289.31 Operating license.
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289.31 Operating license.
(1)License requirement. No person may operate a solid waste facility or hazardous waste facility unless the person obtains an operating license from the department. The department shall issue an operating license with a duration of one year or more except that the department may issue an initial license with a duration of less than one year. The department may deny, suspend or revoke the operating license of a solid waste facility for failure to pay fees required under this chapter or for grievous and continuous failure to comply with the approved plan of operation under this chapter or, if no plan of operation exists with regard to the facility, for grievous and continuous failure to comply with the standards adopted under s. 289.05
(1)and
(2). The department may deny, suspend or revoke the operating license of a hazardous waste facility for any reason specified under s. 291.87
(1m).
(2)Environmental impact statement not required. A determination under this section does not constitute a major state action under s. 1.11
(2).
(3)Issuance of initial license. The initial operating license for a solid waste disposal facility or a hazardous waste facility shall not be issued unless the facility has been constructed in substantial compliance with the operating plan approved under s. 289.30 . The department may require that compliance be certified in writing by a registered professional engineer. The department may by rule require, as a condition precedent to the issuance of the operating license for a solid waste disposal facility, that the applicant submit evidence that a notation of the existence of the facility has been recorded in the office of the register of deeds in each county in which a portion of the facility is located.
(4)Notice; hazardous waste facilities.
(am)Before issuing the initial operating license for a hazardous waste facility, the department shall give notice of its intent to issue the license by all of the following means: