NR 503.01NR 503.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure that efficient, nuisance-free and environmentally accepted solid waste management procedures are practiced in this state and to outline the requirements regarding approval and operational requirements for one time disposal, small size construction and demolition waste landfills, and intermediate size construction and demolition waste landfills. This chapter is adopted under s. 227.11, Stats., and ch. 289, Stats.

NR 503.02(1)(1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to all one time disposal landfills, small size construction and demolition waste landfills, and intermediate size construction and demolition waste landfills. This chapter does not apply to hazardous waste facilities as defined in s. 291.01 (8), Stats., and regulated under chs. NR 660 to 679; metallic mining operations for nonferrous minerals as defined in s. 293.01 (9), Stats., and regulated under ch. NR 182; and metallic mining operations for ferrous minerals as defined in s. 295.41 (26), Stats., including mining wastes and mining waste sites as defined in s. 295.41 (30) and (31), Stats., and regulated under subch. III of ch. 295, Stats. Construction and demolition landfills which have a design capacity greater than 250,000 cubic yards are regulated under chs. NR 500 and 504 to 538.