85.17 Storage of highway salt.
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85.17 Storage of highway salt.
(1)Definitions. In this section:
(a)“Highway salt” means bulk quantities of a chloride intended for application to highways during winter months, and includes mixtures in any proportion of sand and chlorides.
(b)“Waters of the state” has the meaning specified under s. 281.01
(18).
(2)Storage of highway salt. Every person who stores highway salt shall comply with the standards adopted under sub.
(3).
(3)Standards. The department shall adopt by rule standards for the storage of highway salt for the purpose of protecting the waters of the state from harm due to contamination by dissolved chlorides. The rule shall comply with ch. 160 . The rule may include different standards for various types of chlorides, or for mixtures of sand and chlorides. The rule may not require the storage of mixtures of sand and chlorides in a building or structure. The rule may include different standards for various storage facilities and conditions, quantities of highway salt and times during the year when salt is stored. All standards under this section shall provide substantially similar protection for the waters of the state.
(4)Information. The department may collect and publish information relating to this section and distribute it to municipalities and persons subject to this section.
(5)Enforcement.