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WI Stat § 295.56 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.56 - Exemptions.

295.56  Exemptions. (1) The department may grant an exemption, as provided in this section, from any of the requirements of this subchapter applicable to any of the following:(a) A mining permit application, including the mining plan, reclamation plan, and mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation.(b) A mining permit.(c) Any other approval. (2) (a) An applicant shall submit a request for an exemption in writing and shall describe the grounds for the exemption and provide documentation identifying the conditions requiring the exemption, the reasons for the exemption, and the reasonableness of the exemption.(b) An applicant may obtain an exemption only if the applicant submits the request no later than the 180th day after the application for the mining permit is administratively complete under s. 295.57 (2), unless the condition that is the basis for the requested exemption is not known to the applicant before that day, in which case the deadline is extended to the 20th day before the deadline under s. 295.57 (7) (a).(c) The department shall issue a decision on a request for an exemption no later than the 15th day after the day on which it received the request under par. (a). Subject to par. (b) and except as provided in par. (d), the department shall grant the exemption if it is consistent with the purposes of this subchapter and will not violate any applicable environmental law outside of this subchapter and if both of the following apply:1. The exemption will not result in significant adverse environmental impacts on the mining site or, if the exemption will result in significant adverse environmental impacts on the mining site, the applicant will offset those impacts through a mitigation program, as provided in s. 295.60 (8), through the measures provided in s. 295.605, or through the conservation measures provided in s. 295.61.2. The exemption will not result in significant adverse environmental impacts off of the mining site.(d)1. The department shall deny a request for an exemption if granting the exemption would violate federal law.2. If federal law imposes a standard for an exemption that differs from the standard in par. (c) and that cannot be modified by state law, and if that standard has been approved by the federal government for use by the state through a delegation agreement, federally approved state implementation plan, or other program approval, then the department shall determine whether to grant the request for the exemption using the federal standard.History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 295.607 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.607 - Shoreland and floodplain zoning.

295.607  Shoreland and floodplain zoning. (1) (a) In this section:1. “Development or construction activity" means a waste site, structure, building, fill, or other development or construction activity.2. “Shoreland zoning ordinance" means a shoreland zoning ordinance or regulation adopted under s. 59.692, 61.351, 61.353, 62.231, 62.233, or 281.31.  (2) (a) The department may not prohibit a development or construction activity to be located in an area that would otherwise be prohibited under a shoreland zoning ordinance if the development or construction activity is authorized by the department as part of a mining operation covered by a mining permit under s. 295.58.(b) A development or construction activity located in an area that would otherwise be prohibited under a shoreland zoning ordinance does not violate the applicable ordinance if the development or construction activity is authorized by the department as part of a mining operation covered by a mining permit under s. 295.58. No shoreland zoning variance is required for a development or construction activity located as provided under this paragraph. (3) A municipal floodplain zoning ordinance under s. 87.30 may not prohibit development or construction activity authorized by the department as part of a mining operation covered by a mining permit under s. 295.58, except to the extent necessary for the municipality to which the floodplain zoning ordinance applies to maintain eligibility for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.History:  2013 a. 1, 80.
WI Stat § 295.62 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.62 - Mining waste site construction and completion reports.

295.62  Mining waste site construction and completion reports. (1) An operator shall construct a mining waste site substantially in accordance with the approved mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. (2) The operator shall inspect the mining waste site before it is used and ensure that all associated structures are in substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. The operator shall have a professional engineer, registered as such under ch. 443, document mining waste site construction and render an opinion as to whether the mining waste site has been constructed in substantial conformance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. The engineer may use aerial or ground photographs to document the inspection, but photographs do not in themselves constitute compliance with this subsection. The operator shall maintain a complete file describing the items inspected and their condition. (3) An operator shall notify the department in writing when the mining waste site has been constructed in substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. (4) (a) Within 5 business days of receipt of written notice from an operator that the mining waste site has been constructed in substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation, the department shall either review and inspect the mining waste site to ensure that it was constructed according to the approved mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation or notify the operator that the department will not conduct a review and inspection before disposal of mining waste in the mining waste site. Within 3 business days of any review and inspection, the department shall notify the operator that the mining waste site may be used for the disposal of mining waste or identify all steps that must be completed to bring the mining waste site into substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. After the operator completes the steps, the operator shall notify the department that the steps have been completed.(b) An operator may dispose of mining waste in a mining waste site after one of the following occurs:1. The operator receives notice from the department under par. (a) that the department will not conduct a review and inspection before disposal of mining waste in the mining waste site.2. The operator receives notice from the department under par. (a) that the mining waste site may be used for the disposal of mining waste.3. The operator provides notice to the department under par. (a) that any steps required by the department to be completed under par. (a) have been completed.History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 295.64 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.64 - Mining site monitoring; general.

295.64  Mining site monitoring; general. (1) General. The department, as a condition of a mining permit, shall require the operator to perform adequate monitoring of environmental changes during the course of the mining and for the additional period of time that is necessary to satisfactorily complete reclamation and completely release the operator from any bonds or other security required. The department may monitor environmental changes concurrently with the operator and for an additional period after the security is released. (2)  Analyses. (a) The department shall review baseline water quality data with respect to groundwater and monitoring data associated with the mine, mining waste sites, and sites for the disposal of wastes that are not mining wastes at the time of each review of the mining permit or reclamation plan under s. 295.63 (3) and when the operator requests a modification of the mining permit or reclamation plan.(b) An operator shall have bacteriological analyses of water samples and all radiological analyses associated with the mining site performed by the state laboratory of hygiene or at a laboratory certified or approved by the department of health services. An operator shall have other laboratory tests the results of which are submitted to the department under this subchapter performed by a laboratory certified or registered under s. 299.11, except that this requirement does not apply to any of the following:1. Physical testing of soil.2. Air quality tests.3. Tests for hydrogen ion concentration (pH).4. Tests for chlorine residual.5. Tests for temperature.History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 295.65 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.65 - Successors.

295.65  Successors. (1) When one operator succeeds to the interest of another in an uncompleted mining operation by sale, assignment, lease, or otherwise, the department shall release the first operator from the duties imposed upon the first operator by this subchapter as to the mining operation and transfer the mining permit and any approvals under ss. 295.60, 295.605, and 295.61 to the successor operator if all of the following apply:(a) The successor operator agrees to comply with the requirements of this subchapter.(b) The successor operator discloses whether it has forfeited any performance security because of noncompliance with any mining laws within the previous 10 years, posts any bond or other security required under s. 295.59, and assumes all responsibilities of all applicable approvals granted to the predecessor operator. (2) The department is not required to prepare an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment for the purposes of this section.History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 295.66 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.66 - Cessation of mining or reclamation.

295.66  Cessation of mining or reclamation. If there is a cessation of mining or reclamation for 30 days or more that is not set forth in either the mining plan or the reclamation plan, the operator shall notify the department of the cessation within 48 hours of the cessation of mining and shall begin stabilization of the mining site. The department may require the operator to provide technical, engineering, and any other information that the operator believes shows that its actions to stabilize the mining site are adequate. If the department determines, after reviewing the information provided by the operator, that the proposed stabilization of the mining site will result in a substantial adverse impact to the environment, the department shall order the operator to begin additional measures to protect the environment, including, if the cessation is reasonably anticipated to extend for a protracted period of time, reclamation according to the reclamation plan or part of the reclamation plan. Usual and regular shutdown of operations on weekends, for maintenance or repair of equipment or facilities, or for other customary reasons do not constitute a cessation of mining.History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 295.67 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.67 - Determination of abandonment of mining.

295.67  Determination of abandonment of mining. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), abandonment of mining occurs if there is a cessation of mining, not set forth in an operator's mining plan or reclamation plan or by any other sufficient written or constructive notice, extending for more than 6 consecutive months. (2) Abandonment of mining does not occur if all of the following apply:(a) The cessation of mining is due either to labor strikes or to unforeseen developments such as adverse market conditions.(b) The cessation of mining does not continue beyond the time, not to exceed 5 years, specified by the department.(c) The mining site is maintained in an environmentally stable manner during the cessation of mining.(d) The reclamation of the mining site continues according to the reclamation plan during the cessation of mining to the extent practicable.History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 295.68 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.68 - Certificates of completion and release of security.

295.68  Certificates of completion and release of security. (1) Upon the petition of the operator, but not less than 4 years after notification to the department by the operator of the completion of the reclamation plan or not less than one year after notification to the department by the operator of the completion of the reclamation plan as to a portion of the mining site, if the department finds that the operator has completed reclamation of any portion of the mining site in accordance with the reclamation plan and this subchapter, the department shall issue a certificate of completion setting forth a description of the area reclaimed and a statement that the operator has fulfilled its duties under the reclamation plan as to that area. (2) Upon the issuance of any certificate of completion under sub. (1) for any portion of the mining site, but not for the entire mining site, the department shall allow the operator to reduce the amount of the bond or other security provided under s. 295.59 (1) to an amount equal to the estimated cost of reclamation of the portion of the mining site that is disturbed or for which reclamation has been completed but no certificate of completion has been issued. (3) Upon issuance of a certificate or certificates of completion of reclamation for the entire mining site, the department shall require the operator to maintain a bond or other security under s. 295.59 (1) equal to at least 10 percent of the cost to the state of reclamation of the entire mining site, except that if the mining site in the mining plan is less than 10 acres, the department may release the bond or other security after issuance of the certificate of completion for the entire mining site. (4) After 10 years after the issuance of a certificate or certificates of completion for the entire mining site, the department shall release the remaining bond or other security provided under s. 295.59 (1) if the department finds that the reclamation plan has been complied with.History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 295.695 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.695 - Inspections by the department.

295.695  Inspections by the department. (1) Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the department who has received the safety training under 30 CFR 48.31 may enter and inspect any property, premises, or place on or at which any mining operation or facility is located or is being constructed or installed at any reasonable time for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this subchapter and the provisions of chs. 281, 283, 285, 289, 291, 292, and 299 and rules promulgated under those chapters that are applicable to the mining operation. No person may refuse entry or access to any authorized representative of the department who requests entry for purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials. (2) No person may obstruct, hamper, or interfere with any inspection authorized in sub. (1). (3) The department shall furnish to the operator a written report on any inspection setting forth all observations, relevant information, and data that relate to compliance status.History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 295.75 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.75 - Effect of other laws.

295.75  Effect of other laws. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), if there is a conflict between a provision in this subchapter and a provision in ch. 23, 29, 30, 31, 160, 169, 281, 283, 285, 289, or 291 or in a rule promulgated under one of those chapters, the provision in this subchapter controls. (2) (a) If there is a conflict between a provision in this subchapter and a provision in s. 281.343, the provision in s. 281.343 controls.(b) If there is a conflict between a provision in this subchapter and a provision in s. 281.346, the provision in s. 281.346 controls, except as provided in s. 295.57 (9) (a).History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 295.79 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 295 - Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining.|295.79 - Enforcement; penalties.

295.79  Enforcement; penalties. (1) The department of justice shall enforce this subchapter and any order issued under this subchapter. The circuit court of the county where the violation occurred has jurisdiction to enforce this subchapter or any orders issued under this subchapter, by injunction or other appropriate relief. (2) (a) Any person who authorizes or engages in mining without a mining permit and written authorization to mine under s. 295.59 (3) shall forfeit all profits obtained from those illegal activities and not more than $5,000 for each day during which the mine was in operation.(b) A person to whom par. (a) applies is also liable to the department for the full cost of reclaiming the affected area of land and any damages caused by the mining.(c) If the violator of par. (a) is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association, any officer, director, member, manager, or partner who knowingly authorizes, supervises, or contracts for mining is also subject to the penalties in this subsection. (3) Any person who makes or causes to be made in an application or report required by this subchapter a statement known to the person to be false or misleading in any material respect or who refuses to submit information required by a mining permit or by this subchapter may be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. If the false or misleading statement is material to the issuance of the mining permit and the mining permit would not have been issued had the false or misleading statement not been made, the court may revoke the mining permit. If any violation under this subsection is repeated the court may revoke the mining permit. (4) (a) Any person who commits a violation of this subchapter or any permit or order issued under this subchapter, except for the violations enumerated in subs. (2) and (3), shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense, except that no forfeiture may be imposed during the time that continued mining is authorized under s. 295.63 (3). While an order is suspended, stayed, or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.(b) In addition to the penalties provided under par. (a), the court may award the department of justice the reasonable and necessary expenses of the investigation and prosecution of the violation, including attorney fees. The department of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit into the general fund all moneys that the court awards to the department or the state under this paragraph. These moneys shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gh). (5) Any person having an interest that is or may be adversely affected may intervene as a matter of right, in any enforcement action brought under this section.History:  2013 a. 1.
WI Stat § 299.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 299 - General environmental provisions.|299.01 - Definitions.

299.01  Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (3) “Department" means the department of natural resources. (4) “Environmental pollution" means the contaminating or rendering unclean or impure the air, land or waters of the state, or making the same injurious to public health, harmful for commercial or recreational use, or deleterious to fish, bird, animal or plant life. (5) “Groundwater" means any of the waters of the state occurring in a saturated subsurface geological formation of rock or soil. (6) “Hazardous substance" means any substance or combination of substances including any waste of a solid, semisolid, liquid or gaseous form which may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or which may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics. This term includes, but is not limited to, substances which are toxic, corrosive, flammable, irritants, strong sensitizers or explosives as determined by the department. (7) “Industrial wastes" include liquid or other wastes resulting from any process of industry, manufacture, trade or business or the development of any natural resource. (8) “Municipality" means any city, town, village, county, county utility district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or metropolitan sewage district. (9) “Other wastes" include all other substances, except industrial wastes and sewage, which pollute any of the surface waters of the state. The term also includes unnecessary siltation resulting from operations such as the washing of vegetables or raw food products, gravel washing, stripping of lands for development of subdivisions, highways, quarries and gravel pits, mine drainage, cleaning of vehicles or barges or gross neglect of land erosion. (10) “Person" means an individual, owner, operator, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, municipality, interstate agency, state agency or federal agency. (11) “Sewage" means the water-carried wastes created in and to be conducted away from residences, industrial establishments and public buildings, as defined in s. 101.01 (12), with such surface water or groundwater as may be present. (12) “Sewerage system" means all structures, conduits and pipe lines by which sewage is collected and disposed of, except plumbing inside and in connection with buildings served, and service pipes from building to street main. (13) “Wastewater" means all sewage.History:  1995 a. 227 s. 996.