Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 216 - Storm Water Discharge Permits › Subchapter I - Municipal Storm Water Discharge Permits › Section NR 216.02 - Permit coverage required

Current through June 24, 2024
The following owners or operators of municipal separate
					 storm sewer systems shall obtain coverage under a WPDES municipal storm water
					 permit under this subchapter:
Note:
A city, village or town is not
					 responsible for a county, state and federally operated MS4 that lies within its
					 jurisdiction.
(1) OWNERS AND OPERATORS
				  OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS SERVING POPULATIONS OF 100,000 OR
				  MORE. The owner or operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system serving
				  incorporated areas with a population of 100,000 or more as determined by the
				  1990 decennial census.
(2)
				  PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER
				  SYSTEMS. The owner or operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system
				  notified in writing by the department prior to August 1, 2004, to obtain a
				  WPDES municipal storm water permit.
(3) URBANIZED AREAS. Unless exempted pursuant
				  to s.
				  NR
				  216.023, the owner or operator of a municipal separate
				  storm sewer system within an urbanized area as defined by the U.S. bureau of
				  the census.
Note: The U.S. bureau of the census redefines urbanized
					 areas based on each decennial census. Other owners or operators of municipal
					 separate storm sewer systems that are not cities, villages, towns or counties
					 may also be required under s.
					 NR 216.025
					 to obtain a permit. U.S. EPA lists the following municipalities as being within
					 a 2000 decennial census urbanized area:
Algoma town
Allouez village
Altoona city
Anson town
Appleton city
Ashwaubenon village
Bayside village
Bellevue town
Beloit city
Beloit town
Bergen town
Big Bend village
Black Wolf town
Blooming Grove town
Bristol town (Dane county)
Bristol town (Kenosha county)
Brookfield city
Brookfield town
Brown county
Brown Deer village
Brunswick town
Buchanan town
Burke town
Butler village
Caledonia town
Calumet county
Campbell town
Cedarburg city
Cedarburg town
Chenequa village
Chippewa county
Chippewa Falls city
Combined Locks village
Cottage Grove town
Cottage Grove village
Cudahy city
Dane county
De Pere city
De Pere town
De Forest village
Delafield city
Delafield town
Douglas county
Dousman village
Dunkirk town
Dunn town
Eagle Point town
Eau Claire city
Eau Claire county
Elm Grove village
Elmwood Park village
Empire town
Fitchburg city
Fond du Lac city
Fond du Lac county
Fox Point village
Franklin city
Friendship town
Genesee town
Germantown town
Germantown village
Glendale city
Grafton town
Grafton village
Grand Chute town
Green Bay city
Greendale village
Greenfield city
Greenville town
Hales Corners village
Hallie town
Harmony town
Harrison town
Hartland village
Herman town
Hobart town
Holland town
Holmen village
Howard village
Howards Grove village
Janesville city
Janesville town
Kaukauna city
Kenosha city
Kenosha county
Kimberly village
Knowlton town
Kohler village
Kronenwetter village
La Crosse city
La Crosse county
La Prairie town
Lafayette town
Lake Hallie village
Lake Lac La Belle village
Lannon village
Lawrence town
Ledgeview town
Lima town
Lisbon town
Little Chute village
Madison city
Madison town
Maine town
Maple Bluff village
Marathon county
McFarland village
Medary town
Menasha city
Menasha town
Menomonee Falls village
Mequon city
Merton town
Merton village
Middleton city
Middleton town
Milton city
Milwaukee city
Milwaukee county
Monona city
Mosel town
Mosinee city
Mount Pleasant town
Muskego city
Nashotah village
Neenah city
Neenah town
Nekimi town
New Berlin city
North Bay village
North Fond du Lac village
North Prairie village
Oak Creek city
Oconomowoc city
Oconomowoc Lake village
Oconomowoc town
Oliver village
Omro town
Onalaska city
Onalaska town
Oshkosh city
Oshkosh town
Ottawa town
Outagamie county
Ozaukee county
Paddock Lake village
Pewaukee city
Pewaukee village
Pittsfield town
Pleasant Prairie village
Pleasant Springs town
Racine city
Racine county
Randall town
Rib Mountain town
Richfield town
River Hills village
Rock county
Rock town
Rothschild village
Salem town
Saukville town
Saukville village
Schofield city
Scott town
Seymour town
Sheboygan city
Sheboygan county
Sheboygan Falls city
Sheboygan Falls town
Sheboygan town
Shelby town
Shorewood Hills village
Shorewood village
Silver Lake village
Somers town (Kenosha county)
South Milwaukee city
Springfield town
St. Francis city
Stettin town
Stoughton city
Sturtevant village
Suamico town
Summit town
Sun Prairie city
Superior city
Superior village
Sussex village
Taycheedah town
Thiensville village
Tilden town
Turtle town
Twin Lakes village
Union town
Vandenbroek town
Vernon town
Verona city
Vinland town
Wales village
Washington county
Washington town
Waukesha city
Waukesha county
Waukesha town
Waunakee village
Wausau city
Wauwatosa city
West Allis city
West Milwaukee village
Weston village
Westport town
Wheatland town
Wheaton town
Whitefish Bay village
Wilson town
Wind Point village
Windsor town
Winnebago county
(4) MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS
				  SERVING OVER 10,000. An owner or operator of a municipal separate storm sewer
				  system serving a population of 10,000 or more and a population density of 1,000
				  or more per square mile, as determined by the U.S. bureau of the census based
				  on the latest decennial census unless it is exempted under s.
				  NR
				  216.024.