1. Before Initiating Work
Review
Prepare
Submit
Train
• Permits
• Pollution prevention plans such as site specific BMP’s (internally drained sites) and/or SWPPP, SPCC (externally drained sites), fugitive
dust, and malfunction, prevention and abatement
• Pollution prevention plan(s) and SWPPP certification (externally drained sites)
• Employees in environmental requirements and controls
P.O. Box 3416
Oshkosh,WI 54903
(920) 230-1100
www.courterresource.com
Footnotes
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2
Based upon general operating permits for nonmetallic mining in Wisconsin, December 1, 2009.
3
Each report is to be signed by a principal executive officer of the company and copies kept for a period of five years
Monitoring/Sampling parameter Threshold/Requirement Increased Frequency
Estimated discharge volume
Suspended solids
Oil/grease
pH
> 200,000 gals/day
> 40 mg/L
> 15 mg/L
Concrete Products
Monthly
Monthly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Storm water is to be viewed/sampled soon after a storm event. Operators can request a waiver to reduce these requirements in certain circumstances.
Increased monitoring/sampling frequency is required when:
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily
Inspect
Track
• Operating equipment and site controls
• Environmental compliance
• Fuel use (monthly rolling average)
• Production (monthly rolling average)
daily during operating season
as needed
As Needed
Report • Spills, incidents of noncompliance
• Operational changes resulting in new, different or increased
discharges of pollutants
Update • Pollution prevention/response plans
2
Annually
Train
Review
Submit
Inspect
• Employees in environmental requirements and controls
• Permits and pollution prevention/response plans
• Air
• Water
• Emergency response
• Annual storm water compliance and certification report
• AnnualWPDES monitoring report
• 303(d) compliance check
• Air compliance and certification report
• Annual Air Emission Inventory report
• Updates to SWPPP plans
• Internally drained sites for pollution prevention and control
one time during operating season
Feb 15
Mar 15
Mar 15
Feb 15
Feb 15
Cycle of WDNR Compliance for Nonmetallic Mine Operation
1
Quarterly
Inspect
Estimate
Collect
• Externally drained sites for pollution prevention and control
• Discharge volume to surface water and/or groundwater
• Water samples (discharges to surface water)
- Suspended solids (limit 40 mg/L)
- Oil and grease (limit 7.5 mg/L)
- pH (permitted range 6.7 - 8.3 std units)
3
once per quarter during operating season
one time during operating season