General submittal requirements

General submittal requirements. General submittal requirements. Unless otherwise specified, all submittals for review and approval of any initial site report, feasibility report, plan of operation, site investigation report, remedial action options report, construction documentation report, or closure plan, or any modifications to those plans, shall include all of the following: (1) Review fee. The appropriate review fee specified in s. NR 520.04 shall be identified. The department will send an invoice for the plan review fee to the contact for the facility upon receipt of the submittal. Payment in check or money order shall be sent to the department’s bureau of finance within 30 days after receipt of the invoice. Submittals requiring review fees shall be considered incomplete until the correct review fee is received by the department. (2) Cover letter. A letter detailing the desired department action or response. (3) Paper and electronic copies. Electronic copies of the plan or report prepared under the appropriate section of chs. NR 500 to 538 , and electronic copies of any plan sheets or drawings submitted as a part of the plan or report. The electronic copies shall be submitted to the department’s review staff responsible for the area in which the facility is located and shall be provided in formats and on media specified by the department. Paper copies of the plan or report including any plan sheets or drawings shall be provided to the department upon request of the department. The department may request multiple paper copies. (4) Certification. (a) The reports and plan sheets shall be under the seal of a licensed professional engineer. In addition, the following certification shall be included: (b) Initial site reports, feasibility reports, plans of operation, site investigation, remedial action options reports and any other reports where interpretation of geology or hydrogeology is necessary shall be under the seal of a licensed professional geologist. In addition, the following certification shall be included: (5) Technical procedures. All technical procedures used to investigate a solid waste facility shall be the current standard procedures as specified by ASTM International, United States geological survey, USEPA’s standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, or other equivalent or appropriate methods approved by the department. Test procedures used shall be specified. Any deviation from a standard method shall be explained in detail with reasons provided. (6) Visuals. Maps, figures, photographs and tables to clarify information or conclusions. The visuals shall be legible. All paper copies of maps, plan sheets, drawings, isometrics, cross-sections and aerial photographs shall meet the following requirements: (a) No larger than 32 inches by 44 inches and no smaller than 8 1 / 2 inches by 11 inches. (b) Be of appropriate scale to show all required details in sufficient clarity. (c) Be numbered, referenced in the narrative, titled, have a legend of all symbols used, contain horizontal and vertical scales, where applicable, and specify drafting or origination dates. (d) Use uniform scales. (e) Contain a north arrow. (f) Use mean sea level as the basis for all elevations. (g) Contain a survey grid based on monuments established in the field which utilizes a coordinate system and datum acceptable to the department. Examples of acceptable coordinate systems include state plane, Universal Transverse Mercator, and Wisconsin Transverse Mercator. (h) Show original topography and the grid system on plan sheets showing construction, operation or closure topography. For complex plans, existing conditions within the landfill area may be shown by lighter lines or may be eliminated. (i) Show grid location and reference major plan sheets on all cross-sections. A reduced diagram of a cross-section location plan view map containing a survey grid shall be included on the sheets with the cross-sections. (7) Table of contents. A table of contents listing all sections of the submittal. (8) Appendix. An appendix listing names of all references, all raw data, testing and sampling procedures and calculations.