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Wisconsin Statutes Environmental Regulation (Ch. 280 to 299) § 295.62. Mining waste site construction and completion reports

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) An operator shall construct a mining waste site substantially in accordance with the approved mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation.

(2) The operator shall inspect the mining waste site before it is used and ensure that all associated structures are in substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. The operator shall have a professional engineer, registered as such under ch. 443, document mining waste site construction and render an opinion as to whether the mining waste site has been constructed in substantial conformance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. The engineer may use aerial or ground photographs to document the inspection, but photographs do not in themselves constitute compliance with this subsection. The operator shall maintain a complete file describing the items inspected and their condition.

(3) An operator shall notify the department in writing when the mining waste site has been constructed in substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation.

(4)(a) Within 5 business days of receipt of written notice from an operator that the mining waste site has been constructed in substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation, the department shall either review and inspect the mining waste site to ensure that it was constructed according to the approved mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation or notify the operator that the department will not conduct a review and inspection before disposal of mining waste in the mining waste site. Within 3 business days of any review and inspection, the department shall notify the operator that the mining waste site may be used for the disposal of mining waste or identify all steps that must be completed to bring the mining waste site into substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. After the operator completes the steps, the operator shall notify the department that the steps have been completed.

(b) An operator may dispose of mining waste in a mining waste site after one of the following occurs:

1. The operator receives notice from the department under par. (a) that the department will not conduct a review and inspection before disposal of mining waste in the mining waste site.

2. The operator receives notice from the department under par. (a) that the mining waste site may be used for the disposal of mining waste.

3. The operator provides notice to the department under par. (a) that any steps required by the department to be completed under par. (a) have been completed.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Environmental Regulation (Ch. 280 to 299) § 295.62. Mining waste site construction and completion reports - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/environmental-regulation-ch-280-to-299/wi-st-295-62/

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