SB244,50,5 4(5) For purposes of subs. (2) to (4), each violation is a separate offense and each
5day of continued violation is a separate offense.
SB244,50,10 6(6) (a) Notwithstanding subs. (2) to (4), any person who violates this chapter,
7a rule promulgated under this chapter, or an order, license, or approval issued under
8this chapter with respect to any requirement of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act,
942 USC 300f to 300j-26, shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $25,000 for each
10violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
SB244,50,1711 (b) Notwithstanding subs. (2) to (4), any person who intentionally commits an
12act that violates, or intentionally fails to perform an act required by, this chapter, a
13rule promulgated under this chapter, or an order, license, or approval issued under
14this chapter with respect to any requirement of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act,
1542 USC 300f to 300j-26, is guilty of a Class I felony, except that, notwithstanding the
16maximum fine specified in s. 939.50 (3) (i), the person may be fined not more than
17$50,000 for each day of violation.
SB244,50,1918 Subchapter VI
19 Financial assistance
SB244, s. 41 20Section 41. Chapter 281 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,50,2221 CHAPTER 281
22 water POLLUTION and sewage
SB244, s. 42 23Section 42. 281.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,51,224 281.01 (8) "Owner" means the state, county, town, town sanitary district, city,
25village, metropolitan sewerage district, corporation, firm, company, institution or

1individual owning or operating any water supply, sewerage or water system or
2sewage and refuse disposal plant.
SB244, s. 43 3Section 43. 281.01 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,51,134 281.01 (15) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
5treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
6other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
7contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
8agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids
9or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
10return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
11under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
12material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
13(1).
SB244, s. 44 14Section 44. 281.01 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,51,1615 281.01 (16) "System or plant" includes water and sewerage systems and
16sewage and refuse disposal plants.
SB244, s. 45 17Section 45. 281.01 (20) of the statutes is repealed.
SB244, s. 46 18Section 46. 281.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,51,2419 281.12 (3) The department, upon request, shall consult with and advise owners
20who have installed or are about to install systems or plants, as to the most
21appropriate water source and the best method of providing for its purity, or
as to the
22best method of disposing of wastewater, including operations and maintenance,
23taking into consideration the future needs of the community for protection of its
24water supply. The department is not required to prepare plans.
SB244, s. 47 25Section 47. 281.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB244,52,1
1281.13 (title) Research.
SB244, s. 48 2Section 48. 281.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 280.03 (2), and 280.03
3(2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB244,52,64 280.03 (2) (intro.) The department is authorized to act Act with the U.S.
5geological survey in determining the sanitary and other conditions and nature of the
6natural water sources in this state, for the following purposes:
SB244, s. 49 7Section 49. 281.13 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB244, s. 50 8Section 50. 281.13 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 281.13.
SB244, s. 51 9Section 51. 281.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,53,410 281.17 (3) The department shall promulgate rules establishing an examining
11program for the certification of operators of water systems, wastewater treatment
12plants and septage servicing vehicles operated under a license issued under s. 281.48
13(3), setting such standards as the department finds necessary to accomplish the
14purposes of this chapter and chs. 285 and 289 to 299, including requirements for
15continuing education. The department may charge applicants a fee for certification.
16All moneys collected under this subsection for the certification of operators of water
17systems,
wastewater treatment plants and septage servicing vehicles shall be
18credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (bL). No person may operate a water
19systems,
wastewater treatment plant or septage servicing vehicle without a valid
20certificate issued under this subsection. The department may suspend or revoke a
21certificate issued under this subsection for a violation of any statute or rule relating
22to the operation of a water system or wastewater treatment plant or to septage
23servicing, for failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements or as provided
24under s. 145.245 (3). The owner of any wastewater treatment plant shall be, or shall
25employ, an operator certified under this subsection who shall be responsible for plant

1operations, unless the department by rule provides otherwise. In this subsection,
2"wastewater treatment plant" means a system or plant used to treat industrial
3wastewater, domestic wastewater or any combination of industrial wastewater and
4domestic wastewater.
SB244, s. 52 5Section 52. 281.17 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB244, s. 53 6Section 53. 281.17 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 280.03 (8m) and amended
7to read:
SB244,53,118 280.03 (8m) The department may require Require owners of water systems to
9demonstrate the technical, managerial, and financial capacity to comply with
10national primary drinking water regulations under 42 USC 300g-1 and may assist
11owners of water systems to develop that capacity.
SB244, s. 54 12Section 54. 281.19 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,53,2413 281.19 (2) (a) The department may issue special orders directing particular
14owners to remedy violations of the safe drinking water program under s. 281.17 (8)
15and (9) or
to secure such operating results toward the control of pollution of the
16waters of the state as the department prescribes, within a specified time. Pending
17efforts to comply with any order, the department may permit continuance of
18operations on such conditions as it prescribes. If any owner cannot comply with an
19order within the time specified, the owner may, before the date set in the order,
20petition the department to modify the order. The department may modify the order,
21specifying in writing the reasons therefor. If any order is not complied with within
22the time period specified, the department shall immediately notify the attorney
23general of this fact. After receiving the notice, the attorney general shall may
24commence an action under s. 299.95.
SB244, s. 55 25Section 55. 281.35 (1) (a) and (b) 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB244,54,2
1281.35 (1) (a) "Approval" means a permit issued under s. 30.18 or an approval
2under s. 280.10, 281.17 (1) or 281.41.
SB244,54,53 (b) 2. If subd. 1. does not apply, the highest average daily water loss over any
430-day period that is reported to the department or the public service commission
5under sub. (3) (c) or s. 30.18 (6) (c), 196.98, 280.10 (3), 281.17 (1) or 281.41.
SB244, s. 56 6Section 56. 281.35 (4) (a) 3. and (b) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB244,54,137 281.35 (4) (a) 3. An owner who is operating a sewage system or sewage and
8refuse disposal
plant under plans approved under s. 281.41 or, who is required to
9submit plans and obtain an approval under that section before construction or
10extension
, modification, or operation of a proposed sewage system or sewage and
11refuse disposal
plant, who is operating a water system under an approval under s.
12280.10, or who is required to obtain an approval under s. 280.10 before construction,
13modification, or operation of a water system
.
SB244,54,1714 (b) (intro.) Before any person specified in par. (a) may begin a new withdrawal
15or increase the amount of an existing withdrawal, the person shall apply to the
16department under s. 30.18, 280.10 (1), 281.17 (1) or 281.41 for a new approval or a
17modification of its existing approval if either of the following conditions applies:
SB244, s. 57 18Section 57. 281.41 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,55,319 281.41 (1) (c) Construction or material change shall be according to approved
20plans only. The department may disapprove plans that are not in conformance with
21any existing approved areawide waste treatment management plan prepared
22pursuant to the federal water pollution control act, P.L. 92-500, as amended 33 USC
231251
to 1387
, and shall disapprove plans that do not meet the grounds for approval
24specified under s. 281.35 (5) (d), if applicable. The department shall require each
25person whose plans are approved under this section to report that person's volume

1and rate of water withdrawal, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (m), and that person's
2volume and rate of water loss, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (L), if any, in the form
3and at the times specified by the department.
SB244, s. 58 4Section 58. 281.45 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,55,24 5281.45 House connections. To assure preservation of preserve the public
6health, comfort and safety, any city, village or town or town sanitary district having
7a system of waterworks or sewerage, or both, may
municipality with a sewerage
8system shall
by ordinance require buildings used for human habitation and located
9adjacent to a sewer or water main, or in a block through which one or both of these
10systems extend,
to be connected with either or both to the sewerage system in the
11manner prescribed by the municipality. If any person fails to comply with the
12ordinance
for more than 10 days after notice in writing, the municipality may impose
13a penalty or may cause forfeiture. The municipality may also complete the
14connection to be made, and charge the expense thereof shall be assessed as a special
15tax assessment against the property. Except in 1st class cities, the owner may, within
1630 days after the completion of the work, file a written option with the municipal
17clerk stating that he or she cannot pay the amount in one sum and asking that it be
18levied in not to exceed
municipality shall collect the special assessment in 5 equal
19annual installments, and the amount shall be so collected with interest at a rate not
20to exceed 15% per year from the completion of the work, the unpaid balance to be a
21special tax lien
if the property owner files a written request with the municipal clerk
22within 30 days after completion of the connection. If the property owner does not file
23a request or if the property is located in a 1st class city, the property owner shall pay
24the entire sum in a single payment
.
SB244, s. 59
1Section 59. 281.53 of the statutes is renumbered 280.54, and 280.54 (1) and
2(3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB244,56,113 280.54 (1) The department may award a municipal clean drinking water grant,
4from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tb), to a municipality local governmental
5unit
for capital costs to achieve compliance with standards for contaminants
6established by the department by rule under the safe drinking water program under
7s. 281.17 (8) 280.03 (1), if the municipality local governmental unit is not in
8compliance with those standards on or after April 1, 1990, if the municipality local
9governmental unit
incurs the capital costs after January 1, 1989, and if the violation
10of the standards for contaminants occurs in a public water system owned by the
11municipality local governmental unit.
SB244,56,16 12(3) The department shall rank applicants for grants under this section on the
13basis of the severity of risk to human health posed by each applicant's violation of the
14standards for contaminants. If insufficient funds are available for providing grants
15to eligible municipalities local governmental units, the department shall allocate
16grants based on the severity of risk to human health.
SB244, s. 60 17Section 60. 281.75 (title) and (1) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are
18renumbered 280.52 (title) and (1) (intro.), (a) and (b).
SB244, s. 61 19Section 61. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter 281 [precedes s. 281.75] of the
20statutes is repealed.
SB244, s. 62 21Section 62. 281.75 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB244, s. 63 22Section 63. 281.75 (1) (d) to (g) of the statutes are renumbered 280.52 (1) (d)
23to (g).
SB244, s. 64 24Section 64. 281.75 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 280.52 (1) (h) and
25amended to read:
SB244,57,3
1280.52 (1) (h) "Well" Notwithstanding s. 280.01 (15), "well" means an
2excavation or opening in the ground made by boring, drilling or driving for the
3purpose of obtaining a supply of groundwater. "Well" does not include dug wells.
SB244, s. 65 4Section 65. 281.75 (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 280.52 (2) and
5(3).
SB244, s. 66 6Section 66. 281.75 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 280.52 (4).
SB244, s. 67 7Section 67. 281.75 (4m) to (11) of the statutes are renumbered 280.52 (4m) to
8(11).
SB244, s. 68 9Section 68. 281.75 (12) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are renumbered 280.52
10(12) (intro.) and (a).
SB244, s. 69 11Section 69. 281.75 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 280.52 (12) (b) and
12amended to read:
SB244,57,1513 280.52 (12) (b) If the well is a drilled well, it is constructed by a well driller
14licensed under ch. 280 s. 280.24 or, if the well is a sandpoint well, it is constructed
15by a well driller or pump installer well point driver licensed under ch. 280 s. 280.24.
SB244, s. 70 16Section 70. 281.75 (13) to (17) of the statutes are renumbered 280.52 (13) to
17(17).
SB244, s. 71 18Section 71. 281.75 (18) of the statutes is renumbered 280.52 (18) and amended
19to read:
SB244,57,2520 280.52 (18) Suspension or revocation of licenses. The department may
21suspend or revoke a license issued under ch. 280 this chapter if the department finds
22that the licensee falsified information submitted under this section. The department
23of commerce may suspend or revoke the license of a plumber licensed under ch. 145
24if the department of commerce finds that the plumber falsified information
25submitted under this section.
SB244, s. 72
1Section 72. 281.75 (19) of the statutes is renumbered 280.52 (19), and 280.52
2(19) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB244,58,53 280.52 (19) Penalties. (intro.) Whoever Notwithstanding s. 280.49, whoever
4does any of the following shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and
5shall be required to repay an award issued to that person under this section:
SB244, s. 73 6Section 73. 281.77 of the statutes is renumbered 280.19, and 280.19 (title), (1)
7(b) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB244,58,8 8280.19 (title) Damage to private water supplies.
SB244,58,15 9(1) (b) "Regulated activity" means an activity for which the department may
10issue an order under ch. 281, except s. 281.48, or under chs. 285 or 289 to 299 or this
11chapter, except s. 281.48, if the activity is conducted in violation of ch. 281, except s.
12281.48, or in violation of
chs. 285 or 289 to 299 or this chapter , except s. 281.48, or
13in violation of licenses, permits or special orders issued or rules promulgated under
14ch. 281, except s. 281.48, or under chs. 285 or 289 to 299 or this chapter, except s.
15281.48
.
SB244,58,23 16(3) In any action brought by the department of justice under s. 280.46 or 299.95
17or by a district attorney under s. 280.46, if the court finds that a regulated activity
18owned or operated by the defendant has caused a private water supply to become
19contaminated, polluted or unfit for consumption by humans, livestock or poultry, the
20court may order the defendant to treat the water to render it fit for consumption by
21humans, livestock and poultry, repair the private water supply or replace the private
22water supply and to reimburse the town, village or city for the cost of providing water
23under sub. (4).
SB244, s. 74 24Section 74. 281.97 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,59,8
1281.97 Records; inspection. Records Owners shall keep records required by
2the department shall be kept by the owners and shall supply the department
3supplied with certified copies of those records and such other information as it may
4require
required by the department. Agents of the department may enter buildings,
5structures and premises of owners supplying the public or industrial plants with
6water, ice, sewerage systems, or sewage or refuse disposal service and private
7properties to collect samples, records and information, and to ascertain if the rules
8and orders of the department are complied with.
SB244, s. 75 9Section 75. 281.98 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,59,1510 281.98 (1) Except as provided in ss. s. 281.47 (1) (d), 281.75 (19), and 281.99
11(2)
, any person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated or any plan
12approval, license, special order, or water quality certification issued under this
13chapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each
14day of continued violation is a separate offense. While an order is suspended, stayed,
15or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.
SB244, s. 76 16Section 76. 281.98 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,59,2217 281.98 (2) In addition to the penalties provided under sub. (1) or s. 281.99 (2),
18the court may award the department of justice the reasonable and necessary
19expenses of the investigation and prosecution of a violation of this chapter, including
20attorney fees. The department of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for
21deposit into the general fund all moneys that the court awards to the department or
22the state under this subsection.
SB244, s. 77 23Section 77. 281.99 of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is
24renumbered 280.50, and 280.50 (1) (a), (b) 2. and (c), (2) (a) (intro.), (3) and (5), as
25renumbered, are amended to read:
SB244,60,3
1280.50 (1) (a) The department may directly assess forfeitures in the amounts
2provided under sub. (2) for violations of safe drinking water program rules
3promulgated under s. 281.17 (8) or (9) 280.03 (1) or 280.05 (1) (f).
SB244,60,84 (b) 2. The department may directly assess a forfeiture by issuing an order under
5par. (c) without first providing notice if the alleged violation either creates an acute
6risk to public health or safety or is part of a documented pattern of noncompliance
7with one or more rules promulgated under s. 281.17 (8) or (9) 280.03 (1) or (8m) or
8280.05 (1) (f)
.
SB244,60,159 (c) If the department determines that a forfeiture should be assessed for a
10particular violation, it shall issue an order under s. 281.19 (2) (a) 280.40 (5m) to the
11water system owner or operator alleged to have committed the violation. Except as
12provided in par. (b) 2., the department may not issue the order until at least 60 days
13after the day on which it provided notice under par. (b) 1. The order shall specify the
14amount of the forfeiture assessed, the violation and the rule alleged to have been
15violated and shall inform the licensee of the right to contest the order under sub. (3).
SB244,60,17 16(2) (a) (intro.) The Notwithstanding s. 280.49, the amount of forfeitures that
17the department may assess under this section are as follows:
SB244,60,21 18(3) A water system owner or operator may contest the issuance of an order and
19the assessment of a forfeiture under this section using the procedure under ch. 227
20or s. 281.19 (8) 280.40 (5m) (c). A water system owner or operator that timely
21requests a hearing under ch. 227 is entitled to a contested case hearing.
SB244,60,25 22(5) The attorney general may bring an action as provided in s. 281.19 (2) (a)
23280.46 (1) (b) in the name of the state to collect any forfeiture imposed under this
24section if the forfeiture has not been paid following the exhaustion of all
25administrative and judicial reviews.
SB244, s. 78
1Section 78. 285.01 (40) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,61,112 285.01 (40) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
3treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
4other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
5contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
6agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids
7or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
8return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
9under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
10material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
11(1).
SB244, s. 79 12Section 79. 289.01 (33) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,61,2213 289.01 (33) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
14treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
15other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
16contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
17agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids
18or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
19return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
20under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
21material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
22(1).
SB244, s. 80 23Section 80. 289.01 (44) of the statutes is repealed.
SB244, s. 81 24Section 81. 292.65 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,62,2
1292.65 (1) (g) "Groundwater" has the meaning given in s. 281.75 (1) (c) 299.01
2(5)
.
SB244, s. 82 3Section 82. 295.11 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,62,134 295.11 (10) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
5treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
6other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
7contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
8agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids
9or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
10return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
11under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
12material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
13(1).
SB244, s. 83 14Section 83. 299.07 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,62,1515 299.07 (1) (a) 1. A license or registration under s. 280.15 280.24.
SB244, s. 84 16Section 84. 299.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,62,1717 299.07 (1) (a) 2. A certification under s. 280.20 or 281.17 (3).
SB244, s. 85 18Section 85. 299.08 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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