Section 277.05. Required reports and records.

 

(1)   Reporting. A person storing highway salt shall make reports in writing to the department as required by this section.

(a) The person shall report the receipt of any information or allegation concerning the storage facility as a source of contamination of the waters of the state by any substance regulated by the department. A copy of any written complaint or other information received by the person in this regard shall be attached to the report, and sent to the department within 10 days of its receipt. The department shall forward a copy of any such report to the monitoring agency.

(b) When a person who stores highway salt sells, leases, or abandons a storage site, or otherwise discontinues storage at a storage site, temporarily or permanently, or intends to do so, the person shall report to the department no later than 10 days after such discontinuance. If the discontinuance is reported in advance, the anticipated date of discontinuance shall be stated.

(c) Except if previously reported under par. (d) , within 30 days of commencing to store highway salt or liquid calcium chloride for the first time, the person storing the highway salt shall file a report with the department containing the following information:

1. The name and address of the person or persons storing highway salt or liquid calcium chloride;

2. The street address and telephone number of the office where the records of the highway salt storage facility or stored liquid calcium chloride are kept;

3. The mailing address of the administering office, if different from the street address;

4. The actual location of the highway salt storage facility;

5. The storage capacity of the highway salt storage facility;

6. The actual location of the stored liquid calcium chloride; and

7. The liquid calcium chloride storage capacity.

(d) Within 30 days of May 1, 1986, each person to whom this chapter applies shall report to the department the information required in par. (c) for each storage facility where highway salt is stored and each container where liquid calcium chloride is stored by the person.

(2)   Records. A person storing highway salt or liquid calcium chloride shall maintain written records specified in this section at a local office within this state and shall send copies to the department upon request and make the original records available for inspection and copying by employees of the department during normal business hours. These records shall be held for 6 years, and shall contain:

(a) The location of each of the person's storage facilities;

(b) The maximum and minimum quantities of highway salt and liquid calcium chloride stored at each storage facility during each month;

(c) The date and nature of physical changes in a storage facility including:

1. Creation of new storage capacity;

2. Construction of, or major repairs to, structures or facilities required by s. Trans 277.04 (3) ; and

3. Discontinuance of storage of highway salt at a facility.

(d) A record of all complaints received concerning the storage facility as the source of contamination of the waters of the state by a substance regulated by the department.

(e) Such other information as the department may from time to time require on forms provided by the department for the purpose of recording this information.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1986, No. 364 , eff. 5-1-86, except (2) eff. 10-1-86.

Note

DOT forms for recording and reporting this information are available from the DOT, State Maintenance Engineer for Highways, Bureau of Operations, Division of Highways and Transportation Services, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 601, P.O. Box 7916, Madison, Wisconsin 53707. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1