SB523-SSA1,114,136 2. Except as provided in subd. 3. or par. (gm), the department may not approve
7an application under par. (g) 1., if the person proposes to increase the amount of the
8withdrawal so that it equals at least 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30
9consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current
10permit term, the compact's effective date, or the date that the department issued a
11modified permit for the withdrawal if the modification was subject to the compact
12decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is latest, unless the withdrawal
13meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).
SB523-SSA1,114,2114 3. A person who submits an application under par. (g) 1., to which subd. 2.
15would otherwise apply, may choose to demonstrate, using procedures specified in
16rules promulgated by the department, the water loss that will result from the
17increase in the withdrawal over the withdrawal amount as of the latest of the dates
18under subd. 2. If the person demonstrates that the resulting increase in water loss
19would average less than 5,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day period, the state
20decision-making standard under sub. (5m), rather than the compact
21decision-making standard under sub. (6), applies to the increase in the withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1,114,2222 (i) Term of permit. The term of an individual permit is 10 years.
SB523-SSA1,115,223 (j) Reissuance. 1. A person to whom the department has issued an individual
24permit under this subsection or s. 281.344 (5) shall apply to the department for
25reissuance of the individual permit at least 180 days before the end of the term of the

1permit if the person intends to continue to withdraw from the Great Lakes basin at
2least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days.
SB523-SSA1,115,63 2. After receiving an application under subd. 1., the department shall, within
4the time limit established by the department by rule, determine whether to approve
5the application or notify the applicant of any additional information needed to
6determine whether to approve the application.
SB523-SSA1,115,157 3. Except as provided in subd. 3m., if the department approves an application
8under subd. 1., determines that the person is in substantial compliance with the
9current individual permit, and has issued any approvals that are required for the
10withdrawal under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats., the
11department shall reissue the individual permit. In the permit, the department shall
12specify a withdrawal amount that is equal to the amount in the current permit,
13except that, if the person proposes in the application to increase the amount of the
14withdrawal, the department shall specify a withdrawal amount that is, except as
15provided in subd. 3e., equal to the smallest of the following amounts:
SB523-SSA1,115,2116 a. The maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive component of the
17water supply system used for the withdrawal for which the person has approval
18under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats., or, if an approval
19under one of those provisions is not required for the most restrictive component of
20the water supply system, the maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive
21component that the person proposes to use in the water supply system.
SB523-SSA1,115,2322 b. If an approval under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001
23stats., specifies a maximum amount of water that may be withdrawn, that amount.
SB523-SSA1,115,2524 c. Any limit on the amount of the withdrawal necessary to ensure compliance
25with a decision-making standard applicable under par. (e) or (f).
SB523-SSA1,116,5
13e. If water is withdrawn through more than one water supply system to serve
2a facility and subd. 3. c. does not apply, the department shall determine the smallest
3amount under subd. 3. a. or b. for each of the water supply systems and shall specify
4a withdrawal amount that is equal to the sum of the amounts determined for each
5of the water supply systems.
SB523-SSA1,116,126 3m. If the department approves an application under subd. 1. for a withdrawal
7for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that is covered by
8an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 and determines that
9the person is in substantial compliance with the current individual permit, the
10department shall reissue the individual permit. In the permit, the department shall
11specify a withdrawal amount that is equal to the withdrawal amount in the water
12supply service area plan.
SB523-SSA1,116,1413 4. If the department disapproves an application under subd. 1., the department
14shall notify the applicant in writing of the reason for the disapproval.
SB523-SSA1,116,2015 (jm) Consistency with water supply plans; reissuance. 1. The department may
16not approve an application under par. (j) 1. for a withdrawal for the purpose of
17providing water to a public water supply system that serves a population of more
18than 10,000 if the person proposes to increase the amount of the withdrawal over the
19amount in the current permit, unless the public water supply system is covered by
20an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348.
SB523-SSA1,116,2421 2. The department may not approve an application under par. (j) 1. for a
22withdrawal for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that
23is covered by an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 unless the
24withdrawal is consistent with the water supply service area plan.
SB523-SSA1,117,10
1(k) Standards for reissuance in certain cases. 1. Except as provided in par. (jm),
2the department may not approve an application under par. (j) 1., if the person
3proposes in the application to increase the amount of the withdrawal so that it equals
41,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal
5amount as of the beginning of the current permit term, the compact's effective date,
6or the date that the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if the
7modification was subject to the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m) or
8the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is latest, and if
9subd. 2. does not apply, unless the increased withdrawal meets the state
10decision-making standard under sub. (5m).
SB523-SSA1,117,1811 2. Except as provided in subd. 3. or par. (jm), the department may not approve
12an application under par. (j) 1., if the person proposes in the application to increase
13the amount of the withdrawal so that it equals at least 10,000,000 gallons per day
14for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the
15current permit term, the compact's effective date, or the date that the department
16issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if the modification was subject to the
17compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is latest, unless the
18withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).
SB523-SSA1,118,219 3. A person who submits an application under par. (j) 1., to which subd. 2. would
20otherwise apply, may choose to demonstrate, using procedures specified in rules
21promulgated by the department, the water loss that will result from the increase in
22the withdrawal over the withdrawal amount as of the latest of the dates under subd.
232. If the person demonstrates that the resulting increase in water loss would average
24less than 5,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day period, the state

1decision-making standard under sub. (5m), rather than the compact
2decision-making standard under sub. (6), applies to the increase in the withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1,118,113 (L) Prior notice. Beginning no later than 60 months after the compact's
4effective date, if a proposal for which approval is required under this subsection will
5result in a new water loss or an increase in a water loss that will average more than
65,000,000 gallons per day in any 90-day period, the department shall provide the
7other parties and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Canada, with detailed notice
8of the proposal and an opportunity to comment on the proposal. The department
9shall provide a response to any comment received under this paragraph. The
10department may not grant an approval under this subsection until at least 90 days
11after the day on which it provided notice under this paragraph.
SB523-SSA1,118,1812 (m) Regional review. If a majority of the members of the regional body request
13regional review of a proposal described in s. 281.343 (4h) (a) 6. for which approval is
14required under this subsection, the department shall conduct a technical review of
15the proposal and submit the proposal for regional review. The department may not
16act on the proposal until the proposal has undergone regional review and the
17department has considered the regional declaration of finding in determining
18whether to approve the proposal.
SB523-SSA1,119,219 (n) Information to be provided. A person who submits an application under par.
20(d) 1., (g) 1., or (j) 1. shall provide the information required by the department by rule.
21If a decision-making standard under sub. (5m) or (6) applies, the person shall
22provide information about the potential impacts of the withdrawal on the waters of
23the Great Lakes basin and water dependent natural resources. If the compact
24decision-making standard under sub. (6) applies, the person shall provide an

1assessment of the individual impacts of the proposal for the purposes of sub. (6) (b).
2The person may also include a cumulative impact assessment.
SB523-SSA1,119,53 (o) Departmental modifications. After an opportunity for a hearing, the
4department may modify a permit issued under this subsection as necessary to ensure
5that a withdrawal complies with any applicable requirement under sub. (5m) or (6).
SB523-SSA1,119,96 (p) Suspension and revocation. The department may suspend or revoke a
7permit issued under this subsection or s. 281.344 (5) for cause, including obtaining
8the permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose material facts or substantially
9violating the terms of the permit.
SB523-SSA1,119,1410 (q) Transfer of control. A permit is not transferable to any person except after
11notice to the department. A person who proposes to assume control over a permitted
12withdrawal shall file with the department a permit application and a statement of
13acceptance of the permit. The department may require modification or revocation
14and reissuance of the permit to change the name of the permittee.
SB523-SSA1,119,23 15(5e) Requirements for water supply service area plans for public water
16supply systems in the Great Lakes basin.
(a) Unpermitted withdrawals. 1.
17Beginning on the compact's effective date, the department may not approve a water
18supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for a new withdrawal from
19the Great Lakes basin of at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive
20days, or for modification of an existing withdrawal that is not covered by a general
21permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) so that it will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons
22per day for any 30 consecutive days, but to which subd. 2. does not apply, unless the
23withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).
SB523-SSA1,120,524 2. Beginning on the compact's effective date, except as provided in subd. 3., the
25department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that

1provides for a new withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin of at least 10,000,000
2gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, or for modification of an existing
3withdrawal that is not covered by a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s)
4so that it will equal at least 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days,
5unless the withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).
SB523-SSA1,120,126 3. A person who submits a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, that
7provides for a new withdrawal to which subd. 2. would otherwise apply, may choose
8to demonstrate, using procedures specified in rules promulgated by the department,
9the water loss that will result from the withdrawal. If the person demonstrates that
10the water loss would average less than 5,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day
11period, the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m), rather than the
12compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), applies to the withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1,120,2113 (b) Increased withdrawals covered by general permits. 1. Beginning on the
14compact's effective date, the department may not approve a water supply service
15area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for modifying a withdrawal that is covered
16under a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) so that the withdrawal
17equals 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the
18withdrawal amount as of the date that the department issued the current notice of
19coverage under the general permit or as of the compact's effective date, whichever
20is later, and if subd. 2. does not apply, unless the withdrawal meets the state
21decision-making standard under sub. (5m).
SB523-SSA1,121,422 2. Beginning on the compact's effective date, except as provided in subd. 3., the
23department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that
24provides for modifying a withdrawal that is covered under a general permit under
25sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) so that the withdrawal equals 10,000,000 or more gallons

1per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the date that
2the department issued the current notice of coverage under the general permit or as
3of the compact's effective date, whichever is later, unless the withdrawal meets the
4compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).
SB523-SSA1,121,135 3. A person who submits a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, that
6provides for an increase in a withdrawal to which subd. 2. would otherwise apply,
7may choose to demonstrate, using procedures specified in rules promulgated by the
8department, the water loss that will result from the increase in the withdrawal over
9the withdrawal amount as of the later of the dates under subd. 2. If the person
10demonstrates that the resulting increase in water loss would average less than
115,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day period, the state decision-making
12standard under sub. (5m), rather than the compact decision-making standard under
13sub. (6), applies to the increase in the withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1,121,2414 (c) Increased withdrawals covered by individual permits. 1. Beginning on the
15compact's effective date, the department may not approve a water supply service
16area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for increasing the amount of a withdrawal
17that is covered under an individual permit issued under sub. (5) or s. 281.344 (5) so
18that it equals 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the
19withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term, the compact's
20effective date, or the date that the department issued a modified permit for the
21withdrawal if the modification was subject to the state decision-making standard
22under sub. (5m) or the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever
23is latest, and if subd. 2. does not apply, unless the increased withdrawal meets the
24state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).
SB523-SSA1,122,10
12. Beginning on the compact's effective date, except as provided in subd. 3., the
2department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that
3provides for increasing the amount of a withdrawal that is covered under an
4individual permit issued under s. sub. (5) or s. 281.344 (5) so that it equals 10,000,000
5or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as
6of the beginning of the current permit term, the compact's effective date, or the date
7that the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if the modification
8was subject to the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is
9latest, unless the increased withdrawal meets the compact decision-making
10standard under sub. (6).
SB523-SSA1,122,1911 3. A person who submits a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, that
12provides for an increase in a withdrawal to which subd. 2. would otherwise apply,
13may choose to demonstrate, using procedures specified in rules promulgated by the
14department, the water loss that will result from the increase in the withdrawal over
15the withdrawal amount as of the latest of the dates under subd. 2. If the person
16demonstrates that the resulting increase in water loss would average less than
175,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day period, the state decision-making
18standard under sub. (5m), rather than the compact decision-making standard under
19sub. (6), applies to the increase in the withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1,122,2420 (d) Providing prior notice. The department may not approve a water supply
21service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for a withdrawal described in sub.
22(5) (L) unless the department has provided notice as required under sub. (5) (L) at
23least 90 days before approving the water supply service area plan and has provided
24a response to any comment received.
SB523-SSA1,123,4
1(e) Regional review. The department may not approve a water supply service
2area plan under s. 281.348 if a majority of the members of the regional body request
3regional review of a withdrawal described in s. 281.343 (4h) (a) 6. provided for in the
4plan unless the department complies with sub. (5) (m).
SB523-SSA1,123,6 5(5m) State decision-making standard. A proposal meets the state
6decision-making standard if all of the following apply:
SB523-SSA1,123,87 (a) The amount of the withdrawal or increase in the withdrawal is needed to
8meet the projected needs of the person who will use the water.
SB523-SSA1,123,119 (b) For an increase in a withdrawal, cost-effective conservation practices have
10been implemented for existing uses of the water, as required under rules
11promulgated by the department.
SB523-SSA1,123,1312 (c) The applicant has assessed other potential water sources for
13cost-effectiveness and environmental effects.
SB523-SSA1,123,1614 (d) Cost-effective conservation practices will be implemented to ensure
15efficient use of the water, for a new withdrawal, or of the increased amount of an
16existing withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1,123,1717 (e) One of the following applies:
SB523-SSA1,123,1918 1. No significant adverse environmental impacts to the waters of the state will
19result from the new or increased withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1,123,2220 2. If the withdrawal is from a surface water body, the applicant demonstrates
21that the withdrawal will not result in the violation of water quality standards under
22s. 281.15 or impair fish populations.
SB523-SSA1,123,2523 3. The department has issued a permit under s. 30.18 for the new or increased
24withdrawal or has issued a permit under s. 30.12 for a structure that will be used for
25the new or increased withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1,124,2
14. The department has issued an approval under s. 281.34, or s. 281.17, 2001
2stats., for the new or increased withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1,124,4 3(6) Compact decision-making standard. A proposal meets the compact
4decision-making standard if all of the following apply:
SB523-SSA1,124,65 (a) All of the water withdrawn from the Great Lakes basin will be returned to
6the source watershed, less an allowance for consumptive use.
SB523-SSA1,124,107 (b) The withdrawal will result in no significant adverse individual impacts or
8cumulative impacts to the quantity or quality of the waters of the Great Lakes basin,
9to water dependent natural resources, to the source watershed, or, if the withdrawal
10is from a stream tributary to one of the Great Lakes, to the watershed of that stream.
SB523-SSA1,124,1211 (c) The withdrawal will be implemented in a way that incorporates
12environmentally sound and economically feasible water conservation measures.
SB523-SSA1,124,1513 (d) The withdrawal will be in compliance with all applicable local, state, and
14federal laws and interstate and international agreements, including the Boundary
15Waters Treaty of 1909.
SB523-SSA1,124,1716 (e) The proposed use of the water is reasonable, based on a consideration of all
17of the following:
SB523-SSA1,124,1918 1. Whether the proposed withdrawal is planned in a way that provides for
19efficient use of the water and will avoid or minimize the waste of water.
SB523-SSA1,124,2120 2. If the proposal would result in an increased water loss, whether efficient use
21is made of existing water supplies.
SB523-SSA1,124,2422 3. The balance of the effects of the proposed withdrawal and use, and other
23existing or planned withdrawals and water uses from the water source, on economic
24development, social development, and environmental protection.
SB523-SSA1,125,2
14. The supply potential of the water source, considering quantity, quality,
2reliability, and safe yield of hydrologically interconnected water sources.
SB523-SSA1,125,83 5. The probable degree and duration of any adverse impacts caused or expected
4to be caused by the proposed withdrawal and use, under foreseeable conditions, to
5other lawful consumptive uses or nonconsumptive uses of water or to the quantity
6or quality of the waters of the Great Lakes basin and water dependent natural
7resources, and the proposed plans and arrangements for avoidance or mitigation of
8those impacts.
SB523-SSA1,125,119 6. Any provisions for restoration of hydrologic conditions and functions of the
10source watershed or, if the withdrawal is from the stream tributary to one of the
11Great Lakes, of the watershed of that stream.
SB523-SSA1,125,13 12(7) Exemptions. Subsections (3) to (6) do not apply to withdrawals from the
13Great Lakes basin or diversions for any of the following purposes:
SB523-SSA1,125,1614 (a) To supply vehicles, including vessels and aircraft, for the needs of the
15persons or animals being transported or for ballast or other needs related to the
16operation of the vehicles.
SB523-SSA1,125,1817 (b) To use in a noncommercial project that lasts no more than 3 months for fire
18fighting, humanitarian, or emergency response purposes.
SB523-SSA1,126,4 19(7m) Emergency order. The department may, without a prior hearing, order
20a person to whom the department has issued an individual permit or notice of
21coverage under a general permit under this section or s. 281.344 to immediately stop
22a withdrawal if the department determines that there is a danger of imminent harm
23to the public health, safety, or welfare, to the environment, or to the water resources
24or related land resources of this state. The order shall specify the date on which the
25withdrawal must be stopped and the date, if any, on which it may be resumed. The

1order shall notify the person that the person may request a contested case hearing
2under ch. 227. The hearing shall be held as soon as practicable after receipt of a
3request for a hearing. An emergency order remains in effect pending the result of
4the hearing.
SB523-SSA1,126,14 5(8) Statewide water conservation and efficiency. (a) Goals and objectives.
6The department shall specify water conservation and efficiency goals and objectives
7for the waters of the state and for the waters of the Great Lakes basin. The
8department shall specify goals and objectives for the waters of the Great Lakes basin
9that are consistent with the goals under s. 281.343 (4b) (a) and the objectives
10identified by the Great Lakes council under s. 281.343 (4b) (a) and (c). In specifying
11these goals and objectives, the department shall consult with the department of
12commerce and the public service commission and consider the water conservation
13and efficiency goals and objectives developed in any pilot program conducted by the
14department in cooperation with the regional body.
SB523-SSA1,126,1815 (b) Statewide program. In cooperation with the department of commerce and
16the public service commission, the department shall develop and implement a
17statewide water conservation and efficiency program that includes all of the
18following:
SB523-SSA1,126,2019 1. Promotion of environmentally sound and economically feasible water
20conservation measures.
SB523-SSA1,126,2221 2. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the public service
22commission requires or authorizes a water utility to implement under ch. 196.
SB523-SSA1,126,2423 3. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the department of
24commerce requires or authorizes to be implemented under chs. 101 and 145.
SB523-SSA1,127,9
1(c) Great Lakes basin program. No later than the 24th month beginning after
2the compact's effective date, the department shall implement a Great Lakes basin
3water conservation and efficiency program as part of the statewide program under
4par. (b), for all users of the waters of the Great Lakes basin, that is designed to
5achieve the goals and objectives for the waters of the Great Lakes basin that are
6specified under par. (a). The department shall include in the Great Lakes basin
7program the activities in par. (b) 1. to 3. applicable in the Great Lakes basin and
8application of the water conservation and efficiency measures specified under par.
9(d) in subs. (4) (f) 6. and (g) and (6) (c).
SB523-SSA1,127,1410 (d) Water conservation and efficiency measures. The department shall
11promulgate rules specifying water conservation and efficiency measures for the
12purposes of this section. In the rules, the department may not require retrofitting
13of existing fixtures, appliances, or equipment. The department shall specify
14measures based on all of the following:
SB523-SSA1,127,1815 1. The amount and type of diversion, withdrawal, or consumptive use and
16whether the diversion, withdrawal, or consumptive use exists on the first day of the
1784th month beginning after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts
18date], or the compact's effective date, whichever is earlier, is expanded, or is new.
SB523-SSA1,127,2019 2. The results of any pilot water conservation program conducted by the
20department in cooperation with the regional body.
SB523-SSA1,127,2121 3. The results of any assessments under sub. (11) (d).
SB523-SSA1,127,25 22(9) Tribal consultation; public participation. (a) Tribal consultation. The
23department shall consult with a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band
24in this state concerning a proposal that may affect the tribe or band and that is
25subject to regional review or Great Lakes council approval under sub. (4) or (5).
SB523-SSA1,128,10
1(b) Public Notice. 1. The department shall, by rule, create procedures for
2circulating to interested and potentially interested members of the public notices of
3each complete application that the department receives under sub. (5) to which the
4state decision-making standard under sub. (5m) or the compact decision-making
5standard under sub. (6) applies, other than an application from a person operating
6a public water supply system that is covered by an approved water supply service
7area plan under s. 281.348, and each complete application that the department
8receives under sub. (4) and of each general permit that the department proposes to
9issue under sub. (4s) (a). The department shall include, in the rule, at least the
10following procedures:
SB523-SSA1,128,1111 a. Publication of the notice as a class 1 notice under ch. 985.
SB523-SSA1,128,1312 b. Mailing of the notice to any person, group, local governmental unit, or state
13agency upon request.
SB523-SSA1,128,1614 2. The department shall establish the form and content of a public notice by
15rule. The department shall include in every public notice concerning an application
16to which subd. 1. applies at least the following information:
SB523-SSA1,128,1717 a. The name and address of each applicant.
SB523-SSA1,128,1918 b. A brief description of the proposal for which the application is made,
19including the amount of the proposed withdrawal or diversion.
SB523-SSA1,128,2220 c. A brief description of the procedures for the formulation of final
21determinations on applications, including the 30-day comment period required
22under par. (c).
SB523-SSA1,129,323 (c) Public comment. The department shall receive public comments on a
24proposal for which it receives an application to which par. (b) 1. applies or on a
25proposed general permit under sub. (4s) (a) for a 30-day period beginning when the

1department gives notice under par. (b) 1. The department shall retain all written
2comments submitted during the comment period and shall consider the comments
3in making its decisions on the application.
SB523-SSA1,129,144 (d) Public hearing. 1. The department shall provide an opportunity for any
5interested person or group of persons, any affected local governmental unit, or any
6state agency to request a public hearing with respect to a proposal for which the
7department receives an application under to which par. (b) 1. applies or on a proposed
8general permit under sub. (4s) (a). A request for a public hearing shall be filed with
9the department within 30 days after the department gives notice under par. (b). The
10party filing a request for a public hearing shall indicate the interest of the party and
11the reasons why a hearing is warranted. The department shall hold a public hearing
12on a proposal for which the department receives an application to which par. (b) 1.
13applies or on a proposed general permit under sub. (4s) (a) if the department
14determines that there is a significant public interest in holding a hearing.
SB523-SSA1,129,1715 2. The department shall promulgate, by rule, procedures for the conduct of
16public hearings held under this paragraph. A hearing held under this paragraph is
17not a contested case hearing under ch. 227.
SB523-SSA1,129,1918 3. The department shall circulate public notice of any hearing held under this
19paragraph in the manner provided under par. (b) 1.
SB523-SSA1,130,920 (e) Public access to information. Any record or other information provided to
21or obtained by the department regarding a proposal for which an application under
22sub. (4) or (5) is received is a public record as provided in subch. II of ch. 19. The
23department shall make available to and provide facilities for the public to inspect and
24copy any records or other information provided to or obtained by the department
25regarding a proposal for which an application for a new or increased diversion or

1withdrawal under sub. (4) or (5) is received, except that any record or other
2information provided to the department may be treated as confidential upon a
3showing to the secretary that the record or information is entitled to protection as
4a trade secret, as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c), or upon a determination by the
5department that domestic security concerns warrant confidential treatment.
6Nothing in this subsection prevents the use of any confidential records or
7information obtained by the department in the administration of this section in
8compiling or publishing general analyses or summaries, if the analyses or
9summaries do not identify a specific owner or operator.
SB523-SSA1,130,1310 (h) Expediting review. The department shall take appropriate measures to
11expedite, to the extent feasible, applicable reviews by the regional body, Great Lakes
12council, parties, and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec of applications under this
13section that are subject to regional review.
SB523-SSA1,130,19 14(10m) Amendment of coastal management program. (a) The Wisconsin
15coastal management council, created under s. 14.019, shall amend this state's
16coastal management program submitted to the U.S. secretary of commerce under 16
17USC 1455
, to incorporate the requirements of this section, as they apply to the water
18resources of the Great Lakes basin, and shall formally submit the proposed
19amendments to the U.S. secretary of commerce.
SB523-SSA1,130,2320 (b) After approval of the amendments submitted to the U.S. secretary of
21commerce under par. (a), the Wisconsin coastal management council shall, when
22conducting federal consistency reviews under 16 USC 1456 (c), consider the
23requirements specified under par. (a), if applicable.
SB523-SSA1,131,224 (c) If the department issues a permit for a withdrawal to which this section
25applies, and the withdrawal is subject to a federal consistency review under 16 USC

11456 (c), the Wisconsin coastal management council shall certify that the withdrawal
2is consistent with this state's coastal management program.
SB523-SSA1,131,11 3(11) Information, reports, and assessments. (a) Statewide inventory. 1. The
4department shall develop and maintain a water resources inventory consisting of
5information about the waters of the state including information about the location,
6type, quantity, and uses of water resources and the location, and type of diversions,
7withdrawals, and consumptive uses and quantities of withdrawals and water losses.
8The department shall develop the inventory in cooperation with federal and local
9governmental entities, agencies of this state and of the other parties, tribal agencies,
10and private entities. The department shall use information in the registry under
11sub. (3) (c) in creating the inventory.
SB523-SSA1,131,1512 2. The department shall create the water resources inventory under subd. 1.
13no later than the first day of the 72nd month beginning after the effective date of this
14subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], or the first day of the 60th month beginning
15after the compact's effective date whichever is later.
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