This section applies to all sampling required under chs.
NR 507 and 508. The owner or
operator shall obtain and analyze samples according to the approved sampling
plan and the following requirements:
(1) FIELD MEASUREMENTS. The owner or operator
shall observe and record physical measurements in the field at the time of
sampling each groundwater monitoring well or leachate well, including all of
the following:
(a)
Water level
elevation. Water level elevations shall be measured prior to purging
the well for sampling and recorded to the nearest 0.01 foot. The elevation
shall be corrected to national geodetic survey datum. The measuring point shall
be the top of the well casing and shall be identified on the well itself if the
top of the casing is not level.
(b)
Physical appearance. The physical appearance of the sample,
including color, odor and turbidity, shall be recorded at the time of
sampling.
(c)
Chemical
measurements. Field specific conductance at 25°C and field pH
shall be measured immediately following purging of each well. If the well can
be purged dry, these measurements shall be taken when the sample is collected.
Field specific conductance readings shall be corrected to 25°C if the meter
used does not automatically correct for temperature.
(2) SAMPLE COLLECTION. Samples shall be
collected in accordance with the approved sampling plan under s.
NR
507.16.
(3) ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS. The analytical
parameters which shall be used for environmental monitoring under this chapter
are listed in ch. NR 507 Appendices I through IV. The department may require
analysis of additional parameters depending on the characteristics of the
waste, the raw process materials used, or the provisions of ch. NR
140.
(4) ANALYTICAL METHODS.
Groundwater, lysimeter and leachate samples shall be handled and analyzed in
accordance with the requirements of methods listed in subch. VII of ch. NR 149.
Screening methods may not be used unless approved in writing by the
department.
Water supply samples shall be handled in accordance with s.
NR
507.20. The
department may approve alternative
analytical methods under s.
NR
149.42.
(5) LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS. All chemical
analyses shall be conducted by a laboratory certified under s.
299.11,
Stats., and ch. NR 149. The limit of detection and the limit of quantitation
shall be determined according to s.
NR
149.48(2) and (3). The analytical
laboratory shall meet the requirements of the analytical method and ch. NR 149.
Section
NR
140.16(4) applies to analytical
results that do not meet the requirements of this subsection.
Note: Subchapter VII of ch. NR 149 requires each
laboratory to maintain a quality control program and to document the quality
control data. The same subchapter allows the department to request a copy of
quality control data to be submitted for its review.
(6) DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The owner or
operator shall report laboratory quality control indicators in accordance with
s.
NR
507.26(3) (b).
(7) OTHER/TEST REQUIREMENTS. The following
tests shall be performed using
department guidance, or if no guidance is
available, current industry standards or procedures:
(a) Physical tests of soil.
(b) Physical tests of waste.
(c) Chemical tests of waste.
(d) Air quality tests.
(e) Gas tests.
(f) Field pH tests.
(g) Field conductivity tests.
(h) Product quality testing.
(i) Nutrient testing of soils and
waste.
(j) Turbidity
tests.
(k) Water
elevation.
(l)
Temperature.
(m) Leachate liner
compatibility testing.
Notes
Wis. Admin. Code
Department of Natural Resources
§
NR 507.17
Cr. Register, June,
1996, No. 486, eff. 7-1-96; CR 05-020: am. (4) and (5) Register January 2006
No. 601, eff. 2-1-06; corrections in (4) and (5) made under s.
13.92(4)
(b) 7, Stats., Register April 2013 No.
688.
Amended by,
corrections in (4) (Note) made under s.
13.92(4)
(b) 7, Stats.,
Register
July 2015 No. 715, eff.8/1/2015.
Amended by,
corrections in (4) (Note) made under s. 35.17, Stats.,
Register
March 2017 No. 735, eff.
4/1/2017
Amended by, CR 17-046: am. (4), (5)
Register
February 2021 No. 782, eff.
6/29/2021.
Amended by, correction in (4) made under s.
13.92(4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register
July 2021 No. 787, eff. 8/1/2021
ASTM International publishes methods for these tests.
Copies of ASTM methods may be obtained from: ASTM International, 100 Barr
Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, (610) 832-9585,
www.astm.org.
