SB523-SSA1,137,2418 (b) If the withdrawal is covered by an individual permit issued under s. 281.344
19(5) or 281.346 (5) when the department approves the plan, the withdrawal amount
20in that permit when the department approves the plan or, if the withdrawal is
21covered by a general permit issued under s. 281.344 (4s) or 281.346 (4s) when the
22department approves the plan, the withdrawal amount for the public water supply
23system in the database under s. 281.346 (4s) (i) when the department approves the
24plan.
SB523-SSA1, s. 12m 25Section 12m. 281.35 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,138,2
1281.35 (1) (a) "Approval" means a permit issued under s. 30.18, 281.344 (5), or
2281.346 (5)
or an approval under s. 281.17 (1), 2001 stats., or s. 281.34 or 281.41.
SB523-SSA1, s. 13 3Section 13. 281.35 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,138,74 281.35 (1) (b) 2. If subd. 1. does not apply, the highest average daily water loss
5over any 30-day period that is reported to the department or the public service
6commission
under sub. (3) (c) or s. 30.18 (6) (c), 196.98, 281.34, 281.344 (5), 281.346
7(5),
or 281.41 or s. 281.17 (1), 2001 stats.
SB523-SSA1, s. 14 8Section 14. 281.35 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523-SSA1,138,109 281.35 (1) (bm) "Compact's effective date" means the effective date of the Great
10Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact under s. 281.343.
SB523-SSA1, s. 15 11Section 15. 281.35 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB523-SSA1, s. 16 12Section 16. 281.35 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.35 (2).
SB523-SSA1, s. 17 13Section 17. 281.35 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB523-SSA1, s. 18g 14Section 18g. 281.35 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB523-SSA1,138,1715 281.35 (4) (a) 4. A person to whom a permit under s. 281.244 (5) or 281.346 (5)
16has been issued or who is required to obtain a permit under one of those provisions
17before beginning or increasing a withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1, s. 18r 18Section 18r. 281.35 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,138,2319 281.35 (4) (b) (intro.) Before any person specified in par. (a) may begin a new
20withdrawal or increase the amount of an existing withdrawal, the person shall apply
21to the department under s. 30.18, 281.34, 281.344 (5), 281.346 (5), or 281.41 for a new
22approval or a modification of its existing approval if either of the following conditions
23applies:
SB523-SSA1, s. 20 24Section 20. 281.35 (5) (a) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,139,5
1281.35 (5) (a) 13. A statement as to whether the proposed withdrawal complies
2with all applicable plans for the use, management and protection of the waters of the
3state and related land resources, including plans developed under ss. 281.12 (1) and
4s. 283.83 and the requirements specified in any water quantity resources plan under
5sub. (8)
.
SB523-SSA1, s. 21 6Section 21. 281.35 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,139,207 281.35 (5) (b) Great Lakes basin; consultation required. If the department
8receives an application before the compact's effective date that, if approved, will
9result in a new water loss to the Great Lakes basin averaging more than 5,000,000
10gallons per day in any 30-day period, or an increase in an existing withdrawal that
11will result in a water loss averaging 5,000,000 gallons per day in any 30-day period
12above the applicant's authorized base level of water loss, the department shall notify
13the office of the governor or premier and the agency responsible for management of
14water resources in each state and province of the Great Lakes region and, if required
15under the boundary water agreement of 1909, the international joint commission.
16The department shall also request each state and province that has cooperated in
17establishing the regional consultation procedure under sub. (11) (f) (11m) to
18comment on the application. In making its determination on an application, the
19department shall consider any comments that are received within the time limit
20established under par. (c).
SB523-SSA1, s. 23g 21Section 23g. 281.35 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,139,2422 281.35 (6) (a) Issuance; contents. (intro.) If Subject to par. (am), if an
23application is approved under sub. (5), the department shall modify the applicant's
24existing approval or shall issue a new approval that specifies all of the following:
SB523-SSA1, s. 23j 25Section 23j. 281.35 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523-SSA1,140,5
1281.35 (6) (am) Water loss permit. If the department approves an application
2under sub. (5) for a withdrawal that is covered by a permit under s. 281.344 (5) or s.
3281.346 (5) and another approval, the department shall modify the permit under s.
4281.344 (5) or 281.346 (5), rather than the other approval, to specify the matters
5under par. (a).
SB523-SSA1, s. 24 6Section 24. 281.35 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB523-SSA1, s. 25 7Section 25. 281.35 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,140,148 281.35 (9) (a) The Wisconsin coastal management council, established under
9executive order number 62, dated August 2, 1984, shall amend this state's coastal
10management program submitted to the U.S. secretary of commerce under 16 USC
111455
, to incorporate the requirements of this section and, before the compact's
12effective date, s. 281.344
and the findings and purposes specified in 1985 Wisconsin
13Act 60
, section 1, as they apply to the water resources of the Great Lakes basin, and
14shall formally submit the proposed amendments to the U.S. secretary of commerce.
SB523-SSA1, s. 26 15Section 26. 281.35 (9) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523-SSA1,140,1616 281.35 (9) (d) This subsection does not apply after the compact's effective date.
SB523-SSA1, s. 27 17Section 27. 281.35 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB523-SSA1, s. 28 18Section 28. 281.35 (11) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,140,2019 281.35 (11) Cooperation with other states and provinces. (intro.) The Before
20the compact's effective date, the
department shall do all of the following:
SB523-SSA1, s. 29 21Section 29. 281.35 (11) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 281.35 (11m) and
22amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,141,223 281.35 (11m) Upper Mississippi River basin consultation. Participate The
24department shall participate
in the development of an upper Mississippi River basin

1regional consultation procedure for use in exchanging information on the effects of
2proposed water losses from that basin.
SB523-SSA1, s. 30 3Section 30. 281.35 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,141,94 281.35 (12) (c) This state reserves the right to seek, in any state, federal or
5provincial forum, an adjudication of the equitable apportionment of the water
6resources of the Great Lakes basin or upper Mississippi River basin and, before the
7compact's effective date, of the Great Lakes basin
, and the protection and
8determination of its rights and interests in those water resources, in any manner
9provided by law.
SB523-SSA1, s. 31 10Section 31. 281.41 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,141,2211 281.41 (1) (c) Construction or material change shall be according to approved
12plans only. The department may disapprove plans that are not in conformance with
13any existing approved areawide waste treatment management plan prepared
14pursuant to the federal water pollution control act, P.L. 92-500, as amended, and
15shall disapprove plans that do not meet the grounds for approval specified under s.
16281.35 (5) (d), if applicable. The department shall require each person whose plans
17are approved under this section to report that person's volume and rate of water
18withdrawal, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (m), and that person's volume and rate of
19water loss, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (L), if any, in the form and at the times
20specified by the department.
The department shall disapprove plans that are not in
21conformance with any applicable approved water supply service area plan under s.
22281.348.
SB523-SSA1, s. 32 23Section 32. 281.41 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523-SSA1,142,424 281.41 (4) When the department receives for review a plan under sub. (1) that
25would result in returning water transferred from the Great Lakes basin to the source

1watershed through a stream tributary to one of the Great Lakes, the department
2shall provide notice of the plan or revision to the governing body of each city, village,
3and town through which the stream flows or that is adjacent to the stream
4downstream from the point at which the water would enter the stream.
SB523-SSA1, s. 33 5Section 33. 281.94 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,142,166 281.94 (1) Any 6 or more residents of this state may petition for an
7investigation of a withdrawal, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (m), alleged to be in
8violation of s. 281.35 (3) (a), 281.344 (3) (a), or 281.346 (3) (a), in violation of a
9condition, limitation or restriction of a permit or approval issued in conformance
10with s. 281.35 (6) (a) or in violation of any rule promulgated under s. 281.35 (3) (a)
11or
(4) to (6), 281.344 (3) (a), or 281.346 (3) (a) by submitting to the department a
12petition identifying the alleged violator and setting forth in detail the reasons for
13believing a violation occurred. The petition shall state the name and address of a
14person in this state authorized to receive service of answer and other papers on
15behalf of the petitioners and the name and address of a person authorized to appear
16at a hearing on behalf of the petitioners.
SB523-SSA1, s. 34 17Section 34. 281.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,143,4 18281.95 Remedies; water withdrawal violations. Any person who makes
19a withdrawal, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (m), in violation of s. 281.35 (3) (a),
20281.344 (3) (a), or 281.346 (3) (a)
, in violation of a condition, limitation or restriction
21of a permit or approval issued in conformance with s. 281.35 (6) (a) or in violation of
22any rule promulgated under s. 281.35 (3) (a) or (4) to (6), 281.344 (3) (a), or 281.346
23(3) (a)
is liable to any person who is adversely affected by the withdrawal for damages
24or other appropriate relief. Any person who is or may be adversely affected by an
25existing or proposed withdrawal, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (m), which is in

1violation of a condition, limitation or restriction of a permit or approval issued in
2conformance with s. 281.35 (6) (a) or in violation of any rule promulgated under s.
3281.35 (4) to (6) may bring an action in the circuit court to restrain or enjoin the
4withdrawal.
SB523-SSA1, s. 35 5Section 35. 281.98 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523-SSA1,143,116 281.98 (1) Except as provided in ss. 281.344 (14) (a), 281.346 (14) (a), 281.47
7(1) (d), 281.75 (19), and 281.99 (2), any person who violates this chapter or any rule
8promulgated or any plan approval, license, special order, or water quality
9certification issued under this chapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than
10$5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
11While an order is suspended, stayed, or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.
SB523-SSA1, s. 36 12Section 36. 283.41 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523-SSA1,143,1813 283.41 (3) When the department receives an application for a permit for a
14discharge that would return water transferred from the Great Lakes basin to the
15source watershed through a stream tributary to one of the Great Lakes, the
16department shall provide notice of the application to the governing body of each city,
17village, and town through which the stream flows or that is adjacent to the stream
18downstream from the point at which the water would enter the stream.
SB523-SSA1, s. 37 19Section 37. 283.83 of the statutes is renumbered 283.83 (1).
SB523-SSA1, s. 38 20Section 38. 283.83 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523-SSA1,144,221 283.83 (2) When the department receives for review or prepares a new plan
22under sub. (1) or a revision to a plan under sub. (1) that includes a proposal to return
23water transferred from the Great Lakes basin to the source watershed through a
24stream tributary to one of the Great Lakes, the department shall provide notice of
25the plan or revision to the governing body of each city, village, and town through

1which the stream flows or that is adjacent to the stream downstream from the point
2at which the water would enter the stream.
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