AB1,149,2018 3. The proposed activity will not result in significant adverse impact to wetland
19functional values, subject to par. (d); in significant adverse impact to water quality;
20or in other significant adverse environmental consequences.
AB1,150,221 (d) Notwithstanding par. (c) 3., if significant adverse impacts to wetland
22functional values will remain after the adverse impacts have been avoided and
23minimized to the extent practicable, the department may not deny the permit on the
24basis of the impacts from the activity on wetlands if the department determines that

1the remaining impacts will be compensated for under a mitigation program under
2sub. (8).
AB1,150,43 (e) Paragraphs (a) to (d) do not apply to authorizations to proceed under a
4general permit issued under s. 281.36 (3g).
AB1,150,25 5(7) Federal wetlands. (a) For a wetland individual permit under this section
6which involves a federal wetland, any mitigation program submitted by the
7applicant under sub. (8) shall include all the federal mitigation measures proposed
8by the applicant. The department shall review the federal mitigation measures and
9shall determine whether it has reasonable assurance that these will compensate for
10any significant adverse impacts to wetland functional values, any significant
11adverse impacts to water quality, and any other significant adverse environmental
12consequences. The department shall recognize all federal compensatory mitigation
13measures as being eligible for the purpose of making this determination. If the
14department determines that reasonable assurance exists, the department may not
15impose any additional conditions on the permit. If the department determines that
16reasonable assurance does not exist, it may impose conditions on the permit that are
17in addition to required federal compensatory mitigation measures, but such
18conditions shall be limited to those that are necessary to compensate for any
19significant adverse impacts to wetland functional values, any significant adverse
20impacts to water quality, and any other significant adverse environmental
21consequences that will remain after completion of the federal mitigation measures.
22Any conditions imposed by the department may be satisfied through a mitigation
23program as provided in sub. (8). In imposing any conditions under this paragraph,
24the department may not require that the number of acres to be mitigated be greater
25that the number that is required under federal law.
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1(b) A wetland individual permit issued under this section that authorizes a
2discharge of dredged or fill material in a federal wetland constitutes water quality
3certification as required by 33 USC 1341 (a). Any other approval issued by the
4department for which a wetland impact evaluation is required for a federal wetland
5constitutes water quality certification under 33 USC 1341 (a) with respect to the
6discharges or activities affecting the federal wetland.
AB1,151,13 7(8) Mitigation program. (a) Contents. A mitigation program to compensate
8for adverse impacts to functional values of wetlands shall contain proposed projects
9for mitigation and a schedule for implementing the projects. The department may
10not consider mitigation in determining whether to grant authorization to proceed
11under a general permit under s. 281.36 (3g). These projects may be performed by a
12person other than the applicant, subject to the department's approval of the projects
13and schedule.
AB1,151,1814 (b) Option of applicant. An applicant submitting a program under par. (a) may
15submit options for mitigation. These options may include any combination of the
16types of mitigation specified in par. (d). In preparing the program, the applicant shall
17identify and consider mitigation that could be conducted within the same watershed
18in which the mining site is located.
AB1,151,2219 (c) Ratios for mitigation. The amount of mitigation required may not exceed
201.5 acres of mitigation for each acre of adversely impacted wetland. For purpose of
21credits in a mitigation bank, each acre that is subject to mitigation shall count as at
22least one credit.
AB1,152,323 (d) Sequence; types of mitigation. If it is not practicable or ecologically
24preferable to conduct mitigation at an on-site location or if there is no on-site
25location that will provide sufficient wetland acreage, the department shall allow the

1applicant to conduct mitigation at a site other than an on-site location, subject to par.
2(e). Mitigation under a program under par. (a) may be accomplished through any of
3the following types:
AB1,152,54 1. Implementation of a project for mitigation by an applicant or other person
5approved by the department.
AB1,152,76 2. Purchase of mitigation credits from a mitigation bank for a site in a
7mitigation bank that is located anywhere in the state, subject to par. (e).
AB1,152,118 3. Purchase of mitigation credits from a mitigation bank established prior to
9February 1, 2002, if the department determines that the bank sponsor is in
10compliance with any applicable memorandum of understanding between the bank
11sponsor and the department.
AB1,152,1312 4. Participation in the in lieu fee subprogram, if such a subprogram is
13established under s. 281.36 (3r) (e).
AB1,152,1914 (e) Ceded territory. If a mining operation is located in whole or in part within
15the ceded territory, any mitigation, including mitigation accomplished through the
16purchase of mitigation bank credits and the in lieu fee subprogram that is authorized
17or required by the department, that will be required to compensate for adverse
18impacts to wetlands located in the ceded territory shall occur within the ceded
19territory.
AB1,153,6 20(9) Subsequent protection for wetlands. (a) If a wetland individual permit
21issued under this section, or other approval that required a wetland impact
22evaluation, authorizes a mitigation project, the person who is the holder of the permit
23or approval shall grant a conservation easement under s. 700.40 to the department
24or shall execute a comparable legal instrument to ensure that a wetland that is being
25restored, enhanced, created, or preserved will not be destroyed or substantially

1degraded by any subsequent proprietor of or holder of interest in the property on
2which the wetland is located. The department shall suspend the mining permit if the
3holder of the permit fails to grant the easement or execute this instrument within
4the time limit set forth in the mining permit. If the holder subsequently grants the
5conservation easement or executes the instrument, the department shall reinstate
6the mining permit.
AB1,153,97 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department shall modify or release a
8conservation easement granted under par. (a) or shall void a comparable legal
9instrument executed under par. (a) if all of the following apply:
AB1,153,1110 1. The department determines that part or all of a wetland subject to the
11mitigation project ceases to be a wetland.
AB1,153,1412 2. The person who is required to grant the conservation easement or execute
13the legal instrument did not contribute to the loss of the wetland specified in subd.
141.
AB1,153,1715 3. Any subsequent proprietor of or holder of interest in the property on which
16the wetland specified in subd. 1. is located did not contribute to the loss of the
17wetland.
AB1,153,23 18(10) Exemptions. (a) Artificial wetlands. All of the following artificial
19wetlands that are associated with a mining operation or bulk sampling are exempt
20from the wetland individual permit and mitigation requirements under this section,
21from the general permit requirements under s. 281.36 (3g), and from any
22requirement for any other approval for which a wetland impact evaluation is
23required:
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11. An artificial wetland that is a sedimentation or stormwater detention basin
2or associated conveyance feature operated and maintained only for sediment
3detention and flood storage purposes.
AB1,154,54 2. An artificial wetland that is an active sewage lagoon, cooling pond, waste
5disposal pit, fish rearing pond, or landscape pond.
AB1,154,76 3. An artificial wetland that is an actively maintained farm drainage or
7roadside ditch.
AB1,154,88 4. An artificial wetland as part of an active mining operation.
AB1,154,149 (b) Other exempted activities. All of the following activities that are associated
10with a mining operation or bulk sampling are exempt from the wetland individual
11permit and mitigation requirements under this section, from the general permit
12requirements under s. 281.36 (3g), and from any requirement for any other approval
13for which a wetland impact evaluation is required if the applicant minimizes any
14adverse effect on the environment as a result of any of these activities:
AB1,154,1615 1. Maintenance, emergency repair, or reconstruction of damaged parts of
16structures that are in use in a wetland.
AB1,154,1717 2. Construction or maintenance of irrigation ditches.
AB1,154,2018 3. Construction or maintenance of farm roads, forest roads, or temporary
19mining roads that is performed in accordance with best management practices, as
20determined by the department.
AB1,154,2121 4. Maintenance of drainage ditches.
AB1,154,2322 (c) An exemption under par. (a) or (b) does not apply to a federal wetland if the
23exemption conflicts with 33 USC 1344.
AB1,154,25 24(11) Relationship to other laws. None of the following apply to a mining
25operation or bulk sampling:
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1(a) Section 281.36, except as otherwise specifically provided in this section.
AB1,155,32 (b) Any rule promulgated under s. 281.36, except as otherwise specifically
3provided in this section.
AB1,155,54 (c) Any other rule promulgated by the department that relates to wetlands that
5conflicts with this section.
AB1,155,8 6295.605 Impacts to navigable waters. (1) Definition. In this section,
7"navigable water activity" means an activity for which an approval is required under
8s. 30.12, 30.123, 30.19, 30.195, or 30.20.
AB1,155,11 9(2) Approval required. No person may engage in any navigable water activity
10associated with bulk sampling or mining unless the person has been granted an
11approval as provided under sub. (4).
AB1,155,15 12(3) Application; riparian status. (a) For purposes of an approval under ss.
1330.12, 30.123, 30.19, 30.195, and 30.20, a person who is not the owner of a piece of
14riparian property may exercise a riparian right held by the owner of the piece of
15riparian property if any of the following apply:
AB1,155,1616 1. The person leases the piece of riparian property from the owner.
AB1,155,1817 2. The person holds an easement on the piece of riparian property and the
18easement authorizes the person to exercise that riparian right.
AB1,155,2119 (b) If a person is applying for more than one approval for a navigable water
20activity, the person may file a single application. The application shall include any
21information requested by the department under s. 295.45 (3).
AB1,155,24 22(4) Requirements. (a) Generally. The department shall grant an approval for
23a navigable water activity if the navigable water activity meets all of the following
24requirements:
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11. The navigable water activity will not significantly impair public rights and
2interests in a navigable water.
AB1,156,43 2. The navigable water activity will not significantly reduce the effective flood
4flow capacity of a stream.
AB1,156,65 3. The navigable water activity will not significantly affect the rights of
6riparian owners or the applicant obtains the consent of the riparian owners.
AB1,156,77 4. The navigable water activity will not significantly degrade water quality.
AB1,156,118 (b) Measures. The person applying for the approval shall submit a plan to the
9department containing proposed measures to meet the requirements under par. (a)
10and a proposed schedule for implementing the measures. The plan shall include one
11or more of the following measures:
AB1,156,1412 1. Measures to offset significant impacts to navigable waters by providing
13public access to, restoring, or enlarging up to 1.5 acres of navigable waters in
14exchange for each acre of navigable waters that is significantly impacted.
AB1,156,1515 2. Measures to improve public rights or interests in navigable waters.
AB1,156,1616 3. Measures to offset significant impacts to water quality or quantity.
AB1,156,1717 4. Measures to enhance flood storage.
AB1,156,1818 5. A mitigation program as provided under s. 295.60 (8).
AB1,156,1919 6. Conservation measures as provided in s. 295.61.
AB1,157,220 (bn) Plan review; finding. In reviewing the plan, the department may require
21that measures that are in addition to, or in conjunction with, one or more of the
22measures specified in par. (b) 1. to 6. be included in the plan. After reviewing the plan
23and application, if the department finds that the requirements under par. (a) will be
24met by implementing some or all of the measures contained in the plan, the

1department shall determine which measures shall be required, shall approve a
2schedule for implementation, and shall grant the approval.
AB1,157,83 (c) Applicability of requirements. The requirements that are specified in par.
4(a) 1. to 4. are in lieu of any requirements required for approvals under ss. 30.12 (3m)
5(c), 30.123 (8) (c), 30.19 (4) (c), 30.195 (2) (c), and 30.20, including those that relate
6to the state's or public's interests, and shall be used, in conjunction with the measures
7required under par. (b), in any evaluation by the department pursuant to 33 USC
81341
.
AB1,157,12 9(5) Approval conditions. The department may impose conditions in an
10approval for a navigable water activity that it determines to be necessary to ensure
11that the navigable water activities subject to the approval meet the requirements
12under sub. (4) (a).
AB1,157,15 13(6) Relationship to other laws. (a) Chapter 30 and any rules promulgated
14under that chapter apply to any navigable water activity subject to this section to the
15extent that they do not conflict with this section, except as provided in par. (b).
AB1,157,1716 (b) Sections 30.209 and 30.2095 and any rules promulgated under those
17sections, do not apply to any navigable water activity that is subject to this section.
AB1,157,18 18295.607 Shoreland and floodplain zoning. (1) (a) In this section:
AB1,157,2019 1. "Development or construction activity" means a waste site, structure,
20building, fill, or other development or construction activity.
AB1,157,2221 2. "Shoreland zoning ordinance" means a shoreland zoning ordinance or
22regulation adopted under s. 59.692, 61.351, 62.231, or 281.31.
AB1,158,2 23(2) (a) The department may not prohibit a development or construction activity
24to be located in an area that would otherwise be prohibited under a shoreland zoning

1ordinance if the development or construction activity is authorized by the
2department as part of a mining operation covered by a mining permit under s. 295.58.
AB1,158,83 (b) A development or construction activity located in an area that would
4otherwise be prohibited under a shoreland zoning ordinance does not violate the
5applicable ordinance if the development or construction activity is authorized by the
6department as part of a mining operation covered by a mining permit under s. 295.58.
7No shoreland zoning variance is required for a development or construction activity
8located as provided under this paragraph.
AB1,158,13 9(3) A municipal floodplain zoning ordinance under s. 87.30 may not prohibit
10development or construction activity authorized by the department as part of a
11mining operation covered by a mining permit under s. 295.58, except to the extent
12necessary for the municipality to which the floodplain zoning ordinance applies to
13maintain eligibility for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
AB1,158,15 14295.61 Withdrawals of surface waters and groundwater. (1)
15Definitions. In this section:
AB1,158,1716 (a) "Authorized base level of water loss" has the meaning given in s. 281.35 (1)
17(b).
AB1,158,1918 (b) "Environmentally sound and economically feasible water conservation
19measures" has the meaning given in s. 281.346 (1) (i).
AB1,158,2020 (c) "Great Lakes basin" has the meaning given in s. 281.35 (1) (d).
AB1,158,2121 (d) "High capacity well" has the meaning given in s. 281.34 (1) (b).
AB1,158,2222 (e) "Interbasin diversion" has the meaning given in s. 281.35 (1) (g).
AB1,158,2423 (em) "Riparian restoration project" means a project that will restore or enhance
24the natural beneficial uses and value of a watercourse.
AB1,158,2525 (f) "Upper Mississippi River basin" has the meaning given in s. 281.35 (1) (j).
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1(g) Unless the context otherwise requires, "use" includes dewatering.
AB1,159,22 (h) "Water loss" has the meaning given in s. 281.35 (1) (L).
AB1,159,33 (i) "Withdrawal" has the meaning given in s. 281.35 (1) (m).
AB1,159,12 4(2) Permit required. No person may engage in any withdrawal or use of surface
5water as part of a mining operation or bulk sampling, including a withdrawal or use
6associated with a system or plant under s. 281.41, unless the person has been issued
7a water withdrawal permit under this section. No person may engage in any
8withdrawal or use of groundwater, including a withdrawal or use associated with a
9system or plant under s. 281.41, as part of a mining operation or bulk sampling if the
10capacity and rate of withdrawal of all wells involved in the withdrawal of
11groundwater or in the dewatering of mines exceeds 100,000 gallons each day unless
12the person has been issued a water withdrawal permit under this section.
AB1,159,16 13(3) Permit application. (a) Application. A person applying for a water
14withdrawal permit is required to submit only one application. An application for a
15water withdrawal permit shall include any information requested by the department
16under s. 295.45 (3).
AB1,159,1917 (am) Applicant status. 1. A person is not required to be the owner of a piece
18of riparian property in order to obtain a permit to withdraw surface water from that
19piece of riparian property if any of the following applies:
AB1,159,2020 a. The person leases the piece of riparian property from the owner.
AB1,159,2121 b. The person holds an easement on the piece of riparian property.
AB1,159,2422 2. A person is not required to be the owner of a piece of property in order to
23obtain a permit to withdraw groundwater from that piece of property if any of the
24following applies:
AB1,159,2525 a. The person leases the piece of property from the owner.
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1b. The person holds an easement on the piece of property.
AB1,160,32 c. The person has obtained permission from the owner to withdraw
3groundwater from that piece of property.
AB1,160,144 (b) Siting analysis. If withdrawal of water at a mining operation or for bulk
5sampling will involve one or more high capacity wells, the department shall require
6an applicant for a water withdrawal permit to submit a siting analysis for the
7purpose of determining the location of the high capacity wells. The analysis shall
8include alternate proposed locations for each high capacity well. In evaluating a
9submitted analysis, the department shall recognize there is a need for mining waste
10sites and processing facilities, including wastewater and sludge storage or treatment
11lagoons, to be contiguous to the location of the ferrous mineral deposit, and shall
12allow any high capacity well to be located so that need will be met. The department
13shall approve the location of each high capacity well as part of the permit issued
14under sub. (4).
AB1,160,2015 (c) Entry to land. After an application for a water withdrawal permit has been
16submitted under this section, the applicant may enter any land from which the
17applicant proposes to withdraw water or use water for the purpose of making any
18surveys required for the mining operation or bulk sampling, but no work may be
19commenced necessary for the mining operation or the bulk sampling until the
20department issues the permit under this section.
AB1,160,23 21(4) Permit issuance. (a) General requirements. The department shall issue
22a water withdrawal permit if it determines that the withdrawal or use of the surface
23water or groundwater meets all of the following requirements:
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11. The proposed withdrawal and uses of the water are substantially consistent
2with the protection of public health, safety, and welfare and will not be significantly
3detrimental to the public interest.
AB1,161,64 2. The proposed withdrawal and uses of the water will not have a significant
5adverse impact on the environment and ecosystem of the Great Lakes basin or the
6Upper Mississippi River basin.
AB1,161,87 3. The proposed withdrawal and use of the water will not be significantly
8detrimental to the quantity and quality of the waters of the state.
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