289.55(3)(g)(g) A site where waste tires are stored for use in constructing artificial reefs in waters of the state.
289.55(3)(h)(h) An artificial reef constructed of waste tires.
289.55(3)(i)(i) A construction site where waste tires are stored for use or used in road surfacing and construction of embankments.
289.55(3)(j)(j) A solid waste disposal facility where waste tires are buried in compliance with rules promulgated by the department.
289.55(4)(4)Abatement priorities. The order of priority for the department’s abatement activities under sub. (2) shall be as follows:
289.55(4)(a)(a) Tire dumps determined by the department to contain more than 1,000,000 tires.
289.55(4)(b)(b) Tire dumps which constitute a fire hazard or threat to public health.
289.55(4)(c)(c) Tire dumps in densely populated areas.
289.55(4)(d)(d) All other tire dumps.
289.55(5)(5)Recovery of expenses. The department may ask the attorney general to initiate a civil action to recover from the person responsible for the nuisance the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the department for its nuisance abatement activities and its administrative and legal expenses related to the abatement. The department’s certification of expenses shall be prima facie evidence that the expenses are reasonable and necessary.
289.55(6)(6)Other abatement. This section does not change the existing authority of the department to enforce any existing laws or of any person to abate a nuisance. The department may reimburse a person for the costs of any such abatement.
289.55 HistoryHistory: 1987 a. 27, 110; 1987 a. 403 s. 256; 1989 a. 335 s. 89; 1995 a. 27; 1995 a. 227 s. 630; Stats. 1995 s. 289.55; 1997 a. 27.
289.57289.57Disposal and treatment records.
289.57(1)(1)Submission of information. The owner or operator of each solid waste treatment facility at which solid waste is converted into fuel or burned and of each solid waste disposal facility shall annually submit to the department a report containing all of the following information:
289.57(1)(a)(a) The name of the owner of the facility.
289.57(1)(b)(b) The location of the facility.
289.57(1)(c)(c) For a solid waste disposal facility, the remaining capacity available for disposal.
289.57(1)(d)(d) A list of all licensed haulers transporting waste to the facility for disposal or treatment in the previous year.
289.57(1)(e)(e) A list of the states of origin of solid waste disposed of or treated at the facility in the previous year and the amount, by weight, of that solid waste originating in each state.
289.57(2)(2)Maintenance of records. Except as provided in s. 289.09 (2) (a) 2., the department shall separately maintain as a public record, for each solid waste facility, the reports required by sub. (1).
289.57 HistoryHistory: 1989 a. 335; 1995 a. 227 s. 633; Stats. 1995 s. 289.57.
289.59289.59Disposal and burning of low-level radioactive waste.
289.59(1)(1)Definition. In this section, “low-level radioactive waste” has the meaning given in s. 16.11 (2) (m).
289.59(2)(2)Prohibitions.
289.59(2)(a)(a) No person may dispose of low-level radioactive waste that is determined by the federal nuclear regulatory commission under 42 USC 2021j to be below regulatory concern in a landfill or a hazardous waste disposal facility unless the landfill or hazardous waste disposal facility is licensed for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste by the federal nuclear regulatory commission or by this state under an agreement under 42 USC 2021 that grants this state the authority to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
289.59(2)(b)(b) No person may burn in an incinerator low-level radioactive waste that is determined by the federal nuclear regulatory commission under 42 USC 2021j to be below regulatory concern.
289.59 HistoryHistory: 1991 a. 50; 1995 a. 115; 1995 a. 227 s. 639; Stats. 1995 s. 289.59.
subch. VI of ch. 289SUBCHAPTER VI
FEES; FUNDS