ATCP 50.73(3)(d)
(d) The structure complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.73(3)(d)1.
1. NRCS technical guide critical area planting standard 342 (June, 2002).
ATCP 50.73(3)(d)6.
6. NRCS technical guide grade stabilization structure standard 410 (July, 2001).
ATCP 50.73(3)(d)8.
8. NRCS technical guide lined waterway or outlet standard 468 (August, 2006).
ATCP 50.73(3)(d)12.
12. NRCS technical guide water and sediment control basin standard 638 (July, 2001).
ATCP 50.73 Note
Note: For information on how to obtain NRCS technical guide standards, including any secondary standards incorporated by reference in those standards, see Appendix G.
ATCP 50.73(3)(e)
(e) The landowner agrees to maintain the grade stabilization structure for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.73 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (3) (d) 1. to 4. and 7. to 10.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09.
ATCP 50.74(1)
(1)
Definition. In this section, "heavy use area protection" means installation of surface material to control runoff and erosion in areas subject to concentrated or frequent livestock activity. "Heavy use area protection" may include establishing vegetative cover, or installing surfacing materials such as concrete, compacted stone and stone fragments, or geotextiles.
ATCP 50.74(2)
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs related to heavy use area protection:
ATCP 50.74(2)(a)
(a) Costs for surfacing materials in a barnyard runoff control system, manure storage system or prescribed grazing system if necessary to facilitate removal of manure or to protect groundwater.
ATCP 50.74(2)(b)
(b) Costs for installing a permanent vegetative cover, including costs for mulch, fertilizer, seed and other necessary materials.
ATCP 50.74(2)(d)
(d) Costs for fencing needed to contain livestock in any barnyard runoff control system.
ATCP 50.74(3)
(3) Design, construction and maintenance. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of heavy use area protection unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.74(3)(a)
(a) The practice complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.74(3)(a)1.
1. NRCS technical guide critical area planting standard 342 (June, 2002).
ATCP 50.74(3)(a)3.
3. NRCS technical guide heavy use area protection standard 561 (August, 2008).
ATCP 50.74 Note
Note: For information on how to obtain NRCS technical guide standards, including any secondary standards incorporated by reference in those standards, see Appendix G.
ATCP 50.74(3)(b)
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the heavy use area protection for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.74 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (3) (a) 1. to 3.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09.
ATCP 50.75(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "livestock fencing" means either of the following:
ATCP 50.75(1)(a)
(a) Excluding livestock, by fencing or other means, in order to protect an erodible area or a practice under this subchapter.
ATCP 50.75(1)(b)
(b) Restricting, by fencing or other means, human access to manure storage structures or other practices under this subchapter which may pose a hazard to humans.
ATCP 50.75(2)
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs for livestock fencing, including the cost of designing and installing permanent fencing, gates and related devices that are necessary to protect a practice, or to prevent degradation of waters of the state.
ATCP 50.75(3)
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the costs for any of the following:
ATCP 50.75(3)(b)
(b) Portable fences and equipment used to contain or exclude livestock.
ATCP 50.75(3)(c)
(c) Fencing, gates or other equipment used primarily for the purpose of segregating, handling or feeding livestock, rather than protecting an erodible area or a practice under this subchapter.
ATCP 50.75(4)
(4) Design, construction and maintenance. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse livestock fencing costs unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.75(4)(a)
(a) The livestock fencing complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.75 Note
Note: For information on how to obtain NRCS technical guide standards, including any secondary standards incorporated by reference in those standards, see Appendix G.
ATCP 50.75(4)(b)
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the livestock fencing practice for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.75 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (4) (a) 1. and 2.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09.
ATCP 50.76
ATCP 50.76
Livestock watering facilities. ATCP 50.76(1)
(1)
Definition. In this section, "livestock watering facility" means a trough, tank, pipe, conduit, spring development, pump, well, or other device or combination of devices installed to deliver drinking water to livestock.
ATCP 50.76(2)
(2) Cost-share eligibility. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs to establish a livestock watering facility if the livestock watering facility is a necessary component of a prescribed grazing system funded under
s. ATCP 50.80, or if all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.76(2)(a)
(a) The livestock watering facility will do one of the following:
ATCP 50.76(2)(a)1.
1. Prevent nonpoint source water pollution by replacing livestock access to a stream or other natural drinking water source.
ATCP 50.76(2)(a)2.
2. Water livestock that are isolated from a natural drinking water source by another conservation practice under this subchapter.
ATCP 50.76(2)(b)
(b) The livestock watering facility is necessary to achieve water quality objectives.
ATCP 50.76(2)(c)
(c) Installing the livestock watering facility is less expensive than providing environmentally safe livestock access to a natural source of drinking water.
ATCP 50.76(3)
(3) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a livestock watering facility.
ATCP 50.76(4)
(4) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse costs for any of the following:
ATCP 50.76(4)(a)
(a) More than one livestock watering facility when the need for more than one watering facility is created by the segregation or handling of livestock within a manure management system. This paragraph does not apply when the need for more than one livestock watering facility is created by the segregation or handling of livestock within a prescribed grazing system.
ATCP 50.76(4)(b)
(b) A water supply used for purposes other than providing drinking water to livestock.
ATCP 50.76(4)(c)
(c) Installing a livestock watering facility if there is a less expensive way to water livestock, consistent with soil and water conservation goals.
ATCP 50.76(5)
(5) Design, construction and maintenance. A cost-share grant may not reimburse the cost of establishing a livestock watering facility unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.76(5)(a)
(a) The livestock watering facility complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.76 Note
Note: For information on how to obtain NRCS technical guide standards, including any secondary standards incorporated by reference in those standards, see Appendix G.
ATCP 50.76(5)(b)
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the livestock watering facility for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.76 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (5) (a) 1. and 3.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09.
ATCP 50.77
ATCP 50.77
Milking center waste control systems. ATCP 50.77(1)(a)
(a) "Milking center waste" means waste water, cleaning ingredients, waste milk or other discharge from a milking parlor or milkhouse.
ATCP 50.77(1)(b)
(b) "Milking center waste control system" means a system of facilities or equipment designed to contain or control the discharge of milking center waste.
ATCP 50.77(2)
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs related to a milking center waste control system:
ATCP 50.77(2)(a)
(a) Costs to design, construct, repair or modify a milking center waste control system, including costs for appropriate waste pretreatment, waste storage and land irrigation equipment.
ATCP 50.77(2)(b)
(b) Costs for conduits, pumps and related equipment required to transfer milking center wastes, provided that the equipment is designed and used for that sole purpose.
ATCP 50.77(2)(c)
(c) Other milking center waste control measures, approved by the department, that are needed to meet identified water quality objectives. These measures may include conservation sinks, pre-cooler water utilization systems, manifold cleaning systems, air injection systems, wastewater treatment strips used with appropriate waste pretreatment measures, recyclable water storage and plumbing for automatic water and cleaning chemicals controls, flocculator systems, waste milk diverter valves and booster pumps for parlor floor cleaning.
ATCP 50.77(3)
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse any of the following costs related to a milking center waste control system:
ATCP 50.77(3)(a)
(a) Costs for any system, component or practice that is not needed to correct an identified water pollution hazard.
ATCP 50.77(3)(b)
(b) Buildings or modifications to buildings. This paragraph does not apply to building modifications that are essential for the installation of a milking center waste control system.
ATCP 50.77(3)(c)
(c) Portable equipment for spreading milking center wastes onto land or incorporating those wastes into land.
ATCP 50.77(4)
(4) Design, construction and maintenance. A cost-share grant may not reimburse any costs related to a milking center waste control system unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.77(4)(a)1.
1. The University of Wisconsin-Extension pollution control guide for milking center waste water management, UWEX publication A3592 (July, 1994).
ATCP 50.77 Note
Note: The UW-extension pollution control guide for milking center waste water management is on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be purchased from the department or the University of Wisconsin-Extension (UWEX Pub. No. A3592). For further information, see Appendix G.
ATCP 50.77(4)(a)3.
3. NRCS technical guide waste storage facility standard 313 (December, 2005).
