Section 722.13. Remedial action options report.

 

(1)   General. Based on the evaluation and selection of remedial action options required in ss. NR 722.07 and 722.09 , responsible parties shall document the evaluation and selection in a remedial action options report in compliance with the requirements of this section. Responsible parties shall submit the remedial action options report to the department within 60 days after submitting the site investigation report, unless otherwise specified by the department.

(2)   Contents of report. The remedial action options report shall include the following:

(a) Cover letter.

1. The department's identification number for the site or facility.

2. The purpose of the submittal and the desired department action or response.

3. Month, day and year of the submittal.

(b) Executive summary. A brief narrative summarizing the contents of the report.

(c) Background information.

1. Project title, name of the site or facility, its location, the mailing address and telephone number of the responsible parties, and the name, address and telephone number of the person who prepared the report.

2. The regulatory status of the site or facility.

3. A summary of the nature and extent of contamination at the site or facility, based on the data gathered during the site investigation.

4. A summary of the geologic and hydrogeologic characteristics at the site or facility, based on data gathered during the site investigation.

(d) Remedial action options. A brief description of each remedial action option that has been evaluated under s. NR 722.07 , including all of the following information:

1. A physical and operational description of each remedial action option.

2. The degree to which each evaluated remedial action option is expected to comply with the environmental laws and standards under s. NR 722.09 (2) .

3. The physical location at the site or facility where the environmental standards applicable to the site or facility and the remedial action option are to be complied with.

4. Any local, state or federal licenses, permits or approvals that are required for each remedial action option.

5. A comparison of the expected performance of each remedial action option in relation to the technical and economic feasibility criteria in s. NR 722.07 (4) .

6. A statement on whether or not treatment was considered and why a treatment option or combination of treatment options were rejected, if rejected.

(e) Selected remedial action. Responsible parties shall document the selected remedial action in compliance with this section, except where the department is selecting the remedial action option under s. NR 722.05 (2) . The remedial action options report shall identify the selected remedial action and shall include:

1. A brief summary of the rationale for choosing the remedial action, based on the evaluation required under s. NR 722.07 .

2. A proposed schedule for implementing the selected remedial action option.

3. An estimate of the approximate total cost of implementing the selected remedial action option, including the costs listed in s. NR 722.07 (4) (b) .

4. An estimate of the time frame needed for the selected remedial action option to comply with the applicable federal or state environmental laws and standards, whichever are more stringent.

5. A description of how the performance of the selected remedial action option will be measured.

6. A description of how treatment residuals generated in connection with the selected remedial action option will be managed on-site and, if applicable, off-site.

7. A description of how the criteria in s. NR 722.09 (2m) regarding sustainable remedial action were addressed.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1995, No. 472 , eff. 5-1-95; am. (1), Register, January, 2001, No. 541 , eff. 2-1-01; CR 12-023 : am. (1), (2) (e) 1., 3., cr. (2) (e) 7. Register October 2013 No. 694 , eff. 11-1-13.

Note

If a site investigation report required under ch. NR 716 and a remedial action options report required under this chapter are prepared as a single submittal, the site investigation information does not need to be restated in the remedial action options portion of the combined submittal. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1