Section 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:

(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:

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(e) Have a certified facility manager or certified site operator present at the facility during all hours of operation.

(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:

(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.

(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.

(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.

(d) Submit to the department with the list of certified facility managers required in par. (a) , the name of any qualified person who is designated to fulfill the requirements in s. NR 524.06 (2) for the facility.

(e) Have a certified facility manager or certified site operator on site during all hours of operation other than when only waste delivery operations are occurring unless all of the following criteria are met:

1. A certified facility manager is present at the site to oversee operations a minimum of once a week and more often as necessary to assure the facility is being operated in a nuisance free and environmentally safe manner. A sign-in log shall be kept at the site attesting to the certified facility manager's weekly presence and shall be made available to the department upon request.

2. A site operator who possesses the knowledge specified in s. NR 524.07 (2) but need not be certified performs the duties in s. NR 524.06 (2) at all times during the hours of operation other than when only waste delivery operations are occurring.

3. The department has not issued a notice of violation for that facility during the previous 3 years and a written notification to the owner or operator that a certified facility manager or certified site operator shall be present on site during all hours of operation other than when only waste delivery operations are occurring unless all violations have been resolved, and the department has issued a letter confirming that the violations have been corrected.

(3)   Small demolition waste disposal facilities. The owner or operator of a small demolition site shall do all of the following:

(a) Have a certified site operator on site at all times during its hours of operation.

(b) Prior to October 1 of each year, submit to the department the name of any certified site operator who is designated to fulfill the requirements in s. NR 524.06 (2) for the facility.

History: Cr. Register, May, 1994, No. 461 , eff. 6-1-94; am. (1) (a), Register, June, 1996, No. 486 , eff. 7-1-96; CR 05-020 : am. (intro.), (1) (a), (d), (2) (a), (e) 1. and 2. Register January 2006 No. 601 , eff. 2-1-06.