SB1,114,2221 g. Borrow areas for liner materials, granular materials for filter beds, berms,
22roadway construction, and cover materials.
SB1,114,2423 h. All soil stockpiles, including soils to be used for cover, topsoil, liner materials,
24filter bed materials, and other excavation.
SB1,114,2525 i. Access roads and traffic flow patterns to and within the active fill area.
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1j. All temporary and permanent fencing.
SB1,115,22 k. The methods of screening such as berms, vegetation, or special fencing.
SB1,115,53 L. Leachate collection, control, and treatment systems, including any pipes,
4manholes, trenches, berms, collection sumps or basins, pumps, risers, liners, and
5liner splices.
SB1,115,66 m. Leachate and groundwater monitoring devices and systems.
SB1,115,77 n. Disposal areas for severe weather operations.
SB1,115,88 o. Support buildings, utilities, gates, and signs.
SB1,115,99 p. Handling areas for the segregation of various types of mining waste.
SB1,115,1010 q. Construction notes and references to details.
SB1,115,1211 r. On the appropriate plan sheet, the location of each cross-section under subd.
129., with the section labeled using the mining waste site grid system.
SB1,115,2213 9. A series of mining waste site cross-sections, drawn perpendicular and
14parallel to the mining waste site baseline at a maximum distance of 500 feet between
15cross-sections and at points of important construction features, each cross-section
16showing, where applicable: existing and proposed base and final grades; soil borings
17and monitoring wells that the section passes through or is adjacent to; soil types,
18bedrock, and water table; leachate control, collection, and monitoring systems;
19quantity of mining waste and area filled by each major mining waste type; drainage
20control structures; access roads and ramps on the mining waste site perimeter and
21within the active fill area; the filling sequence or phases; and other appropriate site
22features.
SB1,115,2523 10. Drawings and typical sections for, as appropriate, drainage control
24structures, tailings distribution systems, access roads, fencing, leachate control
25systems and monitoring devices, buildings, signs, and other construction details.
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1(b) A plan for initial site preparations, including a discussion of the field
2measurements, photographs to be taken, and sampling and testing procedures to be
3used to verify that the in-field conditions encountered were the same as those
4defined in the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation and to
5document that the mining waste site was constructed according to the engineering
6plans and specifications submitted for department approval.
SB1,116,137 (c) A description of typical daily operations, including a discussion of the
8timetable for development; methods for determining mining waste types disposed of
9or excluded; typical mining waste handling techniques; hours of operation; traffic
10routing; drainage and erosion control; windy, wet, and cold weather operations; fire
11protection equipment; methods for dust control; method of placing mining waste
12materials; monitoring; closure of filled areas; leachate control methods; and critical
13backup equipment.
SB1,116,1614 (d) An analysis of the financial responsibility for closure and long-term care
15from the time of closing of the mining waste site to termination of the obligation to
16maintain proof of financial responsibility for long-term care.
SB1,116,1817 (e) A description of procedures for backfilling all soil borings and monitoring
18wells when they are abandoned.
SB1,116,2219 (f) A contingency plan to prevent or minimize damage to human health or the
20environment in the event of an accidental or emergency discharge or other condition
21that does not comply with conditions of the mining permit or other applicable
22standards. The applicant shall ensure that the plan does all of the following:
SB1,116,2423 1. Follows the spill prevention, control, and countermeasures plan in
24regulations promulgated under 33 USC 1321.
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12. Indicates, for the monitoring programs required under sub. (5) (o) 8., the
2levels of substances that if exceeded require the operator to activate the contingency
3plan.
SB1,117,54 3. Includes a provision for more concentrated and frequent monitoring in the
5area of any excessive measurement.
SB1,117,86 4. Describes possible accidental or emergency discharges or other unplanned
7events and identifies the corresponding corrective action or alternative action to be
8implemented should the criteria for action be exceeded.
SB1,117,109 5. Specifies the action to be taken if an analysis of groundwater samples
10requires a response.
SB1,117,1411 (g) A list of the groundwater and surface water quality parameters for which
12the applicant will monitor under s. 295.643 and a description of the methods for
13groundwater and surface water sample collection, preservation, and analysis that
14will be used.
SB1,117,19 15(7) Required demonstrations. Through the mining waste site feasibility study
16and plan of operation, the applicant shall demonstrate that all of the following apply
17or will apply with respect to the operation of the mining waste site, excluding the area
18from which ferrous minerals will be extracted and that is backfilled with mining
19waste:
SB1,117,2320 (a) No mining waste will be deposited in such a way that the mining waste or
21leachate from the mining waste will result in a violation of any applicable surface
22water quality criteria or standards, applicable wetland water quality standards, or
23applicable groundwater quality standards.
SB1,117,2524 (b) Surface water drainage will be diverted away from and off the active fill
25area.
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1(c) Access to the mining waste site will be restricted through the use of fencing,
2natural barriers, or other methods approved by the department.
SB1,118,43 (d) The entire perimeter of the mining waste site will be made accessible for
4inspection and for earth moving equipment required for emergency maintenance.
SB1,118,75 (e) Any area to be used for the disposal of mining waste and any borrow areas
6will first be stripped of all topsoil to ensure that adequate amounts are available for
7reclamation and closure activities.
SB1,118,98 (f) Effective means will be taken to control dust resulting from the mining
9waste site.
SB1,118,1110 (g) Provisions will be made for back-up equipment in the event of the
11breakdown of critical operating equipment.
SB1,118,1512 (h) The design and operation specifications for mining waste site facilities
13include contingency measures, which may include emergency power supplies,
14redundant equipment, or temporary holding facilities, to deal with emergency
15conditions.
SB1,118,2016 (hm) Any mining waste site designed with a liner or situated in soils with
17sufficiently low permeability to either partially or completely contain leachate is
18designed with a leachate management system that can effectively remove leachate,
19prevent surface seepage, and promote adequate settlement to permit final
20reclamation.
SB1,118,2421 (i) All surface water drainage ditches, culverts, and other drainage control
22structures are designed for a rainfall event measured in terms of the depth of the
23rainfall occurring within a 24-hour period and having an expected recurrence
24interval of once in 100 years.
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1(j) The final slopes of the completed mining waste site will be no less than 20
2percent and no greater than 50 percent, unless the mining waste site is specifically
3designed for a final use compatible with other slopes.
SB1,119,64 (k) The final cover design for the mining waste site is based on the results of
5the mining waste characterization and engineering needs identified in studying the
6mining waste site feasibility.
SB1,119,87 (L) Provisions are made for collection and treatment of leachate for all areas
8designed to contain leachate.
SB1,119,119 (m) The mining waste site is located and designed, and will be constructed and
10operated, so that any liner system or naturally occurring soil barrier is compatible
11with all mining waste that is disposed of or stored in the mining waste site.
SB1,119,1612 (n) For any dam, sufficient freeboard, measured from the inside of the top of
13the dam, to contain a rainfall event measured in terms of the depth of the rainfall
14occurring within a 24-hour period and having an expected recurrence interval of
15once in 100 years and to prevent overtopping by waves during such a rainfall event
16or a minimum of 2 feet of freeboard, whichever is greater, will be provided.
SB1,119,1817 (o) Drainage or filter bed material has been selected and designed to promote
18drainage, reduce the potential for piping, and be stable under leaching conditions.
SB1,119,2219 (p) Material used in earth embankments or drainage or filter beds will be free
20of vegetation, organic soils, frozen soils, and other extraneous matter that could
21affect the compactibility, density, permeability, or shear strength of the finished
22embankment.
SB1,120,323 (q) Embankment materials and drainage or filter bed materials will be
24compacted to 90 percent of the maximum dry density as determined by the standard
25proctor compaction test, ASTM D698, or to a greater density as necessitated by the

1embankment height, and the materials will be compacted in appropriate layers as
2determined through the slope stability analysis, except that compaction and
3crushing of waste rock for use outside an earth core is not required.
SB1,120,54 (r) Emergency spill containment areas will be provided near the tailings
5pipeline in case of power or pipeline failure.
SB1,120,76 (s) Tailings pipelines will be self-draining to the tailings area or to an
7emergency spill containment area.
SB1,120,118 (t) The mining waste site is located in the same watershed as the surface
9facilities for the mining unless it is not practicable to locate the mining waste site in
10the same watershed as the surface facilities for the mining, as determined on a site
11specific basis.
SB1,120,1312 (u) The disposal of the mining waste will minimize the discharge of
13environmental pollutants to groundwater to the extent practicable.
SB1,120,1414 (w) Tailings pipelines are as short as practicable.
SB1,120,1515 (x) Upstream rainfall catchment areas are minimized.
SB1,120,1716 (y) The outside of the top of any dam is higher than the inside of the top of the
17dam so that runoff from the top is forced to the inside of the dam.
SB1,120,1818 (z) The mining waste site design includes staged reclamation, if practicable.
SB1,120,23 19(8) Limitation on regulation of certain mining waste. The department may
20not regulate the use of mining waste in reclamation or in the construction of any
21facility or structure on a mining site except through the department's review of the
22mining plan and reclamation plan and the approval of the application for the mining
23permit.
SB1,121,2 24(9) Applicability of other laws. Subchapters I to V and VIII of ch. 289 and
25rules promulgated under those subchapters do not apply to a mining waste site, to

1the disposal of mining waste in a mining waste site, or to mining wastes used in the
2reclamation or construction of facilities and structures on the mining site.
SB1,121,6 3295.53 Environmental impact statement. (1) Consultants. The
4department may enter into contracts for environmental consultant services under
5s. 23.41 to assist in the preparation of an environmental impact statement or to
6provide assistance to applicants.
SB1,121,10 7(2) Notice. After the department receives an application for a mining permit,
8it shall notify the public and affected agencies that an environmental impact
9statement will be prepared for the proposed mine and that the process of identifying
10major issues under s. NR 150.21 (3), Wis. Adm. Code, is beginning.
SB1,121,23 11(3) Environmental impact report. (a) An applicant shall prepare an
12environmental impact report for the mining project. In the environmental impact
13report, the applicant shall provide a description of the proposed mining project, the
14present environmental conditions in the area and the anticipated environmental
15impacts of the proposed mining project, the present socioeconomic conditions in the
16area and the anticipated socioeconomic impacts of the proposed mining project,
17details of any wetlands mitigation program under s. 295.60 (8), any measures for
18navigable waters under s. 295.605 (4), any proposed changes to the forest
19designations specified in sub. (4) (c), and the alternatives to the proposed mining
20project. As the applicant provides more information or makes modifications to the
21proposed mining project, the department may revise the requirements it specified
22under s. 295.465 (1) (b) to ensure the potential environmental effects can be
23identified in the department's environmental impact statement.
SB1,122,424 (b) The department shall assist the applicant in meeting the deadlines for
25ultimate submission and review of any scientific analyses consistent with this

1subchapter. If a particular scientific analysis is not completed as of the date the
2environmental impact report is required to be submitted, the applicant shall identify
3in the environmental impact report the scope of the analysis and anticipated date
4that it will be submitted.
SB1,122,65 (c) 1. The applicant shall submit the environmental impact report with the
6application for the mining permit.
SB1,122,117 3. Upon receipt of the environmental impact report, the department shall
8review the environmental impact report and, if the department finds that the
9environmental impact report does not contain information reasonably necessary for
10the department to evaluate the proposed mining project and its environmental
11effects, the department may request additional information from the applicant.
SB1,122,1712 (d) The department shall accept original data from an environmental impact
13report for use in the environmental impact statement and need not verify all original
14data provided by the applicant to accept the data as accurate. The department shall
15use original data from an environmental impact report in the environmental impact
16statement if the data contains the information identified under s. 295.465 (1) (b) and
17any of the following conditions is met:
SB1,122,2118 1. The department, its consultant, or a cooperating state or federal agency
19collects sufficient data to perform a limited statistical comparison with data from the
20environmental impact report that demonstrates that the data sets are statistically
21similar within a reasonable confidence limit.
SB1,122,2422 2. An expert who is employed by, or is a consultant to, the department or is
23employed by, or is a consultant to, a cooperating state or federal agency determines
24that the data is within the range of expected results.
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13. The department, its consultant or a cooperating state or federal agency
2determines that the methodology used in the environmental impact report is
3scientifically and technically adequate for the tests being performed.
SB1,123,7 4(4) Procedure for environmental impact statement. (a) The department shall
5prepare an environmental impact statement for every application for a mining
6permit. In preparing the environmental impact statement, the department shall
7comply with s. 1.11 (2) and s. NR 150.22 (2), Wis. Adm. Code.
SB1,123,108 (b) The department shall include in the environmental impact statement a
9description of the significant long-term and short-term impacts, including impacts
10after the mining has ended, on all of the following:
SB1,123,1111 1. Tourism.
SB1,123,1212 2. Employment.
SB1,123,1313 3. Schools and medical care facilities.
SB1,123,1414 4. Private and public social services.
SB1,123,1515 5. The tax base.
SB1,123,1616 6. The local economy.
SB1,123,2117 (c) The department and other state agencies shall address the application for
18a mining permit, for any approval, and for any action relating to the mining project
19involving other state agencies in one comprehensive analysis in the environmental
20impact statement prepared by the department, including any environmental
21analysis required by the department with regard to any of the following:
SB1,123,2422 1. The withdrawal of land entered as county forest land under s. 28.11 and any
23modification of, or amendment to, a county forest land use plan necessitated by the
24withdrawal of the land.
SB1,123,2525 2. The withdrawal of land entered as forest cropland under s. 77.10.
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13. The withdrawal of land designated as managed forest land under subch. VI
2of ch. 77 and any modification of, or amendment to, a managed forest land
3management plan necessitated by the withdrawal of the land.
SB1,124,84 4. The transfer of land for which amounts were awarded by the department,
5including under s. 23.09 (17m), 26.38, 28.11 (5r), or 77.895, to fund the acquisition
6of, or to fund activities conducted on, forest land and any modification of, or
7amendment to, a forest stewardship management plan or other plan necessitated by
8the transfer of the land.
SB1,124,179 (d) The public notice, informational hearing, and comment provisions in s.
10295.57, the provision concerning the effective date of approvals in s. 295.58 (6), and
11the provisions for review in s. 295.77 (1) and (2) apply to an environmental impact
12statement prepared under this subsection. If the department revises and
13redistributes an environmental impact statement or portion of an environmental
14impact statement prepared under this subsection, the department shall distribute
15the environmental impact statement or portion of the environmental impact
16statement as provided in s. 295.57, but the period for public comment is 30 days,
17rather than 45 days.
SB1,125,918 (e) The department shall conduct its environmental review process jointly with
19any federal or local agency that consents to a joint environmental review process.
20The department may adopt any environmental analysis prepared by another state
21agency or by a federal or local agency. The department may enter into a written
22agreement with any of those agencies that have a major responsibility related to or
23that are significantly affected by the proposed mining. In the written agreement, the
24parties shall define the responsibility of each agency in the development of a single
25environmental impact statement on the proposed mining and outline the procedures

1to be used in the regulatory process. The department shall be the lead agency for any
2environmental review process involving other state agencies. To the extent that any
3federal or local agency's environmental review process conflicts with the provisions
4of this section or s. 295.57, the department shall follow the provisions of this section
5and s. 295.57 and may only coordinate its environmental review to the extent
6consistent with the provisions of this section and s. 295.57. The department shall
7comment on any federal agency's environmental assessment or environmental
8impact statement associated with a mining project in accordance with s. NR 150.30,
9Wis. Adm. Code.
SB1,125,18 10(5) Relationship to other laws. This section and s. 295.57 govern the
11department's obligations under ss. 1.11 and 1.12 with respect to a mining project.
12Sections 23.11 (5) and 23.40 and ss. NR 2.085, 2.09, and 2.157, Wis. Adm. Code, do
13not apply with respect to a mining project. The rest of ch. NR 2, Wis. Adm. Code, only
14applies with respect to a mining project to the extent that it does not conflict with this
15section and s. 295.57. Sections NR 150.24 and 150.25, Wis. Adm. Code, do not apply
16with respect to a mining project. The rest of ch. 150, Wis. Adm. Code, only applies
17with respect to a mining project to the extent that it does not conflict with this section
18and s. 295.57.
SB1,125,21 19295.56 Exemptions. (1) The department may grant an exemption, as
20provided in this section, from any of the requirements of this subchapter applicable
21to any of the following:
SB1,125,2322 (a) A mining permit application, including the mining plan, reclamation plan,
23and mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation.
SB1,125,2424 (b) A mining permit.
SB1,125,2525 (c) Any other approval.
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1(2) (a) An applicant shall submit a request for an exemption in writing and
2shall describe the grounds for the exemption and provide documentation identifying
3the conditions requiring the exemption, the reasons for the exemption, and the
4reasonableness of the exemption.
SB1,126,105 (b) An applicant may obtain an exemption only if the applicant submits the
6request no later than the 180th day after the application for the mining permit is
7administratively complete under s. 295.57 (2), unless the condition that is the basis
8for the requested exemption is not known to the applicant before that day, in which
9case the deadline is extended to the 20th day before the deadline under s. 295.57 (7)
10(a).
SB1,126,1611 (c) The department shall issue a decision on a request for an exemption no later
12than the 15th day after the day on which it received the request under par. (a).
13Subject to par. (b) and except as provided in par. (d), the department shall grant the
14exemption if it is consistent with the purposes of this subchapter and will not violate
15any applicable environmental law outside of this subchapter and if one of the
16following applies:
SB1,126,1717 1. The exemption will not result in significant adverse environmental impacts.
SB1,126,2118 2. The exemption will result in significant adverse environmental impacts, but
19the applicant will offset those impacts through a mitigation program, as provided in
20s. 295.60 (8), through the measures provided in s. 295.605, or through the
21conservation measures provided in s. 295.61.
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