Wisconsin § 285.53 - Testing emissions from medical waste incinerators.
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§ 285.53. Testing emissions from medical waste incinerators.
285.53(1) (1) Testing for hazardous substances. 285.53(1)(a) (a) Applicability. This subsection applies to a medical waste incinerator, as defined in s. 287.07 (7) (c) 1. cr. , that has a capacity of 5 tons or more per day. 285.53(1)(b) (b) Requirements. 285.53(1)(b)1. 1. A person operating or responsible for the operation of a medical waste incinerator described in par. (a) shall test emissions of particulates, dioxins, furans, arsenic, lead, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, mercury and any other hazardous substance identified by the department by rule, at least as often as follows: 285.53(1)(b)1.a. a. During the initial 90-day period of operation. 285.53(1)(b)1.b. b. One year following the initial 90-day period of operation. 285.53(1)(b)1.c. c. Every 2 years following the testing under subd. 1. b. 285.53(1)(b)2. 2. A person operating or responsible for the operation of a medical waste incinerator described in par. (a) shall report the results of the testing under subd. 1. to the department and the city, village or town in which the medical waste incinerator is located. 285.53(1)(c) (c) Analysis. 285.53(1)(c)1. 1. The department shall provide an analysis of the test results submitted under par. (b) 2. to the city, village or town in which the medical waste incinerator is located. 285.53(1)(c)2. 2. The city, village or town in which the medical waste incinerator is located shall publish the analysis provided under subd. 1. as a class 1 notice under ch. 985 . 285.53(1)(c)3. 3. The department may charge the person operating or responsible for the operation of the medical waste incinerator a fee for reviewing and preparing the analysis of the test results. 285.53(2) (2) Continuous monitoring. A person operating or responsible for the operation of a medical waste incinerator, as defined in s. 287.07 (7) (c) 1. cr. , shall continuously monitor emissions from the medical waste incinerator. 285.53 History History: 1989 a. 335 ; 1991 a. 300 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 479 ; Stats. 1995 s. 285.53.
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