Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 506.10

Current through October 28, 2024

Section NR 506.10 - Asbestos

No person may dispose of asbestos containing material at a solid waste landfill except in conformance with the following minimum requirements:

(1) LANDFILL CRITERIA. Only facilities meeting the following criteria may accept asbestos for disposal:

(a) Except as provided in par. (c), only approved facilities as defined in s. 289.01(3), Stats., may accept asbestos containing material for disposal.

(b) The following asbestos containing materials may be accepted only at landfills engineered with a liner and leachate collection system which are approved to accept asbestos. The department may approve other landfills on a case by case basis.

1. Category I non-friable asbestos containing material, which is not construction and demolition material,

2. Category II non-friable asbestos containing material,

3. Friable asbestos material.

(c) Construction and demolition materials containing category I non-friable asbestos may be disposed of at construction and demolition waste landfills approved in accordance with ch. NR 503 and approved facilities as defined in s. 289.01(3), Stats.

(2) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Unless an alternative handling procedure is approved by the department, category II nonfriable asbestos containing material and friable asbestos material shall be disposed of in a trench excavated into existing refuse and shall be covered with a minimum of 3 feet of non-asbestos solid waste or soil prior to compaction.

(b) The location of category II nonfriable asbestos containing material and friable asbestos material disposal within the landfill shall be recorded by horizontal and vertical coordinates and maintained in accordance with s. NR 506.17.

(c) Category II nonfriable asbestos containing material and friable asbestos material may not be placed in previous asbestos disposal areas or areas proposed for future landfill construction, including leachate headwells and gas collection wells.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 506.10

Cr. Register, January, 1988, No. 385, eff. 2-6-88; am. (intro.), (2) (a), r. and recr. (1), (2) (b), (c), Register, June, 1996, No. 486, eff. 7-1-96.

All applicable safety measures required by chs. NR 400 to 499, and EPA and OSHA, specifically, those requirements dealing with the safety of personnel working with the asbestos, shall be followed. U.S. EPA 40 CFR Part 61 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)" contains additional requirements for the disposal of asbestos containing materials.