CR 24-063 Rule Text

TABLE 2  Fee Schedule – All Facilities Except Landfills And and Surface Impoundments

Facility Type

Initial Site & Construction Inspection Fees (1)1

Plan Review Fee (2)

Plan  Modification or Exemption Request

Construction   Documentation Review Fee

Annual  License Fee

Beneficial Use

$550

$550

$550

$550

N/A

Collection and Transportation

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$110

Each Additional Truck

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$33

Transfer Facility (3)

Exempt (up to 50 tons/day)

$550

N/A

N/A

N/A

$165

Small (>50 to 100 tons/day)

$550

$660

$330

$330

$165

Large (>100 tons/day)

$550

$1,650

$550

$660

$550

Processing Facility (4)

$550

$3,300

$1,100

$1,100

$550

Storage Facility (3)

Exempt (up to 50 tons/day)

$550

N/A

N/A

N/A

$550

Non-Exempt (>50 tons/day)

$550

$1,650

$550

$660

$550

Incineration Facility(4)

$550

$7,700

$1,650

$1,100

$7,700

Air Curtain Destructor

$550

$330

$330

$165

$165

Woodburning Facility

$550

$165

$165

N/A

$165

One-Time Disposal

$550

$660

$660

N/A

N/A

Municipal Waste Combustor

Small

$550

$1,650

$550

$660

$660

Large (>10 tons/day)

$550

$7,700

$1,650

$1,100

$7,700

Landspreading Facility

Exempt

$550

$660

$550

N/A

N/A

Non-Exempt

$550

$1,650

$550

N/A

N/A

Infectious Waste Transport

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$275

Each Additional Truck

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$22

Infect. Waste Annual Report

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$55 (5)2

Medical Waste Reduction Plan

N/A

$660 (6)3

$550

N/A

N/A

Low Hazard Exemption under s. NR 500.08 (3m) and (4) or s. 289.43 (8), Stats.

N/A

$2,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

(1)1  The initial site inspection fee doubles to $1,100 if preliminary screening prior to field inspection indicates the possible presence of endangered resources or sites of historical or archeological significance.  This fee also applies to each compliance inspection performed per s. NR 502.05 (3) (k) 8. or 502.07 (2r) (g).

(2)  The plan review fees specified in Table 2 cover the department’s review from initial submittal through approval or denial of the report or plan.  An applicant may withdraw and revise or supplement a report or plan prior to it being deemed complete and resubmit it without paying an additional review fee.  The applicant shall pay an additional plan review fee as specified in Table 2 for resubmittal of a plan which has been withdrawn after having been determined to be complete, or for review of a report that has twice been declared incomplete.

(3)  A plan modification, as referred to in Table 2, is a submittal which proposes to modify a plan of operation or closure plan previously approved by the department.

(4)  The department shall waive the plan review fees and license fees for a processing facility, including a composting facility, an electronics processing facility, or an incinerator that has a primary purpose of converting solid waste into usable materials, products, or energy. The waiver does not include the initial site and construction inspection fees or the construction documentation review fee.

(5)2 This is an annual filing fee.  A $25 late fee will be added for annual reports received after March 1 of the following calendar year.

(6)3 If the department requires a medical facility to submit its medical waste reduction plan under s. NR 526.22, the plan review fee shall also be submitted.

227 Section 227   NR 520.15 Table 3 is repealed and recreated to read:

      Table 3

Fee Schedule – Landfills and Surface Impoundments

Submittal, Inspection, or License Type

Landfill Type

All Landfills and Surface Impoundments except ch. NR 503 Landfills

Small Size Construction & Demo Waste Landfills (s. NR 503.09) and One-time Disposal Landfills (s. NR 503.08)

Intermediate Size Construction & Demo Waste Landfills (s. NR 503.10)

Initial Site Report - Fee applies to each location (ch. NR 509)

$3,300

N/A

N/A

Feasibility Report (ch. NR 512)

$22,000 until 12/31/2026 $33,000 effective 1/1/2027 $44,000 effective 1/1/2028 $40,000 for vertical-only expansion, effective 1/1/2028

N/A

N/A

Additional $2,000 per each s. NR 504.04 (3) locational item exemption request Additional $2,000 for combined ch. NR 140 groundwater standard exemption requests

Modification to a previously approved Feasibility Report

$5,000

N/A

N/A

Plan of Operation (chs. NR 503 and 514)

$7,700 until 12/31/2026 $16,500 effective 1/1/2027 $22,000 effective 1/1/2028 $20,000 for vertical-only expansion, effective 1/1/2028

$1,100

$7,700

Modification to previously approved Plan of Operation  (chs. NR 503 and 514, and s. NR 520.04 (4) (h))

$1,650 until 12/31/2026 $2,625 effective 1/1/2027 $3,500 effective 1/1/2028

$550

$1,650

$30,500 for plan of operation modification for initial permitting of CCR Landfills under s. NR 514.045 (1)

Supplemental Review (s. NR 520.04 (4) (i))

$1,650 until 12/31/2026 $2,625 effective 1/1/2027 $3,500 effective 1/1/2028

$550

$1,650

Expedited Plan Modification (s. NR 514.09)

$1,000 until 12/31/2026 $1,750 effective 1/1/2027

N/A

N/A

Construction Documentation (chs. NR 503 and 516)1

$1,100 until 12/31/2026 $2,250 effective 1/1/2027 $3,000 effective 1/1/2028

$220

$1,100

Closure Plan (ch. NR 514)

$5,500

N/A

N/A

Landfill Stability Plan (s. NR 514.07 (9))    submitted separately from a plan of operation report

$2,500

N/A

N/A

Inspection    Including the following:  Initial Site Inspections (chs. NR 503 and 509)2 Construction Inspections3 (chs. NR 503 and 516)

$550 until 12/31/2026 $900 effective 1/1/2027 $1,210 effective 1/1/2028

$550

$550

Annual Operating License4 (s. NR 520.04 (1) (c)) or Long-term Care License Transfer Fee (s. NR 520.04 (2))

$7,700

N/A

N/A

Annual Operation Inspection Fee (ss. NR 503.09 (9) and 503.10 (9) (b))

N/A

$1,650

$3,850

Authorization to Begin Long-term Care Period (s. NR 520.04 (3))

N/A

N/A

$6,600

Long-term Care License5  (s. NR 520.04 (3))

$6,600 until 12/31/2026 $7,700 effective 1/1/2027

N/A

N/A

Annual Report6  (chs. NR 503 and 506)

$500

$500

$500

Research, Development, and Demonstration Plan  (s. NR 514.10)  if submitted separate from a plan of operation

$2,500 initial plan submittal $2,500 each renewal submittal

N/A

N/A

 

1 These fees apply to each facility construction documentation report submitted and to construction documentation reports for which a design capacity cannot be applied, such as sedimentation basins or remedial actions.

 2 The initial site inspection fee applies to each inspection location and doubles if preliminary screening prior to field inspection indicates the possible presence of endangered resources or sites of historical or archeological significance. 

3 This fee applies to each inspection performed by the department and to each phase of construction, to a maximum of 10 inspections.

4 Landfills initially licensed before January 1, 2005, that have a total approved design capacity below 50,000 cubic yards shall pay an annual license fee of $1,650. Landfills initially licensed before January 1, 2005, that have a total approved design capacity from 50,000 cubic yards to 500,000 cubic yards shall pay an annual license fee of $3,850.  

5 This fee is a one-time payment for the licensee’s or landfill owner’s perpetual long-term care responsibility. 

6 This fee applies to all annual reports for landfills, including CCR landfill annual reports under s. NR 506.20 (3), unless the report is also a renewal submittal for a research, development, and demonstration plan. 

 

228 Section 228   NR 520.15 Table 5 is repealed.

229 Section 229   NR 524.02 (2) is amended to read:

NR 524.02 (2) This chapter applies to the solid waste disposal facilities specified in sub. (1) only during the time that the facility is approved by the department to conduct solid waste disposal operations. Certification of persons participating in or responsible for the operation of solid waste disposal facilities is not required at solid waste disposal facilities that have completed closure activities. 

230 Section 230   NR 524.05 (intro.) (title), (1) (title) and (intro.), and (3) (title) and (intro.) are amended to read:

NR 524.05 Municipal, mixed waste, high volume industrial waste, and small and intermediate size construction and demolition waste disposal facilities.  The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility shall comply with one of the following: 

(1) Municipal, and mixed waste, and intermediate size construction and demolition waste disposal facilities.  The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility that is not a small size construction and demolition waste disposal facility under s. NR 500.03 (121) (213) or a solid waste disposal facility used primarily for the disposal of high volume industrial waste shall do all of the following: 

(3) Small size construction and demolition waste disposal facilities.  The owner or operator of a small size construction and demolition site waste disposal facility shall do all of the following: 

231 Section 231   NR 524.08 (3) (d) is amended to read:

  NR 524.08 (3) (d) Persons seeking certification as facility managers and site operators shall file an examination application with the department and pay fees required under s. NR 520.04 (6). Applications and fees shall be submitted to the department no later than 10 business 14 days prior to the examination date.

232 Section 232 Effective Date. This rule takes effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats.

233 Section 233 Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on January 22, 2025.

Dated at Madison, Wisconsin _____________________________.

        STATE OF WISCONSIN    

          DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                

          BY ______________________________________

            For Karen Hyun, Ph.D., Secretary