Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.
289.91 - Inspections.

289.91 Inspections. Any officer, employee or authorized representative of the department may enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or at which a solid waste facility is located or is being constructed or installed, or inspect any record relating to solid waste management of any person who generates, transports, treats, stores or disposes of solid waste, at any reasonable time for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this chapter and rules promulgated or licenses issued under this chapter. No person may refuse entry or access to any officer, employee or authorized representative of the department who requests entry for purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials. No person may obstruct, hamper or interfere with any such inspection. The department, if requested, shall furnish to the owner or operator of the premises a report setting forth all facts found which relate to compliance status.
History: 1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 374 s. 148; 1987 a. 384; 1993 a. 491; 1995 a. 227 s. 529; Stats. 1995 s. 289.91.

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Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 289 - Solid waste facilities.

289.01 - Definitions.

289.05 - Solid waste management standards.

289.06 - Department duties.

289.07 - Department powers.

289.08 - Duties of metallic mining council.

289.09 - Confidentiality of records.

289.10 - County solid waste management plans.

289.11 - Federal aid.

289.12 - Landfill official liability.

289.21 - Initial site report.

289.22 - Local approval.

289.23 - Feasibility report required; distribution; public notice.

289.24 - Feasibility report contents; completeness; distribution.

289.25 - Environmental review.

289.26 - Informational hearing.

289.27 - Contested case hearing.

289.28 - Determination of need.

289.29 - Determination of feasibility.

289.30 - Plan of operation.

289.31 - Operating license.

289.32 - Distribution of documents.

289.33 - Solid and hazardous waste facilities; negotiation and arbitration.

289.34 - Noncompliance with plans or orders.

289.35 - Shoreland and floodplain zoning.

289.36 - Acquisition of property by condemnation.

289.41 - Financial responsibility.

289.42 - Operation of facilities.

289.43 - Waivers; exemptions.

289.44 - Exemption for certain alcohol fuel production systems.

289.445 - Exemption for certain fruit and vegetable washing facilities.

289.45 - Solid waste storage.

289.46 - Transference of responsibility.

289.47 - Closure notice.

289.51 - Solid waste open burning standards.

289.53 - Commercial PCB waste storage and treatment facilities.

289.54 - Disposal of certain dredged materials.

289.55 - Tire dumps.

289.57 - Disposal and treatment records.

289.59 - Disposal and burning of low-level radioactive waste.

289.61 - License and review fees.

289.62 - Tonnage fees.

289.63 - Groundwater and well compensation fees.

289.64 - Solid waste facility siting board fee.

289.645 - Recycling fee.

289.67 - Environmental repair fee and surcharge.

289.675 - Waiver of fees.

289.68 - Payments from the waste management fund and related payments.

289.91 - Inspections.

289.92 - Review of alleged violations.

289.93 - Orders.

289.94 - Imminent danger.

289.95 - Enforcement procedures for older facilities.

289.96 - Penalties.

289.97 - Violations: enforcement.