Wis. Admin. Code NR 815.11
Class V well injection
Cite as Wis. Admin. Code NR § 815.11
Class V well injection.
Class V well injection. Class V well injection is subject to the following:
(1) Construction or use of a well, other than a subsurface fluid distribution system, for underground injection of any waste, surface water, subsurface water or substance underground is prohibited except as specified in ss. NR 811.05 and 812.05 .
(2) Construction or use of a subsurface fluid distribution system that is defined as a private sewage system in s. 145.01 (12) , Stats., and used for the dispersal of domestic or municipal wastewater is subject to the provisions of ch. SPS 383 . Except as exempted in s. NR 200.03 (3) , any person discharging domestic or municipal wastewater to a disposal system defined as a private sewage system is also required to apply for a discharge permit issued by the department as specified in s. NR 200.03 (1) .
(3) Discharge of liquid wastewaters from a publicly owned treatment works or privately owned domestic wastewater treatment works to a subsurface fluid distribution system or other land disposal system is subject to the provisions of ch. NR 206 as specified in s. NR 206.02 .
(4) Construction or use of a subsurface fluid distribution system for land treatment of industrial liquid wastes, by-product solids or sludges is subject to the provisions of ch. NR 214 .
(5) Construction or use of a well to dispose of storm water runoff directly into groundwater is prohibited. Construction or use of a subsurface fluid distribution system for dispersal of storm water runoff into unsaturated material overlying the uppermost underground source of drinking water shall be done in a manner that complies with the groundwater standards in ch. NR 140 , complies with the requirements of ch. SPS 382 and does not result in the endangerment of an underground source of drinking water.
(6) Construction or use of a well to place backfill into an underground nonferrous metallic mine shall be done in accordance with the provisions of ch. NR 132 and shall comply with the requirements of s. NR 132.108 (4) (e) .
(7) Construction or use of a well to place backfill into an underground ferrous metallic mine shall be done as approved under subch. III of ch. 295 , Stats., and shall comply with the requirements of s. 295.49 (2) (g) , Stats.