Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection-General
Environmental Protection-Water Supply)
[
CR 02-134]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
160.21,
160.257,
280.11 (1),
281.11,
281.12 (1) and
281.17 (8), Stats., interpreting s.
160.257, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearings on revisions to ss.
NR 140.05,
140.22,
811.02 and
811.87, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to groundwater quality standards and the development of an aquifer storage recovery (ASR) well or the operation of an ASR system by a municipal water utility. The Natural Resources Board recently adopted revisions to ch.
NR 811 that establish design and management criteria for aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) systems. Chapter
160, Stats., has been revised to create s.
160.257, Stats., which establishes a point of standards application around ASR wells for chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane and bromoform groundwater quality standards. This point of standards application is 1,200 feet from an ASR well and at any other well located within 1,200 feet of an ASR well.
Amendments are proposed to ch.
NR 140 to incorporate the
chloroform, bromodichloro-methane, dibromochloromethane and bromoform points of standards application for ASR wells established under s.
160.257, Stats., and to establish an ASR system design management zone at the same distance from an ASR well as the system displacement zone (aquifer storage zone) allowed under ch.
NR 811. Amendments are proposed to ch.
NR 811 to allow an ASR system displacement zone to extend to a maximum distance of 1,200 feet from an ASR well.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rule will have an economic impact on small businesses.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Department has made a preliminary determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch.
NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. However, based on the comments received, the Department may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the proposal. This environmental review document would summarize the Department's consideration of the impacts of the proposal and reasonable alternatives.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the hearings will be held on:
Friday, December 13, 2002 at 11:00 a.m.
Green Bay State Office Building
Room 152A
200 North Jefferson
Green Bay
Monday, December 16, 2002 at 11:00 a.m.
Common Council Chambers
Oak Creek City Hall
8640 South Howell Ave.,
Oak Creek
Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at 1:30 p.m.
DNR Customer Service Licensing Conference Room
3rd floor, GEF #3
125 S. Webster Street
Madison
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call William Phelps at (608) 267-7619 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Fiscal Estimate
ASR systems must be designed and operated to comply with state groundwater quality standards applicable points of standards application and monitoring may be required to confirm compliance. The department does not anticipate significant additional costs to the regulated community associated with these rule revisions. Any additional monitoring costs to the regulated community should be minimal and the workload of state regulatory agencies should also not change substantially. The department believes that it is unlikely that there will be significant additional costs to state and local governments resulting from adoption of these rule revisions.
Contact Information
Written comment on the proposed rule may be submitted to Mr. William Phelps, Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 no later than December 20, 2002. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the hearings. A copy of the proposed rule [DG-44-02] and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Phelps.
Notice of Hearing
Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection-Water Regulation)
[
CR 02-048]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
31.385 (1m) and
227.11 (2) (a), Stats., interpreting s.
31.385, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on the creation of ch.
NR 336, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the small and abandoned dam removal grant program. The proposed rule establishes procedures to implement the grant program. Applications for small dam removal grants may be made by any municipality, public inland lake protection district or private individual which owns a dam. The grant will fund 50% of the eligible project costs up to a maximum state contribution of $50,000. Applications for abandoned dam removal grants can be made by any person who has legal access to the property containing the dam for the purpose of removal. The grant will fund 100% of the eligible project costs.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rule will have an economic impact on small businesses.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Department has made a preliminary determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch.
NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. However, based on the comments received, the Department may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the proposal. This environmental review document would summarize the Department's consideration of the impacts of the proposal and reasonable alternatives.
Hearing Information
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the hearing will be held on:
Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 3:00 p.m.
Video conference participation will be available at:
Room 021, GEF #2 Building
101 S. Webster Street
Madison
Room 139, State Office Building
718 W. Clairemont Ave.,
Eau Claire
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Paul Strom at (608) 266-9273 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Fiscal Impact
Funding for the small and abandoned dam removal program comes from existing bonding authority which also funds dam safety repair, reconstruction, modification or removal projects governed by ch.
NR 335. Consequently, the state will not incur additional financial obligations. The program is voluntary, so no additional local or other governmental unit costs are required.
Contact Information
Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to Mr. Paul Strom, Bureau of Watershed Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 no later than January 17, 2003. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the hearing. A copy of the proposed rule [WT-31-02] and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Strom.
Notice of Hearings
Workforce Development
(Unemployment Insurance)
[
CR 02-137]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
108.14 (2),
2001 Wis. Act 35, section
72 (2) (a), and s.
227.11, Stats., the Department of Workforce Development proposes to hold three public hearings to consider the amendment of s.
DWD 100.02 (28), relating to unemployment insurance availability.
Hearing Information
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Portage County Public Library
Rotary Room
1001 Main Street
Stevens Point, WI
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
10:30 am to 11:30 am
GEF 1, Room H206
201 E. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI
Thursday, December 19, 2002
11:00 am - 12:00 pm.
State Office Building
Room 45
819 North 6th Street
Milwaukee, WI
Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearings and will be afforded the opportunity to make an oral presentation of their positions. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their facts, views, and suggested rewording in writing. If you have special needs or circumstances that may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearings, please call (608) 267-1405 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as ASL interpreters, English translators, or materials in audiotape format will be made available on request to the fullest extent possible.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Workforce Development
The proposed rule will reduce the number of hours that a claimant must be available for full-time suitable work to be eligible for unemployment insurance from 35 to 32 hours. This change is proposed because a significant percentage of the modern workforce does not work 35 to 40 hours per week, often due to child care or other obligations.
Rule Text
SECTION 1. DWD 100.02 (28) is amended to read:
DWD 100.02 (28) “Full-time" means work which is performed for 35 32 or more hours in a week.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s.
227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rule does not affect small business.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact.
Contact Information
For substantive questions concerning the proposed rule, contact Tom Smith, Research Attorney, UI Bureau of Legal Affairs, 266-9641.
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed rules received at the following address no later than Friday, December 20, 2002, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.
Tom Smith, Research Attorney
