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Natural Resources Board adopts major update to landfill rules, fees
Summary
The Natural Resources Board voted to adopt WA 11-22, a broad update to NR 500–524 that revises landfill engineering, operations, monitoring and fee schedules; the rule aims to align state code with current industry practice and federal protections and to fund staffing and IT improvements.
The Natural Resources Board on Jan. 22 adopted WA 11-22, a sweeping set of revisions to Wisconsin Administrative Code chapters NR 500–524 that update landfill design, operation, financial responsibility and reporting rules and adjust certain fees.
The rule package, presented by Kate Stromhyrns, director of the Waste and Materials Management Program at the Department of Natural Resources, is the first major update to the state's solid-waste landfill rules and fees since 2006. Stromhyrns told the board the updates reflect 30 years of industry practice, add new engineering options (including alternative liner and cap designs),…
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