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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 187 - Household hazardous waste grant program › Section NR 187.08 - Grant revocation

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may terminate the grant and the grant
				  recipient shall return the full grant amount, if the department determines
				  that:
(1) There has been no
				substantial performance of the clean sweep program by the grantee;
(2) There is substantial evidence that the
				grant was obtained by fraud; or
(3)
				There is substantial evidence of gross abuse or corrupt practices in the
				administration of the program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 187 - Household hazardous waste grant program › Section NR 187.09 - Priority determination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONTINUING COMMITMENT. Grant applications
				which contain documentation that the applicant is committed to an annual
				program to promote proper handling and disposal of household hazardous waste
				will be given priority in the grant approval process.
(a) The following documentation will be
				considered by the department in determining whether or not an applicant has
				made a satisfactory commitment to conduct such a program:
1. A formal resolution by the applicant that
				the municipality is committed to undertaking annual action to promote the
				proper handling and disposal of household hazardous waste;
Note: Such actions may include providing information to
				  citizens annually on the hazards that may be associated with household
				  hazardous wastes and how to safely handle, store, and dispose of these wastes.
				  Other actions may include sponsoring periodic clean sweep programs or informing
				  citizens of other services available for the proper disposal of household
				  hazardous wastes. These actions may be made part of the formal resolution
				  required under s.
				  NR 187.05(2) (b)
				  3.
2. Documentation that shows commitment by the
				applicant to include funds for annual household hazardous waste program
				activities in the public works, solid waste, or other appropriate department's
				annual budget; and
3. Demonstrated
				commitment to annual household hazardous waste programs from civic
				organizations, or private foundations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 187 - Household hazardous waste grant program › Section NR 187.10 - Exemptions

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant may request an exemption from any of the
				  requirements of this chapter by submitting a written request and justification
				  for an exemption. Exemption requests shall be reviewed by the department with
				  particular regard to any potential nuisance, hazard to public health or safety,
				  or potential degradation of the environment. Any exemptions granted by the
				  department shall be in writing, stating the reasons for the
				  exemption.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 190 - Lake Management Planning Grants (Repealed) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (Repealed) › Section NR 190.002 - Applicability (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
Under s.
						281.68(3m),
						Stats., to be a qualified school district, the board of the school district
						shall adopt a resolution to conduct a lake management planning project that
						will do all of the following:
1. Provide information or education on the use of lakes
						or natural lake ecosystems, on the quality of water in lakes, or on the quality
						of natural lake ecosystems.
2. Allow another eligible recipient of grants under this
						section to cooperate with the school district in the
						project.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 191 - Lake Protection And Classification Grants (Repealed) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (Repealed) › Section NR 191.03 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
Publ-FM-800 Wisconsin Lakes includes a listing of most
						public inland lakes in the state. The most current revision is available from
						the Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat
						Protection, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 or at (608) 267-7498.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 191 - Lake Protection And Classification Grants (Repealed) › Subchapter III - Wetland Restoration, Wetland Restoration Incentive and Shoreline Habitat Restoration Projects (Repealed) › Section NR 191.21 - Applicability (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 191 - Lake Protection And Classification Grants (Repealed) › Subchapter III - Wetland Restoration, Wetland Restoration Incentive and Shoreline Habitat Restoration Projects (Repealed) › Section NR 191.22 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 191 - Lake Protection And Classification Grants (Repealed) › Subchapter III - Wetland Restoration, Wetland Restoration Incentive and Shoreline Habitat Restoration Projects (Repealed) › Section NR 191.23 - Eligible sponsors (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 191 - Lake Protection And Classification Grants (Repealed) › Subchapter III - Wetland Restoration, Wetland Restoration Incentive and Shoreline Habitat Restoration Projects (Repealed) › Section NR 191.24 - Eligible and ineligible projects (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 191 - Lake Protection And Classification Grants (Repealed) › Subchapter III - Wetland Restoration, Wetland Restoration Incentive and Shoreline Habitat Restoration Projects (Repealed) › Section NR 191.26 - Grant awards (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 192 - Lake monitoring contracts and citizen lake monitoring network (Repealed) › Section NR 192.06 - Citizen monitor registration (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
The lake monitoring coordinator is a statewide position
					 funded by the department and located at the College of Natural Resources,
					 University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897. The coordinator can be
					 contacted by phone at (715) 346-3989 or email at uwexlakes@uwsp.edu. Form
					 3200-101 will be provided by the department at the completion of training.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.01 - Purpose and authority

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter establishes procedures for awarding
					 cost-sharing grants to public and private entities to protect and improve the
					 waters of Wisconsin. Rules under this chapter outline grant programs supporting
					 aquatic invasive species control and prevention as provided for in s.
					 23.22(2)
					 (c), Stats., lake management planning as
					 provided for in s.
					 281.68,
					 Stats., lake management and lake classification pursuant to s.
					 281.69,
					 Stats., river planning and management as provided for in s.
					 281.70,
					 Stats., and a lake monitoring and protection contract program pursuant to s.
					 281.68(3)
					 (bg), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This chapter outlines a grant program
				  that provides financial assistance for surface water planning and management
				  projects benefitting the waters of Wisconsin. Eligible grant recipients include
				  counties, cities, towns, villages, and other local governmental units; tribal
				  governing bodies; town sanitary districts; public inland lake protection and
				  rehabilitation districts; nonprofit conservation organizations; qualified
				  surface water management organizations; qualified school districts; accredited
				  colleges; accredited universities and technical schools; qualified lake
				  associations; qualified river management organizations; natural resource
				  agencies; and other substantially similar organizations. Substantially similar
				  organizations seeking eligibility for grants awarded under this chapter shall
				  submit a request for a determination of eligibility on a form designated by the
				  department.
(2) Grants awarded
				  under this chapter may be used for education, planning and management projects
				  conducted for the benefit of surface water or aquatic ecosystems. Lake
				  protection funding is available for projects benefitting lakes and lake
				  ecosystems. Lake management grants that include natural resource enhancement
				  services are available for projects benefitting public inland lakes. River
				  protection funding is available for activities benefitting rivers and riverine
				  ecosystems. Aquatic invasive species control funding is available for aquatic
				  invasive species projects conducted on surface waters of the state, including
				  lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and the Great Lakes.
(3) These general provisions apply to grants
				  awarded under this chapter. Subchapters VI and VII will use the he general
				  provisions contained in this subchapter, unless indicated otherwise in subchs.
				  VI and VII.
Applicants may wish to review the Surface Water Grant
						Program Guidance available on the Surface Water Grant Program
						website.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.06 - Eligible and ineligible costs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELIGIBLE COSTS.
				  The department may reimburse eligible project costs at the DNR cost-share
				  percentage up to the maximum allowable grant award amount if the costs are
				  reasonable and necessary for the project, documented, consistent with the
				  approved application that is part of the grant agreement, directly related to
				  the project, and incurred during the grant period. Eligible costs include any
				  of the following:
(a)
Labor and
				  fringe benefits.
1. Labor costs
				  incurred by grantee staff, whether existing or new, to carry out project
				  activities identified in the grant agreement. Labor costs shall be based on the
				  salary, hourly wages, fringe benefits and other items determined to be
				  appropriate by the department that have been previously established by the
				  grantee and paid to the employee at the time the expense was incurred for staff
				  time.
2. Direct administrative
				  costs, including actual salary or hourly wages and fringe benefits incurred by
				  immediate supervisors and support staff that can be tracked, charged directly
				  to and accounted for by the project. Supervisors and support staff are
				  understood not to be involved in the day-to-day implementation of the project.
				  Costs under this subdivision may not exceed 10% of the project grant award
				  amount.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.08 - Cost containment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROCEDURES
.
A grantee
				  shall implement cost containment measures for all capital assets and any
				  supply, service, or equipment item purchased by a grantee for projects funded
				  with a grant awarded under this chapter if the cost exceeds $2,500. The grantee
				  shall identify the cost containment procedure used when requesting
				  reimbursement. The department may request that the grantee submit proof of cost
				  containment procedures used in an application. The grantee shall use one or
				  more of the following cost containment procedures:
(a)
Average cost.
Using cost
				  information obtained within the 12 months prior to the start date of the grant
				  agreement, determine an average cost per unit of material or labor for the
				  implementation of activities. The grantee may use information obtained from the
				  department, other departments, or other sources to determine average costs.
				  Under this option, eligible project costs may not exceed the average
				  cost.
(b)
Competitive
				  bidding.
Following the requirements under ch. 16, Stats., a grantee
				  may request bids from contractors for the implementation of practices listed in
				  a grant agreement. The grantee shall identify criteria for determining
				  acceptable qualifications and publish these with the bid notice. Under this
				  option, a grantee may select the lowest responsible bidder.
Note:
Applicants may wish to review the
					 Procurement Guide available on the Surface Water Grant Program
					 website.
(c)
Flat
				  rate.
The department may establish flat rates for eligible costs
				  funded under this chapter. An applicant or grantee may choose to use the
				  department's flat rate as one means of cost containment. Cost containment for
				  services provided by a sub-unit of a local government may use one or more of
				  the flat rates chosen by that sub-unit of local government. The grantee may use
				  data obtained from the department, other departments, or from other sources to
				  determine a flat rate.
Note:
Flat rates will be published by the
					 department on the Surface Water Grant Program website.
(d)
Force account.
A grantee
				  may assign its employees to implement a practice.
(e)
Alternative cost containment
				  measures.
The grantee may propose an alternative cost containment
				  procedure if the alternative is determined to be more effective than the cost
				  containment procedures described in pars. (a) to (d). The grantee shall
				  identify the alternative in the grant application it submits for review and
				  approval by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.09 - Applications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION SUBMISSION.
(a) An application may be submitted to the
				  department at any time prior to the deadlines established by the department for
				  each subprogram under this chapter.
(b) To be considered for grant funding,
				  complete applications shall be post-marked no later than the application
				  deadline for applications that are mailed, or shall be sent via email to the
				  department no later than 11:59:59 p.m. on the application deadline.
(c) An applicant may request a
				  pre-application meeting to review project eligibility and receive technical or
				  project planning assistance at any time but no fewer than 30 days prior to the
				  application deadline.
(d) The
				  department may require a grantee to complete a pre-proposal or to participate
				  in a pre-application meeting in advance of the application deadline for
				  projects proposed for funding under this chapter.
Note:
Application forms and guidance on
					 deadlines are available from the Surface Water Grant Program website.
					 Pre-application meetings should occur early in the project planning process,
					 well in advance of the application deadline.
(e) The department may accept Aquatic
				  Invasive Species Early Detection grant applications year
				  round.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.10 - Public access

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Each grant application for a project on a
				  public waterbody shall include a description of the existing and, if
				  applicable, proposed public access. The description shall include current and
				  future public use at all access sites, a map of the waterbody or project area,
				  the location and numbers of carry-in sites and boat landings, numbers of car
				  and trailer parking spaces or street parking options, and the location or
				  proximity of public parks or other public access features.
(2) The department may not provide grant
				  awards for natural resources enhancement services on waterbodies that do not
				  meet the minimum public boating access standards provided in s.
				  NR
				  1.91(4) or the alternative public
				  boating access standards provided in s.
				  NR
				  1.91(6).
(3) The department may provide grant awards
				  for resource protection services under s.
				  NR 1.91(4)
				  (c) if public boating access is not available
				  on a waterbody.
Early detection and response projects funded with a grant
						awarded under subchapter VI for prohibited species identified in ch. NR 40 are
						considered resource protection services.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.11 - Priorities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department will establish grant
				  funding priorities for each subprogram under this chapter, which may include a
				  consideration of the degree to which the project will do any of the following:
(a) Enhance knowledge and understanding of
				  surface waters and aquatic invasive species.
(b) Build an organization's capacity to carry
				  out planning and management projects.
(c) Protect or restore water quality or an
				  aquatic ecosystem's quality, integrity, or provision of services.
(d) Execute the priorities or recommendations
				  of a management plan.
(e)
				  Complement other management efforts.
(f) Reduce the spread of aquatic invasive
				  species.
(g) Implement a strategic
				  prevention and control strategy for an AIS population.
(h) Build partner or public
				  support.
(i) Make efficient use of
				  resources or leverage additional funding.
(j) Provide aid to ecosystems that are high
				  quality or have critical restoration or protection needs.
(k) Successfully meet project objectives and
				  accomplish project goals.
(l)
				  Contribute to a first-time planning or management effort for the waterbody or
				  grantee.
(m) Satisfy other funding
				  priorities consistent with the purpose of this chapter and established by the
				  department.
Note:
The department's priorities for grant
					 funding are posted on the department's Surface Water Grant Program website. The
					 department will use a variety of platforms to conduct outreach and notify
					 potential applicants of program priorities. Outreach efforts may include
					 publication on the department's website, email notification, social media
					 announcements, and other platforms of communication.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.14 - Maintenance and disposition of assets

Current through June 24, 2024
A grantee may purchase supplies, equipment, or capital
					 assets with a grant provided under this chapter, consistent with limitations
					 for each subprogram and federal guidelines, if applicable. The grantee shall
					 adhere to all of the following maintenance and disposition procedures for
					 supplies, equipment, and capital assets purchased with grant funds awarded
					 under this chapter:
(1) SUPPLIES. The
				  grantee may retain, sell, or dispose of project supplies after the term of the
				  grant agreement and may retain sale proceeds.
(2) EQUIPMENT.
(a) The grantee shall maintain equipment
				  purchased with a grant awarded under this chapter in good working order during
				  the term of the grant agreement, including use of proper fuel, routine
				  maintenance, and fresh batteries.
(b) Equipment purchased with a grant awarded
				  under this chapter may not be sold or donated during the term of the grant
				  agreement.
(c) After the term of a
				  grant agreement the grantee may retain, sell, or donate equipment purchased
				  with a grant under this chapter and may retain sale proceeds. Sales to state of
				  Wisconsin employees are prohibited unless items are sold at announced public
				  sales or auctions. Acceptable methods for sale or donation include any of the
				  following:
1. Competitive bid.
2. Public auction.
3. Open negotiated and documented
				  sale.
4. Offer to the public at a
				  fixed sale price.
5. Donation,
				  transfer, or sale to another grantee qualified to receive a grant under this
				  chapter.
6. Sale for salvage
				  value.
7. Donation to a scrap yard
				  or business when the equipment has no or limited
				  value.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.15 - Required deed restrictions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COST-SHARE
				  AGREEMENTS. If the land on which a project is installed has an operation and
				  maintenance period of more than 10 years, but the land is not owned by the
				  grantee, the grantee shall enter into a cost-share agreement with the landowner
				  and record the cost-share agreement at the register of deeds office in the
				  county where the property is located. The grantee shall use the cost-share
				  agreement template provided by the department. This subsection does not apply
				  to Healthy Lakes and Rivers projects.
Note:
The cost-share agreement template is
					 available from the department's Surface Water Grant Program
					 website.
(2) GRANT
				  AGREEMENTS.
(a) If the land on which a
				  project is installed has an operation and maintenance period of more than 10
				  years, and the land is owned by the grantee, the grantee shall record the grant
				  agreement at the register of deeds office in the county where the property is
				  located. This paragraph does not apply to Healthy Lakes and Rivers
				  projects.
(b) When a grant under
				  subch. VII is awarded for fee simple or conservation easement land acquisition,
				  the grantee shall record the grant agreement at the register of deeds office in
				  the county where the property is located. All obligations, terms, conditions
				  and restrictions imposed by the grant agreement shall be deemed to be covenants
				  and restrictions running with the property and shall be effective limitations
				  on the use of the property from the date of recording of the grant agreement
				  and shall bind the grantee and all successors and assigns in
				  perpetuity.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.16 - Professional service agreements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROCEDURES.
(a) This section does not apply to counties,
				  cities, towns, villages, or Wisconsin tribes.
(b) A grantee who subcontracts or hires an
				  agent to undertake any portion of a project requiring more than $5,000 of grant
				  funding awarded under this chapter shall enter into a professional services
				  agreement with the contractor or agent prior to the commencement of any
				  contracted work using a form designated by the department. Agents include
				  professional service providers, consultants, contractors, engineers, designers,
				  attorneys, information technology specialists, planners, educators, and other
				  professionals carrying out activities funded with a grant awarded under this
				  chapter. A grantee who subcontracts or hires an agent shall comply with the
				  cost-containment provisions under s. NR 193.08. A grantee shall submit to the
				  department the fully executed professional service agreement with its request
				  for final payment.
Note:
While it is not required, a grantee who
					 subcontracts or hires an agent to undertake any portion of a project requiring
					 less than $5,000 of grant funding awarded is encouraged to enter into a
					 professional services agreement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.17 - Project quality assurance requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A grantee shall
				  ensure that its staff, contractors, volunteers, and service providers
				  conducting activities funded with a grant awarded under this chapter complete
				  minimum training requirements or demonstrate sufficient proficiency for
				  grant-funded activities, when established by the department, prior to the start
				  of the project. A grantee may contact department staff for information on
				  training requirements or alternate proficiency standards and any
				  department-sponsored training opportunities.
(2) A grantee shall ensure that all analyses
				  conducted as part of a project funded with a grant awarded under this chapter
				  are performed by the Wisconsin state laboratory of hygiene or a laboratory
				  approved in writing by the department.
(3) A grantee shall implement
				  department-approved quality assurance and quality control plans during the
				  project period. If such protocols do not exist, a grantee collecting physical,
				  biological, or chemical data may be required to submit a quality assurance and
				  quality control plan to the department for approval prior to beginning a
				  project funded with a grant awarded under this chapter. Quality assurance and
				  quality control plans shall include details on the data and information to be
				  collected, data quality standards for precision, accuracy, completeness and
				  validation, and a plan for data management. The department may require
				  program-approved monitoring protocols or maintenance activities necessary to
				  track project progress or outcomes.
(4) A grantee shall submit to the department
				  all data and other information acquired as part of a project funded with a
				  grant awarded under this chapter in a format and frequency specified by the
				  department in the grant agreement.
(5) A grantee shall employ program-approved
				  protocols to accomplish project activities. If protocols are not available for
				  proposed activities, an applicant may be required to submit a plan for
				  department approval prior to beginning a project funded with a grant awarded
				  under this chapter.
Program-approved protocols include aquatic plant baseline
						monitoring, aquatic plant pre/post treatment monitoring, wetland plant
						community assessment and wetland pre/post treatment monitoring, water clarity
						and chemistry monitoring, aquatic invasive species early detection, prevention,
						and monitoring, lake classification and assessment, macroinvertebrate community
						monitoring, water quality monitoring, and social
						science.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.19 - Grantee reporting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Progress reports shall accompany a
				  grantee's request for partial payment. A grantee shall submit a progress report
				  detailing project activities and accomplishments that have taken place during
				  the reporting period at the same time a grantee requests partial payment. The
				  department may also request a progress report from the grantee at any time, up
				  to 4 times per year. A grantee shall submit such a report within 30 days of
				  receiving the request.
(2) A final
				  report shall accompany a grantee's request for final payment and shall comply
				  with all of the following:
(a) A final report
				  shall detail the activities that occurred during the entire grant period with a
				  written account of project actions, accomplishments, and any obstacles
				  encountered.
(b) A final report
				  shall include all data collected, all grant deliverables specified in the grant
				  agreement, and any educational products or formal summaries of findings
				  produced.
(c) A final report shall
				  follow content or format guidelines specified by the department and shall be in
				  an electronic format and suitable for distribution to and use by the public.
				  The department may use the final reports, images and data for reporting,
				  promotional, assessment or other purposes.
(d) A final report is subject to approval by
				  the department prior to final payment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.20 - Variances

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may approve, in writing, a variance from a
					 requirement of this chapter upon the written request of a grantee, if the
					 department determines that a variance is essential to effect necessary grant
					 actions or program objectives, and where special circumstances indicate a
					 variance is in the best interest of the program. Before approving a variance,
					 the department shall consider factors such as good cause and circumstances
					 beyond the control of the grantee. The department may not approve variances
					 from statutory requirements, or from appraisal, environmental inspection, or
					 audit requirements.
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 193.30 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures
					 for awarding cost-sharing grants for implementing a surface water management
					 planning program. Projects eligible for funding under this subchapter include
					 all of the following:
(1) Surface
				  water education projects, which provide information and education to increase
				  understanding of surface water and aquatic ecosystems, including aquatic
				  invasive species. Eligible projects may focus on surface water quality, the
				  quality of aquatic ecosystems, the quality of aquatic life, methods to protect
				  the quality of any of the foregoing, the use of surface water, or the formation
				  of river management organizations.
(2) Surface water planning projects, which
				  support the assessment of surface water quality and aid in the selection of
				  activities that will benefit surface water, including those that protect or
				  improve water quality, prevent pollution from entering waterbodies, prevent
				  aquatic invasive species, or protect or improve aquatic ecosystems.
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 193.31 - Surface water education

Current through June 24, 2024
Surface water education projects eligible for funding
					 under this subchapter include all of the following:
(1) SURFACE WATER INFORMATION AND EDUCATION.
				  Surface water information and education projects that accumulate new or
				  existing information on surface water or aquatic ecosystems and disseminate it
				  to broaden public understanding. Eligible projects may focus on surface water,
				  aquatic ecosystems, aquatic life, water quality, the quality of aquatic
				  ecosystems or methods to improve or protect any of the foregoing.
(2) AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES INFORMATION AND
				  EDUCATION. Aquatic invasive species education projects that accumulate new or
				  existing information about aquatic invasive species and disseminate it to
				  broaden public understanding. Eligible projects may focus on aquatic invasive
				  species, aquatic invasive species identification, threats posed by aquatic
				  invasive species, effects on aquatic ecosystems, measures to prevent spread, or
				  best practices for aquatic invasive species control. Projects shall be
				  consistent with the department's statewide aquatic invasive species management
				  plan for preventing the arrival and spread of aquatic invasive
				  species.
(3) TRAINING AND SKILL
				  DEVELOPMENT. Training and skill development projects that assist a grantee in
				  developing and conducting workshops or other training and education programs
				  for volunteers and participants in a lake or river planning or management
				  project.
(4) ORGANIZATION
				  DEVELOPMENT. Organization development projects that provide informational and
				  educational activities to develop an organization's capacity to carry out
				  planning or management projects. An organization may build its capacity by
				  growing its membership, enhancing its relationships with partners, or building
				  the organization's skills and resources. Eligible projects may also assist a
				  grantee in the formation of goals and objectives for a planning or management
				  project. Grant funds awarded under this subsection may be used to support other
				  projects approved by the department that will aid in an organization's ability
				  to protect or improve surface water or aquatic ecosystems.
(5) RIVER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION FORMATION.
				  River management organization formation projects that provide programs and
				  materials to assist in forming a river management organization or meeting the
				  criteria of a qualified river management organization. Eligible activities may
				  include training; education; facilitated planning programs; facilitated
				  workshops; and the development, printing and dissemination of information,
				  surveys and educational materials designed to understand or attract
				  members.
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 193.33 - Conditions for management plan development grants

Current through June 24, 2024
A management plan completed under s. NR 193.32(1) (f)
					 shall be submitted with a final report required under s. NR 193.19 along with
					 the request for final payment, with all of the following conditions:
(1) A plan shall comply with minimum plan
				  requirements published in program guidance and available upon
				  request.
(2) A plan shall include
				  or be submitted along with a description of the process used to provide the
				  public the opportunity to review and comment on the plan, a summary of comments
				  received, and the steps the grantee took or intends to take to formally adopt
				  the plan.
(3) The department will
				  review submitted plans and may require modifications prior to final
				  payment.
(4) If a grantee intends
				  to apply for a management plan implementation grant under s. NR 193.51(3) or s.
				  NR 193.63(2) or (3), a grantee may request a determination of eligibility
				  outlined under s. NR 193.53 at the same time the grantee requests final
				  payment.
(5) Approval of final
				  payment does not necessarily constitute eligibility of plan recommendations
				  under s. NR 193.53. The department may determine that none, some, or all of the
				  submitted management plan's recommendations for are eligible for a management
				  plan implementation grant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter III - County Lake Grants › Section NR 193.40 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures
					 for implementing a lake classification grant program as provided for in s.
					 281.69(5),
					 Stats. Grants awarded under this program will allow counties to assist the
					 department to update and improve lake information, classify lakes by use, and
					 implement activities that will protect water quality and lake
					 ecosystems.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter III - County Lake Grants › Section NR 193.41 - Eligible grantees

Current through June 24, 2024
Only counties and tribal governing bodies are eligible to
					 apply for a County Lake Grant.
Though s.
						281.69(5)
						directs this subprogram to counties only, s.
						20.002(13)
						provides that any state grant program available to a local government may also
						be made available to a tribal governing body as defined in this chapter. The
						scope of a lake classification project for a tribal governing body under this
						chapter would be limited to the geographic area within the tribe's reservation
						boundary.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter III - County Lake Grants › Section NR 193.42 - Eligible projects

Current through June 24, 2024
One or more projects may be included in a single grant
					 application. Any of the following projects are eligible for a County Lake
					 Grant:
(1) COUNTY LAKE PROTECTION
				  PLANS. County lake protection planning projects will update and improve basic
				  lake information for lakes located in the county, establish consistency between
				  existing lake information systems, and identify lakes in need of protection. A
				  lake protection planning project shall result in a lake protection strategy
				  that is designed by the county working in cooperation with the department and
				  employing program-approved protocols. A lake protection plan shall have all of
				  the following elements:
(a) A county shall
				  verify and, where necessary, update basic lake information. Updated or new
				  state lake information that may impact a regulatory program shall be approved
				  by the department before becoming official lake information. The following
				  information is considered basic lake information for the purposes of this
				  paragraph:
1. The size, depth, and shape of
				  the lake.
2. The size of the lake's
				  watershed.
3. The quality of the
				  water in the lake.
4. The location
				  and capacity of public access.
5.
				  The presence of aquatic invasive species.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter IV - Surface Water Management › Section NR 193.50 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures
					 to award cost-sharing grants to implement a Surface Water Management Grant
					 Program for lakes, rivers and wetlands. Grants awarded under this subchapter
					 shall be used to implement protection or improvement projects for surface water
					 or aquatic ecosystems. Grant funding awarded under this subchapter may be used
					 for Healthy Lakes and Rivers projects, shoreland protection, in-water
					 management, wetland restoration, management plan implementation, wetland
					 incentives, and ordinance development.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter IV - Surface Water Management › Section NR 193.51 - Surface water management grants

Current through June 24, 2024
Surface Water Management Grants shall support projects
					 that protect or restore aquatic life or water quality. Subprograms under this
					 subchapter include all of the following:
(1) SURFACE WATER RESTORATION. Surface water
				  restoration projects, which include wetland, shoreland, or in-water projects
				  that will protect or improve water quality or an aquatic ecosystem. Eligible
				  projects include all of the following:
(a)
Healthy Lakes and Rivers.
A Healthy Lakes and Rivers project
				  that will assist a grantee to implement prescribed best management practices to
				  create healthy lakes and rivers. Healthy Lakes and Rivers projects are subject
				  to all of the following conditions:
1. Install
				  best management practices that are determined and approved by the
				  department.
2. Follow the operation
				  and maintenance requirements as prescribed by the department. A grantee shall
				  obtain a signed conservation contract from all participating landowners that
				  includes a commitment to install one or more best practices and to operate and
				  maintain the function of the practice for at least 10 years.
3. Include no more than 10% of the DNR cost
				  share of a Healthy Lakes and Rivers project as project management or technical
				  assistance costs that are not implementation costs. The 10% is calculated based
				  on the DNR cost share of the per practice cost and may not exceed the funding
				  cap established in s. NR 193.05.
Note:
A copy of the statewide Healthy Lakes
					 and Rivers Plan may be obtained directly from the Healthy Lakes website. Copies
					 are also on file at the offices of the department and legislative reference
					 bureau.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter IV - Surface Water Management › Section NR 193.52 - General requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. Healthy Lakes and Rivers
				  projects, shoreland protection projects, in-water management projects, wetland
				  restoration projects, and wetland restoration incentives outlined in s. NR
				  193.51(1) and (2) shall occur in one or more of the following locations:
(a) Within 1,000 feet of the ordinary high
				  water mark of a lake.
(b) Within
				  300 feet of a river or to the landward side of the flood plain, whichever
				  distance is greater.
(c) Within a
				  wetland that is part of an aquatic ecosystem.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter IV - Surface Water Management › Section NR 193.53 - Eligibility for a management plan implementation project

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A grantee shall
				  request from the department a determination of eligibility prior to applying
				  for a management plan implementation grant awarded under s. NR 193.51(3) or an
				  aquatic invasive species control grant awarded under s. NR 193.63(3) or (4),
				  subject to the following:
(a) A request for
				  an eligibility determination for a future grant cycle shall be made in writing
				  at least 60 days prior to the grant application deadline.
(b) The request shall include a cover
				  memorandum describing the activities proposed for grant funding, a complete
				  copy of the management plan, the citation of the supporting recommendation in
				  the plan, a description of the process the grantee used to provide the public
				  the opportunity to review and comment on the plan, and a summary of any
				  comments received.
Note:
The citation of a supporting
					 recommendation in a plan may be specified using the page and line number or
					 section where the recommendation occurs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter IV - Surface Water Management › Section NR 193.54 - Ineligible activities

Current through June 24, 2024
Activities not eligible for funds awarded under this
					 subchapter include those that are necessary to comply with a regulatory action,
					 including wetland mitigation projects that implement the restoration,
					 enhancement, or creation of wetlands or shoreline habitat to compensate for
					 permitted adverse impacts to other wetlands or shoreline habitats, including
					 the use of credits from a wetland mitigation bank; shoreland mitigation
					 projects; AIS control and aquatic plant management projects; the installation
					 of sanitary sewers; and the maintenance and operation of aeration systems,
					 stormwater detention ponds and facilities, dams, sanitary sewers, or private
					 onsite waste disposal systems.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter V - Aquatic Invasive Species Control › Section NR 193.60 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures
					 for awarding cost-sharing grants for integrated pest management of aquatic
					 invasive species populations that threaten or cause adverse effects on surface
					 waters and shorelands.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter V - Aquatic Invasive Species Control › Section NR 193.61 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to definitions provided in s.
					 NR
					 193.03, the following definitions apply to this
					 subchapter:
(1) "Established
				  population" means a reproducing population of aquatic invasive species that is
				  not a pioneer population.
(2)
				  "Integrated pest management strategy" means a pest management strategy
				  consistent with s.
				  NR
				  193.65(1).
(3) "Person" has the meaning given in s.
				  990.01(26),
				  Stats.
(4) "Pioneer population"
				  means a small population of an aquatic invasive species in the early stages of
				  colonization whose presence has been verified within the past 5
				  years.
(5) "Prohibited species" has
				  the meaning given in s.
				  NR
				  40.02(41).
(6) "Restricted species" has the meaning
				  given in s.
				  NR
				  40.02(46).
(7) "Verified" means for an aquatic invasive
				  species to have been identified and had its location confirmed through the
				  department's verification and response protocol.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter V - Aquatic Invasive Species Control › Section NR 193.62 - Eligible grantees

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the eligible grantees under subch. I, any
					 person owning property on which a verified prohibited species occurs or who has
					 a waterbody located entirely on their property in which a verified prohibited
					 species occurs is eligible to apply for an Aquatic Invasive Species Control
					 Grant under this subchapter.