Note: These amendments update the term "water supply or sewerage system" to
"water or sewerage system" in the statute governing service areas of water or sewerage
systems.
AB865, s. 15
21Section
15. 61.34 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,8,10
161.34
(3) Acquisition and disposal of property. The village board may acquire
2property, real or personal, within or
without outside the village, for parks, libraries,
3recreation, beautification, streets,
waterworks water systems, sewage or waste
4disposal, harbors, improvement of watercourses, public grounds, vehicle parking
5areas, and for any other public purpose; may acquire real property within or
6contiguous to the village, by means other than condemnation, for industrial sites;
7may improve and beautify the same; may construct, own, lease and maintain
8buildings on such property for instruction, recreation, amusement and other public
9purposes; and may sell and convey such property. Condemnation shall be as
10provided by ch. 32.
Note: This amendment updates the term "waterworks" to "water systems" in the
statute relating to a village board's power to acquire and dispose of property.
AB865, s. 16
11Section
16. 62.175 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,9,1512
62.175
(2) If any 1st or 2nd class city has begun to plan, construct and establish,
13or has completed the planning, construction and establishment of, a sewage system
14and a sewage disposal works, any town, village or other city located in the same
15county where the 1st or 2nd class city is located and whose purified or unpurified
16sewage flows directly or indirectly into any lake which is the source of the water
17supply system of the 1st or 2nd class city shall, before constructing any sewers or
18sewerage system or extensions of any existing sewers or sewerage system for the
19purposes of connection with the sewers, sewerage system and sewage disposal works
20of the 1st or 2nd class city, secure the written approval of the plans by the sewerage
21commission, or other board or body or official having charge and control of the
22planning, construction, establishment, operation and maintenance of the sewage
23disposal system of the 1st or 2nd class city. The sewerage commission, or other board,
1body or official of the 1st or 2nd class city, may approve the plans or approve them
2subject to recommended changes or substitutions in order that if the sewers or
3sewerage system, or extensions thereof, of any of the towns, villages or cities are
4connected with the sewers, sewerage system and sewage disposal works of the 1st
5or 2nd class city, the sewers or sewerage system, or extensions thereof, will conform
6with the plan of the sewers, sewerage system and sewage disposal works of the 1st
7or 2nd class city. If the town, village or city constructs in accordance with the
8approved plans, the town, village or city may connect its sewers, sewerage system or
9extensions thereof with the sewers, sewerage system and sewage disposal works of
10the 1st or 2nd class city, as specified in writing by the sewerage commission, or other
11board, body or official having charge and control of the sewage disposal system of the
121st or 2nd class city. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a 2nd class city may
13charge compensation as provided under sub. (3), for the use of its sewers, sewerage
14system and sewage disposal works for the transmission of the sewage of the towns,
15villages or cities.
Note: This amendment updates the term "water supply" to "water system" in the
statute relating to approval of a 1st or 2nd class city's plans for sewer and water
extensions.
AB865, s. 17
16Section
17. 62.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,9,2317
62.22
(1) Purposes. The governing body of any city may by gift, purchase or
18condemnation acquire property, real or personal, within or
without outside the city,
19for parks, recreation,
waterworks water systems, sewage or waste disposal, airports
20or approaches thereto, cemeteries, vehicle parking areas, and for any other public
21purpose; may acquire real property within or contiguous to the city, by means other
22than condemnation, for industrial sites; may improve and beautify the same; may
23construct, own, lease and maintain buildings on such property for public purposes;
1and may sell and convey such property. The power of condemnation for any such
2purpose shall be as provided by ch. 32.
Note: This amendment updates the term "waterworks" to "water systems" in the
statute relating to purposes for which a city may acquire property.
AB865, s. 18
3Section
18. 65.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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65.06
(1) No money
shall may be expended and no liabilities incurred by the
5city or any department unless otherwise specially authorized by law during the fiscal
6year, in excess of the amounts specified or except as hereinafter provided for any
7other purpose than as designated therein, provided, however, that whenever
a
8waterworks the city department
of the city that is responsible for a water system 9desires to make a contract extending over a period of more than one year for additions
10to the plant in excess of the estimated revenue for the year, if in the opinion of the
11board of
estimate estimates there will be money available to meet the payments on
12the contract as they may come due, then, by a majority vote of the board, they may
13authorize the comptroller to countersign such contract.
Note: This amendment updates the term "waterworks" to "water system", and
makes other technical revisions, in the statute relating to city expenditure of funds for
additions to water systems.
AB865, s. 19
14Section
19. 65.06 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,11,215
65.06
(8) Any department charged by law with the construction, extension,
16operation and maintenance of a
waterworks or water system, lighting system or
any 17public utility may spend money from the surplus revenue of
such waterworks or the
18water system, lighting system or utility in addition to the sum specified in the budget
19when deemed necessary to maintain the service, upon being authorized so to do by
20a three-fourths vote of all the aldermen of the common council, specifying by
21resolution the purpose for which and the sum appropriated. Before any money shall
1be so expended a copy of the resolution authorizing it shall be certified to the
2comptroller.
Note: This amendment updates the term "waterworks" to "water system" in the
statute relating to expenditures of surplus revenue from a water system for maintenance
of the water system.
AB865, s. 20
3Section
20. 65.06 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,11,114
65.06
(17) Subsections (13), (14), (15) and (16)
shall do not apply to the
5expenditure of funds, the proceeds of bonds or mortgage certificates, nor the surplus
6revenues of any
waterworks or water system, lighting system or municipally owned
7utility. In establishing the budget format with respect to funds and accounts related
8to proprietary operations, the common council may authorize accounting procedures
9which follow the uniform system of accounts authorized by the public service
10commission in the case of municipal utilities or accepted commercial accounting
11practices in other instances.
Note: This amendment updates the term "waterworks" to "water system" in the
statute relating to the applicability of certain municipal budget provisions to revenues
of water systems, lighting systems or municipally owned utilities.
AB865, s. 21
12Section
21. 66.061 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,11,1613
66.061
(1) (a) Any city, village or town may grant to any person or corporation
14the right to construct and operate therein a
water system
of waterworks or to furnish
15light, heat or power subject to
such reasonable rules and regulations
as the proper
16municipal authorities prescribed by ordinance
may from time to time prescribe.
Note: This amendment updates the term "waterworks" to the term "water system"
and makes other technical revisions to the statute relating to the grant by a city, town or
village of the right to construct a water system or other utility.
AB865, s. 22
17Section
22. 66.066 (1a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,12,218
66.066
(1a) Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the authority of any
19municipality to acquire, own, operate and finance in the manner provided in this
20section, a source of water
supply and necessary transmission facilities (including all
1real and personal property) beyond its corporate limits, and a source of water
supply 250 miles beyond
such those limits shall be
deemed to be within
such
that authority.
Note: This amendment deletes the redundant term "supply" and makes other
technical revisions in a statute relating to revenue obligations of a municipality.
AB865, s. 23
3Section
23. 66.071 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,12,44
66.071
(1) (title)
Waterworks Water systems.
AB865, s. 24
5Section
24. 66.071 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,12,156
66.071
(1) (c) When the city owns its
waterworks water system, the
7commissioner of public works
shall have power, from time to time, to may make and
8enforce bylaws, rules and regulations in relation to the
said waterworks water
9system, and, before the actual introduction of water, the commissioner shall make
10bylaws, rules and regulations, fixing uniform water rates to be paid for the use of
11water furnished by the
said waterworks water system, and fixing the manner of
12distributing and supplying water for use or consumption, and for withholding or
13turning off
the same water for cause
, and the. The commissioner
shall have power,
14from time to time, to may alter, modify or repeal
such the bylaws, rules and
15regulations.
AB865, s. 25
16Section
25. 66.071 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,14,217
66.071
(1) (f) The commissioner of public works of
any such a city may issue
18a permit to the county in which it is located, to any national home for disabled
19soldiers, or to any other applicant to obtain water from the
waterworks in the said
20city city's water system for use outside of the limits of
such the city; and for that
21purpose to connect any pipe that
shall be is laid outside of the city limits with water
22pipe in
such the city. No
such permit
shall may be issued until the applicant
shall
23first file files with the commissioner of public works a bond in such sum and with such
1surety as the
said commissioner shall approve, conditioned that the
said applicant
2will obey the rules and regulations
that may from time to time be prescribed by the
3commissioner of public works for the use of
such
the water; that the applicant will
4pay all charges fixed by
said the commissioner for the use of
such the water as
5measured by a meter to be approved by
said the commissioner, which charges shall
6include the proportionate cost of
fluorinating fluoridating the water and, except as
7to water furnished directly to county or other municipal properties, shall not be less
8than one-quarter more than those charged to the inhabitants of the city for like use
9of water; that the applicant will pay to
any such
the city a water pipe assessment if
10the property to be supplied with water has frontage on any thoroughfare forming the
11city boundary line in which a water main has
been or shall be laid, and at the rate
12prescribed by the commissioner of public works; if the property to be supplied does
13not front on a city boundary but is distant therefrom, that a main pipe of the same
14size, class and standard as terminates at the city boundary shall be extended, and
15the entire cost shall be paid by the applicant for the extension; that
such the water
16main shall be laid according to city specifications and under city inspection; that
such 17the water main and appliances shall become the absolute property of
such the city,
18without any compensation therefor, whenever the property supplied with water by
19said the extension or any part thereof shall be annexed to or in any manner become
20a part of
such the city; and that the applicant will pay to
any such the city all damages
21whatever that it may sustain, arising in any way out of the manner in which
such 22the connection is made or water supply is used. In case of granting a permit to any
23county or to any national home for disabled soldiers, the commissioner of public
24works may waive the giving of
such a bond. Every
such permit shall be issued upon
1the understanding that
such the city shall in no event ever be liable for any damage
2in case of failure to supply water by reason of any condition beyond its control.
AB865, s. 26
3Section
26. 66.071 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,14,194
66.071
(1) (g) The commissioner of public works shall prescribe and regulate
5the kind of water meters to be used in
such the city and the manner of attaching and
6connecting the
same water meters, and may
in like manner make
such other rules
7for the use and control of water meters
attached and connected as herein provided 8as
shall be are necessary to secure reliable and just measurement of the quantity of
9water used; and may alter and amend
such the rules
from time to time as
shall be 10necessary for the purposes named. If the owner or occupant of any premises, where
11the attaching and connection of a water meter may lawfully be required,
shall neglect
12or fail neglects or fails to attach and connect
such a water meter, as is required
13according to the rules established by the commissioner of public works, for 30 days
14after the expiration of the time within which
such
the owner or occupant
shall have
15been is notified by
said the commissioner of public works to attach and connect
such 16a meter, the commissioner of public works may cause the water
supply supplied by
17the city to be cut off from the premises, and it shall not be restored except upon
such 18the terms and conditions
as prescribed by the commissioner of public works
shall
19prescribe.
AB865, s. 27
20Section
27. 66.071 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,14,2521
66.071
(1) (j) The commissioner of public works shall make an annual report
22to the council of the commissioner's doings under this section
and, the state of the
23water fund and the general condition of the
waterworks, and the water system. The 24report
, after being submitted to the council
, shall be filed in the office of the
25comptroller.
Note: These amendments change the term "waterworks" to "water system", and
make other technical revisions, in statutes governing water systems in 1st class cities.
AB865, s. 28
1Section
28. 66.077 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,15,122
66.077
(2) All of the The provisions of this chapter and chs. 196 and 197
as the
3same shall have been and from time to time may be amended or recreated, relating
4to a
waterworks water system, including, but not limited to, those provisions relating
5to the regulation of a
waterworks water system by the public service commission,
6shall apply to
such combined waterworks a consolidated water and sewage disposal
7system as a single public utility. In prescribing rates, accounting and engineering
8practices, extension rules, service standards or other regulations for
such combined
9waterworks a consolidated water and sewage disposal system, the public service
10commission shall treat the
waterworks water system and the sewage disposal
11system separately, unless
such the commission
shall find finds that the public
12interest requires otherwise.
AB865, s. 29
13Section
29. 66.077 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,15,2014
66.077
(3) Any town, village
, or
4th class city
of the fourth class which
now owns
15or
hereafter may acquire a waterworks plant and acquires a water system and a
16plant or system for the treatment or disposal of sewage may by ordinance
combine
17such system consolidate the systems into a single public utility. After the effective
18date of
such the ordinance
such combined the consolidated utility
shall be is subject
19to
all of the provisions of this section with the same force and effect as though
20originally acquired as a single public utility.
Note: These amendments update terminology referring to water systems, and
make other technical revisions, in statutes governing combining water and sewer
systems.
AB865, s. 30
21Section
30. 66.60 (6m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,16,16
166.60
(6m) (c) 1. If any eligible farmland contains a structure that is connected
2to a sanitary sewer or public water
supply system at the time, or after the time, that
3a town sanitary district or town first levies a special assessment for the construction
4of a sewerage or water system in the service area in which the eligible farmland is
5located, the town sanitary district or town may levy a special assessment for the
6construction of a sewerage or water system on the eligible farmland that includes
7that structure. If that connection is made after the first assessment, the town
8sanitary district or town may also charge interest on the special assessment at an
9annual rate that does not exceed the average interest rate paid by the district or town
10on its obligations between the time the district or town first levies a special
11assessment for the construction of a sewerage or water system in the service area in
12which the eligible farmland is located and the time it levies the special assessment
13on that eligible farmland. That assessment may not exceed the equivalent of an
14assessment for that purpose on a square acre or, if the governing body of a town
15sanitary district or town so specifies by ordinance, the maximum size of any lot that
16is in that service area and that is not devoted exclusively to agricultural use.
Note: This amendment updates terminology relating to water systems in the
statute governing special assessments for constructing water or sewer systems.
AB865, s. 31
17Section
31. 67.05 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,18,218
67.05
(5) (b) No city or village may issue any bonds for any purposes other than
19for
waterworks water systems, lighting works, gas works, bridges, street lighting,
20street improvements, street improvement funding, hospitals, airports, harbor
21improvements, river improvements, breakwaters and protection piers, sewerage,
22garbage disposal, rubbish or refuse disposal, any combination of sewage, garbage or
23refuse or rubbish disposal, parks and public grounds, swimming pools and band
1shells thereon, veterans housing projects, paying the municipality's portion of the
2cost of abolishing grade crossings, for the construction of police facilities and
3combined fire and police safety buildings, for the purchase of sites for engine houses,
4for fire engines and other equipment of the fire department, for construction of
5engine houses, and for pumps, water mains, reservoirs and all other reasonable
6facilities for fire protection apparatus or equipment for fire protection, for parking
7lots or other parking facilities, for school purposes, for libraries, for buildings for the
8housing of machinery and equipment, for acquiring and developing sites for industry
9and commerce as will expand the municipal tax base, for financing the cost of
10low-interest mortgage loans under s. 66.38, for providing financial assistance to
11blight elimination, slum clearance, community development, redevelopment and
12urban renewal programs and projects under ss. 66.405 to 66.425, 66.43, 66.431,
1366.4325, 66.435 and 66.46 or for university of Wisconsin system centers until the
14proposition for their issue for the special purpose thereof has been submitted to the
15electors of the city or village and adopted by a majority vote. Except as provided
16under sub. (15), if the common council of any city or the village board of any village
17declares its purpose to raise money by issuing bonds for any purpose other than those
18above specified, it shall direct by resolution, which shall be recorded at length in the
19record of its proceedings, the clerk to call a special election for the purpose of
20submitting the question of bonding to the city or village electors. If a number of
21electors of a city or village equal to at least 15% of the votes cast for governor at the
22last general election in their city or village sign and file a petition conforming to the
23requirements of s. 8.40 with the city or village clerk requesting submission of the
24resolution, the city or village may not issue bonds for financing the cost of
1low-interest mortgage loans under s. 66.38 without calling a special election to
2submit the question of bonding to the city or village electors for their approval.
Note: This amendment updates terminology relating to water systems in the
statute which relates to town, village and city referenda regarding bonds issued for water
systems and other types of facilities.
AB865, s. 32
3Section
32. 70.327 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,18,9
470.327 Valuation and assessment of property with contaminated wells. 5In determining the market value of real property with a contaminated well or water
6supply system, the assessor shall take into consideration the time and expense
7necessary to repair or replace the well or private water
supply system in calculating
8the diminution of the market value of real property attributable to the
9contamination.
Note: This amendment updates terminology regarding water systems in the
statute relating to valuation and assessment of property with contaminated wells.
AB865, s. 33
10Section
33. 87.305 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,18,1711
87.305
(1) Department approval. (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 87.30 or any rule
12promulgated, order issued or ordinance adopted under that section, the department
13shall authorize the connection of a sanitary sewer line from the sewerage treatment
14plant in the city of Prairie du Chien and connection of the public water
supply system 15of the city of Prairie du Chien to the railroad depot and the Dousman hotel on St.
16Feriole island and shall authorize historic use of the Dousman hotel as a hotel, as
17defined under s. 254.61 (3), if all of the following conditions are met:
AB865, s. 34
18Section
34. 87.305 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,19,219
87.305
(1) (c) (intro.) The department informs the U.S. army corps of engineers,
20the department of transportation, the division of emergency government and the
21state historical society of its intention to authorize connection of sewer service and
1a water
supply system to the railroad depot and the Dousman hotel and occupancy
2of the hotel and either:
Note: These amendments update terminology regarding water systems in the
statutes relating to authorizing the connection of the public water system in the city of
Prairie du Chien to certain facilities on St. Feriole island.
AB865, s. 35
3Section
35. 97.34 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,19,114
97.34
(2) (c) The department may require testing of bottled drinking water for
5substances subject to any standard under par. (b) and for any other substance if the
6department determines that the water
supply system used as the source of the
7bottled drinking water has a potential of being contaminated, based on
8contamination of other water
supplies systems or groundwater in the vicinity. The
9department shall adopt by rule requirements for periodic sampling and analysis for
10the purposes of this subsection. The department shall require all analyses to be
11conducted by a laboratory certified under s. 144.95.
AB865, s. 36
12Section
36. 97.34 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,19,1713
97.34
(2) (d) No person may manufacture or bottle bottled drinking water for
14sale or distribution in this state unless the
location and construction of the water
15supply and the pump installation water system used by the manufacturer or bottler
16comply complies with
ch. 162 and rules promulgated by the department of natural
17resources under
s. 162.03 that chapter.
Note: These amendments update terminology relating to water systems in the
statutes relating to bottled drinking water standards.
AB865, s. 37
18Section
37. 101.143 (4) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,19,2019
101.143
(4) (b) 10. Restoration or replacement of a private or public potable
20water
supply system.
Note: This amendment updates terminology relating to water systems in the
statute relating to reimbursement for eligible costs incurred because of a petroleum
products discharge.
AB865, s. 38
1Section
38. 144.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,20,52
144.01
(9) "Owner" means the state, county, town, town sanitary district, city,
3village, metropolitan sewerage district, corporation, firm, company, institution or
4individual owning or operating any
water supply, sewerage or water system or
5sewage and refuse disposal plant.
AB865, s. 39
6Section
39. 144.01 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,20,167
144.01
(15) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
8treatment plant, water
supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
9other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
10contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
11agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids
12or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
13return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
14under ch. 147, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
15material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
16(3).
Note: These amendments revise terminology relating to water systems in the
definitions section of ch. 144, relating to water, sewage, refuse, mining and air pollution.
AB865, s. 40
17Section
40. 144.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,20,2118
144.02
(1) The department is authorized to act Act with the U.S. geological
19survey in determining the sanitary and other conditions and nature of the natural
20water
supplies of the state of Wisconsin, such water survey to have for its objects 21sources in this state, for the following purposes:
AB865,20,2322
(a) To determine the nature and condition of the unpolluted natural water
23supplies of the state sources.
AB865,21,2
1(b) To determine to what extent the natural
waters water sources are being
2contaminated by sewage from cities, villages and towns.
AB865,21,53
(c) To determine to what extent the natural
waters
water sources are being
4polluted by
industrial other wastes
, and in what way these wastes might be utilized
5for beneficial purposes.
AB865,21,66
(e) To assist in determining the best
source sources of water
supplies.
Note: These amendments revise terminology relating to water sources, and make
other technical revisions, in the statute governing a sanitary survey conducted by the
department of natural resources.
AB865, s. 41
7Section
41. 144.025 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,21,198
144.025
(2) (b) 1. The department shall promulgate rules setting standards of
9water quality to be applicable to the waters of the state, recognizing that different
10standards may be required for different waters or portions thereof. Water quality
11standards shall consist of the designated uses of the waters or portions thereof and
12the water quality criteria for those waters based upon the designated use. Water
13quality standards shall protect the public interest, which include the protection of
14the public health and welfare and the present and prospective future use of such
15waters for public and private water
supplies systems, propagation of fish and aquatic
16life and wildlife, domestic and recreational purposes and agricultural, commercial,
17industrial and other legitimate uses. In all cases where the potential uses of water
18are in conflict, water quality standards shall be interpreted to protect the general
19public interest.
Note: This amendment updates terminology relating to water systems in the
statute providing rule-making authority for water quality standards.
AB865, s. 42
20Section
42. 144.025 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,22,521
144.025
(2) (h) The department, upon request, shall consult with and advise
22owners
having who have installed or
are about to install systems or plants, as to the
1most appropriate water
supply source and the best method of providing for its purity,
2or as to the best method of disposing of wastewater, including operations and
3maintenance, taking into consideration the future needs of the community for
4protection of its water supply. The department
shall
is not
be required to prepare
5plans.
Note: This amendment updates terminology regarding water systems in the
statute relating to the department of natural resources' duty to provide consultation
regarding wastewater disposal.
AB865, s. 43
6Section
43. 144.025 (2) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB865,23,37
144.025
(2) (L) The department shall promulgate rules establishing an
8examining program for the certification of operators of
waterworks water systems,
9wastewater treatment plants and septage servicing vehicles operated under a
10license issued under s. 146.20 (3), setting such standards as the department finds
11necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including requirements for
12continuing education. The department may charge applicants a fee for certification.
13All moneys collected under this paragraph for the certification of operators of
14waterworks water systems, wastewater treatment plants and septage servicing
15vehicles shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (bL). No person may
16operate a
waterworks water systems, wastewater treatment plant or septage
17servicing vehicle without a valid certificate issued under this paragraph. The
18department may suspend or revoke a certificate issued under this paragraph for a
19violation of any statute or rule relating to the operation of a
waterworks water
20system or wastewater treatment plant or to septage servicing, for failure to fulfill the
21continuing education requirements or as provided under s. 145.245 (3). The owner
22of any wastewater treatment plant shall be, or shall employ, an operator certified
23under this paragraph who shall be responsible for plant operations, unless the
1department by rule provides otherwise. In this paragraph, "wastewater treatment
2plant" means a system or plant used to treat industrial wastewater, domestic
3wastewater or any combination of industrial wastewater and domestic wastewater.
Note: This amendment deletes the obsolete term "waterworks" and replaces it
with the term "water systems" in the statute requiring the department of natural
resources to promulgate rules for certification of operators of wastewater treatment
plants and septage servicing vehicles.
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4Section
44. 144.0255 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
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144.0255
(1) The department may award a municipal clean drinking water
6grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tb), to a municipality for capital
7costs to achieve compliance with standards for contaminants established by the
8department by rule under the safe drinking water program under s. 144.025 (2) (t),
9if the municipality is not in compliance with those standards on or after April 1, 1990,
10if the municipality incurs the capital costs after January 1, 1989, and if the violation
11of the standards for contaminants occurs in a public water
supply system owned by
12the municipality.
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13(2) The department shall approve grants under this section equal to 90% of the
14amount by which the reasonable and necessary capital costs of achieving compliance
15with the standards for contaminants exceed an amount equal to $25 times the
16population that is served by the contaminated public water
supply system for which
17a grant is sought if the reasonable and necessary capital costs of achieving
18compliance with
such those standards are an amount equal to an amount that is
19greater than $150 times the population that is served by the contaminated water
20supply system.
Note: This amendment updates terminology relating to water systems in the
statute governing municipal clean drinking water grants.
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21Section
45. 144.442 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: