Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 211.25

Current through October 28, 2024
Section NR 211.25 - Reporting requirements
(1) The POTW shall submit interim program development documents to the department as required by the compliance schedule in its WPDES permit. If a required interim document has not been submitted on time, the POTW shall indicate the date by which it expects to complete the document, the reasons for delay, and the steps taken to return to the established schedule.
(2) Documents submitted in accordance with this section shall be signed by a principal executive officer, ranking elected official, or a duly authorized employee if the employee is responsible for the overall operation of the POTW or the pretreatment program. This authorization shall be made in writing by the principal executive officer or ranking elected official and submitted to the department prior to or together with the report being submitted.
(3)
(a) Analysis of monitoring samples taken by any POTW operating a pretreatment program shall be performed in accordance with ch. NR 219. Laboratory test results for radiological samples submitted by the POTW to the department shall be performed by a laboratory approved by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. Other laboratory test results submitted by the POTW to the department shall be performed by a laboratory certified or registered under ch. NR 149. The following tests are excluded from this requirement:
1. Temperature,
2. Turbidity,
3. Bacteria tests in wastewater effluent,
4. pH,
5. Chlorine residual,
6. Specific conductance,
7. Flow measurements.

Note: The requirement in this section to submit data from a certified or registered laboratory is effective on December 28, 1986.

(b) Any POTW operating a pretreatment program shall maintain records of information resulting from all monitoring activities. These records shall include for all samples:
1. The date, exact place, method, and time of sampling and the names of the person or persons taking the samples;
2. The dates the analyses were performed;
3. The name of the person performing the analyses;
4. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
5. The results of the analyses.
(c) Records and results from all monitoring activities, whether required by this section or not, shall be retained for a minimum of 3 years. This time period shall be extended at the department's request or during the pendency of any litigation to which the POTW or any industrial user discharging to the POTW is a party. These records shall be made available for inspection or copying to the department and EPA upon request.
(d) A POTW receiving reports from industrial users shall retain the reports for a minimum of 3 years. A POTW shall retain these reports for additional periods at the request of the department or EPA. All reports related to litigation to which the POTW or the reporting industrial user is a party shall be retained until the conclusion of the litigation. These reports shall be made available for inspection or copying to the department and EPA.
(e) POTWs that elect to receive electronic documents shall satisfy the requirements of - Electronic Reporting.
(4) POTWs with approved pretreatment programs shall provide the department with a report which describes the POTW's program activities, including the activities of all participating agencies if more than one jurisdiction is involved in the local program. This report shall be submitted no later than one year after approval of the POTW's pretreatment program and at least annually thereafter. At a minimum, the report shall include:
(a) The name and address of each industrial user or a list of deletions and additions keyed to a previously submitted list with a brief explanation for each deletion. The list shall include:
1. A list of significant industrial users with reasons for each significant industrial user designation and identification of applicable pretreatment standards for each categorical industrial user;
2. A list of significant industrial users that the POTW has determined to regulate as a nonsignificant industrial user and the reasons for that determination.
3. An identification of categorical users listed in subd. 1 that are subject to reduced reporting requirements under s. NR 211.15(4) (b) and (c).
(b) A summary of the POTW's compliance assessment and enforcement activities, including activities such as inspections, sampling and review of slug control plans;
(c) A summary of industrial user compliance over the reporting period;
(d) A summary of changes to the POTW's program that have not been previously reported to the department; and
(e) Any other information requested by the department.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 211.25

Cr. Register, July, 1983, No. 331, eff. 8-1-83; renum. (3) (intro.) (a) to (e) and (4) and (5) to be (3) (b), (3) (b) 1. to 5. and (3) (c) and (d), cr. (3) (a), Register, April, 1986, No. 364, eff. 8-28-86; am. (3) (a), Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; am. (3) (d), cr. (4), Register, March, 1992, No. 435, eff. 4-1-92; CR 13-006: am. (2), cr. (3) (e), (4) (a) 3., am. (4) (c), (d), cr. (4) (e) Register January 2014 No. 697, eff. 2-1-14.