Wisconsin Legislature: Water

Name changes: confidentiality provisions and exemption from newspaper publication requirement; confidential information may not be disclosed except by court order - Act 274

vocational rehabilitationVocational rehabilitation, see Persons with disabilities

vocational, technical, and adult educationVocational, technical, and adult education, see Technical college

voice over internet protocol _voip_Voice over Internet protocol (VOIP), see Telecommunications

voip _voice over internet protocol_VOIP (Voice over Internet protocol), see Telecommunications

volunteerismVolunteerism, see Fire department; Medical service

voter registrationVoter registration, see Elections — Registration

votingVoting

Election-related expenses to local governments: reimbursement of costs revised, voter ID training provision [Sec. 3t, u, 747j, k] - Act 32

GAB expenditures on voter ID public informational campaign reviewed by JCF; public inspection of statements of economic interests modified [Sec. 357m, 9118 (1q)] [357m — vetoed] - Act 32

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, ``proof of identification" and noncompliant REAL ID provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee may be waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign; signature requirement re voting in person; durational residency requirement increased; straight party ticket eliminated; deadline for late registration and absentee voting in person changed; GAB special registration deputies discontinued; voter registration information and list revisions; proof of residence modified re university, college, and technical college student IDs - Act 23

September primary date changed and renamed ``Partisan Primary"; absentee ballot changes and military and overseas electors provisions; fee exception for duplicate DOT issued ID for voting purposes - Act 75

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w_2W-2, see Wisconsin Works

wageWage, see also Public employee — Salary

County fair association employee wages: income tax withholding exemption revised - Act 131

wage _ paymentWage — Payment

Creditable military service calculation for WRS participants revised re death or disability benefits; differential wage payments treated as earnings for WRS purposes; JSCRS appendix report - Act 116

Prevailing wage exemption does not apply to public works project re nursing home in a county with a population less than 50,000 [Sec. 9154 (2c)] - Act 32

Prevailing wage revisions including publicly funded private construction projects, inspection and submission of payroll records to DWD, enactment of statewide concern, incidental work outside a worker's usual trade, work the local government is not required to compensate, and multiple- and single-trade project of public works [Sec. 354y, 1727mb-y, 2390c-zhi, zr, 2404c, q, 2725t, 3534e-h, 9354 (1u)] - Act 32

wardWard, see Guardian and ward

warehouseWarehouse

Overweight vehicles or combination of vehicles with six or more axles and transporting certain agricultural products to a farm or from field to farm, storage facility, or processing facility: DOT may issue overweight permits under set conditions; exception to DOT report requirement - Act 56

warrantyWarranty, see Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies

warren knowles_gaylord nelson stewardship programWarren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship Program, see Natural resource

warrens, village ofWarrens, Village of, see Monroe County

wasteWaste, see Environmental protection; Solid waste management

waste oilWaste oil, see Petroleum

wastewaterWastewater, see Water — Pollution

water _ pollutionWater — Pollution, see also Sanitation and sewerage management

Agricultural nutrient management research projects: DNR to waive requirements of laws re discharge of pollutants into waters of the state under certain conditions - Act 188

Agricultural nutrient management research projects: wastewater permit waiver under certain conditions [Sec. 2951k] - Act 32

Aquaculture regulation revisions re use of natural bodies of water, wastewater discharge permits, record-keeping, and importing fish - Act 207

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program: funding and bonding authority changes; DNR and DOA duties [Sec. 780p, 781, 2913-2923, 2925, 9135 (3c), (3d)] - Act 32

Clean Water Fund Program: eliminate statutory provisions re federal financial hardship grant program (remedial legislation) - Act 261

Phosphorus and shoreland zoning rules: economic impact analysis and report required [Sec. 9135 (3f)] [partial veto] - Act 32

Targeted runoff management program: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 782] - Act 32

Urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement and storm water management projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 784] - Act 32

Wastewater discharge permit variance [Sec. 2932-2951] - Act 32

Water pollution credits: DNR required to administer a trading program; water pollution credit trading agreement provisions revised - Act 151

Water pollution: enforcement of runoff rules for a covered municipality, definition provisions [Sec. 2895m] - Act 32

water supplyWater supply, see also Wells

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program: funding and bonding authority changes; DNR and DOA duties [Sec. 780p, 781, 2913-2923, 2925, 9135 (3c), (3d)] - Act 32

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply: DNR prohibited from requiring unless required by federal law or potential health hazard is indicated, safe drinking water loan program priority list provision - Act 19

Soil and Water Resource Management Program general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 796] - Act 32

Special charge under the property assessed clean energy (PACE) program: third party allowed to collect installment payments, lien provision, written guarantee of certain savings-to-investment ratio under set conditions, and third party technical review - Act 138

Water use fee limit [Sec. 2911c, 9435 (1i)] - Act 32

waterways and water powerWaterways and water power, see also Harbor; Lakes; Port; Shoreland zoning; Wetland

Dam maintenance or removal funding: Stewardship Program bonding authority, report on land acquisitions required, sunset provisions [Sec. 780m, 822t-w, 835f-836s, 848m, 862p, 921g-r] - Act 32

Dam safety grant program: request deadline deleted [Sec. 921] - Act 32

Dam safety program: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 786] - Act 32

DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re individual and general permits, piers and wharfs, land grading, bridges and culverts, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, general permitting for certain wetland restoration activities, and notices DNR is required to provide; legislative review of general permits; report required - Act 167

St. Croix National Scenic Riverway: exemption from DNR permit requirement re placement of pier containing a floating toilet facility - Act 153

Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission funding [Sec. 593i, j, 9135 (3q), 9435 (1q)] - Act 32

``Veterans Memorial Bridge": DOT to designate and mark bridge on USH 141 across the Menominee River in Marinette County as; contributions from interested parties provision - Act 48

waterworksWaterworks

waukesha countyWaukesha County

Brookfield, Town of, may use TIF for one project related to either a retail project or a purpose which a city or village may create a district - Act 11

Klink, Raymond: life and public service of retired Waukesha County Sheriff commended upon his death [AJR-43] - JR-11

wcWC, see Worker's compensation

weapons and weapon trainingWeapons and weapon training, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

weatherWeather

Snow sports in a ski area: liability and negligence provisions established, safety requirements set - Act 199

Snowmaking and snow-grooming machines and equipment: sales and use tax exemptions created [Sec. 2181n, 9441 (3b)] - Act 32

weatherizationWeatherization, see Energy conservation

wecf _wisconsin election campaign fund_WECF (Wisconsin election campaign fund), see Elections — Campaign expense

wedcWEDC, see Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin

weight limitWeight limit, see Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

weights and measuresWeights and measures, see also Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

DATCP revisions re confidentiality of exemptions from requirement to register livestock premises, county land conservation committee membership, vehicle scale operators, and reporting requirement for pesticide sales (remedial legislation) - Act 263

DSPS authority and responsibility changes re buildings and safety, occupational regulation, and changes to the measurement of products containing opium or other controlled substances - Act 146

wellsWells

Heat exchange drillhole definition, regulations, and ordinance provisions created; regulations of persons engaged in drilling wells revised - Act 150

wercWERC, see Employment Relations Commission

wetlandWetland

Aquaculture regulation revisions re use of natural bodies of water, wastewater discharge permits, record-keeping, and importing fish - Act 207

TID definition modified re wetlands - Act 10

Wetland in Village of Ashwaubenon: water quality standards in compliance and exemption to certain laws administered by DNR if specified criteria are met - Act 6

Wetland permitting and mitigation revisions; fees, surcharge, wetland map review, and administrative and judicial review provisions - Act 118

wharfWharf, see Port

whedaWHEDA, see Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin

wheelchairWheelchair, see Persons with disabilities

wheeler, dickWheeler, Dick

Life and dedicated service commended upon his death; Room 235SW to be known as the Dick Wheeler Capitol Press Room [SJR-50] - JR-27

whefaWHEFA, see Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin

whitewater, city ofWhitewater, City of

Kachel, David: life and public service to the Whitewater community commended [SJR-17] - JR-28