289.28 Determination of need.

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(1)Determination of need; issues considered. A feasibility report shall contain an evaluation to justify the need for the proposed facility unless the facility is exempt under sub.

(2). The department shall consider the following issues in evaluating the need for the proposed facility:

(a)An approximate service area for the proposed facility which takes into account the economics of waste collection, transportation and disposal.

(b)The quantity of waste suitable for disposal at the proposed facility generated within the anticipated service area.

(c)The design capacity of the following facilities located within the anticipated service area of the proposed facility:

1. Approved facilities, including the potential for expansion of those facilities on contiguous property already owned or controlled by the applicant.

2. Nonapproved facilities which are environmentally sound. It is presumed that a nonapproved facility is not environmentally sound unless evidence to the contrary is produced.