285.63(10)(d)5.
5. Schools, churches, hospitals, nursing homes, or child care facilities.
285.63(10)(d)6.
6. Projected land uses identified in any municipal master plan or official map that is in effect at least 15 months prior to the submission to the department of the permit application, if the land uses are expected to occur during the site life of the medical waste incinerator and any expansions of the medical waste incinerator.
285.63(10)(e)
(e) The department shall promulgate rules for making the findings under par.
(b).
285.63(11)
(11)
Modeling. The department is not required to use air dispersion modeling as a basis for making its findings under sub.
(1) for a minor source unless modeling is specifically provided for under the federal clean air act, rules promulgated under this chapter, or a federal or state agreement.
285.64
285.64
Criteria for operation permits for stationary sources. 285.64(1)(1)
Issuance to sources not in compliance; federal objection. 285.64(1)(a)(a) Notwithstanding s.
285.63, the department may issue an operation permit for a stationary source that does not comply with the requirements in the operation permit, in the federal clean air act, in an implementation plan under s.
285.11 (6) or in s.
285.63 when the operation permit is issued if the operation permit includes all of the following:
285.64(1)(a)1.
1. A compliance schedule that sets forth a series of remedial measures that the owner or operator of the stationary source must take to comply with the requirements with which the stationary source is in violation when the operation permit is issued.
285.64(1)(a)2.
2. A requirement that, at least once every 6 months, the owner or operator of the stationary source submit reports to the department concerning the progress in meeting the compliance schedule and the requirements with which the stationary source is in violation when the operation permit is issued.
285.64(1)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding par.
(a) and s.
285.63, the department may not issue an operation permit to a stationary source if the federal environmental protection agency objects to the issuance of the operation permit as provided in s.
285.62 (6) unless the department revises the operation permit to meet the objection.
285.64(2)
(2)
One-year moratorium on revocation. 285.64(2)(a)
(a) The department may not revoke an operation permit for an existing source for one year after the issuance of that permit based upon failure of the existing source at the time of permit issuance to comply with this chapter and s.
299.15 and rules promulgated under this chapter and s.
299.15.
285.64(2)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding par.
(a), the department may take any other action necessary to enforce an operation permit and this chapter and s.
299.15 and rules promulgated under this chapter and s.
299.15 which apply to the existing source after issuance of an operation permit under this section.
285.64 History
History: 1979 c. 221,
355;
1991 a. 302;
1995 a. 27;
1995 a. 227 s.
489; Stats. 1995 s. 285.64.
285.65
285.65
Permit conditions. The department may prescribe conditions for an air pollution control permit to ensure compliance with this chapter and s.
299.15 and rules promulgated under this chapter and s.
299.15 and to ensure compliance with the federal clean air act if each condition is one of the following and if each condition is applicable to the source:
285.65(1)
(1) Final inspection and release of the project for permanent operation upon completion of construction, reconstruction, replacement or modification.
285.65(2)
(2) Variances, orders or compliance schedules.
285.65(4)
(4) Reasonable construction and applicable operating conditions, emission control equipment maintenance requirements and emergency episode plans.
285.65(6)
(6) Documentation of the allocation of the available air resource.
285.65(7)
(7) The terms of any election by the permit applicant to meet more stringent emission limitations or to limit hourly, daily or annual emissions beyond what is otherwise required or to obtain an emission reduction option.
285.65(8)
(8) The terms for use of growth accommodation credits under s.
285.63 (7) or
(8), including the dates that the source expects to use the credits.
285.65(9)
(9) Requirements concerning entry and inspection as provided in s.
285.19.
285.65(10)
(10) Monitoring, record-keeping, reporting and compliance certification requirements.
285.65(11)
(11) Requirements to submit compliance plans and schedules and progress reports.
285.65(13)
(13) Other conditions applicable to the source under the federal clean air act.
285.65(14)
(14) Other requirements specified by rule by the department.
285.65 History
History: 1979 c. 34,
221;
1987 a. 27;
1991 a. 302;
1995 a. 227 s.
490; Stats. 1995 s. 285.65.
285.65 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also chs.
NR 406,
407,
408,
409, and
439, Wis. adm. code.
285.66
285.66
Permit duration and renewal. 285.66(1)(1)
Construction. Unless otherwise specified in a construction permit, the authorization to construct, reconstruct, replace, or modify a stationary source is valid for 18 months from the date of issuance of the permit unless the permit is revoked or suspended. The department may extend the term of the authorization in the construction permit for the purposes of commencing or completing construction, reconstruction, replacement, or modification. Unless otherwise specified in a construction permit, the department may only extend the term of the authorization in the permit for up to 18 additional months beyond the original 18-month period. If construction, reconstruction, replacement, or modification is not completed within the term specified in the permit or any extension granted by the department, the applicant shall apply for a new construction permit. Notwithstanding the fact that authorization to construct, reconstruct, replace, or modify a source expires under this subsection, all conditions in a construction permit are permanent unless the conditions are revised through a revision of the construction permit or through the issuance of a new construction permit.
285.66(2)(a)(a) The department shall specify the term of an operation permit in the operation permit. The term of an operation permit issued under s.
285.62 or renewed under sub.
(3) may not exceed 5 years from the date of issuance or renewal.
285.66(2)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding par.
(a), the department may not specify that coverage under a registration permit under s.
285.60 (2g) or coverage under a general permit under s.
285.60 (3) expires except as follows:
285.66(2)(b)1.
1. The department may specify an expiration date for coverage under a registration permit or for coverage under a general permit at the request of an owner or operator.
285.66(2)(b)2.
2. The department may specify a term of 5 years or longer for coverage under a registration permit or for coverage under a general permit if the department finds that expiring coverage would significantly improve the likelihood of continuing compliance with applicable requirements compared to coverage that does not expire.
285.66(2)(b)3.
3. The department may specify a term of 5 years or less for coverage under a registration permit or for coverage under a general permit if required by the federal clean air act.
285.66(2)(c)
(c) Notwithstanding par.
(a), the department may specify a term of longer than 5 years for an operation permit or specify that an operation permit does not expire if all of the following apply:
285.66(2)(c)1.
1. The operation permit is for a stationary source for which an operation permit is required under s.
285.60 but not under the federal clean air act.
285.66(2)(c)2.
2. The operation permit is not a registration permit or a general permit.
285.66(3)(a)(a) A permittee shall apply for renewal of an operation permit at least 6 months before the operation permit expires. The permittee shall include any new or revised information needed to process the application for renewal.
285.66(3)(b)
(b) The department shall follow the procedures in s.
285.62 in renewing an operation permit for a new source, a modified source or an existing source.
285.66(3)(c)
(c) The department may renew an operation permit if the criteria in ss.
285.63 and
285.64 are met. Notwithstanding s.
285.64 (1) (a), the department may deny an application for renewal of an operation permit for a stationary source if the stationary source is in violation of its current operation permit.
285.66 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also chs.
NR 406,
408,
409,
463,
466, and
469, Wis. adm. code.
285.67
285.67
Permit revision, suspension and revocation. The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and procedures for revising, suspending and revoking air pollution control permits.
285.67 History
History: 1979 c. 34,
221;
1989 a. 335;
1991 a. 302;
1995 a. 227 s.
491; Stats. 1995 s. 285.67.
285.67 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
NR 407, Wis. adm. code.
285.675
285.675
Pilot program for manufacturing facilities on brownfields. 285.675(2)
(2) The department shall implement a pilot program under which a participating owner or operator is not required to make changes to the air pollution controls for a stationary source due to new or modified legal requirements, except as required under the federal clean air act, for 10 years after the department grants coverage under a registration permit for the stationary source.
285.675(3)
(3) The department may allow an owner or operator to participate in the pilot program under this section only if all of the following apply:
285.675(3)(a)
(a) The stationary source is a minor source and is eligible for coverage under a registration permit.
285.675(3)(b)
(b) The stationary source is a manufacturing facility that the owner or operator is constructing.
285.675(3)(d)
(d) The owner or operator is a participant in tier I or tier II of the Green Tier Program and the manufacturing facility is included in the program.
285.675(4)
(4) The department may specify limitations on participation in the pilot program, such as limitations on the number of participants or on the location in which the pilot program operates.
285.675(5)
(5) No later than the first day of the 60th month beginning after department implements the pilot program, the department shall submit a report, to the governor and to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over environmental matters under s.
13.172 (3), on the pilot program, including the environmental and economic effects of the pilot program and the department's recommendations about whether the pilot program should be expanded.
285.675 History
History: 2017 a. 70.
285.68
285.68
Failure to adopt rule or issue permit or exemption. The failure to adopt a rule or issue an air pollution control permit or the exemption or granting of an exemption from an air pollution control permit requirement does not relieve any person from compliance with any emission limitation or with any other provision of law.
285.68 History
History: 1979 c. 34;
1995 a. 227 s.
493; Stats. 1995 s. 285.68.
285.69(1)(1)
Rule making. The department may promulgate rules for the payment and collection of reasonable fees for all of the following:
285.69(1)(a)
(a)
Application for permit. Reviewing and acting upon any application for a construction permit, except that the department may not impose a fee on any of the following persons who apply for a construction permit:
285.69(1)(a)1.
1. An owner or operator of an entire facility for which an operation permit is required under s.
285.60 but not under the federal clean air act if the entire facility is covered by a registration permit under s.
285.60 (2g).
285.69(1)(a)2.
2. An owner or operator of an entire facility for which an operation permit is required under s.
285.60 but not under the federal clean air act if the entire facility is covered by a general permit under s.
285.60 (3).
285.69(1)(c)
(c)
Request for exemption. Reviewing and acting upon any request for an exemption from the requirement to obtain an air pollution control permit.
285.69(1d)
(1d)
Request for waiver of construction permit requirement. An owner or operator that requests a waiver under s.
285.60 (5m) of the requirement to obtain a construction permit shall pay to the department a fee of $300.
285.69(2)
(2)
Emission fees for persons required to have federal operation permits. 285.69(2)(a)
(a) The department shall promulgate rules for the payment and collection of fees by the owner or operator of a stationary source for which an operation permit is required under the federal clean air act. The rules shall provide all of the following:
285.69(2)(a)5.
5. That fees are not based on emissions by an air contaminant source in excess of 5,000 tons per year of each regulated pollutant.
285.69(2)(a)8.
8. That the fee billed for each stationary source in each year after 2001 is based on the actual emissions of all regulated pollutants, and any other air contaminant specified by the department in the rules, in the preceding year.
285.69(2)(a)12.
12. That the fee billed in 2013 and each year thereafter equals $35.71 per ton of emissions specified under subd.
8. 285.69(2)(c)1.
1. The costs of reviewing and acting on applications for operation permits; implementing and enforcing operation permits except for court costs or other costs associated with an enforcement action; monitoring emissions and ambient air quality; preparing rules and materials to assist persons who are subject to the operation permit program; ambient air quality modeling; preparing and maintaining emission inventories; and any other direct and indirect costs of the operation permit program.
285.69(2)(c)2.
2. Costs of any other activities related to stationary sources of air contaminants.
285.69(2)(d)
(d) The department may promulgate a rule reducing any operation permit fee required to be paid under par.
(a) by small business stationary sources to take into account the financial resources of small business stationary sources.
285.69(2)(e)
(e) Beginning in 2001 and ending in 2012, the owner or operator of a stationary source for which an operation permit is required shall pay to the department an annual fee of 86 cents per ton of actual emissions in the preceding year of all air contaminants on which the fee under par.
(a) is based.
285.69(2e)
(2e)
Facility fees for persons required to have federal operation permits.
