ATCP 50.90(3)(c)
(c) The landowner agrees to maintain the subsurface drain for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.90 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (3) (b) 1.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09;
CR 13-016: am. (3) (b) 1., 2.
Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14;
CR 14-047: am. (3) (b) 1., 2.
Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15;
CR 23-024: am. (2), (3) (a), (b) 1., 2. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24. ATCP 50.91(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, “terrace system" means a system of ridges and channels installed on the contour with a non-erosive grade and suitable spacing.
ATCP 50.91(2)
(2)
Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs related to a terrace system:
ATCP 50.91(2)(a)
(a) Costs to install the system, including necessary costs for necessary leveling, filling, and obstruction removal.
ATCP 50.91(2)(b)
(b) Costs to purchase and install necessary underground pipe outlets and other necessary mechanical outlets.
ATCP 50.91(2)(c)
(c) Costs to modify an ineffective system, unless the system has been rendered ineffective because of changes in cropping patterns or equipment usage.
ATCP 50.91(2)(d)
(d) Costs to establish permanent vegetative cover, or to provide temporary cover until permanent cover is established. This may include costs for mulch, fertilizer, and other necessary materials.
ATCP 50.91(3)
(3)
Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant may not reimburse terrace system costs unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.91(3)(a)
(a) The terrace system includes a stable outlet or waterway of adequate capacity.
ATCP 50.91(3)(b)
(b) The terrace system complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.91(3)(b)1.
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting (January, 2018).
ATCP 50.91(3)(b)2.
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 412 grassed waterway (August, 2021).
ATCP 50.91(3)(b)3.
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 468 lined waterway or outlet (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.91(3)(b)4.
4. NRCS conservation practice standard 500 obstruction removal (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.91(3)(b)6.
6. NRCS conservation practice standard 606 subsurface drain (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.91(3)(b)7.
7. NRCS conservation practice standard 620 underground outlet (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.91(3)(b)8.
8. NRCS conservation practice standard 638 water and sediment control basin (January, 2018).
ATCP 50.91(3)(c)
(c) The landowner agrees to maintain the terrace system for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.91 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (3) (b) 1. to 3., 5. and 6.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09;
CR 13-016: am. (3) (b) 1. to 8.
Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14;
CR 14-047: am. (3) (b) 6., 7.
Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15;
CR 16-012: am. (3) (b) 2., 5.
Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16;
CR 16-083: am. (3) (b) 1., 2., 4., 8.
Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18;
CR 23-024: am. (3) (b) 1. to 8. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24. ATCP 50.92(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, “underground outlet" means a conduit installed below the surface of the ground to collect surface water and convey it to a suitable outlet.
ATCP 50.92(2)
(2)
Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing an underground outlet as part of a manure storage system, barnyard runoff control system, or erosion control system.
ATCP 50.92(3)
(3)
Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of establishing an underground outlet unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.92(3)(a)
(a) The underground outlet is a necessary component of a manure storage system, barnyard runoff control system, or erosion control system.
ATCP 50.92(3)(b)
(b) The underground outlet complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.92(3)(b)1.
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 606 subsurface drain (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.92(3)(b)2.
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 620 underground outlet (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.92(3)(c)
(c) The landowner agrees to maintain the underground outlet for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.92 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (3) (b) 1.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09;
CR 13-016: am. (3) (b) 1., 2.
Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14;
CR14-047: am. (3) (b) 1., 2.
Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15;
CR 23-024: am. (3) (b) 1., 2. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24. ATCP 50.925
ATCP 50.925 Verification of depth to bedrock. ATCP 50.925(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, “verification of depth to bedrock” means investigative methods for infield depth to bedrock verification for fields receiving mechanical applications of manure.
ATCP 50.925(2)
(2)
Cost-share eligibility. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may reimburse a landowner for the costs of verifying depth to bedrock in an area subject to s.
NR 151.075.
ATCP 50.925(3)
(3)
Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs related to verification of depth to bedrock:
ATCP 50.925(3)(b)
(b) Costs to prepare the plan for verification of depth to bedrock.
ATCP 50.925(3)(c)
(c) Costs associated with implementation of the plan for verification of depth to bedrock using intrusive methods.
ATCP 50.925(3)(d)
(d) Costs associated with implementation of the plan for verification of depth to bedrock using geophysical methods.
ATCP 50.925(3)(e)
(e) Costs associated with ground truthing data collected through geophysical methods.
ATCP 50.925(3)(f)
(f) Costs to develop department field maps as defined in the technical standard 01 verification of depth to bedrock (July, 2021).
ATCP 50.925(4)
(4)
Ineligible costs. Ineligible costs include costs to become a qualified verifier.
ATCP 50.925(5)
(5)
Plans and specifications. A cost-share grant may not reimburse any costs for verification of depth to bedrock unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.925(5)(a)
(a) The verification of depth to bedrock complies with the department technical standard 01 verification of depth to bedrock (July, 2021).
ATCP 50.925(5)(b)
(b) The following that apply are completed and submitted to the department:
ATCP 50.925(5)(b)2.
2. Geophysical data map, if applicable, with legend, unit and ground truthing locations.
ATCP 50.925(5)(b)5.
5. A computer file with tabulated data in spreadsheet format that identifies latitude/longitude coordinates as recorded during the field effort.
ATCP 50.925(5)(b)6.
6. Field maps depicting intrusive method data points and depth to bedrock, including information below:
ATCP 50.925(5)(b)6.a.
a. Borings or geophysical survey locations, or both, by recording latitude/longitude coordinates of verification borings and geophysical survey locations using the WGS84 coordinate system.
ATCP 50.925(5)(b)6.b.
b. Field location, field boundary, acres, field identification number, scale, all borings and geophysical survey locations, or both using the above requirements and a North directional arrow.
ATCP 50.925 History
History: CR 23-024: cr. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (3) (f) made under s. 35.17, Stats., and cr. sub. (4) (title) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2., Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821. ATCP 50.93(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, “waste transfer system" means components such as pumps, pipes, conduits, valves, and other structures installed to convey manure, feed storage, and milking center wastes from buildings and animal feeding operations to a storage structure, loading area, or treatment area.
ATCP 50.93(2)
(2)
Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a waste transfer system which is a necessary component of a manure storage system, barnyard runoff control system, or milking center waste system funded under this chapter, provided that the waste transfer system is designed and used for that sole purpose.
ATCP 50.93(3)
(3)
Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the costs for any of the following:
ATCP 50.93(3)(a)
(a) Portable equipment for spreading wastes on land or for incorporating wastes into land.
ATCP 50.93(3)(b)
(b) Buildings or modifications to buildings. This paragraph does not apply to building modifications that are essential for the installation of a milking center waste control system.
ATCP 50.93(4)
(4)
Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of installing a waste transfer system unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.93(4)(a)
(a) The waste transfer system complies with conservation practice standard 634 waste transfer (November, 2022).
ATCP 50.93(4)(b)
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the waste transfer system for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.93 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (4) (a) 1.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09;
CR 13-016: am. (4) (a) 1., 2.
Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14;
CR 14-047: am. (4) (a) 1., 2.
Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15;
CR 23-024: am. (1), consol. (4) (a) (intro.) and 1. and renum. (4) (a) and am., r. (4) (a) 2. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
ATCP 50.94
ATCP 50.94 Wastewater treatment strips. ATCP 50.94(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, “wastewater treatment strip" means an area of herbaceous vegetation that is used as part of an agricultural waste management system to remove pollutants from animal lot runoff or wastewater, such as runoff or wastewater from a milking center or feed storage area.
ATCP 50.94(2)
(2)
Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the following wastewater treatment strip costs:
ATCP 50.94(2)(a)
(a) Permanent fencing to protect the wastewater treatment strip.
ATCP 50.94(2)(b)
(b) Costs to establish permanent vegetative cover in the wastewater treatment strip, or to provide temporary cover until permanent cover is established. This may include costs for mulch, fertilizer, and other necessary materials.
ATCP 50.94(2)(c)
(c) Costs to shape, smooth, or prepare the wastewater treatment strip before establishing a permanent vegetative cover.
ATCP 50.94(3)
(3)
Design, construction, and maintenance standards. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse wastewater maintenance strip costs unless all the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.94(3)(a)
(a) The wastewater treatment strip complies with all the following that apply:
ATCP 50.94(3)(a)1.
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting (January, 2018).
ATCP 50.94(3)(a)3.
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 472 access control (January, 2018).
ATCP 50.94(3)(a)5.
5. NRCS conservation practice standard 635 vegetated treatment area (September, 2016).
ATCP 50.94(3)(b)
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the wastewater treatment strip for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.94 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (3) (a) 1. to 5.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09;
CR 13-016: am. (3) (a) 1. to 5.
Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14;
CR 14-047: am. (3) (a) 2.
Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15;
CR 16-012: am. (3) (a) 5.
Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16;
CR 16-083: am. (3) (a) 1., 3., 4.
Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18;
CR 23-024: am. (1), (3) (a) 1. to 5. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24. ATCP 50.95
ATCP 50.95 Water and sediment control basins. ATCP 50.95(1)(b)
(b) “Water and sediment control basin" means an earthen embankment or a ridge and channel combination which is installed across a slope or minor watercourse to trap or detain runoff and sediment. “Water and sediment control basin" does not include a manure storage facility or a structure designed to collect runoff and sediment from concentrated animal feedlots.
ATCP 50.95(2)
(2)
Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a water and sediment control basin, including practices necessary to protect the basin from livestock.
ATCP 50.95(3)
(3)
Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant may not reimburse the cost of installing a water and sediment control basin unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.95(3)(a)
(a) The water and sediment control basin complies with all of the following that apply:
