Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources, NR 500-599, ch. NR 507, app I
Table 1
DETECTION GROUNDWATER MONITORING FOR LANDFILLS ACCEPTING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Waste Type | Detection Parameters1 | Frequency for All Wells | Frequency for Subtitle D Wells |
Municipal solid waste | Alkalinity Chloride Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Field temperature Groundwater elevation Hardness | Semi-annual | Semi-annual |
VOC scan2 | Annual | Semi-annual | |
Municipal solid waste combustor residue | Alkalinity Boron Cadmium Chloride Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Field temperature Groundwater elevation Hardness Lead Selenium Sulfate | Semi-annual | Semi-annual |
1 Additional parameters are required if other waste types are accepted at the landfill. See Table 2.
2 Refer to ch. NR 507 Appendix III for a list of the individual volatile organic compounds required for a VOC Scan.
Table 1A
DETECTION GROUNDWATER MONITORING FOR CCR WELLS AT CCR LANDFILLS
Waste Type | Detection Parameters1 | Monitoring Frequency |
Coal combustion residuals | Alkalinity Boron Calcium Chloride Fluoride Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Field temperature Groundwater elevation Hardness Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Sulfate | Semi-annual |
1 Groundwater samples collected at CCR wells must be unfiltered.
Table 2
DETECTION GROUNDWATER MONITORING FOR LANDFILLS ACCEPTING WASTE TYPES OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Waste Type | Detection Parameters | Frequency for All Wells |
Paper mill sludge | Ammonia nitrogen Alkalinity Chloride COD Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Field temperature Groundwater elevation Hardness Nitrate + Nitrite (as N) Sulfate | Semi-annual |
Fly or bottom ash1 | Alkalinity Boron COD Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Field temperature Groundwater elevation Hardness Sulfate | Semi-annual |
Foundry waste | Alkalinity COD Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Field temperature Fluoride Groundwater elevation Hardness Sodium | Semi-annual |
Demolition waste | Demolition monitoring requirements are listed in ch. NR 503 | |
Other solid waste | As specified in writing by the department | |
1 Detection monitoring parameters apply to all wells monitoring CCR landfills that are not defined as CCR wells under s. NR 500.03 (26y).
Table 3
BASELINE AND ASSESSMENT GROUNDWATER MONITORING PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE PARAMETERS
All Wells | Additional Parameters for Subtitle D Wells | Additional Parameters for CCR Wells |
Arsenic Barium Cadmium Chromium Copper Fluoride Lead Manganese Mercury Nitrate + Nitrite (as N) Selenium Silver Sulfate Zinc | Antimony Beryllium Cobalt Nickel Thallium Vanadium | Antimony Beryllium Cobalt Lithium Molybdenum Thallium Ra-226 and Ra-228, combined1 |
1 The maximum contaminant level (MCL) for combined radium is 5 pCi/L under s. NR 809.50 (1) (a).
Table 4
DETECTION LEACHATE MONITORINGFOR ALL LANDFILLS1,2
Municipal Solid Waste and Municipal Solid Waste Combustor Residue | Paper Mill Sludge | Fly or Bottom Ash | Foundry Waste |
The volume of the leachate removed shall be recorded at least monthly and reported to the department semi-annually. | |||
Semi-Annual Monitoring Parameters | |||
BOD5 Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Alkalinity Cadmium Chloride COD Hardness Iron Lead Manganese Mercury Ammonia nitrogen Total Kjeldahl nitrogen Sodium Sulfate Total suspended solids VOC scan3 Other parameters specified by waste type in this table if accepted at the landfill | BOD5 Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Alkalinity Cadmium Chloride COD Hardness Iron Lead Manganese Mercury Ammonia nitrogen Total Kjeldahl nitrogen Sodium Sulfate Total suspended solids VOC scan3 | BOD5 Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Alkalinity Boron Cadmium Chloride COD Hardness Iron Lead Manganese Mercury Selenium Total suspended solids Additional Parameters for CCR Landfills Antimony Beryllium Cobalt Fluoride Lithium Molybdenum Ra226 and Ra228 combined Sulfate Thallium | BOD5 |
Annual Monitoring Parameters | |||
Semivolatile organic compound scan4 | Semivolatile organic compound scan4 | Semivolatile organic compound scan4 | Semivolatile organic compound scan4 |
1 Leachate monitoring for other solid waste not included in this table may be done as specified by the department in writing.
2 Leachate samples may not be filtered. The color, odor and turbidity shall also be noted for all samples.
3 Refer to ch. NR 507 Appendix III for a list of the individual volatile organic compounds required for a VOC Scan.
4 Refer to ch. NR 507 Appendix IV for a list of the individual semivolatile organic compounds required for a semivolatile organic compound scan.
Table 5
DETECTION LYSIMETER MONITORING FOR ALL LANDFILLS1,2
Municipal Solid Waste | Municipal Solid Waste Combustor Residue | Paper Mill Sludge | Fly or Bottom Ash | Foundry Waste |
The volumes of lysimeter fluid removed shall be recorded and be reported to the department semi-annually. | ||||
Semi-annual Monitoring Parameters | ||||
Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Alkalinity Hardness Chloride COD Total Kjeldahl nitrogen Sodium Sulfate Other parameters specified by waste type in this table if accepted at the landfill | Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Alkalinity Cadmium Hardness Chloride COD Lead Total Kjeldahl nitrogen Sodium Sulfate | Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Alkalinity Hardness Chloride COD Total Kjeldahl nitrogen Sodium Sulfate | Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Alkalinity Boron Hardness Chloride COD Total Kjeldahl nitrogen Sulfate | Field conductivity (at 25°C) Field pH Alkalinity Hardness Chloride COD Fluoride Total Kjeldahl nitrogen Sulfate |
Annual Monitoring Parameters | ||||
VOC scan3 | VOC scan3 | VOC scan3 | VOC scan3 | |
1 Lysimeter monitoring for landfills accepting waste not included in this table shall be done as specified by the department in writing.
2 Lysimeter samples may not be filtered. When only small sampling volumes are obtained, the VOC scan shall take precedence. The color, odor and turbidity shall also be noted for all samples.
3 Refer to ch. NR 507 Appendix III for a list of the individual volatile organic compounds required for a VOC scan.
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources, NR 500-599, ch. NR 507, app I