Section NR 716.09 - Site investigation work plan(1) GENERAL. Unless otherwise directed by the department, in cases where a site investigation is required under s. NR 716.05, responsible parties shall submit a work plan to the department within 60 days of receiving notification that a site investigation is required, describing the intended scope and conduct of a field investigation. One paper copy and one electronic copy of the plan shall be submitted to the department, unless otherwise directed by the department, in accordance with s. NR 700.11(3g). Note: Guidance for Electronic Submittals for the GIS Registry outlines how electronic copies should be submitted in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on optical disk media. This guidance can be accessed at http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/rr/RR690.pdf.
(2)CONTENTS. The work plan shall include all of the following information, unless otherwise directed by the department:(a) Site name, address, and location by quarter-quarter section, township, range and county, and the location information specified in s. NR 716.15(5) (d). Note: Section NR 716.15(5) (d) requires submittal of Wisconsin Transverse Mercator (WTM) coordinates.
(b) Name and address of the responsible party or parties, and name and address of all consultants or contractors involved in the response action.(c) Site location map, consisting of the applicable portion of a 1:24,000-scale topographic quadrangle published by the United States geological survey with the name of the quadrangle indicated, and a site layout map to approximate scale depicting the layout of buildings, roads, discharge location and other relevant features of the site.(d) Information gathered during scoping of the project, including the applicable items in s. NR 716.07.(e) Basic information on the physiographical and geological setting of the site necessary to choose sampling methods and locations, including: 1. The existing topography, including prominent topographic features.2. The surface water drainage patterns and significant hydrologic features, such as surface waters, springs, surface water drainage basins, divides, wetlands and whether the site lies within a floodplain or floodway.3. Texture and classification of surficial soils.4. General nature and distribution of geologic materials, including the thickness and type of unconsolidated materials and the type and nature of bedrock.5. General hydrogeologic information.6. Potential hazardous substance migration pathways.(f) Sampling and analysis strategy to be used during the field investigation, including:1. A description of the investigative techniques to be used to characterize the site or facility.2. Identification on a site layout map of the locations, both planimetric and vertical, from which samples of environmental media will be obtained. Where locations cannot be specified in advance, the work plan shall include a description of the strategy to be used for determining these locations in the field.3. A description of sampling methods to be used, including methods for collecting, preserving and delivering samples, and leak detection methods.4. An itemization of the parameters for which samples will be analyzed, as well as the analytical methods to be used and their method detection limits.5. A description of quality control and quality assurance procedures to be used per sampling method, including the items specified in s. NR 716.13.6. A description of the procedures to be used to prevent cross-contamination among samples.7. A description of the type of investigative wastes that will be generated during the site investigation and how they will be collected, stored, transported and treated or disposed of.8. A discussion of how the sampling and analysis results will be related to results of any previous investigations at the site or facility, and how the results will be used to determine the degree and extent of the contamination and the selection of a remedial action option including, where appropriate, natural attenuation.(g) A description of other procedures to be used for site management, including erosion control and repair of structural, soil, or ground disturbance.(h) A schedule for conducting the field investigation and reporting the results to the department.(3)DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF SUBMITTED WORK PLANS. (a) The department may instruct responsible parties to proceed without departmental review of work plans submitted under this section.(b) Responsible parties that are not instructed to proceed under par. (a) shall wait before initiating the field investigation until the department has approved or conditionally approved the work plan, except that if the department has not reviewed the work plan within 30 days after its receipt by the department, the responsible parties shall proceed with the field investigation.(c) If the department disapproves a work plan submitted under this section, the department shall provide to the responsible parties, in writing, the basis for disapproval and a deadline for providing a revised work plan.(d) The lack of a response from the department, after the department's receipt of a work plan, may not be construed to mean that the department has approved the work plan.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 716.09
Cr. Register, April, 1994, No. 460, eff. 5-1-94; r. and recr. (1), r. (3) (e), Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95; CR 12-023: am. (1), (2) (a), (f) 3., 5., 8., (g), (3) (b) Register October No. 694, eff. 11-1-13. The department will only provide an approval if a review was requested, and the appropriate fee was submitted.