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227Section 227    NR 520.15 Table 3 is repealed and recreated to read: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

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

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

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

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

Landfill Stability Plan

(s. NR 514.07 (9))

submitted separately from a plan of operation report

$2,500

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

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

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

$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

Annual Report6

(chs. NR 503 and 506)

$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

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. 

228Section 228    NR 520.15 Table 5 is repealed.

229Section 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. 

230Section 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:

231Section 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.

232Section 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. 

233Section 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