Section NR 208.04 - Compliance maintenance annual report(1) PURPOSE. The compliance maintenance annual report describes wastewater management activities, physical conditions and performance of the treatment works during the previous calendar year. It provides a treatment works owner and the department with an objective analysis to determine whether a more detailed evaluation of the treatment works shall be conducted and where attention should be focused. The owner and the department may use the CMAR to identify needs for future planning actions. In conjunction with a grading system, the CMAR shall establish when treatment works owners are required to initiate actions to prevent violations of WPDES permit effluent limits and conditions.(2) SUBMITTAL, TIMING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. (a)General. All owners of treatment works shall submit the CMAR electronically on or before June 30 of each year. The owner shall register with the state of Wisconsin to submit electronic reports to the department. Owners of the treatment works or duly authorized representatives of the owner shall be registered to enter treatment works information and monitoring data collected in the previous calendar year into the electronic report and submit it electronically.(b)Electronic submittal variance. In calendar years 2005 and 2006, the department may, on a limited case-by-case basis, approve alternative methods of CMAR submittal by owners of treatment works. In calendar years 2006 and 2007, the department may, on a limited case-by-case basis, approve alternative methods of CMAR submittal by owners of sanitary sewer collection systems covered by a WPDES permit. Note: To register with the State of Wisconsin Web Access Management System (WAMS) and access the web-based CMAR go to https://dnrx.wisconsin.gov/w11559 [File Link Not Available]
Note: After this rule goes into effect, some existing WPDES permits will still specify March 31 as the due date for the CMAR. This rule extends the due date for CMAR submittals to June 30th. The department does not intend to individually modify all the WPDES permits to specify the new June 30th due date. Instead, after January 1, 2005, the department will not take enforcement action against a permittee based on the timeliness of a CMAR submittal, if a completed CMAR form, certification statement and resolution or owner's statement is submitted to the department after March 31st, but on or before June 30th of each year.
(3) CERTIFICATION. A separate CMAR certification document shall be signed by an authorized representative of the treatment works owner verifying the electronic report is complete, accurate and represents information from the owner's treatment works. The certification shall be submitted by mail until electronic signatures are legally valid in the state of Wisconsin. Note: A copy of the certification form will be available electronically on the CMAR website or from the department by mail.
(4) RESOLUTION OR OWNER STATEMENT. In the case of a publicly owned treatment works, a resolution shall be passed by the governing body and the resolution shall be included as part of the electronic submittal. Private owners of wastewater treatment works shall address the items in this subsection in an owner statement of review and response as a part of the CMAR. The resolution or owner statement of review and response shall be included as part of the electronic submittal and include all of the following: (a) An acknowledgment that the governing body or private owner has reviewed the CMAR.(b) The recommendations or action plan, if required under this chapter, which the owner will follow to maintain compliance with effluent limitations and permit conditions.(c) Any other information the treatment works owner deems appropriate.(5) CONTENT. The CMAR shall include an evaluation of the following sections and information, as it applies to a specific treatment works and as determined by the department under s. NR 208.05(1): (a) Influent flow and loading.(b) Effluent quality and plant performance (BOD/CBOD).(c) Effluent quality and plant performance (total suspended solids-TSS).(d) Effluent quality and plant performance (ammonia-NH3).(e) Effluent quality and plant performance (phosphorus-P).(f) Effluent quality and plant performance (total nitrogen-total N).(h) Ponds and lagoon leakage.(i) Biosolids quality and management.(j) Staffing and preventative maintenance.(k) Operator certification and education. (l) Financial management.(m) Sanitary sewer collection systems.(o) Resolution or owner statement.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 208.04
CR 04-022: cr. Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 1-1-05.