Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 507.26

Current through October 28, 2024

Section NR 507.26 - Documentation of environmental monitoring

The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility shall document all sampling and analysis activities in accordance with this section

(1) FIELD RECORDS. Field records of all monitoring activities shall be prepared in sufficient detail to document whether the sampling plan has been followed. The facility owner or operator shall retain all field records in an operating record at the facility or in an alternative location approved by the department until the end of the long-term care period for the facility. Field records shall be available for department inspection on request.

(2) WATER SUPPLY WELL SAMPLING RESULTS.

(a) The owner or operator shall report to the department the results of all water supply well sampling required by the department within 10 days after receipt in accordance with ch. 160, Stats. The results shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a cover letter which highlights values that attain or exceed enforcement standards in s. NR 140.10 Table 1. The owner or operator shall report to the department the results of all water supply well sampling required by the department in accordance with sub. (3).

(b) If the owner or operator is unable to sample a water supply well because the property owner refuses access, the responsible parties shall notify the department within 30 days after the refusal, and shall document in writing within 60 days, the efforts undertaken to gain access when requested by the department.

(3) ALL OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING RESULTS. The owner or operator shall submit sampling results and water elevation data to the department within 60 days of the end of the sampling period. An explanation of any deviation from the approved sampling plan or analytical procedures shall be submitted at the same time.

(a)Data submittal format. The owner or operator shall submit results of all environmental monitoring in an electronic format specified by the department.

Note: The specific data formats for electronic monitoring result submittals can be obtained from the department of natural resources, bureau of waste management, 101 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921, (608) 266-2111, waste.management@dnr.state.wi.us.

(b)Sampling results. The owner or operator shall submit all sampling results above the limit of detection. In addition, the owner or operator shall submit all of the following information for each sampling round:

1. The limit of detection and the limit of quantitation for each parameter with a public health related groundwater standard. The limit of detection and the limit of quantitation shall be determined in accordance with a method specified by the department as required in s. NR 149.48(2) and (3).

Note: Subd. 1. is shown as amended eff. 6-29-21 by CR 17-046. Prior to 6-29-21 it reads:

2. A result qualifier for each detected parameter with a reported value between the limit of detection and the limit of quan-titation.

3. The analytical method used with each parameter for each sample.

4. Quality control flags to indicate all of the following:

a. All parameters that are also detected in method blanks, trip blanks or field blanks or both in concentrations above the limit of detection;

b. All parameters from samples which fail to meet preservation and holding times specified in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication SW-846, third edition, November 1986, as amended by Updates I in July 1992, II in September 1994, IIA in August 1993, IIB in January 1995, III in December 1996 and IIIA in April 1998.

Note: The test methods are available at no cost at https://www.epa.gov/hw-sw846/basic-information-about-how-use-sw-846#UseWhich. Copies of the test methods are available for inspection at the offices of the department of natural resources, the secretary of state and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the superintendent of documents, U.S. government printing office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, (866) 512-1800, www.gpo.gov. Copies may also be obtained from the national technical information service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, (800) 553-6847, www.ntis.gov.

c. All parameters which fail to meet quality control specifications in subch. VII of ch. NR 149.

5. Laboratory certification identification number as specified in ch. NR 149.

(c)Notification. The owner or operator shall notify the department of values which have attained or exceeded groundwater standards in accordance with s. NR 507.30.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 507.26

Cr. Register, June, 1996, No. 486, eff. 7-1-96; CR 05-020: am. (2) (a), (3) (a) 1., (b) 1. and 4. b., r. (3) (a) 2. Register January 2006 No. 601, eff. 2-1-06; corrections in (3) (b) 1. and 4. c. made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register April 2013 No. 688.

Amended by, corrections in (3) (b) 4. b. (Note) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register July 2015 No. 715, eff.8/1/2015.

Amended by, corrections in (3) (b) 4. (Note) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register March 2017 No. 735, eff. 4/1/2017

Amended by, CR 17-046: am. (3) (b) 1. Register February 2021 No. 782, eff. 6/29/2021