ATCP 50.83(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "riparian buffer" means an area in which vegetation is enhanced or established to reduce or eliminate the movement of sediment, nutrients and other nonpoint source pollutants to an adjacent surface water resource or groundwater recharge area, to protect the banks of streams and lakes from erosion, and to protect fish habitat.
ATCP 50.83(2)
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant may reimburse any of the following costs:
ATCP 50.83(2)(b)
(b) Costs to establish or enhance permanent vegetative cover in a riparian buffer, or to provide temporary cover until permanent cover is established. This may include costs for mulch, fertilizer, seed, seedling trees and other necessary materials.
ATCP 50.83(2)(c)
(c) Costs to shape, smooth or prepare the riparian buffer before establishing a permanent vegetative cover.
ATCP 50.83(2)(d)
(d) Costs for land removed from agricultural production to install a riparian buffer.
ATCP 50.83(3)
(3) Design, construction and maintenance standards. A cost-share grant may not reimburse riparian buffer costs unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)
(a) The riparian buffer system complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)1.
1. NRCS technical guide critical area planting standard 342 (June, 2002).
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)7.
7. NRCS technical guide riparian forest buffer standard 391 (January, 2001).
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)9.
9. NRCS technical guide wildlife upland habitat management standard 645 (July, 2000).
ATCP 50.83 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 50.83(3)(b)
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the riparian buffer for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.83 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (3) (a) 1., 2., 5. and 6.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09.
ATCP 50.84(1)(a)
(a) "Roof" means a weather-proof covering that shields an animal lot or manure storage structure from precipitation, and includes the structure supporting that weather-proof covering. "Roof" does not include, except in the case of a manure storage structure, a covering over an enclosed structure if the sum of the length of the walls of the structure exceeds 50% of the perimeter of the covering. If a structure includes 2 or more square or rectangular areas, the ratio of wall length to covering perimeter shall be separately calculated for each square or rectangular area, excluding common sides.
ATCP 50.84(1)(b)
(b) "Wall" means a vertical expanse in which more than 50% of the opening from eave to floor or ground is composed of a solid building material. The building material need not be rigid.
ATCP 50.84(2)
(2) Cost-share eligibility. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of constructing a roof if the county land conservation committee finds that the roof construction is the most practical and cost-effective way to achieve compliance with state or local regulations.
ATCP 50.84(3)
(3) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a roof, over an existing or relocated animal lot or manure storage structure, that is necessary to prevent barnyard runoff or discharges from a manure storage structure.
ATCP 50.84(4)(b)
(b) Costs to design or construct a building or structure other than a roof.
ATCP 50.84(4)(c)
(c) Costs to install a roof over feed storage, machinery storage or animal housing areas, except as provided in
sub. (3).
ATCP 50.84(5)
(5) Design, construction and maintenance. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of installing a roof unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.84(5)(a)
(a) The roof complies with the american society of civil engineers, "Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures," ASCE/SEI 7-05 (2006).
ATCP 50.84 Note
Note: Copies of ASCE/SEI 7-05 (2006) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from ASCE Publications, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Phone: (800) 548-asce (2723) or the following web address:
www.asce.org/asce.cfm.
ATCP 50.84(5)(b)
(b) The roof structure has sufficient ventilation to protect farm operators, livestock and the roof.
ATCP 50.84(5)(c)
(c) The roof and supporting structure are constructed of materials with a life expectancy of 10 years or more.
ATCP 50.84(5)(d)
(d) The landowner agrees not to establish additional outdoor animal lots on the site for the duration of the cost-share agreement maintenance period, except with adequate runoff control practices approved by the department.
ATCP 50.84(5)(e)
(e) The landowner agrees not to convert a roofed animal lot structure, cost-shared under this chapter, for use other than as an animal lot.
ATCP 50.84(5)(f)
(f) The landowner agrees to maintain the roof for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.84 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: r. and recr. (5) (a)
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09.
ATCP 50.85(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "roof runoff system" means facilities for collecting, controlling, diverting, and disposing of precipitation from roofs. A "roof runoff system" may include gutters, downspouts, erosion-resistant channels, subsurface drains and trenches.
ATCP 50.85(2)
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a roof runoff system as part of a barnyard runoff control system or manure storage system if the roof runoff system is necessary to prevent roof runoff from flowing across areas of concentrated manure.
ATCP 50.85(3)
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse costs for structures that divert water to areas not adequately protected from erosion.
ATCP 50.85(4)
(4) Design, construction and maintenance. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of installing a roof runoff system unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.85(4)(a)
(a) The roof runoff system complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.85(4)(a)1.
1. NRCS technical guide roof runoff structure standard 558 (January, 2008).
ATCP 50.85 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 50.85(4)(b)
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the roof runoff system for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.85 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (4) (a) 1.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09.
ATCP 50.86(1)(a)
(a) "Sediment basins" means permanent basins that reduce the transport of waterborne pollutants such as eroded soil sediment, debris and manure sediment. Sediment basins may include containment walls or berms, pickets or screens to filter debris, orifices or weirs to control discharge, and conduits to direct runoff to treatment or discharge areas.
ATCP 50.86(1)(b)
(b) "Maximum storage capacity" means the volume of water, in acre-feet, capable of being stored behind a dam at maximum water elevation without overtopping any part that is not part of the spillway system.
ATCP 50.86(2)
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a sediment basin, including costs for heavy use area protection, livestock fencing, filter strips, waste transfer, underground outlets, and critical area plantings.
ATCP 50.86(3)
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the costs for any of the following:
ATCP 50.86(3)(a)
(a) Basins with a structural height of more than 25 feet or with a maximum storage capacity of more than 50 acre-feet.
ATCP 50.86(3)(b)
(b) Basins whose failure may endanger human life, or real or personal property.
ATCP 50.86(4)
(4) Design, construction and maintenance. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of installing a sediment basin unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.86(4)(a)
(a) Filter strips or buffers are used to filter any discharge from the sediment basin.
ATCP 50.86(4)(b)
(b) The sediment basin complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.86(4)(b)1.
1. NRCS technical guide critical area planting standard 342 (June, 2002).
ATCP 50.86(4)(b)5.
5. NRCS technical guide vegetated treatment area standard 635 (August, 2008).
ATCP 50.86(4)(b)6.
6. NRCS technical guide heavy use area protection standard 561 (August, 2008).
ATCP 50.86(4)(b)8.
8. Wisconsin DNR conservation practice standard 1001, wet detention basin (June, 1999).
ATCP 50.86 Note
Note: Copies of the DNR conservation practice standard 1001 are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from DNR or the department. For more information, see Appendix G.
ATCP 50.86 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 50.86(4)(c)
(c) The landowner agrees to maintain the sediment basin for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.86 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (4) (b) 1. to 6. and 8.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09.
ATCP 50.87(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "sinkhole treatment" means modifying a sinkhole, or the area around a sinkhole, to reduce erosion, prevent expansion of the hole, and reduce pollution of water resources. Modifications may include the diversion of runoff around a sinkhole, or the alteration of a sinkhole by excavation, cleanout, filter treatment, sealing or refilling.
ATCP 50.87(2)
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs related to sinkhole treatment:
ATCP 50.87(2)(a)
(a) Costs for the design and construction of a grassed waterway or diversion to direct surface runoff around a sinkhole.
ATCP 50.87(2)(b)
(b) Costs for the design and construction of a grassed waterway or diversion to direct surface runoff around a geologic depression to prevent the formation of a sinkhole.
ATCP 50.87(2)(c)
(c) Costs for the design and construction of a modification to a sinkhole for the purpose of protecting groundwater resources from contamination.
ATCP 50.87(3)
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse costs for any system, component or practice that is not needed to correct an identified water pollution hazard.
ATCP 50.87(4)
(4) Design, construction and maintenance. A cost-share grant under
s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse any costs related to sinkhole treatment unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.87(4)(a)
(a) The treatment complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.87 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 50.87(4)(b)
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the sinkhole treatment for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.87 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (4) (a) 2. and 3.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09.
ATCP 50.88
ATCP 50.88
Streambank and shoreline protection.
