Section NR 664.0575 - Closure(1) At closure, the owner or operator shall remove or decontaminate all waste residues, contaminated containment system components (such as pads and liners), contaminated subsoils, and structures and equipment contaminated with waste and leakage, and manage them as hazardous waste.(2) If, after removing or decontaminating all residues and making all reasonable efforts to effect removal or decontamination of contaminated components subsoils, structures and equipment as required in sub. (1), the owner or operator finds that not all contaminated subsoils can be practicably removed or decontaminated, the owner or operator shall close the facility and perform long-term care in accordance with closure and long-term care requirements that apply to landfills (s. NR 664.0310). For licensed units, the requirement to have a license continues throughout the long-term care period. In addition, for the purpose of closure, long-term care and financial responsibility, such a drip pad is then considered to be landfill, and the owner or operator shall meet all of the requirements for landfills specified in subchs. G and H. (3)(a) The owner or operator of an existing drip pad, as defined in s. NR 664.0570, that does not comply with the liner requirements of s. NR 664.0573(2) (a) shall do both of the following: 1. Include in the closure plan for the drip pad under s. NR 664.0112 both a plan for complying with sub. (1) and a contingent plan for complying with sub. (2) in case not all contaminated subsoils can be practicably removed at closure. 2. Prepare a contingent long-term care plan under s. NR 664.0118 for complying with sub. (2) in case not all contaminated subsoils can be practicably removed at closure.(b) The cost estimates calculated under ss. NR 664.0112 and for closure 664.0144 and long-term care of a drip pad subject to this subsection shall include the cost of complying with the contingent closure plan and the contingent long-term care plan, but are not required to include the cost of expected closure under sub. (1). Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 664.0575
CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06.