Section NR 815.11 - Class V well injection Class V well injection is subject to the following:
(1) Construction or use of a well, other than a subsurface fluid distribution system, for underground injection of any waste, surface water, subsurface water or substance underground is prohibited except as specified in ss. NR 811.05 and 812.05. Note: Section NR 811.05 prohibits the use of any well, drillhole or water system for the underground placement of any substance unless it is a department approved activity necessary for the construction, rehabilitation or routine operation of a well or water system. This section applies only to wells and water systems governed under ch. NR 811.
Note: Section NR 812.05 applies to wells, drillholes and water systems other than those subject to s. NR 811.05. Section NR 812.05 (2) prohibits the use of any well, drillhole or water system for the placement of any waste, surface or subsurface water or any substance underground unless any of the following apply:
(a) the placement is a department-approved activity necessary for any of the following: construction, rehabilitation or operation of a well, drillhole or water system, construction of an approved cathodic protection drillhole, remediation of contaminated soil, groundwater or an aquifer, or the study of groundwater conditions,(b) placement of grouting, sealing or well abandonment materials, and(c) placement of approved materials for purposes such as, but not limited to, soil or excavation site stabilization, foundation construction or strengthening, or groundwater diversion. Section NR 812.05 (5) contains a list of activities that are not prohibited by this section.(2) Construction or use of a subsurface fluid distribution system that is defined as a private sewage system in s. 145.01(12), Stats., and used for the dispersal of domestic or municipal wastewater is subject to the provisions of ch. SPS 383. Except as exempted in s. NR 200.03 (3), any person discharging domestic or municipal wastewater to a disposal system defined as a private sewage system is also required to apply for a discharge permit issued by the department as specified in s. NR 200.03 (1). Note: Private sewage system, as defined in s. 145.01(12), Stats., means a sewage treatment system serving a single structure with a septic tank and soil absorption field located on the same parcel as the structure. This term also means an alternative sewage system approved by the Department of Safety and Professional Services including a substitute for the septic tank or soil absorption field, a holding tank, a system serving more than one structure or a system located on a different parcel than the structure. A private sewage system may be owned by the property owner or by a special purpose district.
Note: Section NR 200.03 (3) (d) exempts certain smaller capacity domestic wastewater disposal systems from the permit requirement contained in s. NR 200.03 (1). Methods for calculating the design capacity of a domestic wastewater disposal system that is eligible for an exemption from the permit requirement are specified in s. NR 200.03 (4).
(3) Discharge of liquid wastewaters from a publicly owned treatment works or privately owned domestic wastewater treatment works to a subsurface fluid distribution system or other land disposal system is subject to the provisions of ch. NR 206 as specified in s. NR 206.02.(4) Construction or use of a subsurface fluid distribution system for land treatment of industrial liquid wastes, by-product solids or sludges is subject to the provisions of ch. NR 214.(5) Construction or use of a well to dispose of storm water runoff directly into groundwater is prohibited. Construction or use of a subsurface fluid distribution system for dispersal of storm water runoff into unsaturated material overlying the uppermost underground source of drinking water shall be done in a manner that complies with the groundwater standards in ch. NR 140, complies with the requirements of ch. SPS 382 and does not result in the endangerment of an underground source of drinking water. Note: Use of a subsurface fluid distribution system for disposal of storm water runoff may also require a permit as specified in ch. NR 216.
(6) Construction or use of a well to place backfill into an underground nonferrous metallic mine shall be done in accordance with the provisions of ch. NR 132 and shall comply with the requirements of s. NR 132.108 (4) (e).(7) Construction or use of a well to place backfill into an underground ferrous metallic mine shall be done as approved under subch. III of ch. 295, Stats., and shall comply with the requirements of s. 295.49(2) (g), Stats.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 815.11
CR 01-104: cr. Register October 2004 No. 586, eff. 11-1-04; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2010 No. 659; corrections in (2), (5) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register January 2012 No. 673.Amended by, CR 13-057: am. (6), cr. (7) Register July 2015 No. 715, eff.8/1/2015.Amended by, correction in (6) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7, Stats., Register April 2023 No. 808, eff. 5/1/2023