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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.05 - Application for bond issuance.

279.05
Application for bond issuance.
(1)
One or more owners of affected property may submit an application requesting the authority to issue bonds to finance all or a portion of the waterway improvement costs associated with the affected property. An application under this subsection shall include all of the following:
(a)
A copy of an administrative or judicial order or decree or an administratively or judicially approved agreement that imposes financial responsibility for a waterway improvement on the applicant or applicants.
(b)
An acknowledgement by the applicant or applicants that the waterway improvement will confer a benefit on the affected property.
(c)
The consent of the applicant or applicants to the levy of an assessment by the authority on the affected property at the times and in the amounts that the authority determines.
(d)
A waiver by the applicant or applicants of any requirement for notice and hearing and of any right to oppose the levy of the assessment.
(2)
A consenting land owner who submits an application under sub. (1) may recommend to the authority an underwriter for the bonds that the owner of affected property requests the authority to issue.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.08 - Bond security.

279.08
Bond security.
(1)
The authority may enter into a trust agreement or trust indenture between the authority and one or more corporate trustees for any bonds issued under this chapter. Any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company may be a trustee.
(2)
The bond resolution providing for the issuance of bonds shall pledge the assessments to be received by the authority with respect to the bonds referred to in the bond resolution. The pledge is valid and binding from the time that the resolution is adopted. The revenues pledged are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery or any further act. The lien is valid and binding as against all persons having claims in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether the persons have notice of the lien. Neither the bond resolution nor any financing statement, continuation statement, or other instrument by which a pledge is created or by which the authority's interest in revenues is assigned need be filed or recorded in any public records in order to perfect the lien of the pledge as against 3rd parties, except that the authority shall file a copy of the instrument in the records of the authority and with the department of financial institutions.
(3)
A bond resolution may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders that are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law. A bond resolution may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. A bond resolution may contain any other provisions that are determined by the board to be reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.09 - Refunding bonds.

279.09
Refunding bonds.
(1)
The authority may issue bonds to refund any outstanding bond, including the payment of any redemption premium on the outstanding bond and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or any subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity.
(2)
The authority may apply the proceeds of any bond issued to refund any outstanding bond to the purchase, retirement at maturity, or redemption of the outstanding bond on the earliest or any subsequent redemption date, upon purchase, or at the maturity of the bond. The authority may, pending application of the proceeds, place the proceeds in escrow to be applied to the purchase, retirement at maturity, or redemption of any outstanding bond at any time.
(3)
If the authority determines that it is necessary to amend the prior assessments in connection with the issuance of refunding bonds under this section, it may reconsider and reopen the assessments as provided in s. 279.07 (11). If the assessments are amended, the refunding bonds shall be secured by, and be payable from, the assessments as amended. If the assessments are amended, all direct and indirect costs reasonably attributable to the refunding of the bonds may be included in the cost of the waterway improvements being financed.
(4)
All refunding bonds are subject to this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued under this chapter.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.10 - Bonds not public debt.

279.10
Bonds not public debt.
(1)
The state is not liable on bonds of the authority and the bonds are not debt of the state. Each bond of the authority shall contain a statement to this effect on the face of the bond. The issuance of bonds under this chapter does not, directly, indirectly, or contingently, obligate the state or any political subdivision of the state to levy any tax or to make any appropriation for payment of the bonds. The authority may not pledge its full faith and credit to the payment of bonds issued under this chapter.
(2)
Nothing in this chapter authorizes the authority to create a debt of the state, and all bonds issued by the authority under this chapter are payable, and shall state that they are payable, solely from the special fund containing the assessments and other moneys pledged for their payment in accordance with the bond resolution authorizing their issuance or in any trust agreement or trust indenture entered into to provide terms and conditions for the bonds. The state is not liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, obligation, or agreement that is undertaken by the authority. The breach of any pledge, obligation, or agreement undertaken by the authority does not impose any pecuniary liability upon the state or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.11 - State pledge.

279.11
State pledge.
The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds issued under this chapter, and with persons that enter into contracts with the authority under this chapter, that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the authority before the authority has fully met and discharged the bonds, including any interest due on the bonds, and has fully performed its contracts, unless adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the bondholders or persons entering into contracts with the authority.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.17 - Trust funds.

279.17
Trust funds.
All moneys received by the authority, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as assessments or fees, shall be considered to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, those moneys are deposited shall act as trustee of the moneys and shall hold and apply the moneys for the purposes of this chapter, subject to any regulations that this chapter and the bond resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue provide.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.18 - Rights of bondholders.

279.18
Rights of bondholders.
Any holder of bonds issued under this chapter or trustee under a trust agreement, trust indenture, or deed of trust entered into under this chapter may, by any suitable form of legal proceedings, protect and enforce any rights under the laws of this state or granted by the bond resolution, except to the extent that the rights of the bondholder or trustee are restricted by the bond resolution. These rights include the right to compel the performance of all duties of the authority required by this chapter or the bond resolution; to enjoin unlawful activities; and in the event of default with respect to the payment of any principal of and the premium, if any, and interest on any bond or in the performance of any covenant or agreement on the part of the authority in the bond resolution, to apply to a court to appoint a receiver with full power to pay, and to provide for payment of, principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the bonds, and with the powers, subject to the direction of the court, as are permitted by law and are accorded receivers, excluding any power to pledge additional revenues of the authority to the payment of the principal, premium, and interest.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.19 - Investment of funds.

279.19
Investment of funds.
(1)
The authority may invest any funds in any of the following:
(a)
Bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, treasury bills, or other securities constituting direct obligations of the United States or obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States.
(b)
Certificates of deposit or time deposits constituting direct obligations of any bank that are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation.
(c)
Certificates of deposit constituting direct obligations of any credit union that are insured by the national board, as defined in s. 186.01 (3m).
(d)
Certificates of deposit constituting direct obligations of any savings and loan association or savings bank that are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation.
(e)
Short-term discount obligations of the federal national mortgage association.
(f)
Any of the investments provided under s. 66.0603 (1m) (a).
(2)
Any securities described in sub. (1) may be purchased at the offering or market price of the securities at the time of purchase.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.20 - Investment authorization.

279.20
Investment authorization.
The bonds of the authority are securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state; all political subdivisions and their public officers; all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, savings and loan associations, and investment companies; and all personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 279 - Lower Fox river remediation authority. › 279.21 - Reports and records.

279.21
Reports and records.
(1)
The authority shall keep an accurate account of all of its activities and of all of its receipts and expenditures, and shall annually in January make a report of its activities, receipts, and expenditures to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The reports shall be in a form approved by the state auditor. The state auditor may investigate the affairs of the authority, may examine the property and records of the authority, and may prescribe methods of accounting and the rendering of periodical reports in relation to activities undertaken by the authority.
(2)
The authority, annually on January 15, shall file with the department of administration and the joint legislative council a complete and current listing of all forms, reports, and papers required by the authority to be completed by any person, other than a governmental body, as a condition of obtaining the approval of the authority or for any other reason. The authority shall attach a blank copy of each such form, report, or paper to the listing.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.01 - Definitions.

280.01
Definitions.
In this chapter:
(1)
“Department" means the department of natural resources.
(2)
“Groundwater" means subsurface water supplied for human consumption.
(2b)
“Heat exchange drillhole" means an excavation or opening in the ground that is deeper than it is wide, that extends more than 25 feet below the ground surface, and that is made for the purpose of installing a geothermal closed-loop heat exchange system.
(2c)
“Heat exchange drilling" means the industry and procedure employed in making heat exchange drillholes.
(2d)
“Licensed driller" means any individual who has paid the annual license fee under s. 280.15 (2m) (c) 1. and obtained a license under s. 280.15 (2m) as a driller.
(2e)
“Licensed pump installer" means any individual who has paid the annual license fee under s. 280.15 (2m) (c) 2. and obtained a license under s. 280.15 (2m) as a pump installer.
(5)
“Pump installing" means the industry and procedure employed in the placement and preparation for operation of equipment and materials utilized in withdrawing or obtaining water from a well for consumption or use, including all construction involved in making entrance to the well and establishing such seals and safeguards as are necessary to protect such water from contamination.
(6)
“Well" means an excavation or opening into the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, driving or other methods for the purpose of obtaining groundwater for human consumption.
(8)
“Well drilling" means the industry and procedure employed in obtaining groundwater from a well by digging, boring, drilling, driving or other methods but not including the driving of points. It shall also include all construction work and installation of well casings in said well involved therein for the protection of such well water against pollution.
History:  1983 a. 189; 1995 a. 227 s. 938; Stats. 1995 s. 280.01; 2005 a. 360; 2011 a. 150.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.11 - Pure drinking water; powers of department.

280.11
Pure drinking water; powers of department.
(1)
The department shall, after a public hearing, prescribe, publish and enforce minimum reasonable standards and rules and regulations for methods to be pursued in the obtaining of pure drinking water for human consumption and the establishing of all safeguards deemed necessary in protecting the public health against the hazards of polluted sources of impure water supplies intended or used for human consumption, including minimum reasonable standards for the construction of well pits. It shall have general supervision and control of all methods of obtaining groundwater for human consumption including sanitary conditions surrounding the same, the construction or reconstruction of wells and generally to prescribe, amend, modify or repeal any rule or regulation theretofore prescribed and shall do and perform any act deemed necessary for the safeguarding of public health.
(2)
In the conduct of any public hearing on the establishing, amending or repealing of any such standards or rules, any employee designated by the department may act for the department in holding such public hearing.
History:  1975 c. 39; 1995 a. 227 s. 937; Stats. 1995 s. 280.11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.16 - Prohibition on use of certain devices in wells.

280.16
Prohibition on use of certain devices in wells.
(1)
In this section, “pitless adapter" means a device that attaches a well casing pipe to an underground pipe that conveys water from the well.
(2)
No person may install a pitless adapter that extends into the inside of a well casing pipe except if the sand screen is permanently attached to the bottom of a well casing pipe that is constructed of polyvinyl chloride. Only the following may install pitless adapters:
(a)
A licensed pump installer.
(b)
An employee of a licensed pump installer or a registered pump installing business.
(c)
A welder under contract with a licensed pump installer or registered pump installing business.
History:  1997 a. 122; 2005 a. 360.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.17 - Exceptions.

280.17
Exceptions.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the construction of wells where the water is used only for stock watering and other similar domestic purposes and is not used for human consumption.
History:  1995 a. 227 s. 941; Stats. 1995 s. 280.17.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.19 - Registration exceptions.

280.19
Registration exceptions.
No registration or license to engage in the well drilling or pump installing industry is required of competent sanitary engineers or of superintendents of waterworks systems in the preparations of plans and specifications or in supervising the installation of wells and water systems for the obtaining of supplies of groundwater, but the plans and specifications shall conform to all requirements established by the department.
History:  1995 a. 227 s. 942; Stats. 1995 s. 280.19; 2005 a. 360.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.21 - Local authority.

280.21
Local authority.
(1)
Ordinances. The department may authorize counties to adopt ordinances under s. 59.70 (6) (b) and (c), relating to the enforcement of this chapter and rules of the department under this chapter. The department shall establish by rule standards for approval of ordinances and enforcement programs. Among other things, the rules may:
(a) Include personnel, training, reporting and other requirements;
(b)
Establish separate standards for different categories of wells and enforcement actions;
(c)
Require approval by the department before a variance may be granted; and
(d)
Establish exemptions from licensing or alternate licensing requirements for replacement of a pump in an emergency.
(2)
Private wells. The department shall define by rule “private well" and “private wells" as used in this section and s. 59.70 (6). The definition may not include wells for which plans and specifications must be submitted to the department for approval prior to construction or installation.
(3)
Training. The department shall provide training and technical assistance to local government employees and agents for implementation of this section and s. 59.70 (6). The department may charge each county which receives training and technical assistance a fee for those services. Fees may not exceed the department's actual costs of providing the services.
(4)
Review and audit. The department shall review and audit periodically each ordinance and program adopted under s. 59.70 (6) to ascertain compliance with this chapter and with rules of the department under this chapter. If an ordinance or related program is not in compliance, the department may revoke the authority of the county to enforce the ordinance. Revocation may be made only pursuant to written department findings made after a public hearing held in the county upon 30 days advance notice to the clerk of the local unit of government.
(5)
Concurrent enforcement. The department may enforce this chapter and rules of the department under this chapter that are covered by an ordinance adopted under s. 59.70 (6), in the county with the ordinance, if the department is engaged in audit or review activities, if there is reasonable cause to believe that the ordinance or related enforcement program of the county is not in compliance under sub. (4) or if the department determines that there are special circumstances requiring concurrent enforcement. The department shall continue to enforce this chapter and rules of the department under this chapter that are not covered by an ordinance in counties with ordinances adopted under s. 59.70 (6).
History:  1983 a. 410; 1995 a. 201; 1995 a. 227 s. 944; Stats. 1995 s. 280.21.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.25 - Report on aquifer recovery system.

280.25
Report on aquifer recovery system.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Aquifer storage and recovery system" has the meaning given in s. 160.257 (1).
(b)
“Municipal water system" has the meaning given in s. 160.257 (1) (c).
(2)
The operator of a municipal water system that uses an aquifer storage and recovery system shall submit a report to the department, no later than the first day of the 60th month after beginning to operate the aquifer storage and recovery system, describing the experience that the operator has had with using the aquifer storage and recovery system.
History:  2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.30 - Well and heat exchange drillhole abandonment; property transfer inspections.

280.30
Well and heat exchange drillhole abandonment; property transfer inspections
.
(1)
Definition. Notwithstanding s. 280.01 (6), in this section, “water supply well" means an excavation or opening into the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, or other method that supplies water for any purpose.
(2)
Well abandonment. An individual may not fill or seal a water supply well unless one of the following applies:
(a)
The individual is a licensed driller who is authorized by the department to engage in well drilling or licensed pump installer.
(b)
The individual is under the supervision of a licensed driller who is authorized by the department to engage in well drilling or licensed pump installer or the individual is under the supervision of a water system operator certified under s. 281.17 (3) and the well is within the service area of the local governmental water system for which the certified operator works. The licensed or certified individual is not required to be present during the filling or sealing.
(c)
The individual is a water system operator certified under s. 281.17 (3) and the well is within the service area of the local governmental water system for which the individual works.
(2m)
Heat exchange drillhole abandonment. An individual may not fill or seal a heat exchange drillhole unless the individual is a licensed driller who is authorized by the department to engage in heat exchange drilling.
(3)
Property transfer well inspections.
(a)
An individual may not for compensation, in contemplation of a transfer of real property, conduct an inspection of the real property for the purpose of locating or evaluating water supply wells or pressure systems on the real property unless the individual is a licensed driller who is authorized by the department to engage in well drilling or a licensed pump installer.
(b)
The department shall promulgate rules for inspections and evaluations described in par. (a).
History:  2005 a. 360; 2011 a. 150.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.97 - Penalties.

280.97
Penalties.
Except as provided in s. 280.98 (3), any person who violates any provision of this chapter, shall be fined not less than $10 or more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. Each day during which a violation continues constitutes a separate offense that may be punished separately.
History:  1993 a. 482; 1995 a. 227 s. 943; Stats. 1995 s. 280.97; 1997 a. 27; 2005 a. 360.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 280 - Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing › 280.98 - Citations.

280.98
Citations.
(1)
Except as provided in sub. (5), the department may follow the procedures for the issuance of a citation under ss. 23.50 to 23.99 to collect a forfeiture as specified in sub. (3) from a person who commits a violation specified under sub. (2).
(2)
The department shall promulgate rules that specify violations of rules under this chapter relating to licensing; registration; disinfection, sampling, and reporting requirements; water systems that were installed before February 1, 1991; and well or drillhole abandonment to which sub. (1) applies.
(3)
A person who commits a violation specified under sub. (2) shall, if the department issues a citation under sub. (1), be required to forfeit $500 for a first violation and $1,000 for a 2nd or subsequent violation of the same provision.
(4)
The department shall promulgate rules that specify an enforcement process that the department must follow before issuing a citation under sub. (1). The department shall include in the enforcement process under this subsection an enforcement conference with the person against whom enforcement is contemplated.
(5)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a community water system, as defined in s. 281.62 (1) (a), that is owned by a city, village, town, county, town sanitary district, utility district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or municipal water district, or by a privately owned water utility serving any of the foregoing.
History:  2005 a. 360; 2011 a. 150.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.13 - Surveys and research.

281.13
Surveys and research.
(1)
(a)
The department is authorized to act with the U.S. geological survey in determining the sanitary and other conditions and nature of the natural water sources in this state, for the following purposes:
1.
To determine the nature and condition of the unpolluted natural water sources.
2.
To determine to what extent the natural water sources are being contaminated by sewage from cities, villages and towns.
3.
To determine to what extent the natural water sources are being polluted by other wastes.
4.
To assist in determining the best sources of water.
(b)
The department is hereby empowered and instructed to make the necessary rules and regulations, in conjunction with the U.S. geological department, to carry this subsection into effect.
(3)
The department may conduct scientific experiments, investigations, waste treatment demonstrations and research on any matter under its jurisdiction. It may establish pilot plants, prototypes and facilities in connection therewith and lease or purchase land or equipment.
History:  1995 a. 227 ss. 372, 382; 1995 a. 378 s. 40; 1997 a. 35.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.14 - Wisconsin River monitoring and study.

281.14
Wisconsin River monitoring and study.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in s. 281.16 (1) (e).
(b)
“Point source" has the meaning given in s. 283.01 (12).
(2)
The department shall conduct a program to monitor and study the introduction of nutrients from point sources and nonpoint sources into the Wisconsin River from the headwaters of the river to the Castle Rock Flowage dam. The department shall seek to do all of the following under this subsection:
(a)
Identify the amounts of nutrients being introduced into the river.
(b)
Characterize and quantify the nutrients, in particular nitrogen and phosphorus, introduced into the river from nonpoint sources relative to climate, land use, soil type, elevation, and drainage.
(c)
Collect water quality information for locations on the river itself and for major tributaries and major impoundments to use in evaluating the biological, physical, and chemical properties of the water and to use as data in watershed and river models.
(d)
Use watershed and river models and the information collected under this subsection and from other sources to forecast the effect on water quality of different methods of reducing the amounts of nutrients introduced into the river.
(e)
Develop tools to use in selecting and implementing methods of reducing the amounts of nutrients introduced into the river.
History:  2009 a. 28; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.145 - River and stream monitoring and study.

281.145
River and stream monitoring and study.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in s. 281.16 (1) (e).
(b)
“Point source" has the meaning given in s. 283.01 (12).
(2)
The department shall conduct a program to monitor and study the introduction of nutrients from point sources and nonpoint sources into the East and West Twin Rivers, the Manitowoc River, the Sheboygan River, and the streams that outlet to Lake Michigan and that lie in and between the Ahnapee River watershed and the Sauk Creek watershed. The department shall seek to do all of the following under this subsection:
(a)
Identify the amounts of nutrients being introduced into these waters.
(b)
Characterize and quantify the nutrients, in particular nitrogen and phosphorus, introduced into these waters from nonpoint sources relative to climate, land use, soil type, elevation, and drainage.
(c)
Collect water quality information from locations on these waters and from major tributaries and major impoundments to use in evaluating the biological, physical, and chemical properties of the water and to use as data in watershed and river models.
(d)
Use watershed and river models and the information collected under this subsection and from other sources to forecast the effect on water quality of different methods of reducing the amounts of nutrients introduced into these waters.
(e)
Develop tools to use in selecting and implementing methods of reducing the amounts of nutrients introduced into these waters.
History:  2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.45 - House connections.

281.45
House connections.
To assure preservation of public health, comfort and safety, any city, village or town or town sanitary district having a system of waterworks or sewerage, or both, may by ordinance require buildings used for human habitation and located adjacent to a sewer or water main, or in a block through which one or both of these systems extend, to be connected with either or both in the manner prescribed. If any person fails to comply for more than 10 days after notice in writing the municipality may impose a penalty or may cause connection to be made, and the expense thereof shall be assessed as a special tax against the property. Except in 1st class cities, the owner may, within 30 days after the completion of the work, file a written option with the municipal clerk stating that he or she cannot pay the amount in one sum and asking that it be levied in not to exceed 5 equal annual installments, and the amount shall be so collected with interest at a rate not to exceed 15 percent per year from the completion of the work, the unpaid balance to be a special tax lien.
History:  1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13); 1979 c. 221; 1983 a. 150; 1995 a. 227 s. 407; Stats. 1995 s. 281.45.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.51 - Financial assistance program; local water quality planning.

281.51
Financial assistance program; local water quality planning.
(1)
Definitions. As used in this section:
(a)
“Designated local agency" means the designated local agency under section 208 of the federal act.
(b)
“Federal act" means the federal water pollution control act amendments of 1972, P.L. 92-500, 86 Stat. 816.
(c)
“Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
(2)
State water quality planning assistance program; designated local agencies.
(a)
The department shall administer a program to provide state assistance to designated local agencies for water quality planning activities.
(b)
The department shall establish grant eligibility criteria for designated planning agencies seeking state assistance for water quality planning activities. The department shall consider the capacity of an agency to conduct areawide planning activities in establishing these eligibility criteria.
(c)
A designated planning agency may receive state assistance to conduct water quality planning activities if:
1.
The designated planning agency agrees to provide planning matching funds. At a minimum, the department shall require the designated planning agency to agree to provide planning matching funds in an amount equal to the state assistance. The department may require the designated planning agency to agree to provide local matching funds in a higher amount.
2.
The designated planning agency meets all grant eligibility criteria.
(3)
State water quality planning assistance; other local governmental units. The department may provide financial assistance for water quality planning activities to local governmental units that are not designated local agencies.
History:  1979 c. 221; 1985 a. 29; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 227 s. 423; Stats. 1995 s. 281.51.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.53 - Municipal clean drinking water grants.

281.53
Municipal clean drinking water grants.
(1)
The department may award a municipal clean drinking water grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tb), to a municipality for capital costs to achieve compliance with standards for contaminants established by the department by rule under the safe drinking water program under s. 281.17 (8), if the municipality is not in compliance with those standards on or after April 1, 1990, if the municipality incurs the capital costs after January 1, 1989, and if the violation of the standards for contaminants occurs in a public water system owned by the municipality.
(2)
The department shall approve grants under this section equal to 90 percent of the amount by which the reasonable and necessary capital costs of achieving compliance with the standards for contaminants exceed an amount equal to $25 times the population that is served by the contaminated public water system for which a grant is sought if the reasonable and necessary capital costs of achieving compliance with those standards are an amount equal to an amount that is greater than $150 times the population that is served by the contaminated water system.
(3)
The department shall rank applicants for grants under this section on the basis of the severity of risk to human health posed by each applicant's violation of the standards for contaminants. If insufficient funds are available for providing grants to eligible municipalities, the department shall allocate grants based on the severity of risk to human health.
(4)
The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program under this section that include the establishment of which capital costs are eligible for reimbursement and the method for ranking applicants under sub. (3).
History:  1989 a. 366; 1991 a. 32; 1995 a. 227 s. 399; Stats. 1995 s. 281.53; 1995 a. 378 s. 44; 1997 a. 35.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.605 - Outstanding loans under the former land recycling loan program.

281.605
Outstanding loans under the former land recycling loan program.
Section 281.60 (8m), 2021 stats., s. 281.60 (11), 2021 stats., s. 281.60 (11m), 2021 stats., s. 281.60 (13) (c), 2021 stats., s. 281.60 (13) (d), 2021 stats., s. 281.60 (13) (f), 2021 stats., and s. 281.60 (13) (h), 2021 stats., shall continue to apply to any outstanding loans made under the former land recycling loan program under s. 281.60, 2021 stats.
History: 2023 a. 6.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.625 - Drinking water loan guarantee program.

281.625
Drinking water loan guarantee program.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Community water system" means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or that regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
(b)
“Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 281.61 (1) (am), except that the term does not include a joint local water authority created under s. 66.0823.
(c)
“Noncommunity water system" means a public water system that is not a community water system.
(d)
“Public water system" has the meaning given in s. 281.61 (1) (c).
(2)
The department, in consultation with the department of administration, shall promulgate rules for determining whether a loan is an eligible loan under s. 234.86 (3) for a loan guarantee under s. 234.86. The rules shall be consistent with 42 USC 300j-12.
(3)
The department shall determine whether a loan to the owner of a community water system or the nonprofit owner of a noncommunity water system is an eligible loan under s. 234.86 (3) for the purposes of the loan guarantee program under s. 234.86.
(4)
With the approval of the department of administration, the department of natural resources may transfer funds from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.320 (2) (s) and (x) to the Wisconsin drinking water reserve fund under s. 234.933 to guarantee loans under s. 234.86.
(5)
The department may contract with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority for the administration of the program under this section and s. 234.86.
History:  1997 a. 27; 2013 a. 12; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.67 - Watershed projects.

281.67
Watershed projects.
The department shall assist and advise the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection regarding watershed projects under 16 USC 1001 to 1008.
History:  1981 c. 346; 1995 a. 227 s. 429; Stats. 1995 s. 281.67.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.71 - Lake management project grants; river protection grants; purchases.

281.71
Lake management project grants; river protection grants; purchases.
(1)
In order to receive a grant for a purchase under s. 281.69 (3) (b) 1. or 281.70 (5) (c) 1., the recipient shall enter into a contract with the department that contains all of the following provisions:
(a)
Standards for the management of the property to be acquired.
(b)
A prohibition against using the property to be acquired as security for any debt unless the department approves the incurring of the debt.
(c)
A prohibition against the property being closed to the public unless the department determines it is necessary to protect wild animals, plants or other natural features.
(d)
A clause that any subsequent sale or transfer of the property to be acquired is subject to subs. (2) and (3).
(2)
The recipient of the grant used for a purchase under s. 281.69 (3) (b) 1. or 281.70 (5) (c) 1. may subsequently sell or transfer the acquired property to a 3rd party other than a creditor of the recipient if all of the following apply:
(a)
The department approves the subsequent sale or transfer.
(b)
The party to whom the property is sold or transferred enters into a new contract with the department that contains the provisions under sub. (1).
(3)
The recipient of the grant used for a purchase under s. 281.69 (3) (b) 1. or 281.70 (5) (c) 1. may subsequently sell or transfer the acquired property to satisfy a debt or other obligation if the department approves the sale or transfer.
(4)
If the recipient violates any essential provision of the contract, title to the acquired property shall vest in the state.
(5)
The instrument conveying the property to the recipient shall state the interest of the state under sub. (4). The contract entered into under sub. (1) and the instrument of conveyance shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of each county in which the property is located.
History:  1999 a. 9 s. 2548.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.72 - River protection; contracts with nonprofit organizations.

281.72
River protection; contracts with nonprofit organizations.
(1)
Definition. In this section, “nonprofit conservation organization" means a river management organization that meets the qualifications under s. 281.70 (4) (b) or a nonprofit corporation, a charitable trust or other nonprofit association whose purposes include the protection of rivers and that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2)
Requirements to receive contracts. The department shall provide contracts to nonstock, nonprofit corporations that are described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and that are organized in this state. For a nonstock, profit corporation to qualify for a contract, the corporation shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a)
The corporation is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b)
The corporation provides support to nonprofit conservation organizations.
(c)
The corporation has a board of directors that has a majority of members who are representatives of nonprofit conservation organizations.
(d)
The corporation contributes, to be used with the contract, $1 for every $3 it receives under the contract.
(3)
Requirements under contracts. A corporation receiving a contract under this subsection shall do all of the following:
(a)
Assist in the establishment of nonprofit conservation organizations.
(b)
Provide technical assistance to nonprofit conservation organizations.
(c)
Conduct conferences on topics for which technical assistance is provided under par. (b).
History:  1999 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.81 - Definitions.

281.81
Definitions.
In this subchapter:
(1)
“International joint commission" has the meaning given in s. 281.35 (1) (h).
(2)
“Remedial action plan" means a comprehensive plan to clean up and restore the environment in a contaminated area that is in or adjacent to Lake Michigan or Lake Superior or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior and that is identified as an area of concern by the international joint commission under the Great Lakes water quality agreement.
History:  1995 a. 227 s. 412.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.83 - Remedial action in the Great Lakes and their tributaries.

281.83
Remedial action in the Great Lakes and their tributaries.
(1)
The department may perform activities to clean up or to restore the environment in an area that is in or adjacent to Lake Michigan or Lake Superior or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior if the activities are included in a remedial action plan that is approved by the department.
(2)
In selecting projects to perform under this section, the department shall consider the amount of state funds available, the availability of matching funds from federal, private or other sources, the willingness and ability of a responsible person to fund a project, the willingness and ability of a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 281.51 (1) (c), to undertake or assist in a project, the severity of the environmental contamination that a project will address and the size of the population affected by the contamination.
(3)
(a)
If a person provides funding for an activity that is part of a remedial action plan, that provision of funding is not evidence of liability or an admission of liability for any environmental contamination.
(b)
The acceptance by the department of funding from a person for an activity that is part of a remedial action plan does not limit the ability of the department to take action against that person if the department determines that the person is responsible, in whole or in part, for environmental contamination.
History:  1995 a. 227 ss. 411, 413.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.85 - Great Lakes protection fund share.

281.85
Great Lakes protection fund share.
The department may use moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ah) for any of the following purposes:
(1)
To implement activities included in a remedial action plan.
(2)
To restore or protect fish or wildlife habitats in or adjacent to Lake Michigan or Lake Superior.
(3)
For planning or providing information related to cleaning up or protecting the Great Lakes.
History:  1995 a. 227 ss. 414, 416; 1997 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.87 - Great Lakes contaminated sediment removal.

281.87
Great Lakes contaminated sediment removal.
The department may expend funds from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ti) to pay a portion of the costs of a project to remove contaminated sediment from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior if the project is in an impaired water body that the department has identified under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (A) and the source of the impairment is contaminated sediment.
History:  2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.92 - Limitation.

281.92
Limitation.
Nothing in this chapter affects ss. 196.01 to 196.79 or ch. 31.
History:  1979 c. 221 s. 624; Stats. 1979 s. 144.27; 1995 a. 227 s. 435; Stats. 1995 s. 281.92.
The Department of Natural Resources may consider wetland water quality standards in ch. NR 103, Wis. Adm. Code, when making a water level determination under s. 31.02 (1). This section does not preclude the department from applying the wetland water quality standards in ch. NR 103 or other parts of this chapter, when appropriate, after weighing factors under s. 31.02 (1). Rock-Koshkonong Lake District v. DNR, 2013 WI 74, 350 Wis. 2d 45, 833 N.W.2d 800, 08-1523.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 281 - Water and sewage. › 281.93 - Hearings on certain water use actions.

281.93
Hearings on certain water use actions.
(1)
Permit or approval holder or applicant; order recipient. Any permit or approval, part of a permit or approval, condition or requirement in a permit or approval, order, decision or determination by the department under s. 281.344, 281.346, or 281.35 shall become effective unless the permit or approval holder or applicant or the order recipient seeks a hearing challenging the action in the following manner:
(a)
Petition. The person seeking a hearing shall file a petition with the department within 30 days after the date of the action sought to be reviewed. The petition shall set forth specifically the issue sought to be reviewed, the interest of the petitioner, the reasons why a hearing is warranted, and the relief desired. Upon receipt of the petition, the department shall hold a hearing after at least 10 days' notice.
(b)
Hearing. The hearing shall be a contested case under ch. 227. At the beginning of the hearing the petitioner shall present evidence in support of the allegations made in the petition. Following the hearing the department's action may be affirmed, modified, or withdrawn.
(1m)
Effect of a challenge. If a permit or approval holder or applicant seeks a hearing challenging part of a permit or approval or a condition or requirement in a permit or approval under sub. (1), the remainder of the permit or approval shall become effective and the permit or approval holder or applicant may, at its discretion, begin the activity for which the application was submitted or for which the permit or approval was issued.
(2)
Other persons. Except as provided in ss. 281.344 (4e) (g) and 281.346 (4e) (g), any person who is not entitled to seek a hearing under sub. (1) (intro.) and who meets the requirements of s. 227.42 (1) or who submitted comments in the public comment process under s. 281.344, 281.346, or 281.35 may seek review under sub. (1) of any permit or approval, part of a permit or approval, order, decision, or determination by the department under s. 281.344, 281.346, or 281.35.
(3)
Mining hearing. Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if a hearing on the matter is conducted as a part of a hearing under s. 293.43.
History:  2007 a. 227.