a minimum scale of 1 ‶ = 500 ‵ . Map scale and contour intervals shall be revised when necessary to sufficiently show relief, surface waters, floodplains, existing land use conditions and all water supply wells and residences located within one mile of the property boundaries of the proposed landfill.

(e) A preliminary identification of all potential conflicts with the locational criteria and performance standards specified in s. NR 504.04 for landfills except for s. NR 504.04 (4) (d) to (f) .

(5)   Contents of inspection request for a soil borrow source for a specific solid waste landfill. An initial site inspection request for a noncommercial soil borrow source designated to be used in the construction, operation, or closure of a specific landfill shall include the following:

(a) The information listed in sub. (4) (a) to (d) .

(b) A preliminary identification of all potential effects on wetlands, surface waters or areas that contain threatened or endangered species per s. 29.604 , Stats., and per s. NR 27.01 (8) .

History: Cr. Register, June, 1996, No. 486 , eff. 7-1-96; CR 05-020 : r. and recr. (4) (b), r. (4) (c), am. (5) (b) Register January 2006 No. 601 , eff. 2-1-06.

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One copy of the information required by this section shall be submitted to the department's field office responsible for the area in which the facility is proposed to be located and one copy shall be submitted to the department's bureau of waste management, 101 S. Webster Street, P. O. Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1