Establishes that the septage disposal fees charged by a municipal sewage system
must be reasonable and specifies that a municipal sewage system must base these fees
on the specified actual costs related to the disposal of the septage.
Establishes a 3-stage process for a licensed disposer to obtain a review of a
disputed septage disposal fee by the municipal sewage system, staff at the public service
commission (PSC), and then the PSC and specifies the allocation of the PSC's expenses
in the 3rd stage.
Requires each municipal sewage system to notify each licensed disposer disposing
of septage in the system of any increase in a disposal fee applicable to the licensed
disposer at least 60 days prior to imposing the increased disposal fee.
Local assistance program
This bill creates 2 local assistance programs, to be administered by the department
of commerce. The programs will provide cost-sharing grants to counties for up to 70%
of the local cost of conducting an inventory of existing private sewage systems, and for
developing a record-keeping system for information about private sewage systems in
each county.
Maintenance of private sewage systems
Under current law, the department of commerce has promulgated rules that
establish a maintenance program for new private sewage systems in counties that
participate in the Wisconsin fund grant program for private sewage system replacement.
One of the conditions for a county to participate in the Wisconsin fund grant program is
that the county must adopt and enforce the maintenance program. Under its general
authority to regulate private sewage systems, the department of commerce has
promulgated rules that set forth maintenance requirements for all private sewage
systems. This bill moves the county maintenance program out of the Wisconsin fund
grant program and into the general department of commerce duties, and makes all
counties responsible for adoption and enforcement of the maintenance program.

Clean Water Fund loans
The current statutes create the clean water fund program, which provides
financial assistance to municipalities for the cost of planning, design, and construction
of wastewater treatment facilities, and other surface water and groundwater pollution
abatement facilities. The program includes various forms of financial assistance,
including market interest rate or below market interest rate loans. This bill modifies the
clean water fund program to provide zero percent interest rate loans for any portion of
a treatment work project that relates to facilities for receiving and capacity for treating
septage. This will reduce some of the potential risk incurred by the municipality in
providing facilities and capacity for septage disposal, in case the anticipated amount of
septage is not received, and will provide an incentive for the municipality to provide these
facilities and capacity.
Sewage treatment plant planning
Facilities plans are prepared for each sewage disposal plant. There is not currently
a specific requirement to address the issues related to septage disposal, although these
issues could be included in the plans under current law. This bill creates a specific
requirement to address septage disposal needs in these plans.
Septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations
The disposal of septage on land is regulated under the current statutes. The
department of natural resources (DNR) has adopted administrative rules to implement
the statutes. This bill makes a number of technical changes to these statutes, and makes
several minor substantive changes, such as changing the disposal site license to a site
approval, restricting the current exemption from the requirement for a disposal site
approval, and clarifying the legal effect of an application for site approval. In addition,
this bill provides that local units of government may not prohibit the land disposal of
septage or sewage sludge, and places limits on the authority of local units of government
to regulate the land disposal of sewage sludge.
Septage servicing and septage land disposal license fees
The bill authorizes the DNR to establish fees for licenses to service private sewage
systems in lieu of the current statutorily specified fees. The bill also repeals the current
fees for licenses for septage land disposal sites.
Enforcement
The bill draft removes a conflict between 2 current statutes and clarifies that the
attorney general enforces violations of septage servicing and disposal violations referred
by the DNR. The bill does not affect the authority of DNR to enforce lesser violations of
these regulations via issuance of citations.
Deletion of statutory cross-references
The current statutes include many provisions that cross-reference all of the
environmental statutes. Fourteen of these provisions include an exception for the
septage disposal statute. The exceptions for the septage disposal statute resulted from
the renumbering of environmental statutes in the 1995 session of the legislature. The
septage disposal statute was not included among the environmental statutes prior to the
renumbering, but was moved so as to be grouped with those statutes as part of the
renumbering. The exceptions were created as part of the renumbering to avoid making
substantive changes in the process of renumbering. This bill deletes these exceptions.
A detailed explanation of the consequence of each amendment is included in the bill.
AB449, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.143 (3) (de) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,4,22 20.143 (3) (de) As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for
3financial assistance under the private sewage system replacement and

1rehabilitation program and for local assistance for inventories and record keeping
2under s. 145.245.
Note: The appropriation for the Wisconsin fund grant program for private sewage
system replacement and rehabilitation is modified to allow the department of commerce
to fund a local assistance program for inventorying existing private sewage systems and
establishing maintenance record keeping. The local assistance programs are established
in s. 145.20 (6) (a) and (b), as created by this bill.
AB449, s. 2 3Section 2. 20.370 (3) (ma) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,4,114 20.370 (3) (ma) General program operations — state funds. From the general
5fund, the amounts in the schedule for regulatory and enforcement operations under
6chs. 30, 31 and 280 to 299, except s. 281.48, and ss. 44.47, 59.692, 59.693, 61.351,
761.354, 62.231, 62.234 and 87.30, for reimbursement of the conservation fund for
8expenses incurred for actions taken under s. 166.04; for review of environmental
9impact requirements under ss. 1.11 and 23.40; and for enforcement of the
10treaty-based, off-reservation rights to fish, hunt and gather held by members of
11federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands.
Note: This appropriation is the general fund appropriation to DNR for the
regulatory and enforcement responsibilities of the agency under all of the environmental
statutes within its jurisdiction. There is no apparent reason for maintaining the
exception for septage regulation in the cross-reference to s. 281.48.
The exemption for septage disposal in this statute was created as the result of the
renumbering of environmental statutes in the 1995 session of the legislature. Prior to
that time, most of the environmental statutes under DNR jurisdiction were contained in
2 chapters of the statutes, chs. 144 and 147, 1993 stats. It was a simple matter then to
refer to all environmental statutes by reference to these 2 chapters.
The septage disposal statute, although under DNR jurisdiction, was contained in
s. 146.20, stats. The reason for this location of the septage disposal statute was that it
was originally within department of health jurisdiction, as were all statutes in ch. 146.
The responsibility for septage disposal regulation was transferred to the DNR in 1967 as
part of the Kellett reorganization of the executive branch of state government.
The septage statute should have been moved to one of the chapters of statutes
under DNR jurisdiction in 1967. When the environmental statutes were reorganized in
the 1995 legislative session, the legislative council study committee that recommended
the reorganization requested a bill that made no substantive changes in the statutes, and
merely reorganized them. As a result, although the septage disposal statute was
renumbered to place it within the other environmental statutes under DNR jurisdiction,
the references to all environmental statutes excluded septage disposal, because the
septage disposal statute was not included within those statutes prior to the
reorganization.

This bill makes the same amendment in all of the other statutes that contain an
exemption for the septage disposal statute.
AB449, s. 3 1Section 3. 20.370 (4) (bL) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,5,52 20.370 (4) (bL) Wastewater management — fees. From the general fund, all
3moneys received under s. 281.17 (3) for the certification of operators of water
4systems, wastewater treatment plants and septage servicing vehicles and under s.
5281.48 (4s) (a) and (b) (c) for wastewater management activities.
Note: The appropriation for the DNR's wastewater management activities funded
by license and certification fees is modified to reflect the authority granted under this bill
in s. 281.48 (4s) (c) to the DNR to establish septage servicing license fees by rule in lieu
of the current statutorily specified fees, and the repeal of the fees for licenses for septage
land disposal sites by this bill in its treatment of s. 281.48 (4s) (a) 4. and (b).
AB449, s. 4 6Section 4. 20.370 (4) (mq) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,5,97 20.370 (4) (mq) General program operations — environmental fund. From the
8environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for administration of
9environmental activities under chs. 160, 281 and 283, except s. 281.48.
Note: This appropriation is the segregated fund appropriation to DNR, from the
environmental fund, for the administration of environmental activities under the
groundwater statutes and the statutes related to water and sewage. The septage
regulatory program is also an environmental statute related to water and sewage. This
amendment brings this appropriation into conformance with legislative intent. [For a
full explanation of the source of the current exemption in this statute for septage disposal,
see the Note to the Section in this bill that amends s. 20.370 (3) (ma).]
AB449, s. 5 10Section 5. 29.601 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,5,1711 29.601 (3) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to authorized drainage and sewage
12from municipalities and industrial or other wastes discharged from mines or
13commercial or industrial or ore processing plants or operations, through treatment
14and disposal facilities installed and operated in accordance with plans submitted to
15and approved by the department under chs. 281, 285 or 289 to 299, except s. 281.48,
16or in compliance with orders of the department. Any order is subject to modification
17by subsequent orders.

Note: Section 29.601 (3) (a), stats., provides that no person may deposit
"deleterious substances" in waters of the state. Deleterious substances consist of any
waste material, and waters of the state include all lakes and streams. Section 29.601 (3)
(b), stats., provides an exception to this prohibition for drainage and sewage that is
treated and disposed of according to an approval by the DNR. This amendment
eliminates the exception for septage disposal, thus treating septage disposal in the same
manner as other approved drainage and sewage treatment. [For a full explanation of the
source of the current exemption in this statute for septage disposal, see the Note to the
Section in this bill that amends s. 20.370 (3) (ma).]
AB449, s. 6 1Section 6. 30.202 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,6,72 30.202 (3) Exemption from statutes and rules. Dredge spoil disposal activities
3authorized under sub. (2) are exempt from any prohibition, restriction, requirement,
4permit, license, approval, authorization, fee, notice, hearing, procedure or penalty
5specified under s. 29.601, 30.01 to 30.20, 30.21 to 30.99, 59.692 or 87.30 or chs. 281
6to 285 or 289 to 299, except s. 281.48, or specified in any rule promulgated, order
7issued or ordinance adopted under those sections or chapters.
Note: Section 30.202 relates to dredge disposal in and near the Mississippi, St.
Croix, and Black Rivers by the U.S. corps of engineers. The statute authorizes DNR to
enter into a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. corps of engineers regarding
dredge spoil disposal. The memorandum of understanding must relate to sites where
dredge spoils may be deposited and standards and conditions for using an approved site.
Dredge spoil activities pursuant to a memorandum of understanding are exempt from
any license, permit, or other requirement under environmental statutes. An exception
is provided for septage disposal site approval. This exception serves no purpose, because
dredge spoil disposal does not involve septage disposal, and the exception is therefore
eliminated. [For a full explanation of the source of the current exemption in this statute
for septage disposal, see the Note to the Section in this bill that amends s. 20.370 (3)
(ma).]
AB449, s. 7 8Section 7. 30.2022 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,7,39 30.2022 (1) Activities affecting waters of the state, as defined in s. 281.01 (18),
10that are carried out under the direction and supervision of the department of
11transportation in connection with highway, bridge, or other transportation project
12design, location, construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and repair are not
13subject to the prohibitions or permit or approval requirements specified under s.
1429.601, 30.11, 30.12, 30.123, 30.19, 30.195, 30.20, 59.692, 61.351, 62.231, or 87.30 or
15chs. 281 to 285 or 289 to 299, except s. 281.48. However, at the earliest practical time

1prior to the commencement of these activities, the department of transportation
2shall notify the department of the location, nature, and extent of the proposed work
3that may affect the waters of the state.
Note: Section 30.2022, stats., sets forth procedures for department of
transportation (DOT) activities related to highway, bridge, and other transportation
project design that affects navigable waters. The statute provides that such DOT
activities are not subject to permit or approval requirements under environmental
statutes. The regulation of septage disposal is not any different in concept from the other
cited environmental statutes, and the exception is therefore eliminated. [For a full
explanation of the source of the current exemption in this statute for septage disposal,
see the Note to the Section in this bill that amends s. 20.370 (3) (ma).]
AB449, s. 8 4Section 8. 66.0821 (5) (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
AB449,7,95 66.0821 (5) (c) For purposes of this subsection, "user" of a service includes a
6licensed disposer, as defined in s. 281.49 (1) (b), who disposes of septage at a
7municipal sewage system under a disposal plan under s. 281.49 (5) and initiates
8under s. 281.49 (11) (d) a review under par. (a) of a disputed septage disposal fee by
9the public service commission.
AB449,7,1210 (d) If the public service commission determines in a proceeding under par. (a)
11that a septage disposal fee is unreasonable, the commission shall determine and fix
12under par. (a) a reasonable fee that conforms with s. 281.49 (5) (c) 4.
AB449,7,1513 (e) Notwithstanding par. (a), the public service commission shall bill under s.
14196.85 (1) any expense of the commission attributable to a proceeding under par. (a)
15that is initiated under s. 281.49 (11) (d) as follows:
AB449,8,216 1. If the commission determines in the proceeding that one or more septage
17disposal fees are unreasonable and determines and fixes by order reasonable septage
18disposal fees that, when combined with any other applicable septage disposal fees,
19total an amount that is at least 15 percent lower than the total amount of septage
20disposal fees established by the municipal sewage system for the quantity and type

1of septage specified in s. 281.49 (11) (b), the municipal sewage system that is a party
2to the dispute shall pay the entire amount of the assessment.
AB449,8,93 2. If the commission determines in the proceeding that one or more of the
4septage disposal fees are unreasonable and determines and fixes by order reasonable
5fees that, when combined with any other applicable septage disposal fees, total an
6amount that is not at least 15 percent lower than the total amount of septage disposal
7fees established by the municipal sewage system for the quantity and type of septage
8specified in s. 281.49 (11) (b), the licensed disposer that is a party to the dispute shall
9pay the entire amount of the assessment.
AB449,8,1210 3. If the commission determines in the proceeding that the septage disposal fees
11are reasonable, the licensed disposer that is a party to the dispute shall pay the entire
12amount of the assessment.
AB449,8,1713 4. If the commission terminates the proceeding before making a final
14determination on the reasonableness of the septage disposal fees, the municipal
15sewage system and the licensed disposer that are parties to the dispute shall each
16pay 50 percent of the assessment, unless the municipal sewage system and the
17licensed disposer agree to a different allocation of the assessment.
Note: Under existing s. 66.0821 (5), a "user of a service" of a municipal sewer
system may file a complaint with the PSC that the rates, rules, and practices of the system
are unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory. This statute applies to municipal sewer
systems that are a municipal utility or a metropolitan sewerage district other than the
Milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district (MMSD).
This provision establishes that the complaint process in s. 66.0821 (5) also applies
to the rates for the disposal of septage by a licensed disposer at a municipal sewage system
subject to sub. (5) if the licensed disposer has first sought review of the disputed rate by
the municipal sewage system and by the PSC staff under the process specified in the bill.
This provision specifies the allocation of the PSC's expenses under the formal
complaint process. This allocation policy is intended to encourage settlement of a dispute
over a septage disposal fee prior to the dispute reaching the PSC.
AB449, s. 9 18Section 9. 70.375 (4) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,9,7
170.375 (4) (o) Actual and necessary reclamation and restoration costs
2associated with a mine in this state, including payments for future reclamation and
3postmining costs which are required by law or by department of natural resources
4order and fees and charges under chs. 281, 285 or 289 to 299, except s. 281.48, not
5otherwise deductible under this section. Any refunds of escrowed or reserve fund
6payments allowed as a deduction under this paragraph shall be taxed as net proceeds
7at the average effective tax rate for the years the deduction was taken.
Note: Section 70.375, stats., relates to the net proceeds occupation tax on mining
of metallic minerals. The statute lists deductions that are allowable to a mining company
in calculating the net proceeds of the mining operation. Section 70.375 (4) (o), stats.,
allows deduction for reclamation and restoration costs that are required under any of the
environmental statutes. If septage disposal is part of the costs of reclamation or
restoration of a metallic mine, there is no reason why those costs should not be deductible
in the same manner as any other costs required under environmental statutes, and the
exception for septage disposal is therefore deleted. [For a full explanation of the source
of the current exemption in this statute for septage disposal, see the Note to the Section
in this bill that amends s. 20.370 (3) (ma).]
AB449, s. 10 8Section 10. 94.73 (2) (bg) 2. and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB449,9,129 94.73 (2) (bg) 2. Containment, removal, treatment or monitoring of
10environmental contamination caused by the discharge if the containment, removal,
11treatment or monitoring complies with chs. 281 to 285 and 289 to 299 , except s.
12281.48
.
AB449,9,1613 (d) Soil or water removed from a discharge site as part of a corrective action may
14only be spread on land if that spreading on land is in compliance with chs. 281 to 285
15and 289 to 299, except s. 281.48, and if the department has given its written
16authorization.
Note: Section 94.73 establishes the agricultural chemical cleanup program. The
statute includes provisions regarding corrective action orders, which may require
containment, removal, treatment, transportation, storage, land application, and disposal
of contaminated materials, which must be in accordance with environmental statutes.
Agricultural chemical cleanup actions do not involve septage disposal, so this exemption
serves no purpose. If septage disposal is part of any agricultural chemical cleanup
activity in the future, it should be treated in the same manner as other environmental

statutes. [For a full explanation of the source of the current exemption in this statute for
septage disposal, see the Note to the Section in this bill that amends s. 20.370 (3) (ma).]
AB449, s. 11 1Section 11. 145.10 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,10,32 145.10 (1) (c) Falsified information on an inspection form under s. 145.245 (3)
3145.20 (5).
AB449, s. 12 4Section 12. 145.20 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB449,10,55 145.20 (2) (i) Adopt and enforce the maintenance program under sub. (5).
Note: This provision adds to the list of county duties for the private sewage system
regulatory program a reference to the maintenance program that is modified and
expanded in the next Section of the bill that renumbers and amends s. 145.245 (3).
AB449, s. 13 6Section 13. 145.20 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB449,10,157 145.20 (6) Local assistance programs. (a) The department shall develop a
8local assistance program to provide support for each governmental unit that
9undertakes an inventory of private sewage systems within the jurisdiction of the
10governmental unit. The local assistance program may support research by a
11governmental unit that is necessary to locate existing private sewage systems,
12conversion of existing inventories to be compatible with geographic information
13systems, improvement of data management in governmental units that have
14completed inventories, and development of mailing lists to contact owners of private
15sewage systems and other similar projects related to the inventory.
AB449,11,316 (b) The department shall develop a local assistance program for each
17governmental unit to develop systems to manage the local records related to the
18location, design, management plan, inspection, maintenance, and servicing of
19private sewage systems, disposal of septage, sites approved for the land application
20of septage, and other information associated with private sewage systems and
21septage regulation and management. The department shall set priorities for the
22development of the record-keeping system, which shall set the highest priority on

1compatible state and local records, compatible state and local information
2technology systems, consistent use of geographical information systems, and
3expeditious implementation of the record-keeping system in all governmental units.
AB449,11,94 (c) The department may make cost-sharing grants to governmental units of up
5to 70 percent of the cost of a project under par. (a) or (b), and may accept either a cash
6or in-kind contribution from the governmental unit. Through the local assistance
7programs under pars. (a) and (b), the department may fund the acquisition of
8equipment for managing the inventory and for record keeping and development of
9the inventory and record-keeping systems, but not the operation of those systems.
Note: This provision creates local assistance programs, administered by the
department of commerce, to provide assistance to counties (and to cities and villages in
Milwaukee county) to develop inventories of existing private sewage systems, and to
develop record-keeping systems for information regarding private sewage systems.
Funding for the local assistance is from the Wisconsin fund grant program, in s. 145.245
(11) (f), as created by this bill.
AB449, s. 14 10Section 14. 145.245 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 145.20 (5) and amended
11to read:
AB449,12,212 145.20 (5) Maintenance. (a) The department shall establish a maintenance
13program to be administered by governmental units responsible for the regulation of
14private sewage systems
. The department shall determine the private sewage
15systems to which the maintenance program applies. At a minimum the
maintenance
16program is applicable to all new or replacement private sewage systems constructed
17in a governmental unit after the date on which the governmental unit adopts this
18program. The department may apply the maintenance program by rule to private
19sewage systems constructed in a governmental unit responsible for the regulation
20of private sewage systems on or before the date on which the governmental unit
21adopts the program. The department shall determine the private sewage systems
22to which the maintenance program applies in governmental units that do not meet

1the conditions for eligibility under s. 145.245 (9), except that the maintenance
2program in these governmental units does not commence until January 1, 2008
.
AB449,12,13 3(b) The maintenance program shall include a requirement of inspection or
4pumping of the private sewage system at least once every 3 years if the private
5sewage system does not have a maintenance plan as prescribed by rule by the
6department
. Inspections may be conducted by a master plumber, journeyman
7plumber or restricted plumber licensed under this chapter, a person licensed under
8s. 281.48 or by an employee of the state or governmental unit designated by the
9department, and the department may determine by rule other persons who are
10qualified to undertake required inspection, maintenance, or repairs. The
11department shall specify the methods to establish the required frequency of
12inspection, maintenance, and pumping for each type of private sewage system that
13does not have a maintenance plan and shall periodically update the methods
.
AB449,12,19 14(c) The department of natural resources may suspend or revoke a license issued
15under s. 281.48 or a certificate issued under s. 281.17 (3) to the operator of a septage
16servicing vehicle if the department of natural resources finds that the licensee or
17operator falsified information on inspection forms. The department of commerce
18may suspend or revoke the license of a plumber licensed under this chapter if the
19department finds that the plumber falsified information on inspection forms.
Note: The department of commerce administers the private sewage system
replacement or rehabilitation grant program under s. 145.245, stats. The program is
referred to as the Wisconsin fund. This program pays for part of the cost of replacing or
rehabilitating failing private sewage systems for eligible individuals and small business
owners.
A county must adopt a resolution in which the county agrees to administer the
grant program in accordance with state law. One eligibility requirement is that the
county where the property is located must adopt and enforce a maintenance program for
private sewage systems that are newly installed or replaced after the date that the county
adopts the resolution. The maintenance program ensures that inspection and pumping
of private sewage systems is done as required. The department of commerce has
established the maintenance requirements by administrative rule in s. Comm. 87.60.

This bill moves the county maintenance program statute out of the Wisconsin fund
program and into the general department of commerce and county duties for private
sewage system regulation, thus making it applicable to all counties. The bill retains the
requirement in the current statute that requires inspection or pumping out the contents
of a private sewage system at least once every 3 years, but limits this provision to private
sewage systems that do not have a maintenance program under current department of
commerce rules. The bill directs the department of commerce to specify by rule methods
to establish requirements for periodic maintenance of these systems, which will continue
to allow counties to adopt more frequent maintenance requirements for these systems.
The bill authorizes the department to designate which credentialed professionals may
undertake the required inspection, maintenance, or repairs, in addition to those
authorized under the current statute.
The current statute requires that the county maintenance program must apply to
private sewage systems that are newly installed or replaced after the date that the county
adopts the Wisconsin fund grant program. The bill maintains this provision, without
change, for counties that participate in the Wisconsin fund grant program. The bill
requires the department of commerce to determine which other private sewage systems
are subject to the maintenance program, whether or not the county participates in the
Wisconsin fund program.
AB449, s. 15 1Section 15. 145.245 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,13,32 145.245 (9) (a) Adopt and administer the maintenance program established
3under sub. (3) s. 145.20 (5);
AB449, s. 16 4Section 16. 145.245 (11) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB449,13,75 145.245 (11) (f) The department may allocate up to 10 percent of the funds
6available under this subsection each fiscal year for local assistance for inventories
7and record keeping under s. 145.20 (6).
Note: This provision allows the department of commerce to allocate up to 10% of
the funding available each fiscal year under the Wisconsin fund grant program for repair
and replacement of private sewage systems for the inventory and record-keeping
programs under s. 145.20 (6), as created by this bill.
AB449, s. 17 8Section 17. 160.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB449,13,149 160.27 (5) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (3), a regulatory agency may develop
10and operate a system for monitoring and sampling groundwater to determine
11compliance with this chapter. This section does not affect the authority of the
12department to require groundwater monitoring by owners or operators of solid or
13hazardous waste facilities, water systems or wastewater systems under chs. 280 to
14285 or 289 to 299, except s. 281.48.

Note: The groundwater law in s. 160.27 requires the DNR to develop and operate
a system for monitoring and sampling groundwater to determine when groundwater
standards are exceeded. Section 160.27 (5) clarifies that the groundwater monitoring and
sampling system is in addition to, and does not displace, any groundwater monitoring
required by the DNR for solid and hazardous waste facilities, water systems, or
wastewater systems that are regulated under environmental statutes. The statute
should include groundwater monitoring required at septage disposal sites, and the
exception is therefore eliminated. [For a full explanation of the source of the current
exemption in this statute for septage disposal, see the Note to the Section in this bill that
amends s. 20.370 (3) (ma).]
AB449, s. 18 1Section 18. 196.85 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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