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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2009 SENATE BILL 620
April 20, 2010 - Offered by Senator Kedzie.
SB620-SSA1,1,4 1An Act to renumber and amend 196.03 (3) (a); to amend 196.03 (3) (b) 1.; and
2to create 13.83 (5), 196.03 (3) (ag), 196.03 (3) (c) and 281.34 (11) of the statutes;
3relating to: creating a special committee of the joint legislative council on
4groundwater and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB620-SSA1, s. 1 5Section 1. 13.83 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB620-SSA1,1,76 13.83 (5) Special committee on groundwater. (a) The joint legislative council
7shall, in each biennium, create a special committee on groundwater.
SB620-SSA1,1,88 (b) 1. The special committee shall be composed of the following:
SB620-SSA1,1,119 a. Five members appointed by the joint legislative council who are not
10legislators and who represent municipal, agricultural, environmental, business, and
11well-drilling interests.
SB620-SSA1,2,4
1b. One member who is a majority member and one member who is a minority
2member of the senate. At least one of these members shall be a member of the
3standing committee generally responsible for legislation relating to environmental
4or natural resources issues.
SB620-SSA1,2,85 c. One member who is a majority member and one member who is a minority
6member of the assembly. At least one of these members shall be a member of the
7standing committee generally responsible for legislation relating to environmental
8or natural resources issues.
SB620-SSA1,2,109 2. The special committee shall be assisted by a technical advisory committee
10composed of members representing the following:
SB620-SSA1,2,1111 a. The department of natural resources.
SB620-SSA1,2,1212 b. The groundwater coordinating council.
SB620-SSA1,2,1313 c. The geological and natural history survey.
SB620-SSA1,2,1414 d. The University of Wisconsin System.
SB620-SSA1,2,1715 (c) The joint legislative council shall pay the expenses incurred by the members
16appointed under par. (b) 1., in performing their functions on the special committee,
17from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (3) (e).
SB620-SSA1,2,1918 (d) The joint legislative council may direct the special committee to do any of
19the following:
SB620-SSA1,2,2220 1. Study, and make recommendations concerning, whether the council should
21submit for introduction legislation to rescind designation of a groundwater
22management area or groundwater attention area.
SB620-SSA1,2,2523 2. Study any issue that relates to groundwater quantity, high capacity well
24regulation, the impact of groundwater withdrawals on springs, or water
25conservation.
SB620-SSA1,3,2
1(e) The joint legislative council shall direct the special committee to do all of the
2following:
SB620-SSA1,3,43 1. Study whether the council should submit for introduction legislation to
4designate one or more of the following:
SB620-SSA1,3,75 a. A groundwater management area in this state where coordinated
6management is needed to avoid or mitigate significant adverse environmental
7impacts associated with excessive groundwater withdrawals.
SB620-SSA1,3,118 b. A groundwater attention area in this state where projected water use trends
9demonstrate that coordinated management is likely to be needed within the
10following 20 years to avoid or mitigate significant adverse environmental impacts
11associated with excessive groundwater withdrawals.
SB620-SSA1,3,1412 2. Determine whether the springs inventory submitted by the department of
13natural resources under s. 281.34 (11) is complete and provide any certification
14required under s. 281.34 (11).
SB620-SSA1,3,2215 3. Prepare a report on any bill that is introduced in either house of the
16legislature that proposes to designate a groundwater management area as described
17in subd. 1. a. or a groundwater attention area as described in subd. 1. b. if the bill is
18referred to a standing committee of the house in which it is introduced. If the bill is
19not referred to a standing committee, the speaker of the assembly, if the bill is
20introduced in the assembly, or the presiding officer of the senate, if the bill is
21introduced in the senate, may request the special committee to prepare a report on
22the bill.
SB620-SSA1,4,623 (em) If a bill that is introduced in either house of the legislature proposes to
24designate an area in this state as an area where coordinated management is needed,
25or is likely to be needed within the following 20 years, to avoid or mitigate significant

1adverse environmental impacts associated with excessive groundwater
2withdrawals, a standing committee to which the bill is referred may not vote on
3whether to recommend the bill for passage and the bill may not be passed by the
4house in which it is introduced before the special committee submits a report under
5under par. (e) 3. or before the 30th day after the speaker of the assembly or the
6presiding officer of the senate requests a report under par. (e) 3., whichever is earlier.
SB620-SSA1,4,127 (f) Before the joint legislative council may direct the special committee to study
8whether the council should submit for introduction legislation to designate an area
9as a groundwater management area or a groundwater attention area, the special
10committee shall study whether the 2 groundwater management areas designated
11under s. 281.34 (9) should continue to be designated as groundwater management
12areas.
SB620-SSA1,4,1613 (g) If the special committee prepares a report under par. (e) 3. with regard to
14a bill that proposes to designate a groundwater management area in an area with
15a confined aquifer, the report shall make a finding of whether any of the following
16applies to that area:
SB620-SSA1,4,1917 1. The groundwater potentiometric surface of the confined aquifer has been
18reduced 150 feet or more from the level at which the potentiometric surface would
19be if no groundwater had been pumped from the area.
SB620-SSA1,4,2220 2. The groundwater potentiometric surface of the confined aquifer has been
21reduced to within 20 feet above the top of the aquitard bounding the upper surface
22of the confined aquifer.
SB620-SSA1,4,2523 3. The water level in the majority of the high capacity wells, as defined in s.
24281.34 (1) (b), that pump water from the confined aquifer is below the bottom of the
25confined aquifer's bounding aquitard when the pumps are in operation.
SB620-SSA1,5,2
14. The groundwater potentiometric surface of the confined aquifer is declining
2at a rate exceeding 5 feet per year averaged over a 10-year period.
SB620-SSA1,5,63 (h) If the groundwater committee prepares a report under par. (e) 3. with regard
4to a bill that proposes to designate a groundwater management area in an area with
5an unconfined aquifer, the report shall make a finding of whether any of the following
6applies to that area:
SB620-SSA1,5,107 1. The baseflow of the streams in the area has declined more than 10 percent
8from what the baseflow of the streams would be if no groundwater had been pumped
9from the area and that decline has resulted in significant adverse environmental
10impact.
SB620-SSA1,5,1211 2. The water level of the unconfined aquifer is declining at a rate exceeding 5
12feet per year averaged over a 10-year period.
SB620-SSA1,5,1513 3. The withdrawal of groundwater in the area has caused a decline in the water
14table of one foot or more beneath, or adjacent to, lakes or wetlands in the area, as
15determined by use of groundwater flow modeling.
SB620-SSA1,5,1916 (i) The chief clerk of the appropriate house of the legislature shall print a report
17prepared by the special committee under par. (e) 3. as an appendix to any bill that
18proposes to designate a groundwater management area or groundwater attention
19area and attach the report to the bill.
SB620-SSA1,5,2220 (j) The special committee may hold hearings as needed to elicit information for
21making a report under par. (e) 3. All actions of the committee require the approval
22of a majority of all of its members.
SB620-SSA1,6,223 (k) If the special committee recommends that the joint legislative council
24submit for introduction legislation to designate a groundwater management area,

1the special committee shall include all of the following in the recommended
2legislation:
SB620-SSA1,6,43 1. A delineation of the area proposed to be designated as a groundwater
4management area.
SB620-SSA1,6,65 2. A target withdrawal quantity for the area proposed to be designated as a
6groundwater management area.
SB620-SSA1,6,107 3. A requirement that the county or counties in which the groundwater
8management area is located must develop a groundwater management plan for the
9groundwater management area and provide opportunities for public participation in
10the development of the plan.
SB620-SSA1,6,1211 4. A date by which the county or counties in which the groundwater
12management area is located must develop a plan under subd. 3.
SB620-SSA1,6,1313 5. A requirement that the plan under subd. 3. contain all of the following:
SB620-SSA1,6,1414 a. Measurable goals.
SB620-SSA1,6,1715 b. Requirements for the county or counties to report to the department of
16natural resources including requirements to report progress toward achieving a
17target withdrawal quantity.
SB620-SSA1,6,1818 c. Opportunities for public participation in the implementation of the plan.
SB620-SSA1,6,1919 d. Water conservation measures.
SB620-SSA1,6,2320 6. If the special committee recommends that the joint legislative council submit
21for introduction legislation to designate a groundwater management area that is
22contained within more than one county, the special committee shall include all of the
23following in the recommended legislation:
SB620-SSA1,7,424 a. A requirement that the counties negotiate an agreement to provide for the
25appointment of a groundwater management council for the groundwater

1management area, including the size and method of appointment of members of the
2groundwater management council, selection of a chair or cochairs of the council, and
3a requirement that a groundwater management council be appointed as provided in
4the agreement.
SB620-SSA1,7,75 b. A requirement that the groundwater management council for the
6groundwater management area develop the groundwater management plan for the
7groundwater management area.
SB620-SSA1,7,108 c. A provision authorizing the groundwater management council to contract
9with another entity, including a regional planning commission, for assistance in
10preparing a groundwater management plan.
SB620-SSA1,7,1311 7. A requirement that the groundwater management plan, if prepared by a
12groundwater management council, be submitted to the county boards of the counties
13in which the groundwater management area is located for approval or modification.
SB620-SSA1,7,1714 8. A requirement that if a groundwater management plan that is prepared by
15a groundwater management council is approved by the county boards in which the
16groundwater management area is located, the chief executives must submit the plan
17to the department of natural resources for review.
SB620-SSA1,7,2018 9. A requirement that if a groundwater management plan is prepared for a
19groundwater management area located in one county, the chief executive for that
20county must submit the plan to the department of natural resources for review.
SB620-SSA1,7,2321 10. A requirement that the department of natural resources review a plan
22submitted as required under subd. 8. or 9. and approve, disapprove, or modify the
23plan.
SB620-SSA1,8,524 11. A requirement that if the department of natural resources does not approve
25a groundwater management plan submitted as required under subd. 8. or 9., the

1department provide reasons for its disapproval and make recommendations to the
2county or counties to consider as revisions to the plan to ensure that the groundwater
3management area will no longer require coordinated management to avoid or
4mitigate significant adverse environmental impacts associated with excessive
5groundwater withdrawals.
SB620-SSA1,8,86 12. A requirement that the department of natural resources prepare a model
7groundwater management plan for the designated groundwater management area
8by a specified date.
SB620-SSA1,8,119 13. A provision that authorizes a county to adopt the model plan prepared by
10the department of natural resources under subd. 12. by resolution of the county
11board.
SB620-SSA1,8,1612 14. A requirement that a person operating a public water supply system that
13serves a population of 10,000 or more and that withdraws water from the
14groundwater management area must have an approved plan under s. 281.348 no
15later than the first day of the 49th month beginning after the date on which the
16groundwater management area is designated.
SB620-SSA1,8,2417 15. Provisions for ensuring that a person operating a public water supply
18system that withdraws water from the groundwater management area has an
19approved plan under s. 281.348 that is not, or revises or modifies an existing plan
20under s. 281.348 so that it is not, significantly inconsistent with the groundwater
21management plan, including a requirement that if the department of natural
22resources notifies the person operating the public water supply system that a plan
23under s. 281.348 is disapproved, the department of natural resources must include
24recommendations for revising that plan.
SB620-SSA1,9,3
1(L) If the special committee recommends that the joint legislative council
2submit for introduction legislation to designate a groundwater attention area, the
3special committee shall include all of the following in the recommended legislation:
SB620-SSA1,9,54 1. A delineation of the area proposed to be designated as a groundwater
5attention area.
SB620-SSA1,9,76 2. A target withdrawal quantity for the area proposed to be designated as a
7groundwater attention area.
SB620-SSA1,9,108 3. A provision that authorizes a county or counties in which the groundwater
9attention area is located to develop a strategy plan for the groundwater attention
10area.
SB620-SSA1,9,1411 4. A requirement that if a county or counties in which the groundwater
12attention area is located develop a strategy plan as authorized under subd. 3., the
13county or counties must provide opportunities for public participation in the
14development of the strategy plan.
SB620-SSA1,9,1615 5. A requirement that if a county or counties develop a strategy plan as
16authorized under subd. 3., the strategy plan must include all of the following:
SB620-SSA1,9,1817 a. Methods, programs, and initiatives to address potential water supply
18problems in the groundwater attention area.
SB620-SSA1,9,2219 b. Goals to ensure that the groundwater attention area will not require
20coordinated management to avoid or mitigate significant adverse environmental
21impacts associated with excessive groundwater withdrawals within the following 20
22years.
SB620-SSA1,9,2523 6. If the groundwater attention area is located in more than one county, a
24provision that authorizes the counties to negotiate an agreement that provides for

1the appointment of a groundwater task force for the groundwater attention area and
2that specifies the size and method of appointment of members of the task force.
SB620-SSA1,10,53 7. A provision that specifies that if the counties in which a groundwater
4attention area is located appoint a groundwater task force, the task force may
5develop a strategy plan for the groundwater attention area.
SB620-SSA1,10,86 8. A provision that authorizes a groundwater task force to contract with
7another entity, including a regional planning commission, for assistance in
8preparing a strategy plan.
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