Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection - General › Chapter NR 104 - Uses And Designated Standards › Subchapter I - Intrastate Waters › Section NR 104.08 - Variances and additions applicable in the north central district

Current through June 24, 2024
Subject to the provisions of s.
					 NR 104.04,
					 intrastate waters in the north central district counties of Adams, Forest,
					 Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas and Wood shall meet
					 the criteria for fish and aquatic life and recreational use with exceptions and
					 additions as follows:
(1) ADDITION.
				  The public water supply standards shall be met in Lake Nepco in Wood
				  county.
(2) VARIANCE. Surface
				  waters in the north central district subject to a variance under s.
				  NR
				  104.02(3) are listed in table 6.
TABLE 6
NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT
Surface Water (Facility
								  Affected)
Reach Description
Hydrologic Classification
Applicable Criteria (1)
Effluent Limitations(2)
1.
Elm Brook
Upstream from Lincoln Road
Noncontinuous
II
B
(Abbotsford)
From Lincoln Road downstream to Dill Creek
Noncontinuous
I
NA
2.
Hemlock Creek (Arpin)
Hemlock Creek above junction with tributary in
								  NW1/4 , NW1/4 , Sec. 26, T24N,R4E
Noncontinuous
II
B
From above location downstream to Dawes
								  Creek
Noncontinuous
I
NA
3.
Little Bear Creek (Auburndale)
From Auburndale STP downstream to a tributary in
								  the NW1/4 , SW1/4 , Sec. 24, T25N,R4E
Noncontinuous
II
B
Little Bear Creek from above location downstream
								  to CTH H
I
NA
4.
Dill Creek (Colby)
Upstream from confluence with Elm Brook
Noncontinuous
I
A
Dill Creek from Elm Brook to the town road
								  between sections 29 and 32,T28N, R2E
Continuous
I
NA
5.
Tributary - Peshtigo Lake (Crandon)
From the Crandon STP to Peshtigo Lake
Noncontinuous
II
Effluent limits to be determined
6.
Scotch Creek (Edgar)
From CTH H downstream to Soda Creek
Noncontinuous
I
A
7.
Tributary - Mill Creek (Junction City)
From the Junction City STP downstream to Mill
								  Creek
Noncontinuous
II
B
8.
Tributary - Wisconsin River (Land O Lakes)
From outfall to unnamed lake in the NW1/4, SW1/4,
								  Sec. 2, R10E,T42N
Noncontinuous
II
B
From the above location to Wisconsin River
Continuous
I
NA
9.
Tributary - North Branch Prairie River (Lincoln
								  Hills School)
From outfall to small pond in the NW1/4, SW1/4 of
								  Sec. 15, T33N, R7E
Noncontinuous
II
B
10.
Mill Creek (Marsh-field)
Mill Creek upstream from CTH K.
Effluent ditch
II
B
11.
Randall Creek (Milan) or the 2nd alternative
								  Marsh Creek (Milan S.D.)
From the discharge location to the middle north
								  half of Sec. 21, T29N, R3E
Wetland
II
B
From proposed discharge site to the middle of
								  Section 19, T29N, R3E
Diffused surface water
II
B
From that point to the town road bridge between
								  Sections 25 & 36
Noncontinuous
II
NA
From above location to Randall Creek
Noncontinuous
I
NA
12.
Spirit Lake Drainage (Northernaire Lake
								  Terrace)
The area between the Northernaire Lake Terrace
								  discharge and Spirit Lake
Wetland
II
B
13.
Tributary - Deerskin River (Phelps)
From the Phelps STP discharge to STH 17
Wetland
II
B
From STH 17 to the town road between Secs. 12
								  & 13, T41N, R11E
Noncontinuous
II
NA
From above location to Deerskin River
Noncontinuous
I
NA
14.
Tributary - Wild Creek (Rozellville)
From STP to tributary of Wild Creek
Diffused surface waters
II
B
Tributary upstream from Wild Creek
Noncontinuous
II
NA
Wild Creek upstream from Eau Pleine River
Noncontinuous
I
NA
15.
Tributary - Wisconsin River (Rudolph)
From the Rudolph STP downstream to the town road
								  in Sec. 16, T23N, R6E
Effluent ditch
II
B
From above road down to tributary in Sec. 26,
								  T23N,R3E
Noncontinuous
II
NA
From above tributary downstream to the Wisconsin
								  River
Continuous
I
NA
16.
Tributary - Little Eau Pleine River
								  (Spencer)
From the Spencer STP to the tributary in the NE
								  corner of Sec. 8, T26N, R2E
Effluent ditch
II
B
From above location downstream to the Little Eau
								  Pleine River
Noncontinuous
II
NA
17.
Tributary-Big Eau Pleine River (Stratford)
Tributary from Stratford downstream to Big Eau
								  Pleine R.
Noncontinuous
II
B
18.
Drainage to Town Line Lake (Three Lakes Sanitary
								  District)
Drainage area between Three Lakes Sanitary
								  District STP and Town Line Lake
Wetland
II
B
19.
Tributary - Hemlock Creek (Vesper)
From Vesper STP to the confluence with Hemlock
								  Creek
Noncontinuous
II
NA
Hemlock Creek from the Vesper Dam to Dawes
								  Creek
Noncontinuous
I
A
(1) Criteria I
				  requires the maintenance of surface water criteria specified in
				  NR
				  104.02(3) (a)2.
Criteria II requires the maintenance of surface water
					 criteria specified in
					 NR
					 104.02(3) (b)2.
(2) Effluent limitation A requires those
				  limits specified in
				  NR
				  104.02(3) (a) 3.
Effluent limitation B requires those limits specified in
					 NR
					 104.02(3) (b) 3.
NA-Not applicable