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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 812 - Well Construction And Pump Installation › Subchapter III - Requirements for New Pump Installations and Water Treatment › Section NR 812.40 - Above ground pumphouses

Current through June 24, 2024
When a structure is constructed to house a well, pump,
					 pressure tank, other appurtenances or any combination thereof, the structure
					 shall be weather- and frost-proof, if needed. Above ground pumphouses shall be
					 constructed with the following minimum features:
(1) When a poured-concrete floor is provided,
				  the top of the floor shall be at least 4 inches above the established ground
				  grade and sloped toward the drain or door, or away from the well. A watertight
				  bond shall be provided between the well casing pipe and the concrete;
(2) A door opening outward when the structure
				  is large enough, or a trapped floor drain discharging to the ground surface at
				  least 8 feet from the well when a door is not installed;
(3) Protection from freezing for the well,
				  pressure tank and piping, if needed;
(4) Hinged roof or removable hatch over the
				  well or some provision for pulling the pump; and
(5) The structure may not be used for storage
				  of materials that could contaminate the well.
Dimensions, insulated walls and roof and actual details
						of wall and roof design are optional. See figure 46.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 812 - Well Construction And Pump Installation › Subchapter III - Requirements for New Pump Installations and Water Treatment › Section NR 812.41 - Disinfection, flushing and sampling

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DISINFECTION.
				  When a potable well is entered for the purpose of installing, replacing or
				  repairing equipment located within the well, the well and discharge piping
				  shall be thoroughly disinfected by the pump installer or by the person who
				  installed the pump using sodium hypochlorite or calcium hypochlorite. Chlorine
				  compounds having additives may not be used.
(a) The disinfectant shall be dispersed
				  throughout the entire water column and in the water system.
(b) A chlorine solution with a minimum of 100
				  mg/l of chlorine shall be used to disinfect wells and water systems.
(c) The disinfectant solution shall be
				  prepared according to Table D and shall remain in the system at least 8 hours,
				  except for emergency situations when water is needed without delay. A contact
				  time of at least 30 minutes shall be provided for emergency
				  situations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 812 - Well Construction And Pump Installation › Subchapter V - Variances › Section NR 812.43 - Variances

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) When strict compliance with the
				  requirements of this chapter is not feasible, a variance may be requested. All
				  variance requests shall be in writing, except for situations that may require
				  an immediate response, in which case a variance may be requested verbally from
				  the owner, or the owner's agent, and a verbal variance may be granted by the
				  department to be followed up with a written confirmation. If the verbal request
				  is made by the owner's agent, the agent shall provide confirmation of the
				  owner's concurrence with the request. A variance request shall include the
				  names of the owner or owners and, if known, the well or heat exchange driller,
				  well constructor or pump installer. The reason or reasons compliance with the
				  requirements for this chapter is not feasible shall also be provided. The
				  department may require the owner or the owner's agent to submit additional
				  information necessary for the department to determine if a variance is
				  justified. The owner or owners or the owner's agent shall sign the variance
				  request. The department may condition the issuance of a variance by requiring
				  additional construction or installation features to safeguard the groundwater
				  and water supplied by the installation from contamination. Failure to comply
				  with the conditions of a variance or the applicable requirements of this
				  chapter voids the variance approval.
(a) A
				  variance request to the separation distance specified in s.
				  NR
				  812.08 Table A for an existing water supply well
				  within 1,200 feet of a proposed landfill or landfill expansion, shall be signed
				  and submitted to the department by the owner of the well or by the owner of the
				  landfill. Both parties shall have the right to appeal the variance approval,
				  pursuant to ch. 227, Stats.
1. If the
				  application for a variance has been submitted by the landfill owner, the
				  application shall include documentation that written notification of the
				  variance request has been provided to any well owner meeting conditions under
				  the separation distance specified in s.
				  NR
				  812.08 Table A.
2. In cases where the application for a
				  variance has been submitted by the well owner, the application shall include
				  documentation that written notification of the variance request has been
				  provided to the landfill owner.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 812 - Well Construction And Pump Installation › Subchapter VI - Property Transfer Well Inspections › Section NR 812.44 - Property transfer well inspections

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter applies to all water supply wells as
					 defined in s.
					 280.30,
					 Stats., used for any potable or nonpotable purpose. A well and pressure system
					 inspection is not required at the time of property transfer, though if one is
					 conducted, the inspection shall be in accordance with this chapter and ch. NR
					 146.
Note:
"Water supply well" is defined in s.
					 280.30,
					 Stats., to mean "an excavation or opening into the ground made by digging,
					 boring, drilling, or other method that supplies water for any purpose."
(1) LICENSING.
(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 or wells that must be filled and sealed on the real property,
				  unless the individual is a licensed water well driller or a licensed pump
				  installer, or meets the requirements specified in par. (d).
(b) Only licensed individual water well
				  drillers or licensed individual pump installers may conduct an inspection, or
				  make any statement or offer any opinions regarding the existence or
				  nonexistence of wells that need to be filled and sealed; or the location,
				  compliance, condition, capacity or performance of a well and pressure system
				  for compensation, at the time of property transfer.
(c) If the only work to be done is collecting
				  water samples for analysis at time of property transfer and the laboratory test
				  results are reported by the certified laboratory on a laboratory form and no
				  other statements are made or opinions offered by the individual who collected
				  the sample or by the laboratory or by anyone else, regarding the location,
				  compliance, condition, capacity or performance of the well or pressure system
				  or the location or existence or nonexistence of wells that need to be filled
				  and sealed then the samples may be collected by someone other than a licensed
				  water well driller or licensed pump installer.
(d) A county employee may conduct property
				  transfer well inspections without being a licensed water well driller or
				  licensed pump installer if the county has adopted a Level 3 county delegation
				  program under ch. NR 845, the employee meets the training and examination
				  requirements of s.
				  NR 845.08, and
				  the inspections are conducted as part of the county employee's duties. Property
				  transfer well inspections performed by Level 3 delegated county employees shall
				  be conducted in accordance with the evaluation criteria in this subchapter and
				  using the department form specified for property transfer well
				  inspections.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 812 - Well Construction And Pump Installation › Subchapter VII - Citations › Section NR 812.45 - Citations

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may take enforcement action against any
					 person who violates any of the provisions listed in sub. (1). The department
					 shall consider the severity, duration, frequency, and environmental or health
					 risks of the violation. The department will evaluate and address violations in
					 accordance with the department stepped enforcement process. The department
					 shall provide written notice of a violation and provide an opportunity to meet
					 pursuant to s.
					 280.98(4),
					 Stats., before issuance of a citation.
(1) Citations may be issued for violations
				  relating to any of the following:
(a)
				  Licensing and registration as provided in this chapter, ch. 280, Stats., or ch.
				  NR 146.
(b) Disinfection
				  requirements, as provided under ss.
				  NR
				  812.12(17), 812.27(5), 812.41(1), or
				  812.42(13).
(c) Sampling and
				  reporting requirements, as provided under ss.
				  NR
				  812.04(2), 812.09(4) (a) 3.,
				  812.10(10), (11), or (15), 812.26(7), 812.27(12), 812.42(13), 812.44(3) or (4),
				  or 812.46.
(d) Water systems that
				  were installed before February 1, 1991, as provided under s.
				  NR
				  812.42.
(e) Well or drillhole filling and sealing, as
				  provided under s.
				  NR 812.09(4) (a)
				  5. or 812.26.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 812 - Well Construction And Pump Installation › Subchapter VIII - Water sampling, analysis and reporting requirements › Section NR 812.46 - Water sampling, analysis and reporting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SAMPLES
				  REQUIRED FOLLOWING WELL DRILLING, WELL CONSTRUCTION OR PUMP INSTALLING.
(a)
Total coliform bacteria.
A well driller, well constructor, or pump installer shall collect water samples
				  to be analyzed for total coliform bacteria after performing any of the
				  following activities as allowed by his or her license:
1. Pump installing for a new well, unless the
				  pump installer is employed by the same business that drilled or constructed the
				  well or is the same individual who drilled or constructed the well, then only
				  one total coliform bacteria sample is required after the pump installation has
				  been completed, if the pump installation will be completed within 60 days of
				  the well completion.
2. Replacing a
				  pump or pressure tank on an existing water system that does not involve entry
				  into the well.
3. Pump installing
				  involving entry into an existing well where arsenic and nitrate samples have
				  been collected and analyzed following pump installing activities within the
				  past 6 months by the same licensee.
4. Entering a well to: diagnose any feature
				  or problem with the well, including pressure testing a nonpressurized conduit,
				  a pitless adapter, or well casing pipe; measure casing depth or total well
				  depth; clean or bail a well without the use of chemicals; or raise the well
				  casing height.
5. After corrective
				  action following a total coliform bacteria-positive test result as required
				  under s. NR 812.10 (12) or 812.27 (8).
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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 815.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish uniform minimum
					 standards and methods in conformity with s.
					 281.17(8),
					 Stats., for the following:
(1)
				  Construction or use of a well for the purpose of placing a fluid
				  underground.
(2) Protection of
				  underground sources of drinking water, aquifers and groundwater from
				  contamination that may occur as a result of the use of an injection
				  well.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 815.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
The provisions of this chapter apply to new and existing
					 injection wells as follows:
(1)
				  SPECIFIC INCLUSIONS. Injection wells that are governed by this chapter include,
				  but are not limited to:
(a) Any injection well
				  on a drilling platform that is located within the jurisdictional boundaries of
				  the state.
(b) Except as provided
				  in sub. (2), any well that is constructed or used to place a fluid
				  underground.
(c) Any well used by a
				  generator of hazardous waste, or by the owner or operator of a hazardous waste
				  management facility, to dispose of a fluid containing hazardous waste. This
				  includes the disposal of hazardous waste into a waste disposal system that
				  would otherwise be a septic system or cesspool regardless of the capacity of
				  the waste disposal system.
(d) Any
				  septic system, cesspool or other well that is used by a multiple-family
				  dwelling, multiple dwellings, community system or regional system to place a
				  fluid underground.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter II - Injection Well Classes and Underground Sources of Drinking Water › Section NR 815.04 - Classification of injection wells

Current through June 24, 2024
Injection wells are classified as follows:
(1) CLASS I INJECTION WELL. A class I well is
				  any of the following:
(a) A well used for
				  underground injection of a fluid classified as a hazardous waste or a fluid
				  containing any substance classified as a hazardous waste below the lowermost
				  formation containing an underground source of drinking water.
(b) A well used for underground injection of
				  a fluid containing an industrial or municipal waste below the lowermost
				  formation containing an underground source of drinking water.
(c) A well used for underground injection of
				  a fluid containing a radioactive waste below the lowermost formation containing
				  an underground source of drinking water.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter II - Injection Well Classes and Underground Sources of Drinking Water › Section NR 815.05 - Underground source of drinking water

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any aquifer or
				  groundwater, or portion of any aquifer or groundwater, located within the
				  jurisdictional boundaries of the state is an underground source of drinking
				  water.
(2) No regulatory agency may
				  exempt any aquifer or groundwater, or portion of an aquifer or groundwater,
				  located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the state from designation as
				  an underground source of drinking water.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter III - Regulated Activities › Section NR 815.07 - Approval of injection wells

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A regulatory
				  agency may not approve the construction or use of a class I, II or III
				  injection well.
(2) Subject to the
				  limitation contained in sub. (4), the department may only approve the
				  construction or use of a class IV injection well, if the well is to be used to
				  reinject treated contaminated groundwater back into the formation from which
				  the groundwater was withdrawn and is approved by the department as part of a
				  remedial action necessary for the cleanup of soil or groundwater
				  contamination.
(3) Subject to the
				  limitation contained in sub. (4), a regulatory agency may approve a class V
				  injection well as specified in subch. IV.
(4) A regulatory agency may not approve the
				  construction or use of any injection well that would violate the provisions of
				  ch. 160, Stats., result in the endangerment of an underground source of
				  drinking water or otherwise fail to comply with the other applicable
				  requirements of this chapter.
Note: Section
					 160.19(4),
					 Stats., prohibits a state regulatory agency from promulgating a rule defining
					 design and management practice criteria that permits a preventive action limit
					 to be attained or exceeded in groundwater except as allowed under s.
					 160.19(2),
					 Stats. A state regulatory agency may not promulgate a rule defining design and
					 management practice criteria that permits an enforcement standard to be
					 attained or exceeded at the point of standards application.
Note: Endangerment, as it applies to Class V injection
					 wells that are not prohibited under subchapter III, is any exceedance of an
					 enforcement standard established under ch. 160, Stats., when measured at a
					 point of standards application as defined in s.
					 160.01(5),
					 Stats.
(5) Failure to
				  comply with any condition of an injection well approval voids the
				  approval.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter III - Regulated Activities › Section NR 815.08 - Reporting of injection wells

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
				  specified in sub. (2), by no later than 30 days after becoming the owner or
				  operator, the owner or operator of an injection well shall provide the
				  following inventory information to the department:
(a) Injection well facility name and
				  location.
(b) Name and address of
				  the injection well owner or operator.
(c) Type of ownership such as, but not
				  limited to, private, federal, state, local government or tribal.
(d) Well class and type of injection well.
Note: Federal regulations designate subsets, or "types", of
					 injection wells within the 5 injection well classes. "Type," as it is used in
					 this section, refers to those subsets identified in the federal Underground
					 Injection Control program regulations.
(e) Number and operating status of injection
				  wells on a property or in a project.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter III - Regulated Activities › Section NR 815.09 - Operation of injection wells

Current through June 24, 2024
No injection well may be operated in a manner that fails to
					 comply with ch. 160, Stats., or results in endangerment of an underground
					 source of drinking water.
Note: Section
					 160.19(4),
					 Stats., specifies that if a state regulatory agency promulgates a rule that is
					 designed to maintain compliance with a preventive action limit and if a
					 preventive action limit is attained or exceeded at a point of standards
					 application, the agency shall review its rule and, if necessary, revise the
					 rule to maintain compliance with the preventive action limit. If an enforcement
					 standard is attained or exceeded at a point of standards application, the
					 agency shall review its rule and, if necessary, revise the rule to ensure that
					 the enforcement standard is not attained or exceeded at a point of standards
					 application or other locations in the future.
Endangerment, as it applies to Class V injection wells
						that are not prohibited under subchapter III, is any exceedance of an
						enforcement standard established under ch. 160, Stats., when measured at a
						point of standards application as defined in s.
						160.01(5),
						Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter III - Regulated Activities › Section NR 815.10 - Closure of injection wells

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All
				  large-capacity cesspools shall be closed by no later than April 5, 2005 in a
				  manner that is approved by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction.
(2) All existing wells that have been used
				  for the disposal of a fluid containing a waste from motorized vehicle repair or
				  maintenance activities shall be converted or closed by no later than January 1,
				  2005 in a manner that is approved by the department.
With the approval of the United States environmental
						protection agency, the department may extend the deadline for conversion or
						closure of a well that has been used to dispose of a fluid containing a waste
						from motorized vehicle repair or maintenance activities to January 1, 2006.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter IV - Additional Requirements by Well Class › Section NR 815.11 - Class V well injection

Current through June 24, 2024
Class V well injection is subject to the following:
(1) Construction or use of a well, other than
				  a subsurface fluid distribution system, for underground injection of any waste,
				  surface water, subsurface water or substance underground is prohibited except
				  as specified in ss. NR 811.05 and 812.05.
Note:
Section NR 811.05 prohibits the use of
					 any well, drillhole or water system for the underground placement of any
					 substance unless it is a department approved activity necessary for the
					 construction, rehabilitation or routine operation of a well or water system.
					 This section applies only to wells and water systems governed under ch. NR
					 811.
Note:
Section NR 812.05 applies to wells,
					 drillholes and water systems other than those subject to s. NR 811.05. Section
					 NR 812.05 (2) prohibits the use of any well, drillhole or water system for the
					 placement of any waste, surface or subsurface water or any substance
					 underground unless any of the following apply:
(a) the placement is a department-approved
				  activity necessary for any of the following: construction, rehabilitation or
				  operation of a well, drillhole or water system, construction of an approved
				  cathodic protection drillhole, remediation of contaminated soil, groundwater or
				  an aquifer, or the study of groundwater conditions,
(b) placement of grouting, sealing or well
				  abandonment materials, and
(c)
				  placement of approved materials for purposes such as, but not limited to, soil
				  or excavation site stabilization, foundation construction or strengthening, or
				  groundwater diversion. Section NR 812.05 (5) contains a list of activities that
				  are not prohibited by this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter V - Enforcement › Section NR 815.12 - Visitorial powers of the department

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) For the purpose
				  of obtaining or verifying information related to the administration of the
				  requirements of this chapter, any duly authorized officer, employee or
				  representative of the department shall at reasonable times and upon showing
				  appropriate credentials have the right to enter upon or through any premises in
				  which a well governed by this chapter is located or in which records required
				  to be maintained by this chapter are kept in order to conduct an inspection of
				  any equipment or method required by this chapter, examine or copy records
				  pertaining to activities regulated under this chapter or to collect samples of
				  any fluid being placed into a well.
(2) No person may refuse entry or access to
				  any authorized representative of the department who presents department
				  credentials and lawfully requests entry under this section, nor shall any
				  person obstruct, hamper or interfere with any lawful entry or
				  inspection.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter V - Enforcement › Section NR 815.13 - Records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) As specified in s.
				  281.97,
				  Stats., the owner or operator of an injection [well] shall keep records
				  required by the department and provide the department with certified copies and
				  other information as the department may require.
(2) Except as provided under sub. (4), any
				  record, report or other information submitted to or obtained by the department
				  in the administration of this chapter shall be a public record.
(3) The department shall make available and
				  provide facilities for the public to inspect and copy any public record
				  maintained by the department in the administration of the requirements of this
				  chapter.
(4) As specified in s.
				  283.55(2),
				  Stats., records or other information, except effluent data, provided to the
				  department may be treated as confidential upon a showing to the department's
				  secretary that said records or information is entitled to protection as a trade
				  secret as defined in s.
				  134.90(1)
				  (c), Stats.
(5) Records, reports and other information
				  for which the department has granted confidential status may be:
(a) Used by the department in compiling or
				  publishing analyses or summaries relating to the general condition of the
				  environment if the analyses or summaries do not identify a specific person or
				  responsible party and the analyses or summaries do not reveal records or other
				  information granted confidential status.
(b) Released by the department to the U.S.
				  environmental protection agency or its authorized representative, if the U.S.
				  environmental protection agency or its authorized representative agrees to
				  protect the confidentiality of the records, reports or other
				  information.
(c) Released for
				  general distribution if the party who provided the information to the
				  department expressly agrees to the release of the information.
(d) Released on a limited basis if the
				  department is directed to take action by a judge or administrative law judge
				  under an order that protects the confidentiality of the record, report or other
				  information.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 815 - Injection Wells › Subchapter V - Enforcement › Section NR 815.14 - Penalties

Current through June 24, 2024
The owner or operator of any injection well that is found
					 in violation of a provision of this chapter is subject to the penalties
					 specified in s.
					 281.98,
					 Stats.
Any person who violates ch. 281, Stats., or any rule
						promulgated or any plan approval, license or special order issued under this
						chapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each
						violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense. While an
						order is suspended, stayed or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 820 - Groundwater Quantity Protection › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 820.10 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to designate areas of the
					 state, consistent with s.
					 281.34(9)
					 (a), Stats., in which impacts from
					 groundwater drawdown and pumpage are such that regional planning and management
					 is necessary to avoid, minimize and manage future impacts. This chapter also
					 establishes review criteria applicable to high capacity well applications
					 involving wells situated near springs, trout streams, outstanding resource
					 waters, and exceptional resources waters, and involving groundwater withdrawals
					 with high water loss.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 820 - Groundwater Quantity Protection › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 820.11 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter applies to all counties, cities, towns,
					 villages, utility districts under s.
					 66.0827,
					 Stats., that provide water, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation
					 districts that have town sanitary district powers under s.
					 33.22(3),
					 Stats., joint water authorities created under s.
					 66.0823,
					 Stats., and municipal water districts under s.
					 198.22,
					 Stats. This chapter also applies to persons who are owners of high capacity
					 wells and high capacity well systems including persons that propose to
					 construct a high capacity well.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 820 - Groundwater Quantity Protection › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 820.13 - High capacity wells annual pumping reports

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Owners of high
				  capacity wells shall record pumpage data on a monthly basis and shall report
				  the information to the department at no less than an annual frequency using
				  methods and forms provided by the department. Reports of annual pumpage for a
				  given calendar year shall be submitted to the department no later than the
				  first day of March in the following calendar year.
Note:
Appropriate forms, description of
					 acceptable estimation methodology and reporting procedures will be sent to
					 owners of each high capacity well each year by the department. Copies of these
					 documents may be obtained from the Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of
					 Drinking Water and Groundwater, 101 South Webster Street, Natural Resources
					 Building, PO Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921.
(2) Individual reports shall be prepared for
				  any high capacity wells with the capacity to withdraw water at a rate of
				  100,000 gallons per day or more.
(3) If one high capacity property does not
				  contain any single high capacity well with an individual capacity to withdraw
				  water at a rate of 100,000 gallons per day or more, the annual pumpage may be
				  reported as a composite volume for the entire property based on estimated water
				  usage using a method prescribed by the department.
(4) If one high capacity property contains
				  high capacity wells with individual capacity to withdraw water at a rate of at
				  least 100,000 gallons per day and high capacity wells with maximum pumping
				  capacity less than 100,000 gallons per day, a composite pumpage volume based on
				  estimated water usage using a method prescribed by the department may be
				  reported for those wells with individual maximum pumping capacity less than
				  100,000 gallons per day.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 820 - Groundwater Quantity Protection › Subchapter II - Groundwater Management Areas › Section NR 820.20 - Groundwater management area designation

Current through June 24, 2024
The areas specified in subs. (1) and (2) are designated as
					 groundwater management areas. Any local governmental unit contained within
					 these areas shall be considered to be part of the groundwater management area
					 unless it is explicitly excluded in sub. (1) or (2).
(1) Southeast Wisconsin Groundwater
				  Management Area consisting of the following:
(a) All of Kenosha county.
(b) All of Milwaukee county.
(c) All of Ozaukee county.
(d) All of Racine county.
(e) All of Waukesha county.
(f) The portions of Walworth county
				  consisting of the U.S. Public Land Survey townships of East Troy, Spring
				  Prairie, Lyons, Bloomfield, Linn and Geneva, with the exception of the village
				  of Williams Bay and city of Elkhorn, and including the portion of the U.S.
				  Public Land Survey township of Troy that includes part of the Village of East
				  Troy.
(g) All of Washington county
				  with the exception of the U.S. Public Land Survey townships of Wayne and
				  Kewaskum.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 820 - Groundwater Quantity Protection › Subchapter III - Environmental Review of High Capacity Well Applications › Section NR 820.29 - Review periods

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) HIGH CAPACITY WELLS IN GROUNDWATER
				  PROTECTION AREAS. Unless another time period is specified by law, the
				  department shall complete its review and make a determination on all
				  applications for approval of proposed high capacity wells in groundwater
				  protection areas within 65 business days after receipt of a complete
				  application unless the department notifies the applicant under s.
				  NR
				  820.30(4) (a) or (b) that additional
				  information is needed in order for the department to prepare an environmental
				  analysis for the proposed high capacity well.
(2) HIGH CAPACITY WELLS NEAR SPRINGS. Unless
				  another time period is specified by law, the department shall complete its
				  review and make a determination on all applications for approval of proposed
				  high capacity wells near springs within 65 business days after receipt of a
				  complete application unless the department notifies the applicant under s.
				  NR 820.31(4) (a)
				  or (b) that additional information is needed
				  in order for the department to prepare an environmental analysis for the
				  proposed high capacity well.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 820 - Groundwater Quantity Protection › Subchapter III - Environmental Review of High Capacity Well Applications › Section NR 820.32 - Projects with high water loss

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) For any
				  application for approval of a high capacity well under s.
				  281.34,
				  Stats., the applicant shall identify and the department shall verify whether
				  the proposed use of the well will result in an annual water loss of greater
				  than 95%. The department may require submittal of a detailed water balance as
				  part of the application in order to determine the approximate water
				  loss.
(2) If the department
				  determines that a proposed high capacity well will result in an annual water
				  loss of greater than 95%, the department shall notify the applicant that the
				  proposed well may result in a water loss of greater than 95%. Within 65
				  business days of receipt of a complete application, the department shall
				  identify additional informational requirements necessary to evaluate the
				  proposed well and may determine that the applicant shall develop and submit an
				  environmental impact report in accordance with ch. NR 150.
(3) Following receipt of all requested
				  information, the department shall follow the environmental analysis procedures
				  of ch. NR 150.
(4) If the
				  department determines that construction and operation of the proposed high
				  capacity well will not result in significant environmental impact to surface
				  and groundwater resources, the department shall approve the well and include in
				  any approval issued using the standards under s.
				  281.34,
				  Stats., conditions to ensure that operation of the proposed well will not cause
				  significant adverse environmental impact to surface water or groundwater
				  resources. The conditions may include but are not limited to conditions as to
				  location, depth of casing, depth of lower drillhole, depth interval of well
				  screen, pumping capacity, pumpage schedule, months of operation, rate of flow,
				  ultimate use, and conservation measures.
(5) As part of an approval issued using the
				  standards under s.
				  281.34,
				  Stats., the department may require the owner of the high capacity well to
				  develop and implement a water conservation and management plan that minimizes,
				  to the extent technically and economically feasible, the degree of water loss
				  related to operation of the high capacity well system.
(6) As part of an approval issued using the
				  standards under s.
				  281.34,
				  Stats., the department may require the owner of the high capacity well system
				  to implement a monitoring plan to evaluate environmental impacts caused by
				  operation of the high capacity well system and based on results of the
				  monitoring program may revise the approval.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 820 - Groundwater Quantity Protection › Subchapter III - Environmental Review of High Capacity Well Applications › Section NR 820.33 - Public utility wells

Current through June 24, 2024
Sections to 820.32 do not apply to proposed high capacity
					 wells that are water supplies for public water systems operated by a public
					 utility, as defined by s.
					 196.01, Stats.,
					 engaged in supplying water to or for the public, if the department determines
					 that there is no other reasonable alternative location for the well and
					 includes in the approval conditions that ensure that the environmental impact
					 of the well is balanced by the public benefit of the well related to public
					 health and safety. Conditions of the approval for the well may include, but are
					 not limited to, conditions as to location, depth, pumping capacity, rate of
					 flow, and ultimate use.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 845 - County Administration Of Ch. NR 812, Private Well Cod › Section NR 845.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards for
				  county adoption and enforcement of an ordinance for private well location, well
				  construction, well abandonment or pump installation and for department review
				  of county delegation programs. The goal of the county delegation program is to
				  protect Wisconsin's drinking water and groundwater resources by governing
				  access to groundwater through regulating private well location, construction
				  and abandonment and pump installation and well and drillhole
				  abandonment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 845 - County Administration Of Ch. NR 812, Private Well Cod › Section NR 845.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
The provisions of this chapter apply to all counties with a
				  department-approved well construction or pump installation ordinance regulating
				  new and existing private water systems, including private wells constructed in
				  special well casing areas, in accordance with ch. NR 812. Drilled, driven
				  point, dug, bored and jetted wells are all regulated under the provisions of
				  this chapter. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to springs, school
				  water systems, or wastewater treatment plant water systems, high capacity water
				  systems, community water systems and wells, water systems or installations
				  which require written plan approval from the department.
See chs.
					 NR 811 and
					 812 for wells, water systems and
					 installations that require written plan approval from the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 845 - County Administration Of Ch. NR 812, Private Well Cod › Section NR 845.03 - Other municipalities

Current through June 24, 2024
No entity, other than a county authorized under this chapter
				  or a municipality with well abandonment and cross-connection ordinances
				  approved by the department under ch. NR 811, may adopt or enforce an ordinance
				  regulating matters covered by ch. 280, Stats., or by department rules adopted
				  under ch. 280, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 845 - County Administration Of Ch. NR 812, Private Well Cod › Section NR 845.04 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Administrator" means the county employee
				designated by the county board of supervisors to issue permits for either
				private well location or pump installation or both and to administer ch. NR 812
				in the county as authorized by the department.
(2) "Aesthetic parameters" means constituents
				of drinking water that are not cause for health concern, including but not
				limited to those in the secondary drinking water standards listed in s.
				NR
				809.60.
(3) "Approval" means the written plan
				approval of the department.
(4)
				"Central office" means the bureau of water supply, located in Madison,
				Wisconsin, which functions as the coordinating authority for the statewide
				water supply program.
(5)
				"Community water system" has the meaning designated in s.
				NR
				811.03(2).
(6) "Contaminant" means any physical,
				chemical, biological or radiological substance or matter in water.
(7) "County office staff" means county office
				personnel trained to answer general well location and pump installation
				questions and to accept permit applications.
(8) "Delegation level" means the program
				level, as set forth in s.
				NR 845.05, at
				which a county is authorized to administer and enforce ch. NR 812.
(9) "Department" means the department of
				natural resources.
(10) "Department
				district offices" means offices located in:
(a) Northwest District, Box 309, Spooner, WI
				54801.
(b) North Central District,
				Box 818, Rhinelander, WI 54501.
(c)
				Western District, 1300 W. Clairemont Ave., Box 4001, Eau Claire, WI
				54702.
(d) Lake Michigan District,
				1125 N. Military Ave., Box 10448, Green Bay, WI 54307.
(e) Southeast District, 2300 N. Dr. Martin
				Luther King Jr. Dr., Box 12436, Milwaukee, WI 53212.
(f) Southern District, 3911 Fish Hatchery
				Rd., Fitchburg, WI 53711.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 845 - County Administration Of Ch. NR 812, Private Well Cod › Section NR 845.05 - Delegation levels

Current through June 24, 2024
Upon the approval of the department, a county may receive
				  authorization to administer ch. NR 812 at level 5 and at one of one or more of
				  the other 4 levels. The department may authorize county delegation programs
				  which the department determines to be substantially equivalent to those
				  described in this section. At each delegation level, the county shall
				  investigate complaints and take enforcement actions related to their authorized
				  delegation level. The 5 delegation levels are:
(1) LEVEL 1 - PRIVATE WELL LOCATION. Under
				Level 1 delegation a county shall:
(a) Issue
				permits authorizing the location of new and replacement private wells,
				including drilled, driven point, dug, bored or jetted wells, or the
				reconstruction or rehabilitation of existing private wells.
(b) Conduct inspections of new, replaced,
				reconstructed or rehabilitated private well installations for which well
				location permits were required as soon as possible after the well is
				constructed.
(c) Determine whether
				the casing height of a permitted well complies with ch. NR 812 and that there
				is a cap or seal on the upper terminus of the well.
(d) Require upgrading of all inspected
				private wells that are not in compliance with the minimum private well
				locational distances in ch. NR 812.
Note:
Counties authorized under level 1 prior to
				  March 1, 1991 are authorized to conduct both level 1 and level 5
				  responsibilities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply › Chapter NR 845 - County Administration Of Ch. NR 812, Private Well Cod › Section NR 845.07 - Laboratory support

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) For delegation level 2, 3 or 4, a county
				shall have drinking water analyses for inorganics, pesticides and volatile
				organics performed by the state laboratory of hygiene or by a laboratory
				certified under s.
				299.11,
				Stats., and ch. NR 149. Counties shall have drinking water analyses for
				coliform bacteria performed by the state laboratory of hygiene or a laboratory
				certified by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under
				ch. ATCP 77. Counties shall have drinking water analyses for radiological
				substances performed by the state laboratory of hygiene or a laboratory
				acceptable to the U.S. environmental protection agency.
(2) The department shall arrange for water
				samples to be tested for coliform bacteria, nitrates and fluorides, routinely
				and at no cost to the county, through the state laboratory of hygiene if the
				sample is collected by a county employee as part of a private water system
				inspection under level 3.
(3) As
				department resources and state laboratory of hygiene scheduling allows,
				laboratory testing for inorganics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and
				pesticides will be available to the county for samples collected by a county
				employee as part of a private water system inspection under level 3. Samples
				for inorganics, VOCs and pesticides submitted to the state laboratory of
				hygiene shall be scheduled for analysis in advance through the appropriate
				department district office. If the number of samples does not exceed available
				resources, the department district office may waive the scheduling requirement
				for inorganics.
(4) The county may
				use an unregistered or uncertified laboratory for drinking water analyses for
				aesthetic parameters except when the purpose of the sampling is to characterize
				the effect of pollution sources on drinking water or groundwater
				quality.
(5) The county shall
				submit copies of results of drinking water analyses performed at laboratories
				other than the state laboratory of hygiene to the department within 30 days of
				receipt of the analyses.