LRB-1167/1
RCT:cmh:cph
2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
March 13, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Musser, Ott, Hahn, Owens,
Albers, Hines and
Bies. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
AB154,1,3
1An Act to amend 281.49 (3) (a) 1.; and
to create 281.49 (3) (c) of the statutes;
2relating to: the requirement that a municipal sewage system accept and treat
3septage under certain circumstances.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, from November 15 to April 15, a municipal sewage system
is generally required to accept and treat septage from a person who is licensed to
service septic systems. There are several exceptions to this requirement, including
that a municipal sewage system is not required to accept septage if treatment of the
septage would cause the sewage system to exceed its design capacity or to violate
water quality standards or other legal requirements.
This bill provides that a municipal sewage system may refuse to accept and
treat septage from a person who is licensed to service septic systems on the grounds
that treatment of the septage would cause the sewage system to exceed its design
capacity or to violate water quality standards or other legal requirements only if the
Department of Natural Resources has determined that treatment of the septage
would cause the sewage system to exceed its design capacity or to violate water
quality standards or other legal requirements.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB154, s. 1
1Section
1. 281.49 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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281.49
(3) (a) 1.
Treatment The department has determined under par. (c) that
3treatment of the septage would cause the sewage system to exceed its operating
4design capacity or to violate any applicable effluent limitations or standards, water
5quality standards
, or any other legally applicable requirements, including court
6orders or state or federal statutes, rules, regulations
, or orders;
AB154, s. 2
7Section
2. 281.49 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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281.49
(3) (c) A municipal sewage system may apply to the department for a
9determination of whether the municipal sewage system satisfies the conditions for
10refusal to accept septage under par. (a) 1. Upon receipt of an application under this
11paragraph, the department shall determine whether treatment of the septage would
12cause the sewage system to exceed its operating design capacity or to violate any
13applicable effluent limitations or standards, water quality standards, or any other
14legally applicable requirements, including court orders or state or federal statutes,
15rules, regulations, or orders.
AB154,2,1717
(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month after publication.
