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## Chapter NR 102

WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WISCONSIN SURFACE WATERS

NR 102.01 Purpose. NR 102.02 Applicability. NR 102.03 Definitions. NR 102.04 Categories of standards. NR 102.05 Application of standards. NR 102.06 Phosphorus. NR 102.07 Lake Michigan and Lake Superior thermal standards. NR 102.08 Mississippi river thermal standards. NR 102.09 Review of thermal standards. NR 102.10 Outstanding resource waters. NR 102.11 Exceptional resource waters. NR 102.12 Great Lakes system. NR 102.13 Fish and aquatic life waters. NR 102.14 Taste and odor criteria.

History: Chapter NR 102 as it existed on September 30, 1973 was repealed and a new chapter NR 102 was created, effective October 1, 1973. Corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, August, 1997, No. 500.
NR 102.01 Purpose. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish, in conjunction with chs. NR 103 to 105, water quality standards for surface waters of the state pursuant to s. 281.15 (2) (b), Stats. This chapter describes the designated use categories for such waters and the water quality criteria necessary to support these uses. This chapter and chs. NR 103 to 105 constitute the water quality standards for the surface waters of Wisconsin. (2) Water quality standards shall protect the public interest, which includes the protection of public health and welfare and the present and prospective uses of all waters of the state for public and private water supplies, propagation of fish and other aquatic life and wild and domestic animals, domestic and recreational purposes, and agricultural, commercial, industrial, and otherlegitimate uses. In all cases where the potential uses are in conflict, water quality standards shall protect the general public interest. (3) Water quality standards serve as a basis for developing and implementing control strategies to achieve legislative policies and goals. Water quality standards are the basis for deriving water quality based effluent limitations. Water quality standards also serve as a basis for decisions in other regulatory, permitting or funding activities that impact water quality.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89.

NR 102.02 Applicability. The provisions of this chapter are applicable to surface waters of Wisconsin.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89.

NR 102.03 Definitions. (1) “Mixing zone” means a region in which a discharge of different characteristics than the receiving water is in transit and progressively diluted from the source to the receiving system. (2) “Natural conditions” means the normal daily and seasonal variations in climatic and atmospheric conditions, and the existing physical and chemical characteristics of a water or the course in which it flows. (3) “Natural temperature” means the normal existing temperature of a surface water including daily and seasonal changes outside the zone of influence of any artificial inputs. (4) “Resource management” means the application of control techniques to enhance or preserve a surface water in accordance with statutory provisions and in the general public interest. (5) “Sanitary survey” means a thorough investigation and evaluation of a surface water including bacteriological sampling to determine the extent and cause of any bacterial contamination. (6) “Surface waters” means all natural and artificial named and unnamed lakes and all naturally flowing streams within the boundaries of the state, but not including cooling lakes, farm ponds and facilities constructed for the treatment of wastewaters (the term waters as used in this chapter means surface waters). (7) “Unauthorized concentrations of substances” means pollutants or other chemicals introduced into surface waters without prior permit or knowledge of the department, but not including accidental or unintentional spills. (8) “Best practicable control technology” means that level of treatment established by the department under s. 283.13 (2) (a), Stats., for categories and classes of point sources to be achieved by not later than July 1, 1977. (9) “Best available control technology” means that level of treatment established by the department under s. 283.13 (2) (b) 1., Stats., for categories and classes of point sources to be achieved by not later than July 1, 1983. (10) Class I and Class II trout waters are as defined in s. NR 1.02 (7).

History: Cr. Register, September, 1973, No. 213, eff. 10−1−73; r. (1), renum. from NR 102.01, Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89; cr. (10), Register, May, 1993, No. 449, eff. 6−1−93.
NR 102.04 Categories of standards. (1) G ENERAL. Topreserve and enhance the quality of waters, standards are established to govern water management decisions. Practices attributable to municipal, industrial, commercial, domestic, agricultural, land development or other activities shall be controlled so that all waters including the mixing zone and the effluent channel meet the following conditions at all times and under all flow conditions: (a) Substances that will cause objectionable deposits on the shore or in the bed of a body of water, shall not be present in such amounts as to interfere with public rights in waters of the state. (b) Floating or submerged debris, oil, scum or other material shall not be present in such amounts as to interfere with public rights in waters of the state. (c) Materials producing color, odor, taste or unsightliness shall not be present in such amounts as to interfere with public rights in waters of the state. (d) Substances in concentrations or combinations which are toxic or harmful to humans shall not be present in amounts found to be of public health significance, nor shall substances be present in amounts which are acutely harmful to animal, plant or aquatic life. (2) R EVISED STANDARDS. It should be recognized that these standards will be revised as new information or advancing technology indicate that revisions are in the public interest. W ater used for hydropower and commercial shipping depends mainly on quantity, depth and elevation; consequently, no specific quality standards for these uses have been prepared. (3) F ISH AND OTHER AQUATIC LIFE USES. The department shall classify all surface waters into one of the fish and other aquatic lifesubcategories described in this subsection. Only those use subcategories identified in pars. (a) to (c) shall be considered suitable for the protection and propagation of a balanced fish and other aquatic life community as provided in the federal water pollution control act amendments of 1972, P.L. 92−500; 33 USC 1251 et
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(a) Cold water communities. This subcategory includes surface waters capable of supporting a community of cold water fish and other aquatic life, or serving as a spawning area for cold water fish species. This subcategory includes, but is not restricted to, surface waters identified as trout water by the department of natural resources (Wisconsin Trout Streams, publication 6−3600 (80)). (b) Warm water sport fish communities. This subcategory includes surface waters capable of supporting a community of warm water sport fish or serving as a spawning area for warm water sport fish. (c) Warm water forage fish communities. This subcategory includes surface waters capable of supporting an abundant diverse community of forage fish and other aquatic life. (d) Limited forage fish communities. (Intermediate surface waters). This subcategory includes surface waters of limited capacity and naturally poor water quality or habitat. These surface waters are capable of supporting only a limited community of forage fish and other aquatic life. (e) Limited aquatic life. (Marginal surface waters). This subcategory includes surface waters of severely limited capacity and naturally poor water quality or habitat. These surface waters are capable of supporting only a limited community of aquatic life. (4) S TANDARDS FOR FISH AND AQUATIC LIFE. Except for natural conditions, all waters classified for fish and aquatic life shall meet the following criteria: (a) Dissolved oxygen. Except as provided in par. (e) and s. NR 104.02 (3), the dissolved oxygen content in surface waters may not be lowered to less than 5 mg/L at any time. (b) Temperature. 1. There shall be no temperature changes that may adversely affect aquatic life. 2. Natural daily and seasonal temperature fluctuations shall be maintained. 3. The maximum temperature rise at the edge of the mixing zone above the existing natural temperature shall not exceed 5o F for streams and 3o F for lakes. 4. The temperature shall not exceed 89o F for warm water fish. (c) pH. The pH shall be within the range of 6.0 to 9.0, with nochange greater than 0.5 units outside the estimated natural seasonal maximum and minimum. (d) Other substances. Unauthorized concentrations of substances are not permitted that alone or in combination with other materials present are toxic to fish or other aquatic life. Surface waters shall meet the acute and chronic criteria as set forth in or developed pursuant to ss. NR 105.05 and 105.06. Surface waters shall meet the criteria which correspond to the appropriate fishand aquatic life subcategory for the surface water, except as provided in s. NR 104.02 (3). (e) Temperature and dissolved oxygen for cold waters. Streams classified as trout waters by the department of natural resources (Wisconsin Trout Streams, publication 6−3600 (80)) or as great lakes or cold water communities may not be altered from natural background temperature and dissolved oxygen levels to such an extent that trout populations are adversely affected.1. There shall be no significant artificial increases in temperature where natural trout reproduction is to be protected. 2. Dissolved oxygen in classified trout streams shall not be artificially lowered to less than 6.0 mg/L at any time, nor shall thedissolved oxygen be lowered to less 7.0 mg/L during the spawning season. 3. The dissolved oxygen in great lakes tributaries used by stocked salmonids for spawning runs shall not be lowered below natural background during the period of habitation. (5) S TANDARDS FOR RECREATIONAL USE. A sanitary survey and/or evaluation to assure protection from fecal contamination is the chief criterion in determining the suitability of a surface water for recreational use. (a) Bacteriological guidelines. The membrane filter fecal coliform count may not exceed 200 per 100 ml as a geometric mean based on not less than 5 samples per month, nor exceed 400 per 100 ml in more than 10% of all samples during any month. (b) Exceptions. Whenever the department determines, in accordance with the procedures specified in s. NR 210.06, that wastewater disinfection is not required to protect recreational
uses, the recreational use criteria and classifications as established in this subsection and in chs. NR 103 and 104 do not apply. (6) S TANDARDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE. All surface waters shall meet the human threshold and human cancer criteria specified in or developed pursuant to ss. NR 105.08 and 105.09, respectively. The applicable criteria vary depending on whether the surface water is used for public drinking water supplies and vary with the type of fish and other aquatic life subcategory. Allsurface waters providing public drinking water supplies or classified as cold water or warm water sport fish communities as described in sub. (3) shall meet the taste and odor criteria specified in or developed pursuant to s. NR 102.14. (7) S TANDARDS FOR WILDLIFE. All surface waters shall be classified for wildlife uses and meet the wildlife criteria specified in or developed pursuant to s. NR 105.07.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1973, No. 213, eff. 10−1−73; am. (3), Register, December, 1977, No. 264, eff. 1−1−78; renum. from NR 102.02, r. (3) (d) 1. to 3., and (5), renum. (3) (intro.) to (d) (intro.) and (e) and (4) to be (4) (intro.) to (e) and (5) and am. (4) (a), (d), (e) (intro.) and (5), cr. (6) and (7), Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89; am. (3) (intro.), (6), (7), r. (3) (a), renum. (3) (b) to (f) to be (3) (a) to (e) and am. (3) (a), Register, August, 1997, No. 500, eff. 9−1−97.
NR 102.05 Application of standards. (1) A NTIDE

GRADATION. (a) No waters of the state shall be lowered in quality unless it has been affirmatively demonstrated to the department that such a change is justified as a result of necessary economicand social development, provided that no new or increased effluent interferes with or becomes injurious to any assigned uses made of or presently possible in such waters. (b) Classification system. For the purposes of this subsection,all surface waters of the state, or portions thereof, shall be classified as one of the following: 1. Outstanding resource waters as listed in s. NR 102.10, 2. Exceptional resource waters as listed in s. NR 102.11, 3. Great Lakes system waters as listed in s. NR 102.12 (1), 4. Fish and aquatic life waters as described in s. NR 102.13,

or 5. Waters listed in tables 3 through 8 in ss. NR 104.05 to 104.10. (2) S TREAMFLOW. Water quality standards will not be maintained under all natural occurrences of flow, temperature, or other water quality characteristics. The determination of water quality based effluent limitations or other management practices shall be based upon the following conditions except as provided in ch. NR106 for toxic and organoleptic substances and whole effluent toxicity: (a) The average minimum 7−day low streamflow which occurs once in 10 years (7−day Q 10 ); or, (b) In the case of dissolved oxygen and wherever sufficient data on streamflow and temperature are available, by application of a 0.274% level of nonattainment. This is equivalent to an expected nonattainment of the dissolved oxygen criterion of one day per year. (3) M IXING ZONES. Water quality standards shall be met at every point ou tside of a mixing zone. The size of the mixing zone cannot be uniformly prescribed, but shall be based on such factors as effluent quality and quantity, available dilution, temperature, current, type of outfall, channel configuration and restrictions to fish movement. For toxic and or ganoleptic substances with waterquality criteria or secondary values specified in or developed pursuant to chs. NR 102 and 105, allowable dilution shall be determined as specified in ch. NR 106 in addition to the requirements9 NR 102.09 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 specified in this subsection. As a guide to the delineation of a mixing zone, the following shall be taken into consideration: (a) Limiting mixing zones to as small an area as practicable, and conforming to the time exposure responses of aquatic life. (b) Providing passageways in rivers for fish and other mobile aquatic organisms. (c) Where possible, mixing zones being no larger than 25% of the cross−sectional area or volume of flow of the stream and not extending more than 50% of the width. (d) Final acute criteria and secondary values specified in or developed pursuant to s. NR 105.05 for the fish and aquatic life subcategory for which the receiving water is classified not being exceeded at any point in the mixing zone. (e) Mixing zones not exceeding 10% of a lake’s total surface

area. (f) Mixing zones not interfering with spawning or nursery areas, migratory routes, nor mouths of tributary streams. (g) Mixing zones not overlapping, but where they do, taking measures to prevent adverse synergistic effects.(h) Restricting the pH to values greater than 4.0 s.u. and to values less than 11.0 s.u. at any point in the mixing zone for the protection of indigenous fish and fish food organisms. (4) E XEMPTIONS. The thermal mixing zone provisions of this chapter are not applicable to municipal waste and water treatment plants, to vessels, or to discharges to enclosed harbors. (5) R ESOURCE MANAGEMENT EXEMPTIONS. Application ofchemicals for water resource management purposes in accordance with statutory provisions is not subject to the requirementsof the standards except in case of water used for public water supply. (6) A NALYTICAL PROCEDURES. (a) The criteria in the Radiation Protection Code, s. HFS 157.44, shall apply to the disposal and permissible concentrations of radioactive substances. (b) Methods used for analysis of samples shall be as set forth in ch. NR 219 unless alternative methods are specified by the department.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1973, No. 213, eff. 10−1−73; renum. (5) and (6) to be (6) and (7), cr. (5), Register, July, 1975, No. 235, eff. 8−1−75; r. and recr. (3), Register, August, 1981, No. 308, eff. 9−1−81; correction in (7) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., cr. (4) (h), Register, September, 1984, No. 345, eff. 10−1−84;

renum. from NR 102.03, r. (1), cr. (1) (b), renum. (2) to (7) to be (1) (a) to (6) and am. (2), (3) (intro.) and (d) and (6), Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89; am. (1) (b) 3., (3) (intro.) and (d), Register, August, 1997, No. 500, eff. 9−1−97; correction in (6) (a) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8−1−06.
NR 102.06 Phosphorus. In addition to the requirements established in ch. NR 217, any wastewater discharger, regardless of population, volume or type of waste discharge, or geographiclocation, may be required to remove excess amounts of phosphorus. Effluent limitations for total phosphorus based on surface water quality may be established where, in the best professional judgment of the department, such limitations will result in an improvement in water quality, or preserve the quality of surface waters where long−term discharges may result in impairment of water quality. Such limitations for phosphorus shall include an evaluation of the discharges from point sources, nonpoint sources, background sources, tributaries, and a consideration of a margin of safety.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1975, No. 235, eff. 8−1−75; am. Register, October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11−1−86; renum. from NR 102.04, Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89; am. Register, November, 1992, No. 443, eff. 12−1−92.
NR 102.07 Lake Michigan and Lake Superior thermal standards. For Lake Michigan and Lake Superior the following thermal standards are established so as to minimize ef fects on the aquatic biota in the receiving waters. (1) (a) Thermal discharges shall not raise the receiving water temperature more than 3oF above the existing natural temperature at the boundary of mixing zones established in pars. (b) and (c). (b) 1. The mixing zone for a shoreline thermal discharge shall be the area included within the perimeter of a rectangular figure extending 1,250 feet in both directions along the shoreline from the outfall and 1,250 feet into the lake. 2. The mixing zone for an of fshore thermal discharge shall be the area within a 1,000−foot radius circle with its center at the point of discharge. (c) The department may, upon request from the owner of a source of thermal discharge, adjust the boundaries of the mixing zone established in par. (b) for that source. In no case may any mixing zone so established include an area greater than 72 acres nor may it include more than 2,800 feet of shoreline. (2) In addition to the limitation set forth in sub. (1), but excepting the Milwaukee Harbor, Port Washington Harbor and the mouth of the Fox River, thermal discharges to Lake Michigan shall not raise the temperature of the receiving waters at the boundary of the established mixing zone above the following limits: January 45 ° F

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 45 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 55 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 60 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 70 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 80 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 80 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 80 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 65 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 60 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 50 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . History: Cr. Register, September, 1973, No. 213, eff. 10−1−73; r. and recr. Register, July, 1975, No. 235, eff. 8−1−75; renum. from NR 102.05, Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89.

NR 102.08 Mississippi river thermal standards. In addition to the standards for fish and aquatic life, the monthly average of the maximum daily temperature in the Mississippiriver outside the mixing zone shall not exceed the following limits: January 40 ° F

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 65 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 75 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 84 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 84 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 84 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 82 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 73 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 58 °

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 48 °

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NR 102.09 Review of thermal standards. (1) Whenever the owner of any source of thermal discharges that existed on or before July 31, 1975, in compliance with department guidelines and after opportunity for public hearing, can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the mixing zone established pursuant to this chapter is more stringent than necessary to assurethe protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of shellfish, fish and wildlife in and on the receiving water, the department may:10 NR 102.09 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

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(a) Impose a mixing zone with respect to such thermal discharge that will assure the protection and propagation of such a population, or(b) Exempt such thermal discharge from the thermal requirements of this chapter provided this exemption will not endanger the propagation of such a population. (2) Any owner desiring a review pursuant to sub. (1) shall submit a demonstration to the department no later than June 30, 1976. The department shall reach a decision no later than December 31, 1976. (3) In the event the owner fails to make a satisfactory demonstration pursuant to sub. (1), the department shall establish a compliance date for the thermal component to be achieved no later than July 1, 1979. (4) Whenever the owner of any source of thermal discharges that commenced on or after August 1, 1975, in compliance with department guidelines and after opportunity for public hearing,can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the mixing zone established pursuant to this chapter is more stringent than necessary to assure the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of shellfish, fish and wildlife in and on the receiving water, the department may:(a) Impose a mixing zone with respect to such thermal discharge that will assure the protection and propagation of such a population, or(b) Exempt such thermal discharge from the thermal requirements of this chapter provided this exemption will not endanger the propagation of such a population. (5) In the event an owner fails to make a satisfactory demonstration pursuant to sub. (4), the discharge shall be in compliancewith the thermal requirements of this chapter upon commencement of the discharge. (6) The department may require the reduction of thermal discharges or the size and configuration of a mixing zone if it finds that environmental damage is imminent or existent.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1975, No. 235, eff. 8−1−75; am. Register, February, 1977, No. 254, eff. 3−1−77; renum. from NR 102.07, Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89.
NR 102.10 Outstanding resource waters. (1) The following surface waters are designated as outstanding resource
waters: (a) National wild and scenic rivers. All rivers designated under the national wild and scenic rivers act, as amended, 16 USC1271 to 1287, except those portions flowing through Indian reservations, including:1. St. Croix river between the northern boundary of the Hudson city limits and the St. Croix flowage dam in Douglas county except that the portion of the St. Croix river from the northern boundary of the St. Croix Falls city limits to a distance one milebelow the STH 243 bridge at Osceola shall be classified exceptional resource waters under s. NR 102.11. 2. Namekagon river between its confluence with the St. Croix river and the outlet of Lake Namekagon in Bayfield county. (b) State wild and scenic rivers. All state wild and scenic rivers designated under s. 30.26, Stats., including: 1. Pike river in Marinette county.2. Pine river and its tributary Popple river in Florence and Forest counties. (c) Wolf river upstream of the northern Menominee county line. (d) The following Class I trout waters:

1. Adams county — Big Roche−a−Cri creek 2. Barron county — Yellow river 3. Bayfield county — Flag river, Sioux river 4. Burnett county — North Fork Clam river, South Fork Clam river 5. Chippewa county — Duncan creek, Elk creek, McCann creek 6. Dane county — Black Earth creek above the easternmost CTY KP crossing 7. Door county — Logan creek 8. Douglas county — Bois Brule river and its tributaries including the waters of Lake Superior within a  mile semi−circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth 9. Dunn county — Elk creek 10. Florence county — Brule river including Montagne creek and Riley creek tributaries; tributaries to the Pine−Popple rivers including Chipmunk, Cody, Haley, Haymarsh, LaMontagne,Lepage, Lunds, Martin, Olson, Patten, Pine, Riley, Rock, Simpson, Seven Mile, Wakefield and Woods creeks; Little Popple river 11. Forest county — Brule river 13. Kewaunee county — Little Scarboro creek14. Langlade county — Clearwater creek, Drew creek, Evergreen river, South Branch Oconto river 15. Lincoln county — Center fork New Wood creek, Little Pine creek, Prairie river 16. Marathon county — Holt creek, Spranger creek, Plover river 17. Marinette county — Cedarville creek, Otter creek, Holmes creek, East Thunder creek, North fork Thunder river, Eagle creek, Little Eagle creek, Plumadore creek, Meadow brook, Upper Middle Inlet creek, Middle Inlet creek, Wausaukee river, Little Wausaukee creek, Coldwater brook, Medicine brook, South Branch Miscauno river, Miscauno river, Swede John creek, South Branch Pemebonwon river, Spikehorn creek, Silver creek, Little Silver creek, Sullivan creek; tributaries to the Pike river including Little South Branch Pike river, Camp D creek, Camp F creek, Camp 9 creek, Cole creek, Glen creek, Harvey creek, North Branch Harvey creek, South Branch Harvey creek, Hemlock creek, Holloway creek, K.C. creek, Little Harvey creek, Lost creek, MacIntire creek, Phillips creek, Sackerson creek, Shinns creek, S idney creek, Smeesters creek, Springdale brook, Whiskey creek 18. Marquette county — Chaffee creek, Lawrence creek, Tagatz creek 19. Monroe county — Rullands Coulee creek20. Oconto county — First South Branch Oconto river, Second South Branch Oconto river, South Branch Oconto river, Hills Pond creek 21. Polk county — Clam river, McKenzie creek 22. Portage county — Emmons creek, Radley creek, Sannes creek, Tomorrow river, Trout creek 23. Richland county — Camp creek 24. Sheboygan county — Nichols creek 25. St. Croix county — Kinnickinnic river above STH “35” 26. Vernon county — Rullands Coulee creek, Spring Coulee creek, Timber Coulee creek 27. Vilas county — Deerskin river, Plum creek 28. Walworth county — Bluff creek, Potawatomi creek, Van Slyke creek29. Waupaca county — Emmons creek, Griffin creek, Jackson creek, Leers creek, Peterson creek, Radley creek, Sannes creek, Spaulding creek, Trout creek, Whitcomb creek, North Branch Little Wolf river 30. Waushara county — Willow creek north of Redgranite, Mecan river north of Richford, Little Pine creek, West Branch White river (e) The following Class II trout waters:

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 4. Grant county — Big Green river, Castle Rock creek 5. Marinette county — Peshtigo river 6. Polk county — McKenzie creek 7. Vilas county — Plum creek(f) The following cold or warm water streams and rivers or portions thereof:

1d. Ashland Bad River SEG 1: Origin to Outfall in Mellen at NW  SW  S6 T44N R2W Brunsweiler River SEG 1: Origin to Inlet of Spider Lake

SEG 2: Outlet of Moquah Lake to Inlet of Mineral Lake

SEG 3: Outlet of Mineral Lake to Inlet of Beaverdam Lake

SEG 4: Outlet of Beaverdam Lake (at the dam) to the Bad River Indian Reservation Boundary

1h. Ashland& Bayfield Marengo River SEG 1: Origin to Inlet of Marengo Lake

SEG 2: Outlet of Marengo Lake to Bad River Indian Reservation Boundary 1p. Ashland& Sawyer E. Fork Chippewa River SEG1: T42N R1E S17/18 Line to Ashland County Highway ”N” in Glidden SEG 6: Outlet of Barker Lake to Confluence with Chippewa Flowage

SEG 3: Outlet of Pelican Lake to Inlet of Blaisdell Lake

SEG 4: Outlet of Blaisdell Lake to Inlet of Hunter Lake

SEG 5: Outlet of Hunter Lake to Inlet of Barker Lake1t. Barron Engle Creek Class I & II PortionsHickey Creek Class I & II Portions Red Cedar River SEG 1: Outlet of Red Cedar Lake to Inlet of Rice Lake

Rock Creek SEG 2: All within Barron County
Upper Pine Creek Above Dallas Flowage2. Bayfield Bark River All−Class I Portions including the waters of Lake Superior within a  mile semi−circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth
Big Brook All
Cranberry River & Tribs. All−Class I Portion including the waters of Lake Superior within a  mile semi−circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth.

East Fork Iron River & Tribs. All−Class I Portion

East Fork White River All−Class I Portion

Eighteen Mile Cr. & Tribs. All−Class I Portion

Fish Creek (Main) All including the waters of Lake Superior within a  mile semi−circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth.
Long Lake Branch & Tribs. From below Drummond Lake to White River

All−Class I Portions

No. Fork Fish Creek & Tribs. All−Class I & II Portions

Onion River & Tribs. All−Class I Portions including the waters of Lake Superior within a  mile semi−circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth.

Pikes Creek & Tribs. All−Class I Portion including the waters of Lake Superior within a  mile semi−circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth.12 NR 102.10 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 Sioux River & Tribs. All−Class I & II Portions including the waters of Lake Superior within a  mile semi−circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth.
So. Fork White River All−Class I Portion

Thompson Creek All−Class I Portion Twenty Mile Creek All−Class I & II Portions
White River All−Class I Portion Whittlesey Creek & Tribs. All−Class I Portions including the waters of Lake Superior within a  mile semi−circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth. 2d. Bayfield& Ashland Beartrap Creek SEG 1: Origin to Bad River Indian Reservation Boundary 2h. Bayfield, Ashland& Sawyer West Fork Chippewa River SEG 1: Origin(Outlet of Chippewa Lake) to Inlet of Day Lake
SEG 2: Outlet of Day Lake to Inlet of Upper Clam Lake
SEG 3: Outlet of Upper Clam Lake to Inlet of Lower Clam Lake
SEG 4: Outlet of Lower Clam Lake to Inlet of Cattail Lake
SEG 5: Outlet of Cattail Lake to Inlet of Meadow Lake
SEG 6: Outlet of Meadow Lake to Inlet of Partridge Crop Lake
SEG 7: Outlet of Partridge Crop Lake to Inlet of Moose Lake
SEG 8: Outlet of Moose Lake to Sawyer County Highway “B” 2p. Bayfield, Sawyer,Washburn, Douglas& Burnett Totagatic River SEG 1: Origin (Confluence ofWest Fork Totagatic River andEast Fork Totagatic River) to Inlet of Nelson Lake

SEG 2: Outlet of Totagatic Flowage to Inlet of Colton Flowage

SEG 3: Outlet of Colton Flowage to Inlet of Minong Flowage

SEG 4: Outlet of Minong Flowage to Confluence with Namekagon River

3. Burnett North Fork Clam River County Highway “H” to Confluence with Clam River

Tributaries to the N. & S. Forks of the Clam River All−Class I & II Portions

4. Dane Mt. Vernon Creek All−Class I Portion

5. Door Mink River All 5m. Douglas Amnicon River SEG 1: Origin(Outlet of Amnicon Lake) to Inlet of Lyman Lake

SEG 2: Outlet of Lyman Lake to mouth at Lake Superior, including the waters of Lake Superior within a  mile semi−circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth.

Moose River All Spruce River All

St. Croix River SEG 1: Outlet of Upper St. Croix Lake to Inlet of St. Croix Flowage

6. Forest Allen Creek All

Brule Creek All Elvoy Creek AllJones Creek Class I & II portions

North Otter Creek All13 NR 102.10 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 6m. Forest & Langlade Swamp Creek SEG 1: Outlet of Lake Lucerne to Mole Lake Indian Reservation Boundary

SEG 3: All below Mole Lake Indian ReservationBoundary to Confluence of Wolf River
7. Grant Little Green River All
7m. Iron & Ashland Tyler Forks SEG 1: Origin in Iron County to Bad River IndianReservation Eastern Boundary in Ashland County
SEG 3: From BadRiver Indian Reservation SouthernBoundary to Confluence with Bad River Potato River SEG 1: Origin to Bad River Indian Reservation Boundary 8. Iron, Ashland & Price Flambeau River SEG 1: Turtle− Flambeau Flowage (Outlet @ Turtle− Flambeau Dam) to Inlet of Upper Park Falls Flowage
No. Fork Flambeau River From Turtle−Flambeau Flowage Dam downstream to Park Falls 9. LaCrosse Berge Coulee Creek All

10. Langlade Elton Creek Class I Portion Little Evergreen Creek All

Mayking Creek All
Michelson Creek All
Mid Branch Embarrass River Class I Portion

10m. Lincoln New Wood River Origin (T33N R4ES14) to Confluence with Wisconsin River
11. Marathon Falstad Creek Class II Portion
So. Branch Embarrass River Class I Portion

12. Marinette No. Branch Beaver Creek Entire River & tributaries 13. Oneida Noisy Creek Class II Portion Squirrel River Outlet of SquirrelLake to Confluence with Tomahawk River
Tomahawk River SEG 2: Outlet of Willow Flowage Dam to Inlet of Lake Nokomis
14. Pierce Kinnickinnic River From Powell Dam to St. Croix River
15. Polk Sand Creek & Tribs All−Class I & II Portions
15e. Polk & Burnett Clam River SEG 1: Outlet ofClam Falls Flowage to Inlet of Clam Lake
SEG 2: Outlet of Lower Clam Lake to Section Line @ T39N R16W S21/22

15m. Price Elk River SEG 1: Headwaters to Inlet of Musser Lake
Price & Lincoln Spirit River Outlet of Spirit Lake to Inlet ofSpirit River Flowage 16. Price, Rusk & Sawyer So. Fork Flambeau River All−Round L. Dam downstream to Jxn with No. Fork Flambeau R.
17. Richland Elk Creek All
18. Rusk Devils Creek All−Class I & II Portions Soft Maple Creek SEG 1: Origin to Rusk County Highway “F”
So. Fork Main Creek Class I & II Portions (T35N R3W S28 downstream to T34N R4W S11)
Swift Creek Outlet of Island Lake to Inlet of Fireside Lake
19. Sauk Otter Creek From headwaters to southern section line of T11N R6E S33 Parfrey’s Glen From headwaters to CTH DL 20. Sawyer Benson Creek All−Class I Portion14 NR 102.10 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 Couderay River SEG 1: Origin at Outlet of Billy Boy Flowage to Inlet of Grimh Flowage (Including Waters within Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation) Eddy Creek All−Class I Portion
Grindstone Creek All−Class I Portion
Knuteson Creek SEG 1: Outlet of Wise Lake to Inlet of Knuteson Lake
SEG 2: Outlet of Knuteson Lake toInlet of Lake Chetek Little Weirgor Creek & Tribs All−Class I & II Portions
McDermott Creek All Mosquito Brook All−Class I Portion
Teal River Outlet of TealLake to Confluence with West Fork Chippewa River 20m. Sawyer & Rusk Thornapple River SEG 1: Origin to Rusk County Highway “J” Chippewa River SEG 1: Dam at Chippewa Flowageto Inlet of Radisson Flowage (T38N R7W S13)

21. Shawano Middle Br. Embarrass R. Origin to but not including Homme Pond
No. Br. Embarrass R. Origin to CTH J

So. Br. Embarrass R. Origin to but not including Tigerton Pond 21g. Taylor &Chippewa Yellow River SEG 1: Confluence with South Fork Yellow Riverto Inlet of Chequamegon Waters Flowage SEG 2: Outlet of Chequamegon Waters Flowage (at Miller Dam) to State Highway 64/73 21r. Taylor & Price Silver Creek SEG 1: Origin to Westboro Sanitary District Outfall22. Vilas Allequash Springs Class I & II Portions
Brule Creek All East Br. Blackjack Cr. All Elvoy Creek & Springs Class I & II Portions Manitowish River SEG 1: Adjacent to Dam Road Downstream to Inlet of Boulder Lake

SEG 2: Outlet of Boulder Lake to Inlet of Island LakeMishonagon Creek Class I & II Portions Siphon Creek All Spring Meadow Creek Class I Portion

Tamarack Creek All
Trout River SEG 1: Outlet of Trout Lake to Lac Du Flambeau Indian Reservation Eastern Boundary

22m. Vilas & Oneida Wisconsin River SEG 1: Orgin (Outlet of Lac Vieux Desert) toInlet of Watersmeet Lake

23. Washburn Beaver Brook All−Class I Portion

Sawyer Creek All−Class I & II Portions
So. Fork Bean Brook All−Class I Portion

Stuntz Brook Origin to Confluence with Namekagon River
23m. Washburn & Barron Bear Creek SEG 1: Outlet of Kekegama Lake to Inlet of Bear Lake
SEG 2: Outlet of Bear Lake to Inlet at Stump Lake (1m) The following lakes are designated as outstanding
resource waters:

1. Ashland Bad River Slough Kakagon Slough Lake Superior within  mile of the shoreline of the islands within the Apostle Island National Lakeshore 2. Barron Bear Lake (T36N R12W S2)
Red Cedar Lake
Sand Lake
Silver Lake 3. Bayfield Bark Bay Slough
Diamond Lake Lake Superior within  mile of the shoreline of the islands within the Apostle Island National Lakeshore
Middle Eau Claire Lake15 NR 102.10 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 Namekagon Lake
Owen Lake Pike Chain of Lakes (Pike, Millicent, Buskey Bay, Hart, Twin Bear, Eagle, Flynn and Hildur Lakes)
Star Lake Upper Eau Claire Lake 4. Burnett Big Mckenzie Lake Big Sand Lake Sand Lake (T40N R15W S25) 5. Columbia Crystal Lake 6. Douglas Bond Lake
Lower Eau Claire Lake Nebagamon Lake St. Croix (Gordon) Flowage Upper St. Croix Lake Whitefish Lake (Bardon)
7. Florence Edith Lake Keyes Lake
Lost Lake
Perch Lake Riley Lake, South
8. Forest Butternut Lake
Franklin Lake Lucerne Lake (Stone) Metonga Lake
9. Iron Catherine Lake
Cedar Lake Gile Flowage
Hewitt Lake
Owl Lake
Trude Lake Turtle−Flambeau Flowage 9m. Marinette Caldron Falls Flowage
10. Oconto Archibald Lake Bass Lake (T32N R15E S9)
Bear Paw Lake
Boot Lake
Chain Lake 11. Oneida Big Carr Lake Clear Lake (T39N R7E S16)
Little Tomahawk Lake
Tomahawk Lake
Two Sisters Lake Willow Flowage 12. Polk Pipe Lake
13. Price Cochram Lake
Tucker Lake 14. Rusk Bass Lake (T34N R9W S16)
Fish Lake Island Chains of Lakes (Chain, Clear, McMann, and Island Lakes) Three Lakes No. 1 (T36N R9W S25) 15. St. Croix Bass Lake (T30N R19W S23) Perch Lake
16. Sauk Devils Lake 17. Sawyer Barker Lake
Blaisdell Lake Camp Smith Lake Evergreen Lake
Grindstone Lake
Lac Court Oreilles Lake Chippewa (Chippewa Flowage)
Nelson Lake Osgood Lake Perch Lake (T42N R6W S25) Round Lake (Big Round)
Sand Lake Spider Lake
Teal Lake
Whitefish Lake
18. Vilas Black Oak Lake
Crab Lake Crystal Lake (T41N R7E S27)
Lac Vieux Desert
North Twin Lake Pallette Lake (Clear) Partridge Lake
Plum Lake
South Twin Lake
Star Lake Stormy Lake
Trout Lake White Sand Lake (T24N R7E S26)
19. Walworth Lulu Lake 20. Washburn Bass Lake (T40N R10W S17) Long Lake
Middle McKenzie Lake
Shell Lake Stone Lake (T39N R10W S24) 21. Waukesha Spring Lake (T5N R18E S9) 22. Waupaca Graham Lake (Nelson)
North Lake
23. Waushara Gilbert Lake Lucerne Lake (Egans) Norwegian Lake Pine Lake (Springwater) (2) The waters in sub. (1) and (1m) may not be lowered in quality. (3) Surface waters, or portions thereof, may be added to, or deleted from, the outstanding resource waters designation through the rule making process under the provisions of ch. 227, Stats., and s. NR 2.03.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89; am. (1) (d), cr. (1) (e), Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8−1−89; cr. (1) (f) and (1m), am. (2), Register,May, 1993, No. 449, eff. 6−1−93; am. (1m) 6., 9. and 11., cr. (1m) 9m., Register, February, 1998, No. 506, eff. 3−1−98; CR 05−089: am. (1) (d) 8., (f) 2., (1m) 1. and 3. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8−1−06; CR 05−105: renum. (1) (f) 1. to be 1t. and
am., cr. (1) (f) 1d., 1h., 1p., 2d., 2h., 2p., 5m., 6m.,. 7m., 10m., 15e., 15m., 15s., 20m., 21g., 21r., 22m., and 23m., am. (1) (f) 3., 8. 13., 18., 20., 22., and 23., Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12−1−06; reprinted to correct error in (1) (d) 6. Register March 2008 No. 627.16 NR 102.11 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

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NR 102.11 Exceptional resource waters. (1) Surfacewaters which provide valuable fisheries, hydrologically or geologically unique features, outstanding recreational opportunities, unique environmental settings, and which are not significantly impacted by human activities may be classified as exceptional resource waters. All the following surface waters are designated as exceptional resource waters:(a) Class I trout waters listed in Wisconsin Trout Streams publication 6−3600 (80) that are not listed in s. NR 102.10. (b) Other Class I trout waters:

1. Abraham Coulee creek in section 29, township 20 north, range 8 west from its headwaters to the Abraham Coulee road bridge in Trempealeau county. 2. Bear creek originating in section 3, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau county. 3. Biser creek originating in section 19, township 12 north, range 3 west in Sauk county. 4. Bostwick creek from CTH M upstream 6.2 miles to the headwaters in LaCrosse county. 5. Bufton Hollow creek originating in section 23, township 12 north, range 2 west in Richland county. 6. Columbus creek originating in section 29, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county. 7. Dutch creek originating in section 12, township 19 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau county. 8. Joe Coulee creek originating in section 1, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau county. 9. Little creek originating in section 21, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county. 10. Marble creek originating in section 30, township 10 north, range 3 east in Sauk county. 11. Marshall creek originating in section 4, township 11 north, range 1 west in Richland county. 12. Martin creek originating in section 22, township 6 north, range 2 east in Iowa county. 13. South Bear creek originating in section 2, township 12 north, range 2 west in Richland county. 14. Spring brook downstream from CTH Y south of Antigo to its confluence with the Eau Claire river in Marathon county. 15. Spring Coulee creek from the headwaters to SE 1/4, SE 1/4, section 33, township 16 north, range 1 east in Monroe county. 16. Unnamed creek 2−12 originating in section 36, township 20 north, range 7 west of Trempealeau county. 17. Unnamed creek 4−9 originating in section 4, township 11 north, range 1 west in Richland county. 18. Unnamed creek 5−6 originating in section 6, township 19 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau county. 19. Unnamed creek 7−4 originating in section 6, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau county. 20. Unnamed creek 8−9 originating in section 5, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau county. 21. Unnamed creek 8−14 originating in section 1, township 20 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau county. 22. Unnamed creek 9−13 originating in section 4, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county. 23. Unnamed creek 10−8 originating in section 10, township 11 north, range 1 west in Richland county. 24. Unnamed creek 10−10 originating in section 14, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county. 25. Unnamed creek 11−4 originating in section 1, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau county. 26. Unnamed creek 11−7 originating in section 2, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau county. 27. Unnamed creek 13−3a originating in section 19, township 20 north, range 6 west in Trempealeau county. 28. Unnamed creek 13−3b originating in section 6, township 20 north, range 6 west in Trempealeau county. 29. Unnamed creek 15−13 originating in section 1, township 20 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau county. 30. Unnamed creek 15−4 originating in section 3, township 20 north, range 6 west in Trempealeau county. 31. Unnamed creek 16−2 originating in section 22, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county. 32. Unnamed creek 17−5 originating in SE 1/4, section 5, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county. 33. Unnamed creek 24−3a originating in section 24, township 11 north, range 1 west in Richland county. 34. Unnamed creek 26−7 originating in section 2, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county. 35. Unnamed creek 34−2 originating in section 17, township 20 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau county. 36. Unnamed creek 34−15 originating in section 27, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau county. 37. Unnamed stream originating in section 29, township 10 north, range 3 east in Sauk county. 38. Washington Coulee creek originating in section 29, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county. (c) The following Class II trout waters:

1. Ashland county — White river above the Bad River Indian reservation 2. Bayfield county — White river 3. Dane county — Mt. Vernon creek 4. Forest county — North Branch Oconto river 5. Grant county — Blue river 6. Iowa county — Blue river 7. Langlade county — Prairie river, South Branch Oconto river 8. Lincoln county — Prairie river 9. Marquette county — Mecan river 10. Oconto county — North Branch Oconto river, South Branch Oconto river 11. Pierce county — Rush river 12. Portage county — Tomorrow river 13. Richland county — Willow creek 14. St. Croix county — Willow river, Race Branch 15. Waushara county — Mecan river (d) The following cold or warm water streams and rivers or portions thereof:

1g. Ashland Bad River SEG 2: Outfall in Mellen at NE  SW  S6 T44N R2W to Bad River Indian Reservation Boundary
1r. Ashland & Sawyer East Fork Chippewa River SEG 2: Ashland County Highway ”N” to Confluence of Rocky Run Creek (Includes Glidden POTW)
1t. Barron Brill River All−Class II Portion 2. Crawford Copper Creek All
Plum Creek All16−1 NR 102.11 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 Sugar Creek From headwaters to T10N R6W S10
Tainter Creek From Vernon County Line to CTH B
3. Dane Blue Mounds Branch All

Deer Creek All Dunlap Creek All
Elvers Creek (Bohn Cr.) All

Flynn Creek All Fryes Feeder Creek All

Garfoot Creek All
Milum Creek All
Rutland Branch All Ryan Creek All Schalpbach Creek All
Sixmile Creek All Spring Creek (Lodi) All

4. Dane, Sauk, Iowa, Grant, Richland, Crawford Wisconsin River From below Prairie du Sac to Prairie du Chien

5. Dane & Green Little Sugar River Above New GlarusStory Creek (Tipperary) All, originating in T5N R8E S36 Sugar Creek All 6. Dunn Sand Creek From Chippewa County Line to mouth 7. Eau Claire Lowes Creek From Hwy 37 & 85 upstream to headwaters
8. Fond du Lac Feldner’s Creek From headquartersto Mischo’s Millpond
Lake Fifteen Creek Entire Creek above & below Lake Fifteen 9. Forest Armstrong Creek All
Middle Br. Peshtigo R. All

North Br. Peshtigo R. All

North Br. Popple R. All

West Br. Armstrong Creek Class II Portion

10. Grant Doc Smith Branch All
Little Platte River From Arthur downstream to Platte River
11. Grant & Iowa Big Spring Branch From Springhead to Blue River 12. Green Burgy Creek All
Gill Creek All Hefty Creek, North Branch All

Hefty Cr., Center Branch All

Liberty Creek All Norwegian Creek All
Richland Creek All Ross Crossing All Sylvester Creek All Spring Valley Creek All

Ward Creek All
13. Green & Rock Allen Creek Below Evansville

14. Iowa Harker−Lee−Martin System From headwaters to T6N R2ES10
15. Iron Maintowish River All
15m. Iron & Ashland Vaughn Creek SEG 1: Origin to Bad River Indian Reservation Boundary 16. Jackson Trempealeau River From STH 95 at Hixton to CTHP at Taylor
17. Jefferson Allen Creek All
18. Kewaunee Casco Creek From T24N R24E S19 downstream of Rock Ledge to Kewaunee River
19. La Crosse Bostwick Creek From headwaters to County Hwy ’O’
Coon Creek All
Dutch Creek From headwaters to Russian Coulee Road (section 8) 20. Lafayette Galena River From headwaters to Buncombe Road 21. Langlade East Br. Eau Claire R. From STH 64upstream to firelane crossing in T33N R11E S35 SW1/4 Hunting River From FitzgeraldDam Road downstream to T33N R11E S1
22. Lincoln North Br. Prairie River From headwaters to CTHJ to T33N R8E
Silver Creek All
23. Manitowoc Branch River All 24. Monroe Big Creek From headwaters to Acorn Rd (S7) Farmers Valley Creek & Tribs From headwaters to I−90 (S19)16−2 NR 102.11 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 Soper Creek All
25. Oneida Bearskin Creek From Tomahawk River to Little Bearskin Lake
25m. Oneida & Lincoln Wisconsin River SEG 2: Hat Rapids Dam to Lincoln County A crossing
SEG 4: Grandfather Dam to Inlet of Alexander Lake 26. Pierce Big River Class I Portion Cady Creek From CTH P upstream
Trimbelle River All
26c. Polk & Burnett Clam River SEG 3: Section Line @ T39N R16W S21/22 to Inlet of Clam River Flowage
SEG 4: Outlet ofClam River Flowage to Confluence with St. Croix River 26g. Price North Fork Jump River SEG 1: Origin(outlet of Cranberry Lake) to Inlet of Spring Creek Flowage
SEG 2: Outlet ofSpring Creek Flowage to Confluence with South Fork Jump River 26n. Price, Rusk & Taylor Jump River SEG 1: Confluence of the North Fork Jump River and South Fork Jump River to the Village of Jump River26r. Price, Sawyer, Rusk Flambeau River SEG 2: Crowley Dam to Inlet of Big Falls Flowage
26w. Price & Taylor South Fork Jump River Origin to Confluence with North Fork Jump River
27. Richland Babb Hollow All−Trib to Mill Creek
Hanzel Creek (Hansell) All−Trib to Melancthon Cr.
Melancthon Creek Class II Section
Coulter Hollow Creek All−Trib to Mill Creek
E. Branch Mill Creek All

Happy Hollow Creek All−Trib to Willow Creek Higgins Creek All−Trib to Mill Creek Hood Hollow Creek All−Trib to Mill Creek Jacquish Hollow Creek All−Trib to Willow Creek Kepler Branch All−Trib to Mill Creek
Mill Creek From headwaters to above Boaz
Miller Branch All−Trib to Mill Creek Pine Valley Creek All−Trib to Mill Creek Ryan Hollow All−Trib to West Branch Mill Creek
Wheat Hollow Creek All

W. Branch Mill Creek All

28. Rock Bass Creek All
East Fork Raccoon Cr. All

Little Turtle Creek All
Raccoon Creek All Spring Brook All
Turtle Creek All
Unnamed Creek T2N R14E S31 All

29. Rusk Big Weirgor Creek All−Class III Portion Main Creek Rusk County Highway P to Inlet of Holcombe Flowage Soft Maple Creek SEG 2: Rusk County Highway “F” to Confluence with Chippewa River30. Rusk, Taylor & Chippewa Jump River From Village ofJump River downstream to Holcombe Flowage

31. Sauk Beaver Creek (Trib to Dell Creek) All

Camels Creek (Trib to Dell Creek) All

Dell Creek All 31m. Sawyer Couderay River SEG 2: Dam at Grimh Flowage to Confluence with Chippewa River

32. Shawano Kroenke Creek Class II Portion
Red River From Lower Red Lake Dam to Wolf River
West Br. Red River Class II Portion16−3 NR 102.14 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 33. Sheboygan Ben Nutt Creek Class II Portion to Junction with Mill Creek 34. St. Croix Apple River From NSP plant below CTH I to Mouth Cady Creek All

Willow River Extend Class II Portion into Delta in Lake Mallileau

35. St. Croix & Pierce St. Croix River From No. Boundary of Hudson City limits to the river mouth in Pierce Co. 35m. Taylor & Price Silver Creek SEG 2: Westboro Sanitary DistrictOutfall to Confluence with South Fork Jump River36. Trempealeau Buffalo River From Hwy 53 to Strum Pond 37. Vernon Bishop Branch All Cheyenne Valley Creek All

Coon Creek From La Crosse county line to Chaseburg Frohock Valley Creek All

Hornby Creek All

Reads Creek All

Tainter Creek All

38. Vilas Manitowish River From Rest Lake Dam downstream to Iron County line

38m. Vilas & Oneida Wisconsin River SEG 2: State Highway 70 to Inlet at Rainbow Flowage (Oneida County Line)

SEG 3: Outlet of Rainbow Flowage (Oneida County Highway “D” toInlet of Rhinelander Flowage (T37N R8E S8 SE  NE  )39. Washington E. Branch Milwaukee R. From Long Lake outlet to STH 28

40. Waukesha Genesee Creek Above STH 59 Mukwonago River From Eagle Springs Lake to Upper Phantom Lake

Oconomowoc River From below North Lake to Okauchee Lake 41. Waupaca Blake Brook & Branches Class II Portion

Little Wolf River From junction with Wolf Riverupstream to Manawa Dam Waupaca River Class II portion 42. Waupaca & Shawano Embarrass River From Wolf River upstream to dam at Pella
43. Waushara Lower Pine River From below Wild Rose Mill pond to dam at Poy Sippi (2) The waters identified in sub. (1) may not be lowered in quality except as provided in ch. NR 207. (3) Surface waters, or portions thereof, may be added to, or deleted from, the exceptional resource waters designation through the rule making process under the provisions of ch. 227, Stats., and s. NR 2.03.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89; cr. (1) (c), Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8−1−89; cr. (1) (d), Register, May, 1993, No. 449, eff. 6−1−93; CR 05−105: renum. (1) (d) 1. to be 1t., cr. 1g., 1r., 15m., 25m., 26c., 26n., 26r., 26w., 31m., 35m., and 38m., am. 29., Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12−1−06.

NR 102.12 Great Lakes system. (1) The Great Lakes system includes all the surface waters within the drainage basin of the Great Lakes. (2) For the purpose of administering ch. NR 207 and consistent with chs. NR 105 and 106, the waters identified in sub. (1) are to be protected from the impacts of persistent, bioaccumulating toxic substances by avoiding or limiting to the maximum extent practicable increases in these substances. (3) The waters of the Lake Superior basin shall be managed toprevent any new or increased discharges of the following pollutants: DDT, DDE and metabolites, chlordane, toxaphene, hexachlorobenzene, 2,3,7,8 TCDD, octachlorostyrene, mercury and PCB’s. For purposes of administering ch. NR 207, new or increased discharges of these pollutants shall be prohibited unless the applicant certifies at time of application, that the new orincreased discharge is necessary after utilization of best technology in process or control using waste minimization, pollution prevention, municipal pretreatment programs, material substitution or other means of commercially available technologies which have demonstrated capability for similar applications.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff

. 3−1−89; r. and recr. (1), am. (2), Register, August, 1997, No. 500, eff. 9−1−97; CR 05−089: cr. (3) Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8−1−06.

NR 102.13 Fish and aquatic life waters. All surface waters not included in s. NR 102.05 (1) (b) 1., 2., 3. or 5. are fish and aquatic life waters.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89.

NR 102.14 Taste and odor criteria. (1) At certain concentrations, substances may not be toxic to humans, but may impart undesirable taste or odor to water or aquatic organisms ingested by hum ans. The taste and odor criterion is derived to prevent substances from concentrating in surface waters or accumulating in aquatic organisms to a level which results in undesirable tastes or odors to human consumers. (2) The taste and odor criterion is derived as follows: (a) For substances which impart tastes and odors to waters, the taste and odor criterion shall equal that threshold concentration (TC w ) below which objectionable tastes or odors to human con-16−4 NR 102.14 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

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Register, March, 2008, No. 627 sumers do not occur. Threshold concentrations for substances imparting tastes and odors to water are listed in Table 1.

Table 1 Threshold Concentrations (TC w ) for Substances Causing Taste and Odor in Water

Substance Threshold Concentration (ug/L)1 Acenaphthene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chlorobenzene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2−Chlorophenol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 3−Chlorophenol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 4−Chlorophenol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 2,3−Dichlorophenol . . . . . . . . . . 0.04 2,4−Dichlorophenol . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 2,5−Dichlorophenol . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 2,6−Dichlorophenol . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 3,4−Dichlorophenol . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 2,4−Dimethylphenol . . . . . . . . . . 400 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene . . . . 1 2−Methyl−4−Chlorophenol . . . . 1800 3−Methyl−4−Chlorophenol . . . . 3000 3−Methyl−6−Chlorophenol . . . . 20 Nitrobenzene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pentachlorophenol . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Phenol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 2,3,4,6−Tetrachlorophenol . . . . . 1 2,4,5−Trichlorophenol . . . . . . . . 1 2,4,6−Trichlorophenol . . . . . . . . 2 Zinc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000

1 A threshold concentration expressed in micrograms per liter (ug/L) can be converted to milligrams per liter (mg/L) by dividing the threshold concentration by 1000. (b) For substances which impart tastes or odors to aquaticorganisms, the taste and odor criterion shall be calculated as follows:
TOC = TC 1
BAF

Where: TOC = Taste and odor criterion in milligrams per liter (mg/L).TC = Threshold concentration in milligrams of substance per kilogram of wet tissue weight (mg/kg) of the aquatic organism being consumed below which undesirable taste and odor is not detectable to human consumers as derived in par. (d). BAF = Aquatic life bioaccumulation factor with units of liter per kilogram (L/kg) as derived in s. NR 105.10. (c) The lower of the taste and odor criteria derived as specifiedin pars. (a) and (b) is applicable to surface waters classified as public water supplies. The taste and odor criteria derived as specified in par. (b) are applicable to cold water and warm water sport fish communities. (d) Threshold concentrations for substances imparting tastes or odors to water (TC w ) other than those listed in Table 1 and threshold concentrations for substances imparting tastes or odors to aquatic organisms (TC f ) shall be selected by the department using its best professional judgment.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3−1−89; am. (2) (b) and (c), Register, August, 1997, No. 500, eff. 9−1−97.