Section 722.05. General.

 

(1)  Responsible parties shall select an appropriate remedial action or combination of remedial actions for implementation under this chapter, unless the department makes the selection under sub. (2) .

(2)  The department shall select the remedial action for the following types of sites or facilities:

(a) State-lead national priority list sites.

(b) Sites or facilities being addressed under a contract with the department under s. 292.31 , Stats.

(c) Department–funded response actions. For those sites or facilities where the department is responsible for selecting the appropriate remedy, significant consideration shall be given to options that provide for long-term sustainability.

(d) Sites or facilities being addressed under an administrative order issued under s. 292.11 (7) (c) , Stats.

(3)  The department shall document the remedial action selected for those sites or facilities listed in sub. (2) following the requirements of s. NR 722.07 , at a minimum, and conduct the applicable public participation and notification activities as required in ch. NR 714 .

(4)  To select a remedy or combination of remedies, responsible parties shall identify, evaluate and document an appropriate range of remedial action options to address each contaminated medium in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, when one of the following happens:

(a) A site investigation report is completed in accordance with ch. NR 716 .

(b) An evaluation of remedial action options is required in accordance with ch. NR 508 .

(5)  The identification, evaluation and documentation of an appropriate set of remedial action options, to address each medium and migration or exposure pathway shall be based on the complexity of the site or facility and the legal requirements applicable to the response action and the site or facility.

(6)  The evaluation and documentation of an appropriate set of remedial action options shall be conducted by a qualified person or persons pursuant to s. NR 712.07 and shall be signed and sealed by the qualified person or persons in accordance with s. NR 712.09 .

History: Cr. Register, April, 1995, No. 472 , eff. 5-1-95; CR 12-023 : am. (2) (b), (c), (4) Register October 2013 No. 694 , eff. 11-1-13.

Note

Each remedial action option identified may be used to address more than one contaminated medium or migration or exposure pathway if that remedial action option would be protective of public health, safety and welfare and the environment for each media and migration or exposure pathway that it is proposed to address. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1