General requirements for responsible parties

General requirements for responsible parties. (1) Discharge notification. (a) Unless the discharge is specifically exempted under s. NR 706.07 , persons who cause the discharge to the environment of a hazardous substance or who possess or control a hazardous substance which is discharged to the environment shall immediately notify the department of the discharge. Discharges to the environment may include recent discharges, historic discharges, and discharges caused by the long-term application of a substance. A hazardous substance that is “discharged” into a secondary containment structure, that is completely contained and can be recovered with no discharge to the environment, is not subject to the discharge notification requirements in s. 292.11 (2) , Stats. (b) Hazardous substance discharges shall be immediately reported to the department by telephoning the department–designated 24–hour hotline telephone number. The department may allow alternate notification procedures on a case-by-case basis. (bm) Hazardous substance discharges discovered through soil, water or other analyses may be reported by telefaxing a completed discharge notification form provided by the department, or by alternate notification procedures approved by the department. Laboratory results shall be included with the completed discharge notification form. (c) The notification required by this subsection shall contain the following information to the extent practicable or applicable: 1. Name, address, and telephone number of the person reporting the discharge. 2. Name, address, and telephone number of the discharger, or owner and operator of the UST system and any other potentially responsible persons. 3. Date, time, and duration of the discharge. 3m. Location of the discharge including street address, county, town, city or village, if appropriate, quarter-quarter section, township, range, geographic position obtained in accordance with the requirements of s. NR 716.15 (5) (d) , and legal description of lot, if located in a platted area. 4. Identity, physical state, and quantity of the material discharged. 5. Physical, chemical, hazardous, and toxicological characteristics of the substance. 6. Cause of the discharge. 7. Immediate actions being taken and the name of the contractor or other person performing the action. 8. Source, speed of movement, and destination or probable destination of the discharged hazardous substance. 9. Actual or potential impacts to human health or the environment, including actual or potential impacts to drinking water supplies. 10. Weather conditions existing at the scene, including presence of precipitation and wind direction and velocity. 11. Other agencies on–scene during the discharge incident. (2) Containment, cleanup, disposal, and restoration. Responsible parties shall comply with the requirements of chs. NR 700 to 754 for response actions to discharges of hazardous substances.