NR 345.03 NoteNote: The “swash zone” does not typically include areas that are stabilized with vegetation. The United States Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Manual can be found at: http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/cem. NR 345.03(14)(14) “Utility crossing” means dredging by plow, vibratory plow or open trench methods, below the ordinary high water mark of a navigable waterway for the installation of cables, conduits or pipelines by an entity providing service for conveying any fluids, gases, electricity and communications or other public or private utility functions. NR 345.03 HistoryHistory: CR 04-087: cr. Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05; CR 05-037: cr. (7k) Register December 2005 No. 600, eff. 1-1-06; CR 07-112: cr. (10g), (10r), (12m) and (13m) Register July 2008 No. 631, eff. 8-1-08. NR 345.04(1)(b)(b) Applicable activities. The dredging of a farm drainage ditch which was not a navigable stream before ditching that meets all of the standards in par. (c), is exempt from the permit requirements of s. 30.20 (1) and (2), Stats., in accordance with s. 30.20 (1g) (a), Stats., manual dredging that meets all of the standards in par. (d) is exempt from the permit requirements of s. 30.20 (1) and (2), Stats., in accordance with s. 30.20 (1g) (b) 2., Stats. NR 345.04 NoteNote: Eligibility for an exemption or general permit does not automatically result in a federal permit or state water quality certification for fill in wetlands. Some projects involving minimal wetland fill may be eligible for authorization under a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers general permit which has already been granted state water quality certification or a general permit under s. 281.36 (3g) (b), Stats. (under development). All other projects affecting wetlands will require individual water quality certification including public notice as required by s. 401, Federal Clean Water Act, and s. 281.36 (3b) (b), Stats., and carried out under chs. NR 103 and 299. For further instructions, see the department’s website at http://dnr.wi.gov under the topic “Waterway and Wetland Permits.” NR 345.04(1)(c)(c) Standards for dredging of a farm drainage ditch which was not a navigable stream before ditching. Dredging of a farm drainage ditch which was not a navigable stream before ditching is eligible for an exemption subject to the following limitation: NR 345.04(1)(c)1.1. The project is located in a navigable stream that does not have stream history. NR 345.04(1)(c)2.2. The applicant has notified the department of the proposed project 10 days prior to dredging. NR 345.04(1)(c)3.3. The dredging may not have a long-term adverse effect on cold-water fishery resource or may not destroy cold water or warm water fish spawning beds or nursery areas. NR 345.04(1)(c)4.4. The dredged material may not be temporarily or permanently placed in a wetland, floodway or below the ordinary high water mark of a navigable waterway. NR 345.04(1)(c)5.5. The person conducting the dredging is the riparian owner or has permission of the riparian owner to remove bottom material. NR 345.04(1)(c)6.6. To stop the spread of invasive species and viruses from one navigable waterway to another navigable waterway, all equipment or portions of equipment used for constructing, operating, or maintaining the project, including tracked vehicles, barges, boats, silt or turbidity curtains, hoses, sheet piles, and pumps, shall be decontaminated for invasive species and viruses before and after use or prior to use within another navigable waterway. Decontamination activities shall be performed by taking actions specified in subd. 6. a. to c. or h. Decontamination shall include either subd. 6. d., e., f., g., or h. for any equipment, or portions of equipment, that is used in non-frozen navigable waters when the air temperature is above 19 degrees Fahrenheit at the time the decontamination procedures take place. NR 345.04(1)(c)6.a.a. Inspect all equipment used for constructing, operating, or maintaining the project and remove all plants and animals, and other mud, debris, etc. NR 345.04 NoteNote: This does not apply to water in closed engine cooling systems or water tanks, or containers of potable drinking water or other beverages meant for human consumption. If a tanker truck discharges water collected from navigable waters in upland areas, the tank does not require disinfection.
NR 345.04(1)(c)6.c.c. Dispose of plants and animals in the trash. An operator may not transfer plants or animals or water from one navigable waterway to another. NR 345.04(1)(c)6.d.d. Wash equipment at a temperature of not less than 212 degrees Fahrenheit water (steam clean). NR 345.04(1)(c)6.e.e. Wash equipment with soap and water or high pressure water of not less than 2000 pounds per square inch. NR 345.04 NoteNote: Additional drying techniques including drying through natural or mechanical means or changes in drying duration may be submitted to the department for review and approval.
NR 345.04(1)(c)6.g.g. Disinfect equipment with 200 parts per million (0.5 ounces per gallon) chlorine for not less than 10 minute contact time. Every effort should be made to keep the disinfection solution and rinse water out of surface waters. NR 345.04 NoteNote: Chlorine refers to either household bleach solution (5.25% chlorine) or granular chlorine (70% calcium hypochlorite).
NR 345.04(1)(c)6.h.h. Follow the most recent department approved disinfection protocols or department approved best management practices for infested waters. The department shall maintain on its website and make available at its offices a list of the most recent disinfection protocols or department approved best management practices for invasive species and viruses. NR 345.04 NoteNote: See the department’s website at http://dnr.wi.gov under the topic “Waterway and Wetlands”. Recommendations for additional disinfection or decontamination protocols or department approved best management practices may be submitted to the department for review and approval to be added to this list. NR 345.04(1)(d)(d) Standards for manual dredging activities. Manual dredging is eligible for an exemption subject to the following limitations: NR 345.04(1)(d)2.2. The dredging may not be located in an area of special natural resource interest, or where there are public rights features as described in s. NR 1.06, or in perennial tributaries to surface waters identified as trout streams by the department in s. NR 1.02 (7). NR 345.04(1)(d)4.4. For each riparian property, the amount of bottom material dredged from a specific waterbody may not exceed 100 square feet in surface area and one foot in depth in a calendar year. NR 345.04(1)(d)5.5. Any dredged material removed from the waterbody may not be temporarily or permanently placed in a wetland, floodway or re-deposited below the ordinary high water mark of a navigable waterway. NR 345.04(1)(d)6.6. Erosion control measures shall meet or exceed the technical standards for erosion control approved by the department under subch. V of ch. NR 151. Any area where topsoil is exposed during construction shall be immediately seeded and mulched or riprapped to stabilize disturbed areas and prevent soils from being eroded and washed into the waterway. NR 345.04(1)(d)7.7. Mechanical equipment may not be operated below the ordinary high water mark or on the bed of a navigable waterway. NR 345.04(1)(d)8.8. The applicant is the riparian owner or has permission of the riparian owner to remove bottom material. NR 345.04 NoteNote: When the state is the riparian property owner, the requirements of s. NR 45.04 shall be met. NR 345.04(1)(d)9.9. To stop the spread of invasive species and viruses from one navigable waterway to another navigable waterway, all equipment or portions of equipment used for constructing, operating, or maintaining the project, including tracked vehicles, barges, boats, silt or turbidity curtains, hoses, sheet piles, and pumps, shall be decontaminated for invasive species and viruses before and after use or prior to use within another navigable waterway. Decontamination activities shall be performed by taking actions specified in subd. 9. a. to c. or h. Decontamination shall include either subd. 9. d., e., f., g., or h. for any equipment, or portions of equipment, that is used in non-frozen navigable waters when the air temperature is above 19 degrees Fahrenheit at the time the decontamination procedures take place. NR 345.04(1)(d)9.a.a. Inspect all equipment used for constructing, operating, or maintaining the project and remove all plants and animals, and other mud, debris, etc. NR 345.04 NoteNote: This does not apply to water in closed engine cooling systems or water tanks, or containers of potable drinking water or other beverages meant for human consumption. If a tanker truck discharges water collected from navigable waters in upland areas, the tank does not require disinfection.
NR 345.04(1)(d)9.c.c. Dispose of plants and animals in the trash. An operator may not transfer plants or animals or water from one navigable waterway to another. NR 345.04(1)(d)9.d.d. Wash equipment at a temperature of not less than 212 degrees Fahrenheit water (steam clean). NR 345.04(1)(d)9.e.e. Wash equipment with soap and water or high pressure water of not less than 2000 pounds per square inch. NR 345.04 NoteNote: Additional drying techniques including drying through natural or mechanical means or changes in drying duration may be submitted to the department for review and approval.
NR 345.04(1)(d)9.g.g. Disinfect equipment with 200 parts per million (0.5 ounces per gallon) chlorine for not less than 10 minute contact time. Every effort should be made to keep the disinfection solution and rinse water out of surface waters. NR 345.04 NoteNote: Chlorine refers to either household bleach solution (5.25% chlorine) or granular chlorine (70% calcium hypochlorite).
NR 345.04(1)(d)9.h.h. Follow the most recent department approved disinfection protocols or department approved best management practices for infested waters. The department shall maintain on its website and make available at its offices a list of the most recent disinfection protocols or department approved best management practices for invasive species and viruses. NR 345.04 NoteNote: See the department’s website at http://dnr.wi.gov under the topic “Waterway and Wetlands”. Recommendations for additional disinfection or decontamination protocols or department approved best management practices may be submitted to the department for review and approval to be added to this list. NR 345.04(1)(e)(e) Standards for dredging necessary to place or maintain an exempt structure under s. 30.20 (1g) (b) 1., Stats. The standards for this activity are contained in the rules that describe the exempt structures. NR 345.04 NoteNote: Chapters NR 320, 323, 326, 328 and 329 contain rules regarding various exempt activities including culvert replacement, habitat structures, piers, boat shelters, riprap replacement, intake and outfall structures and dry fire hydrants. NR 345.04(1)(f)1.1. Activities which do not meet the standards in par. (c), (d) or (e) are determined ineligible for an exemption by the department shall require a general permit or contract or individual permit or contract. NR 345.04(2)(a)2.2. If the department determines that a dredging proposal submitted under this section has the potential to impact an endangered or threatened species in accordance with s. 29.604, Stats., the application shall be deemed incomplete. The department may not consider the application complete or issue a general permit until the applicant submits documentation to demonstrate one of the following: NR 345.04(2)(a)2.a.a. The dredging project avoids impacts to the endangered or threatened species in accordance with s. 29.604, Stats. NR 345.04(2)(a)2m.2m. If the department determines that the dredging proposal submitted under this section has the potential to impact an archaeological site or historic structure in accordance with s. 44.40, Stats., the application shall be deemed incomplete. The department may not consider the application complete or issue a general permit until the applicant submits documentation to demonstrate that the dredging project avoids impacts to the archaeological site or historic structure, or completes and documents requested investigations of archaeological sites or historic structures in accordance with s. 44.40, Stats. Reports of completed archaeological or historic structures investigations for projects are subject to departmental and Wisconsin Historical Society review and approval in advance of permit issuance. NR 345.04(2)(a)3.3. If the applicant modifies their dredging project plans to meet the requirements of subd. 2. or 2m., the modified plans shall be submitted before the department can consider the application complete or issue a general permit. NR 345.04(2)(a)4.4. General permit applications under par. (i) for licensed aquatic nursery growers may be submitted to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. Applications shall be considered received on the date they are received by the department. NR 345.04 NoteNote: Applications may be obtained from the department’s regional headquarters or service centers, or on the department’s website at http://dnr.wi.gov under the topic “Waterway and Wetland Permits.” DATCP has agreed to send application forms and instructions provided by the department to aquatic nursery growers along with license renewal forms. DATCP will forward all applications to the department for processing. NR 345.04 NoteNote: Eligibility for an exemption or general permit does not automatically result in a federal permit or state water quality certification for fill in wetlands. Some projects involving minimal wetland fill may be eligible for authorization under a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers general permit which has already been granted state water quality certification or a general permit under s. 281.36 (3g) (b), Stats. (under development). All other projects affecting wetlands will require individual water quality certification including public notice as required by s. 401, Federal Clean Water Act, and s. 281.36 (3b) (b), Stats., and carried out under chs. NR 103 and 299. For further instructions, see the department’s website at http://dnr.wi.gov under the topic “Waterway and Wetland Permits.” NR 345.04 NoteNote: Effective Aug. 1, 2012, s. 30.20(1t)(b), Stats., is repealed. As provided by s. 30.206(1r), Stats., the General Permit for Removal of Plant and Animal Nuisance Deposits authorized by s. 30.20(1t) (b), Stats., and s. NR 345.04(2)(b), (c), and (im) is invalid effective June 6, 2013. This permit is replaced with Statewide General Permit GP5-2013-WI (WDNR-GP5-2013), which is found on the department website http://dnr.wi.gov under the topic “Waterway.” WDNR-GP5-2013-WI expires June 5, 2018, unless renewed, modified, or revoked on or before that date. NR 345.04(2)(c)(c) General permit standards. In order to be eligible for a general permit, projects must meet all of the general permit standards in par. (c) in the addition to the specific activity standards in par. (d), (e), (im) or (ir). NR 345.04(2)(c)1.1. The applicant shall provide information that the dredged material does not contain any hazardous substance as follows: NR 345.04(2)(c)1.a.a. Through the collection and laboratory analysis of the dredged material in compliance with ch. NR 347; or NR 345.04(2)(c)1.b.b. Through the review of historical dredge material information from the vicinity of the proposed project that was collected and analyzed in accordance with ch. NR 347; or NR 345.04(2)(c)1.c.c. By assessing the potential for hazardous substances to be present based upon the characteristic of the watershed, industrial and municipal discharges to the waterbody and dredge material data from similar waterways. NR 345.04(2)(c)2.2. To protect fish habitat during spawning seasons, the dredging may not occur during the following time periods: NR 345.04(2)(c)2.a.a. For trout streams identified under s. NR 1.02 (7) and perennial tributaries to those trout streams, September 15 through May 15. NR 345.04(2)(c)2.b.b. For all waters not identified in subd. 2. a. and located south of state highway 29, March 15 through May 15. NR 345.04(2)(c)2.c.c. For all waters not identified in subd. 2. a. and located north of state highway 29, April 1 through June 1. NR 345.04(2)(c)2.d.d. The applicant may request that the requirement in subd. 2. a., b. or c. be waived by the department on a case-by-case basis, by submitting a written statement signed by the local department fisheries biologist, documenting consultation about the proposed dredging project, and that the local department fisheries biologist has determined that the requirements of this paragraph are not necessary to protect fish spawning for the proposed project. NR 345.04(2)(c)3.3. Any dredged material removed from the waterbody may not be permanently placed in a wetland, or floodway or re-deposited below the ordinary high water mark of a navigable waterway, except as provided for as backfill in accordance with par. (d) 9. NR 345.04(2)(c)4.4. Dredged material may be temporarily placed for not more than 8 hours within a wetland or below the ordinary high water mark of a navigable waterway if the material is placed on matting with appropriate erosion control to prevent runoff. Any areas used for temporary placement shall be completely restored within 24 hours. NR 345.04(2)(c)5.5. The project shall be conducted in a manner that prevents dispersal of sediment away from the project site. Temporary control measures such as silt curtains shall be used as needed, and shall be installed prior to dredging and removed from the waterbody no more than 24 hours after dredging is complete. Any temporary control measures shall follow all state lighting requirements and may not obstruct navigation. NR 345.04(2)(c)6.6. Dredging shall be conducted to minimize the re-suspension of sediment to the maximum extent practicable in accordance with the following: NR 345.04(2)(c)6.a.a. For trout streams identified under s. NR 1.02 (7) and perennial tributaries to those trout streams, the total suspended solid concentrations may not exceed 40 mg/L. NR 345.04(2)(c)6.b.b. For all waters not identified in subd. 6. a., the total suspended solid concentrations may not exceed 80 mg/L. NR 345.04(2)(c)7.7. Erosion control measures shall meet or exceed the technical standards for erosion control approved by the department under subch. V of ch. NR 151. Any area where topsoil is exposed during construction shall be immediately seeded and mulched to stabilize disturbed areas and prevent soils from being eroded and washed into the waterway. NR 345.04(2)(c)8.8. Unless part of a permanent stormwater management system, all temporary erosion and sediment control practices shall be removed upon final site stabilization. Areas disturbed during removal shall be restored. NR 345.04(2)(c)9.9. To stop the spread of invasive species and viruses from one navigable waterway to another navigable waterway, all equipment or portions of equipment used for constructing, operating, or maintaining the project, including tracked vehicles, barges, boats, silt or turbidity curtains, hoses, sheet piles, and pumps, shall be decontaminated for invasive species and viruses before and after use or prior to use within another navigable waterway. Decontamination activities shall be performed by taking actions specified in subd. 9. a. to c. or h. Decontamination shall include either subd. 9. d., e., f., g., or h. for any equipment, or portions of equipment, that is used in non-frozen navigable waters when the air temperature is above 19 degrees Fahrenheit at the time the decontamination procedures take place.
