Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter II - Education and Planning › Section NR 193.32 - Surface water planning

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. Lake, river and
				  aquatic invasive species planning projects eligible for funding under this
				  subchapter include all of the following:
(a)
Preparing to plan.
Preparing to plan projects that assist a
				  grantee in taking steps toward developing a management plan for a waterbody, a
				  watershed, an aquatic plant community, aquatic life, or aquatic invasive
				  species. Eligible projects include determining a waterbody's condition;
				  outlining goals, expectations and priorities for management; inventorying
				  existing data and identifying data gaps when they exist; identifying problems
				  needing management; inventorying historical management actions; or assessing
				  planning needs to define the scope and scale of a future planning or management
				  project.
(b)
Organization
				  and community assessment.
Organization and community assessment
				  projects that assist in the protection or improvement of surface water by
				  focusing on the social dimensions of collaborative planning or management
				  projects. Eligible projects shall employ social science tools and methods and
				  may identify stakeholders; determine a community's capacity to complete a
				  planning or management project; assess a community's readiness to plan or
				  manage; identify how a community uses, values or perceives an aquatic
				  ecosystem; or study how use values or perceptions have changed over time.
Note:
Social science tools and methods include
					 surveys, interviews, focus groups, assessments, case studies and oral
					 histories.
(c)
Water
				  quality assessment.
Water quality assessment projects that evaluate
				  data on surface water quality and report the findings of those evaluations.
				  Eligible projects shall collect new or assemble existing water quality data and
				  shall include an assessment of waterbody condition following the Wisconsin
				  Consolidated Assessment and Listing Method, or WisCALM. Eligible activities
				  include a quantitative evaluation of the degree that pollution sources
				  contribute to water quality problems.
Note:
Pollution sources include point source,
					 nonpoint source, and internal loading.
(d)
Watershed assessment.
Watershed assessment projects that determine the causes and sources of
				  pollution in the watershed that are contributing to water quality problems now
				  or in the likely future. Eligible activities shall include one or more of the
				  following: data collection and analysis; modelling; scenarios; protection
				  inventories; or other work done to understand watershed characteristics likely
				  to affect the quality of surface water or aquatic ecosystems now or in the
				  future. Watershed projects may also include assessing groundwater quality and
				  quantity and assessing contributions of septic systems to water quality
				  problems.
(e)
Aquatic life
				  assessment.
Aquatic life assessment projects that evaluate data on
				  aquatic life and report findings. Eligible projects shall collect new or
				  assemble existing data on an aquatic plant community, fish community, shoreline
				  habitat, or other aquatic life feature approved by the department. Eligible
				  activities may include one or more of the following: species-specific
				  identification; an assessment of aquatic life quality or condition; mapping;
				  population analysis; population modelling; any assessments necessary for
				  aquatic invasive species control; and other aquatic life projects necessary for
				  the protection or improvement of aquatic ecosystems.
(f)
Comprehensive management planning
				  for lakes and watersheds.
Comprehensive management planning projects
				  for lakes and watersheds that will result in a new or updated management plan
				  for one or more of the following: a lake, a watershed, an aquatic plant
				  community, aquatic invasive species prevention and aquatic invasive species. A
				  management plan is a dynamic, written document that presents baseline
				  information, explores management challenges, defines general management goals
				  and objectives and provides strategic direction for selecting management
				  actions and planning specific activities to accomplish plan objectives. The
				  plan should present a set of recommended management actions and outline a plan
				  for implementation, progress assessment, and plan updates. The public shall be
				  given an opportunity to review the plan before it is adopted and provide
				  comment. The grantee shall summarize comments received and use comments to
				  modify the management plan, as appropriate.
Note:
Management plans include watershed
					 plans, Nine Key Element watershed plans, basin plans, Total Maximum Daily Load
					 implementation plans, lake management plans, river management plans, county
					 land and water plans, aquatic plant management plans, and aquatic invasive
					 species control plans.
(g)
Pre-implementation planning.
Pre-implementation planning
				  projects that result in a final design and specifications for a management plan
				  implementation project eligible under s. NR 193.51(3). Eligible activities for
				  pre-implementation planning projects include one or more of the following: site
				  assessment, monitoring, modelling, environmental assessment, drafting
				  engineering plans, drafting construction plans, landscape design, and
				  site-specific specifications.
(h)
Other assessments and planning projects.
Other projects and
				  activities necessary for developing or updating a management plan may be
				  approved by the department as eligible for a grant awarded under this
				  subchapter.
Note:
Other assessments and planning projects
					 include review, evaluation or development of ordinances and other local
					 regulations related to the management of pollution sources, recreational use,
					 or other human activities that may affect the natural beauty or other
					 components of a lake or river ecosystem.