NR 154.04(29)(d)12.a.
a. Comply with local NRCS planting recommendations to determine recommended planting dates for ground covers, shrubs and trees.
NR 154.04(29)(d)12.b.
b. Exposure of bare soil shall be kept to an absolute minimum by using methods such as black plastic covers to remove competing weeds. All exposed soils shall be mulched. A temporary seeding is required on sites where permanent ground cover will not be established until the following year. A temporary or companion seeding is required on any exposed slopes exceeding 12%. Mulching and netting or erosion control matting is required on slopes exceeding 20%.
NR 154.04(29)(d)12.c.
c. Zero-phosphorus start-up fertilization is permitted. Phosphorus application is only permitted where soil tests indicate deficiencies.
NR 154.04(29)(d)12.d.
d. Herbicides approved for use near water may be used only where essential, and with the approval of the project sponsor.
NR 154.04(29)(d)12.e.
e. Heavy equipment is prohibited, except where specifically approved by the project sponsor, to prevent soil compaction. If heavy equipment is used, tree roots shall be protected by not driving over the root zone.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.a.
a. All buffer areas are to be managed as no-touch zones unless otherwise approved by the department.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.c.
c. Herbicides are prohibited except as approved by the project sponsor, where this is the best method to control undesirable invasive species.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.d.
d. Burning to clear or maintain buffer areas may be conducted if approved by the project sponsor, and is limited to regions where prairies are the natural habitat.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.e.
e. Cutting of trees or shrubs may be done only to prevent safety hazards, or to remove undesirable competitive species, and shall be approved by the project sponsor.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.f.
f. The forest floor duff layer and leaf litter shall remain intact to provide a continuous ground cover and meet the habitat functions of this practice.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.g.
g. Lawn mowing is permitted in the viewing and access corridors. Elsewhere, mowing is prohibited except in established prairie buffer areas, and in accordance with a mowing plan approved by the project sponsor. In viewing and access corridors, mowing is allowed to a minimum height of 10 inches, and only as needed to reduce competition from undesirable species. Mowing may occur only between August 1 and September 1 to avoid disturbance of nesting birds and allow regrowth before winter.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.h.
h. Vehicles, boats, docks or other equipment storage shall be excluded from the restoration area to prevent soil compaction and damage to the buffer vegetation. Boats and docks may be temporarily stored during non-growing seasons as long as vegetative cover is unaffected.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.i.
i. The access corridor may not channel runoff to the waterbody and shall be located to avoid areas of high runoff or erodible soils. Grass or other cover that will hold the soil is required for the access corridor.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.j.
j. Except for areas waterward of the access corridor, areas waterward of the buffer shall be managed as no-touch zones.
NR 154.04(29)(d)13.k.
k. The shoreline habitat restoration project complies with UW-Extension Publication GWQ014,
Shoreline Plants and Landscaping, DNR Publication PUBL-WM-228,
Home on the Range - Restoring and Maintaining Grasslands for Wildlife, which are incorporated by reference for this chapter, or similar publications as approved by the project sponsor.
NR 154.04(29)(d)14.
14. The landowner or land operator agrees to maintain the shoreline habitat restoration project.
NR 154.04(30)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement sinkhole treatment.
NR 154.04(31)(a)
(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement streambank or shoreline protection.
NR 154.04(31)(b)
(b) Except as provided under par.
(c), the provisions for streambank or shoreline protection included in s.
ATCP 50.88 shall apply.
NR 154.04(31)(c)
(c) The 25% cost-share limitation for a cost-share grant for rock and timber riprap used to establish fish habitat in s.
ATCP 50.88 (2) (b) does not apply to grants issued by the department.
NR 154.04(31m)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement a stream crossing.
NR 154.04(32)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement stripcropping.
NR 154.04(33)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement subsurface drains.
NR 154.04(34)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement terrace systems.
NR 154.04(35)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement underground outlets.
NR 154.04(36)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement waste transfer systems.
NR 154.04(37)(a)
(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement wastewater treatment strips.
NR 154.04(38)(a)
(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement water and sediment control basins.
NR 154.04(39)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement waterway systems.
NR 154.04(40)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement well decommissioning.
NR 154.04(41)(a)
(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement wetland development or restoration.
NR 154.04(42)(a)1.
1. “Structural urban best management practices" means detention basins, wet basins, infiltration basins and trenches and wetland basins.
NR 154.04(42)(a)2.
2. “Urban best management practices" means structural urban best management practices and other source area measures, transport system and end-of-pipe measures designed to control storm water runoff rates, volumes and discharge quality. “Source area" means a component of urban land use including rooftops, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, storage areas, streets and lawns from which storm water pollutants are generated during periods of snowmelt and rainfall runoff.
NR 154.04(42)(b)1.
1. Costs for excavation, grading, mulching, seeding, necessary landscaping, piping, drop spillways and other measures required to implement the practice.
NR 154.04(42)(b)2.
2. Costs for land acquisition, including storm sewer rerouting and the removal of structures necessary to install structural urban best management practices.
NR 154.04(42)(b)3.
3. Costs for materials and labor for the initial installation of groundwater monitoring wells required by the department.
NR 154.04(42)(b)4.
4. Costs, on a prorated basis, for multi-purpose practices which manage both water quality and unrelated water quantity problems.
NR 154.04(42)(c)
(c)
Ineligible costs. Cost-sharing under this chapter may not be provided for:
NR 154.04(42)(c)1.
1. Costs for best management practices, land acquisition, storm sewer rerouting or removal of structures where the practices serve solely to solve drainage and flooding problems unrelated to water quality improvement.
NR 154.04(42)(c)2.
2. Costs for removal or disposal of accumulated sediments or other materials needed to properly maintain the practice.
NR 154.04(42)(d)
(d)
Design, construction and maintenance. The department shall identify acceptable standards for each structural urban best management practice enumerated in an approved priority watershed plan, approved priority lake plan or project grant.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.
1. A cost-share grant under ch.
NR 153 or
155 may not reimburse costs for urban best management practices under this section unless those practices comply with all the following that apply:
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.a.
a. Wet detention basins shall be designed consistent with the Wisconsin department of natural resources conservation practice standard 1001, wet detention basin 1001 (October 2007), which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.ab.
ab. Infiltration basins shall be designed consistent with the Wisconsin department of natural resources conservation practice standard 1003, infiltration basin 1003 (October 2004), which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.af.
af. Bioretention devices shall be designed consistent with the Wisconsin department of natural resources conservation practice standard 1004, bioretention for infiltration 1004 (October 2014), which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.ak.
ak. Vegetated swales shall be designed consistent with the Wisconsin department of natural resources conservation practice standard 1005, vegetated swale 1005 (December 2017), which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.ap.
ap. Proprietary storm water sedimentation devices shall be designed consistent with the Wisconsin department of natural resources conservation practice standard 1006, proprietary storm water sedimentation devices 1006 (April 2009), which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.as.
as. Infiltration trench shall be designed consistent with the Wisconsin department of natural resources conservation practice standard 1007, infiltration trench 1007 (May 2012), which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.aw.
aw. Permeable pavement shall be designed consistent with the Wisconsin department of natural resources conservation practice standard 1008, permeable pavement 1008 (February 2016), which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.ay.
ay. Site evaluations for storm water infiltration practices including bioretention devices, infiltration basins, and infiltration trenches shall be conducted consistent with the Wisconsin department of natural resources conservation practice standard 1002, site evaluation for storm water infiltration 1002 (September 2017), which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.b.
b. The governmental unit, landowner or land operator shall submit preliminary designs for each identified alternative to the department for review and comment.
NR 154.04(42)(d)1.c.
c. Based on the review of the preliminary designs for each alternative, the governmental unit, landowner or land operator shall submit a detailed design including pertinent information addressing each criterion listed in subd.
3., for the selected alternative prepared by a registered professional engineer or other individual trained in the design of the practice and approved by the department, to the department for review and approval.
NR 154.04(42)(d)2.
2. The department shall consider standards developed under the process in subch.
V of ch. NR 151 and other documents when identifying acceptable standards for urban best management practices.
