Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 815.02

Current through September 30, 2024

Section NR 815.02 - Applicability

The provisions of this chapter apply to new and existing injection wells as follows:

(1) SPECIFIC INCLUSIONS. Injection wells that are governed by this chapter include, but are not limited to:

(a) Any injection well on a drilling platform that is located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the state.

(b) Except as provided in sub. (2), any well that is constructed or used to place a fluid underground.

(c) Any well used by a generator of hazardous waste, or by the owner or operator of a hazardous waste management facility, to dispose of a fluid containing hazardous waste. This includes the disposal of hazardous waste into a waste disposal system that would otherwise be a septic system or cesspool regardless of the capacity of the waste disposal system.

(d) Any septic system, cesspool or other well that is used by a multiple-family dwelling, multiple dwellings, community system or regional system to place a fluid underground.

(2) SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS. The following are not governed by this chapter:

(a) Any injection well on a drilling platform or other site that is located in its entirety beyond the jurisdictional boundaries of the state.

(b) Any private onsite wastewater treatment system approved according to the provisions of ch. SPS 383 that is used to dispose of sanitary waste from an individual single-family dwelling.

(c) Any well that is not used to place a fluid underground.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 815.02

CR 01-104: cr. Register October 2004 No. 586, eff. 11-1-04; correction in (2) (b) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register January 2012 No. 673.