SB244,8,3
13. The provisions of an ordinance enacted under this paragraph that regulate
2the abandonment of private wells and drill holes do not apply in any portion of a local
3governmental unit that is covered by an ordinance enacted under s. 66.0437.
SB244, s. 16 4Section 16. 59.70 (6) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB244,8,105 59.70 (6) (c) Revocation. If the department, under s. 280.30 (4), revokes all or
6part of the authority of a county to enforce an ordinance under par. (b), the county
7shall immediately cease all activities under the ordinance or part of the ordinance
8with respect to which authority is revoked and may not resume any of those activities
9unless notified by the department to do so at the conclusion of all administrative and
10judicial proceedings arising out of the revocation.
SB244, s. 17 11Section 17. 59.70 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB244, s. 18 12Section 18. 60.44 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,8,1613 60.44 (1) (a) Claims for money against a town or against officers, officials,
14agents or employees of the town arising out of acts done in their official capacity shall
15be filed with the town clerk as provided under s. 893.80 (1) (b). This paragraph does
16not apply to actions commenced under s. 19.37, 19.97 or 281.99 280.50.
SB244, s. 19 17Section 19. 60.44 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,8,2218 60.44 (3) Court actions to recover claims. Subsection (2), or an ordinance
19adopted under that subsection, does not affect the applicability of s. 893.80. No
20action may be brought or maintained against a town upon a claim unless the
21claimant complies with s. 893.80. This subsection does not apply to actions
22commenced under s. 19.37, 19.97 or 281.99 280.50.
SB244, s. 20 23Section 20. 62.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,9,224 62.25 (1) Claims. No action may be brought or maintained against a city upon
25a claim or cause of action unless the claimant complies with s. 893.80. This

1subsection does not apply to actions commenced under s. 19.37, 19.97 or 281.99
2280.50.
SB244, s. 21 3Section 21. 62.69 (2) (k) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB244,9,54 62.69 (2) (k) Rules, regulations, and ordinances concerning plumbing shall
5conform to ss. 59.70 (5) and 145.13.
SB244, s. 22 6Section 22. 66.0437 of the statutes is created to read:
SB244,9,8 766.0437 Well abandonment ordinances. (1) In this section, "local
8governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 280.01 (7).
SB244,9,21 9(2) (a) Each local governmental unit that is served by a community water
10system, as defined in s. 280.01 (1), shall enact and enforce an ordinance requiring the
11abandonment of any well or drill hole that is on property adjacent to a water main
12and that is unused or is unsafe because of the continued presence of bacteria or that
13does not comply with ch. 280 or rules promulgated under that chapter. The ordinance
14shall require abandonment to be done in accordance with rules promulgated under
15ch. 280. The ordinance may allow a well that is on property adjacent to a water main
16to remain in existence only if the well is used, is bacteriologically safe, and complies
17with ch. 280 and rules promulgated under that chapter. The local governmental unit
18may require the owner of a well to obtain a permit and may charge a permit fee that
19is based on the local governmental unit's costs under this paragraph. The ordinance
20shall also require the elimination of cross-connections within the community water
21system and plumbing systems.
SB244,9,2522 (am) Before enacting or modifying an ordinance under par. (a), a local
23governmental unit shall submit its proposed ordinance to the department of natural
24resources. The local governmental unit may not enact or modify the ordinance
25without the approval of the department of natural resources.
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1(3) The local governmental unit shall notify any person who is in violation of
2an ordinance enacted under sub. (2) and order the person to correct the violation
3within 30 days. If the person fails to comply with the order, the local governmental
4unit may impose a forfeiture of not more than $100 for each day of continued violation
5after the expiration of the 30 days. In addition, the local governmental unit may take
6any action necessary to correct the violation and charge the cost as a special
7assessment against the property on which the violation occurs. Except in a 1st class
8city, if the property owner, within 30 days after completion of the work required to
9correct the violation, files a written request with the clerk of the local governmental
10unit for installment payments, the local governmental unit shall assess the costs in
115 equal annual installments with interest at a rate not to exceed 15% per year from
12the date of completion of the work. If the property owner does not file such a request,
13or if the property is located in a 1st class city, the property owner shall pay the entire
14amount due in the following year.
SB244, s. 23 15Section 23. 66.0803 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,11,716 66.0803 (1) (a) A town, village or city may construct, acquire or lease any plant
17and equipment located in or outside the municipality, including interest in or lease
18of land, for furnishing water, light, heat or power, to the municipality or its
19inhabitants; may acquire a controlling portion of the stock of any privately owned
20corporation owning private waterworks a public water system, as defined in s. 280.01
21(12),
or a lighting plant and equipment; and may purchase the equity of redemption
22in a mortgaged or bonded waterworks public water system, as defined in s. 280.01
23(12),
or lighting system, including cases where the municipality in the franchise has
24reserved right to purchase. The character or duration of the franchise, permit or
25grant under which any public utility is operated does not affect the power to acquire

1the public utility under this subsection. Two or more public utilities owned by the
2same person or corporation, or 2 or more public utilities subject to the same lien or
3charge, may be acquired as a single enterprise. The board or council may agree with
4the owner or owners of any public utility or utilities on the value of the utility or
5utilities and may contract to purchase or acquire at that value, upon those terms and
6conditions mutually agreed upon between the board or council and the owner or
7owners.
SB244, s. 24 8Section 24. 88.145 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,11,16 988.145 Limitation of damages and suits. In any action against a drainage
10district, drainage board, drainage board member, drainage board employee or an
11owner of land within the district who undertakes work approved by the drainage
12board, s. 893.80 is applicable and the limit on the amount recoverable by any person
13under s. 893.80 (3) applies to the drainage board, the members and employees of the
14drainage board, the drainage district and any owner of land within the district who
15undertakes work approved by the drainage board. This section does not apply to
16actions commenced under s. 19.37, 19.97 or 281.99 280.50.
SB244, s. 25 17Section 25. 97.34 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,11,2318 97.34 (2) (b) No person may manufacture or bottle bottled drinking water for
19sale or distribution in this state unless the bottled drinking water complies with
20state drinking water standards adopted by the department of natural resources
21under s. 280.11, 281.15 or 281.17 (8) 280.05 (1) (f) and with health-related
22groundwater enforcement standards adopted by the department of natural
23resources under ch. 160.
SB244, s. 26 24Section 26. 101.143 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,12,2
1101.143 (1) (c) "Groundwater" has the meaning designated under given in s.
2281.75 (1) (c) 160.01 (4).
SB244, s. 27 3Section 27. 118.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,12,7 4118.26 Claim against school district. No action may be brought or
5maintained against a school district upon a claim or cause of action unless the
6claimant complies with s. 893.80. This section does not apply to actions commenced
7under s. 19.37, 19.97 or 281.99 280.50.
SB244, s. 28 8Section 28. 119.68 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,12,119 119.68 (2) No action may be brought or maintained against the school upon a
10claim or cause of action unless the claimant complies with s. 893.80. This subsection
11does not apply to actions commenced under s. 19.37, 19.97 or 281.99 280.50.
SB244, s. 29 12Section 29. 145.06 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,12,1713 145.06 (4) (b) Plumbing from the private water supply pump to and including
14the initial pressure tank or building control valve, water service piping from the
15pump to one or more buildings
and connection to an existing water distribution
16system, when installed by persons licensed as pump installers under ch. 280 s.
17280.24
.
SB244, s. 30 18Section 30. 145.10 (1) (intro.) and (a) to (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB244,13,219 145.10 (1) (intro.) The department may make investigations and conduct
20hearings and may, on its own or upon complaint in writing duly signed and verified
21by the complainant, and after providing not less than 10 days' notice to the licensee,
22suspend any master or journeyman plumber's license, cross-connection control
23tester's registration, utility contractor's license or temporary permit if it has reason
24to believe, and may revoke such license, registration or permit in the manner

1provided under this section if it finds, that the holder of such license, registration or
2permit has done any of the following:
SB244,13,43 (a) Made a material misstatement in the application for a license or
4registration or renewal thereof or for a temporary permit; .
SB244,13,65 (am) Committed gross negligence or misconduct or is incompetent in the
6practice covered by the person's license, registration or permit;.
SB244,13,97 (b) Failed to correct an installation for which he or she is responsible, at his or
8her own expense, within 30 days following notification by the department of a
9violation of any rule adopted under this chapter; or.
SB244, s. 31 10Section 31. 160.09 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,13,1411 160.09 (1) (intro.)   Notwithstanding the authority of the department under ss.
12280.11, 281.15 and 281.17 (8)
s. 280.03 (1) to establish standards for pure a safe
13drinking water program, the department shall establish enforcement standards for
14substances of public welfare concern as follows:
SB244, s. 32 15Section 32. 160.257 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,13,1816 160.257 (1) (e) "Treated drinking water" means potable water that has been
17treated so that it complies with the primary drinking water standards promulgated
18under ss. 280.11 and 281.17 (8) s. 280.05 (1) (f).
SB244, s. 33 19Section 33. 160.257 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,14,220 160.257 (2) Notwithstanding s. 160.19 (1) and (2), the department is not
21required to promulgate or amend rules that define design or management criteria
22for aquifer storage and recovery systems to minimize the amount of a specified
23substance in groundwater or to maintain compliance with the preventive action limit
24for a specified substance, however, the department shall promulgate rules that
25define design or management criteria for aquifer storage and recovery systems to

1maintain compliance with drinking water standards promulgated under ss. 280.11
2and 281.17 (8)
s. 280.05 (1) (f).
SB244, s. 34 3Section 34. 167.27 (title), (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB244,14,4 4167.27 (title) Capping and filling wells or similar certain structures.
SB244,14,9 5(2) The owner of any real estate shall securely protect any well, seepage pit,
6cistern, cesspool, septic tank, or other similar structures in active use with a cover
7of concrete, metal or wood covered with sheet metal, securely fastened and of
8sufficient weight so it cannot be removed by small children and so as to make it free
9from danger to persons going upon such real estate.
SB244,14,12 10(3) Whenever any shallow dug well, seepage pit, cistern, cesspool or septic tank
11is abandoned or its use discontinued, the owner of the real estate upon which it is
12located shall promptly fill the same it to grade.
SB244, s. 35 13Section 35. 167.27 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB244, s. 36 14Section 36. 167.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,15,1015 167.27 (5) Whenever any mine shaft, or exploration shaft or test well is
16abandoned or its use discontinued, the operator or contractor shall promptly fill
17same it to grade or enclose the same it with a fence of strong woven wire not less than
1846 inches wide with one barbwire above or cap same it with a reinforced concrete slab
19at least 6 inches thick or with a native boulder at least 3 times the diameter of the
20top of the shaft or test well bore. The strands of the woven wire shall not be smaller
21than No. 12 wire and the cross wires and meshes shall not be smaller than No. 16
22wire; the strands shall not be more than 12 inches apart, and the meshes shall not
23exceed 8 inches square. All wires must be tightly stretched and securely fastened to
24sufficient posts firmly set not more than 8 feet apart. In case If any person shall
25neglect
fails to repair or rebuild such a fence which the person is so required to build

1and maintain under this subsection, any person may complain to the department of
2commerce or to the local governing body, which shall give notice in writing to the
3person who is required to build and maintain such the fence. The department of
4commerce or the local governing body shall then proceed to examine the fence, and
5if it shall determine determines that such the fence is insufficient, it shall notify the
6person responsible for its erection and maintenance and direct the person to repair
7or rebuild the fence within such the time as it shall deem that the department of
8commerce or the local governing body determines to be
reasonable. Any person
9refusing to comply with such an order shall be issued under this subsection is subject
10to the penalties provided in sub. (7).
SB244, s. 37 11Section 37. 167.27 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,15,1412 167.27 (6) Existing An existing abandoned mine shafts, shaft or exploration
13shafts or test wells shaft shall be securely protected by the owner of the real estate
14upon which it is located.
SB244, s. 38 15Section 38. 167.27 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB244,15,1616 167.27 (9) The use and abandonment of wells is governed by ch. 280.
SB244, s. 39 17Section 39. 198.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,16,218 198.12 (2) Service of process on, personal injury claims, venue. The district
19shall sue or be sued in its corporate name and service of process upon the district
20shall be by service upon the chairperson of the board and the clerk of the district, but
21no action shall be brought or maintained against a district upon a claim or cause of
22action unless the claimant complies with s. 893.80. Compliance with s. 893.80 is not
23required under this subsection in actions commenced under s. 19.37, 19.97 or 281.99
24280.50. All actions by or against the district, except condemnation proceedings and
25actions to which the state or any officer or commission thereof is a party, shall be

1brought in the circuit court for the county in which its principal administrative office
2is located.
SB244, s. 40 3Section 40. Chapter 280 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB244,16,64 Chapter 280
5 WELLS, drill holes,
6 and water systems
SB244,16,87 Subchapter I
8 General provisions
SB244,16,9 9280.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
SB244,16,15 10(1) "Community water system" means a public water system that has at least
1115 service connections used by year-round residents or that regularly serves at least
1225 year-round residents. "Community water system" does not include piping and
13fixtures inside a building served by the water system, service pipes from a
14distribution main to a building, or private distribution mains located entirely on
15private property.
SB244,16,17 16(2) "Contaminant" means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological
17substance or matter in water.
SB244,16,18 18(2m) "Council" means the council on well drilling and pump installing.
SB244,16,19 19(3) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
SB244,16,22 20(3m) "Dewatering well" means a well that is used only to lower groundwater
21levels to permit construction or to permit the use of an area that is below the surface
22of the ground.
SB244,16,24 23(4) "Drill hole" means an excavation, opening, or driven point deeper than it
24is wide and extending at least 10 feet below the ground surface.
SB244,16,25 25(5) "Drilling rig" means the equipment used to construct a drill hole.
SB244,17,3
1(5g) "Environmental well" means a drill hole constructed to obtain information
2about the physical, chemical, hydrological, or biological characteristics of
3groundwater.
SB244,17,5 4(5r) "Geothermal well" means a drill hole constructed to obtain geothermal
5energy from beneath the surface of the earth.
SB244,17,6 6(6) "Groundwater" has the meaning given in s. 160.01 (4).
SB244,17,10 7(6m) "Hydrofracturing" means hydraulic fracturing of an aquifer by injecting
8into a well a fluid that is under at least 500 pounds per square inch of pressure and
9may include injecting sand or a similar material to hold the crevices open when the
10pressure is removed.
SB244,17,14 11(7) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, utility district
12under s. 66.0827, municipal water district, town sanitary district as defined in s.
1360.70 (9), or any other local public entity if that local public entity operates a water
14system.
SB244,17,15 15(8) "Modification" means an improvement, extension, or alteration.
SB244,17,18 16(8r) "Nontransient noncommunity water system" means a public water system
17that is not a community water system but that regularly serves at least 25 of the
18same individuals for at least 6 months per year.
SB244,17,21 19(9) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company,
20association, cooperative, trust, institution, partnership, state, including this state,
21public utility, local governmental unit, or federal, state, or interstate agency.
SB244,17,23 22(10) "Private water system" means any water system that is not a public water
23system.
SB244,17,24 24(11) "Public utility" has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).
SB244,18,4
1(12) "Public water system" means a water system providing water for human
2consumption if the water system has at least 15 service connections or regularly
3serves an average of at least 25 individuals per day for at least 60 days each year.
4"Public water system" includes all of the following:
SB244,18,75 (a) Collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities that are under the
6control of the owner or operator of the water system and are used primarily in
7connection with the water system.
SB244,18,108 (b) Collection or pretreatment storage facilities that are not under the control
9of the owner or operator of the water system but are used primarily in connection
10with the water system.
SB244,18,17 11(13) "Pump installing" means installing, replacing, or reinstalling equipment
12or material needed to withdraw water from a well, including making an entrance to
13a well, establishing seals and other safeguards to prevent contamination, installing
14a pressure tank, connecting a pump to a pressure tank or reservoir, installing a water
15treatment device in a well or between a well and a building control valve or a pressure
16tank, installing water service piping from a well to a building, and installing controls
17needed to operate a pump.
SB244,18,18 18(13u) "Waters of the state" has the meaning given in s. 281.01 (18).
SB244,18,21 19(14) "Water system" means all structures, conduits and appurtenances by
20means of which water is delivered to consumers except piping and fixtures inside
21buildings served, and service pipes from building to street main.
SB244,18,24 22(15) "Well" means a drill hole constructed by drilling, digging, boring, driving,
23or other method for the purpose of withdrawing, monitoring, or gaining access to
24groundwater.
SB244,19,3
1(16) "Well drilling" means constructing or reconstructing a well, by any means
2such as digging, boring, drilling, or jetting, except well point driving, and includes
3hydrofracturing and the installation of well casings.
SB244,19,7 4(17) "Well point driving" means joining a drive point, with a diameter of not
5more than 3 inches, with lengths of pipe and driving or jetting the assembly into the
6ground more than 10 feet below the ground surface with either motor or manually
7driven percussion equipment.
SB244,19,13 8280.03 Powers of the department. The department has general supervision
9and control over all drill holes, water systems, methods of withdrawing groundwater,
10and methods of providing and ensuring the sanitary provision of water for all
11purposes. In connection with this authority, the department may do any act
12necessary to safeguard the public health and to protect the groundwater and surface
13water, including any of the following:
SB244,19,16 14(1) Establish and administer a safe drinking water program that is no less
15stringent than the requirements of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 USC 300f
16to 300j-26.
SB244,19,18 17(3) Cooperate with the division of emergency management under s. 166.03 in
18preparing plans or providing safe drinking water under emergency conditions.
SB244,19,21 19(4) Enter into agreements, contracts, or cooperative arrangements with other
20persons to administer this chapter, except for enforcement of provisions related to s.
21280.24.
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