AB637,8,2116 281.16 (5) Application in carbonate bedrock areas. (a) Subsections (3) (e) and
17(4) (b) do not apply to an agricultural facility or practice or animal feeding operation
18that is located on land that is categorized under s. 281.163 (4) in a category
19designated under par. (b) 1. as having heightened vulnerability to groundwater
20contamination and is in an area with characteristics specified under par. (b) 2. that
21indicate a level of groundwater contamination that affects public health.
AB637,8,2322 (b) The department shall promulgate rules that do all of the following for the
23purposes of par. (a) and ss. 92.07 (2), 92.15 (4), and 823.08 (3) (c):
AB637,8,2524 1. Designate the categories under s. 281.163 (3) (a) that have heightened
25vulnerability to groundwater contamination.
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12. Specify the characteristics that indicate levels of groundwater
2contamination that affect public health, such as the existence in an area of a well in
3which the concentration of contaminants exceeds a preventive action limit, as
4defined in s. 160.01 (6).
AB637,16 5Section 16. 281.163 of the statutes is created to read:
AB637,9,7 6281.163 Water quality protection; carbonate bedrock areas. (1)
7Definitions. In this section:
AB637,9,118 (a) "Land spreading" means spreading animal waste, septage, sewage sludge,
9industrial waste, or any other type of solid waste on the surface of the land or
10incorporating animal waste, septage, sewage sludge, industrial waste, or any other
11type of solid waste into the surface layers of the soil.
AB637,9,1312 (b) "Potentially susceptible area" means an area identified by the department
13under sub. (2).
AB637,9,1414 (c) "Septage" has the meaning given in s. 281.48 (2) (d).
AB637,9,21 15(2) Identification of potentially susceptible areas. Using information
16available to it, the department shall identify areas in this state that exhibit
17carbonate bedrock characteristics that may cause the areas to be susceptible to
18groundwater contamination from land spreading. At a minimum, the department
19shall identify an area under this subsection if the area has carbonate bedrock less
20than 50 feet from the surface of the land, as shown by bedrock maps produced by the
21geological and natural history survey and other maps identified by the department.
AB637,9,25 22(3) Rules for vulnerability ranking of land in potentially susceptible
23areas.
(a) The department shall promulgate rules for ranking the land in potentially
24susceptible areas by categories according to relative vulnerability to groundwater
25contamination from land spreading, based on factors that include all of the following:
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11. Bedrock features.
AB637,10,22 2. Depth and other characteristics of top soil.
AB637,10,43 3. Whether the department has declared the land to be an area of special
4eligibility for compensation for well contamination under s. 281.75 (2) (e).
AB637,10,65 4. Whether the department has established the land as a special well casing
6pipe depth area under ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.
AB637,10,87 (b) In the rules under par. (a), the department shall identify types of uses of land
8that cause land spreading on the land to be impossible or impracticable.
AB637,10,13 9(4) Categorizing potentially susceptible land. (a) The county land
10conservation committee in a county in which a potentially susceptible area is located
11shall categorize all land in potentially susceptible areas in the county, except for land
12that is in a land use identified under sub. (3) (b), in accordance with the rules under
13sub. (3) (a).
AB637,10,1814 (b) 1. The owner of land categorized under par. (a), the department of natural
15resources, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, an
16organization, or any other person may request a county land conservation committee
17to review the categorization of land under par. (a) based on site-specific information
18showing the categorization to be inconsistent with the rules under sub. (3).
AB637,11,219 2. A county land conservation committee receiving a request under subd. 1.
20shall conduct an informal hearing on the request. A county land conservation
21committee shall provide public notice of a request under this subdivision. Section
2268.11 (2) does not apply to the hearing. The county land conservation committee
23shall provide reasonable notice of the hearing to the person requesting the review;
24the owner of the land, if the owner did not request the review; the department of

1natural resources; and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
2protection.
AB637,11,83 (c) The owner of land categorized under par. (a), the department of natural
4resources, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, an
5organization, or any other person may obtain a review of the decision of a county land
6conservation committee under par. (b) by filing a written request with the land and
7water conservation board within 60 days after the day on which the county land
8conservation committee issues the decision.
AB637,11,159 (d) The owner of land categorized under par. (a), the department of natural
10resources, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the county
11in which the land is located, an organization, or any other person may request a
12contested case hearing under ch. 227 to review the decision of the land and water
13conservation board under par. (c) by filing a written request with the department of
14natural resources within 60 days after receiving an adverse decision of the land and
15water conservation board.
AB637,11,23 16(4m) Mapping of potentially susceptible land. The department of
17agriculture, trade and consumer protection, in cooperation with county land
18conservation committees, the natural resources conservation service of the federal
19department of agriculture, the University of Wisconsin-Madison department of soil
20science, the geological and natural history survey, and the department of natural
21resources, shall indicate land categorized under sub. (4), by category, on maps that
22also show areas in which nutrient applications are restricted under ss. 92.05 (3) (k)
23and 281.16 (3) and shall post the maps on its Internet site.
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1(5) Regulation. The department of natural resources, in consultation with the
2department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, shall promulgate rules
3that do all of the following:
AB637,12,64 (a) Identify the categories under sub. (3) (a) of potentially susceptible land for
5which regulation of land spreading activities, in addition to regulation under s.
6281.16, is needed to prevent or minimize nonpoint source pollution of groundwater.
AB637,12,97 (b) Prescribe performance standards and prohibitions to prevent or minimize
8nonpoint source pollution of groundwater from land spreading on land in the
9categories identified under par. (a).
AB637,12,12 10(6) Enforcement. (a) The department may follow the procedures for the
11issuance of a citation under ss. 23.50 to 23.99 to collect a forfeiture under s. 281.98
12(1) for a violation of rules promulgated under sub. (5).
AB637,12,1513 (b) A county land conservation committee may request the district attorney of
14the county to exercise the district attorney's authority to proceed under s. 23.65
15against a person for a violation of rules promulgated under sub. (5).
AB637,17 16Section 17. 281.65 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB637,13,817 281.65 (4) (e) Promulgate rules, in consultation with the department of
18agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as are necessary for the proper
19execution and administration of the program under this section. Before
20promulgating rules under this paragraph, the department shall submit the rules to
21the land and water conservation board for review under sub. (3) (at). The rules shall
22include standards and specifications concerning best management practices which
23are required for eligibility for cost-sharing grants under this section. The standards
24and specifications shall be consistent with the performance standards, prohibitions,
25conservation practices and technical standards under s. 281.16 and under s. 281.163

1(5) (b), where applicable
. The department may waive the standards and
2specifications in exceptional cases. The rules shall specify which best management
3practices are cost-effective best management practices. Only persons involved in the
4administration of the program under this section, persons who are grant recipients
5or applicants and persons who receive notices of intent to issue orders under s. 281.20
6(1) (b) are subject to the rules promulgated under this paragraph. Any rule
7promulgated under this paragraph which relates or pertains to agricultural
8practices relating to animal waste handling and treatment is subject to s. 13.565.
AB637,18 9Section 18. 281.65 (4c) (am) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB637,13,1110 281.65 (4c) (am) 1. a. The need for compliance with performance standards
11established by the department under s. ss. 281.16 (2) and (3) and 281.163 (5).
AB637,19 12Section 19. 823.08 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB637,13,2013 823.08 (3) (c) 1. Subject to subd. 2., if a court requests the department of
14agriculture, trade and consumer protection or the department of natural resources
15for suggestions under par. (b) 2. a., the department of agriculture, trade and
16consumer protection or the department of natural resources shall advise the court
17concerning the relevant provisions of the performance standards, prohibitions,
18conservation practices and technical standards under s. 281.16 (3) and, for lands to
19which the rules promulgated under s. 281.163 (5) (b) apply, the prohibitions and
20performance standards in those rules
.
AB637,20 21Section 20. 823.08 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 823.08 (3) (c) 2.
22(intro.) and amended to read:
AB637,13,2523 823.08 (3) (c) 2. (intro.) If the agricultural use or agricultural practice alleged
24to be a nuisance was begun before October 14, 1997, a department may advise the
25court under subd. 1. only if the one of the following applies:
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1a. The department determines that cost-sharing is available to the defendant
2under s. 92.14 or 281.65 or from any other source.
AB637,21 3Section 21. 823.08 (3) (c) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB637,14,84 823.08 (3) (c) 2. b. The agricultural use or practice is located on land that is
5categorized under s. 281.163 (4) in a category designated under s. 281.16 (5) (b) 1. as
6having heightened vulnerability to groundwater contamination and is in an area
7with characteristics specified under s. 281.16 (5) (b) 2. that indicate a level of
8groundwater contamination that affects public health.
AB637,22 9Section 22. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB637,14,1610 (1) Advisory committee. The department of natural resources shall appoint a
11committee to advise it on the rules required under sections 281.16 (5) and 281.163
12of the statutes, as created by this act. The department shall include scientists and
13representatives of industry, agriculture, local government, environmental groups,
14and other persons with interests that could be affected by the rules and shall ensure
15that an adequate number of members are from areas thought to be susceptible to
16groundwater contamination because of carbonate bedrock features.
AB637,14,2317 (2) Task force report. The department of natural resources and the advisory
18committee under subsection (1) shall review the recommendations in the Final
19Report of the Northeast Wisconsin Karst Task Force, February 9, 2007, before the
20department promulgates the rules required under section 281.163 of the statutes, as
21created by this act. The department shall incorporate recommendations in the report
22in the rules required under section 281.163 of the statutes, as created by this act, as
23appropriate.
AB637,15,324 (3) Proposed rules. The department of natural resources shall submit in
25proposed form the rules required under sections 281.16 (5) and 281.163 of the

1statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15
2(1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 24th month beginning after the
3natural resources board approves the statement of scope for the rules.
AB637,15,44 (End)
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