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Natural Resources Board adopts rule allowing municipal financial test for solid-waste site closure costs
Summary
The board voted to adopt board order WA-8-24, creating a permanent alternative method for municipally owned solid-waste facilities to demonstrate owner financial responsibility (OFR) using a financial test similar to private net-worth tests; the rule moves to the governor for review.
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on Oct. 22 adopted board order WA-8-24, a permanent rule that allows municipally owned solid-waste disposal facilities to use an alternative financial test to demonstrate owner financial responsibility for closure and long-term care costs.
The rule, presented by Michael Schmidt, business support and IT section manager with the department's Waste and Materials Management Program, formalizes an OFR financial test for public owners and replaces an emergency rule the department had previously implemented. Schmidt told the board the permanent rule aligns with Act 107, passed…
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