SB523,143,1714 (d) "Public water supply" means water distributed to the public through a
15physically connected system of treatment, storage, and distribution facilities that
16serve a group of largely residential customers and that may also serve industrial,
17commercial, and other institutional customers.
SB523,143,1918 (e) "Total resources costs" includes monetary costs and direct and indirect
19environmental as well as other nonmonetary costs.
SB523,143,2020 (f) "Withdraw" means to take water from surface water or groundwater.
SB523,143,2321 (g) "Withdrawal" means the taking of water from surface water or
22groundwater, including the taking of surface water or groundwater for the purpose
23of bottling the water.
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1(2) Determinations concerning applicability of requirements. (a) For the
2purposes of this section, the surface water divide is used to determine whether a
3withdrawal of surface water or groundwater is from the Great Lakes basin.
SB523,144,64 (b) For the purposes of this section, the withdrawal of water from more than
5one source within the Great Lakes basin to supply a common distribution system is
6considered one withdrawal.
SB523,144,11 7(3) Requirements. (a) 1. The department shall establish and administer a
8continuing water supply planning process for the preparation of water supply plans
9for persons operating public water supply systems. The period covered by a plan
10under this subsection may not exceed 20 years. A regional planning commission may
11prepare plans for persons operating public water supply systems.
SB523,144,1412 2. A person operating a public water supply system that serves a population
13of 10,000 or more and that withdraws water from the waters of the state shall have
14an approved plan under this section no later than December 31, 2025.
SB523,144,1615 (b) The department shall include in the process under par. (a) procedures and
16requirements for all of the following:
SB523,144,2017 1. Public review and comment on a proposed plan. For a plan submitted after
18the compact's effective date covering a public water supply system that withdraws
19water from the Great Lakes basin, the procedures and requirements under this
20subdivision shall be consistent with s. 281.343 (6) (b).
SB523,144,2321 2. Approval of a plan by the governing body of each city, village, and town whose
22public water supply is addressed by the plan before the plan is submitted to the
23department.
SB523,144,2424 2m. Approval of a plan by the department.
SB523,144,2525 3. Ensuring that plans remain current.
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14. Intergovernmental cooperation.
SB523,145,32 5. Reopening or reconsideration by the department of a previously approved
3plan.
SB523,145,54 (c) A person preparing a plan under par. (a) shall include all of the following
5in the plan:
SB523,145,86 1. Delineation of the area for which the plan is being prepared and proposed
7water service areas for each public water supply system making a withdrawal
8covered by the plan.
SB523,145,109 2. An inventory of the sources and quantities of the current water supplies in
10the area.
SB523,145,1211 3. A forecast of the demand for water in the area over the period covered by the
12plan.
SB523,145,1513 3m. Identification of the existing population and population density of the area
14for which the plan is prepared and forecasts of the expected population and
15population density of the area during the period covered by the plan.
SB523,145,1916 4. Identification of the options for supplying water in the area for the period
17covered by the plan that are approvable under other applicable statutes and rules
18and that are cost-effective based upon a cost-effectiveness analysis of regional and
19individual water supply and water conservation alternatives.
SB523,145,2120 5. An assessment of the environmental, social, and economic impacts of
21carrying out specific significant recommendations of the plan.
SB523,145,2322 6. A demonstration that the plan will effectively maximize the use of existing
23water supply and wastewater infrastructure.
SB523,145,2524 7. Identification of the procedures for implementing and enforcing the plan and
25a commitment to using those procedures.
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18. An analysis of how the plan supports and is consistent with any applicable
2comprehensive plans, as defined in s. 66.1001 (1) (a), and applicable approved
3areawide water quality management plans under s. 283.83.
SB523,146,44 9. Other information specified by the department.
SB523,146,65 (d) The department may not approve a plan under this subsection unless all
6of the following apply:
SB523,146,107 1. The plan provides for the most cost-effective water supply system that is
8approvable under this section and other applicable statutes and rules based on a
9cost-effectiveness analysis of regional and individual water supply and water
10conservation alternatives.
SB523,146,1211 2. The plan will effectively maximize the use of existing water supply and
12wastewater infrastructure.
SB523,146,1413 3. The plan is consistent with any applicable comprehensive plans, as defined
14in s. 66.1001 (1) (a).
SB523,146,1715 4. The plan is consistent with any applicable approved areawide water quality
16management plans under s. 283.83 and those plans were updated within 5 years
17before the proposed plan is submitted to the department.
SB523,146,2018 5. Beginning on the compact's effective date, if the plan covers a public water
19supply system that withdraws water from the Great Lakes basin, the plan complies
20with any applicable requirements in s. 281.346 (5e).
SB523,146,2321 (e) The department shall specify in a plan under this section a water supply
22service area for each public water supply system making a withdrawal covered by
23the plan.
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1(f) A person applying for an approval under s. 281.344 (4) or 281.346 (4) may
2use elements of an approved plan under this subsection to show compliance with
3requirements under s. 281.344 (4) or 281.346 (4) to which the plan is relevant.
SB523,147,7 4(4) Withdrawal amount in certain plans. In a plan under this section that
5covers a public water supply system making a withdrawal from the Great Lakes
6basin, the department shall specify a withdrawal amount for the public water supply
7system equal to the greatest of the following:
SB523,147,118 (a) The amount needed for the public water supply system to provide a public
9water supply in the water supply service area in the plan during the period covered
10by the plan, as determined using the population and related service projections in
11the plan.
SB523,147,1812 (b) If the withdrawal is covered by an individual permit issued under s. 281.344
13(5) or 281.346 (5) when the department approves the plan, the withdrawal amount
14in that permit when the department approves the plan or, if the withdrawal is
15covered by a general permit issued under s. 281.344 (4s) or 281.346 (4s) when the
16department approves the plan, the withdrawal amount for the public water supply
17system in the database under s. 281.346 (4s) (i) when the department approves the
18plan.
SB523, s. 13 19Section 13. 281.35 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,147,2320 281.35 (1) (b) 2. If subd. 1. does not apply, the highest average daily water loss
21over any 30-day period that is reported to the department or the public service
22commission
under sub. (3) (c) or s. 30.18 (6) (c), 196.98, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17
23(1), 2001 stats.
SB523, s. 14 24Section 14. 281.35 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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1281.35 (1) (bm) "Compact's effective date" means the effective date of the Great
2Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact under s. 281.343.
SB523, s. 15 3Section 15. 281.35 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB523, s. 16 4Section 16. 281.35 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.35 (2).
SB523, s. 17 5Section 17. 281.35 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB523, s. 18 6Section 18. 281.35 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,148,87 281.35 (4) (a) (intro.) This Except as provided in par. (c), this subsection applies
8to all of the following:
SB523, s. 19 9Section 19. 281.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523,148,1110 281.35 (4) (c) After the compact's effective date, this subsection does not apply
11to a person who withdraws water from the Great Lakes basin.
SB523, s. 20 12Section 20. 281.35 (5) (a) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,148,1713 281.35 (5) (a) 13. A statement as to whether the proposed withdrawal complies
14with all applicable plans for the use, management and protection of the waters of the
15state and related land resources, including plans developed under ss. 281.12 (1) and
16s. 283.83 and the requirements specified in any water quantity resources plan under
17sub. (8)
.
SB523, s. 21 18Section 21. 281.35 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,149,719 281.35 (5) (b) Great Lakes basin; consultation required. If the department
20receives an application before the compact's effective date that, if approved, will
21result in a new water loss to the Great Lakes basin averaging more than 5,000,000
22gallons per day in any 30-day period, or an increase in an existing withdrawal that
23will result in a water loss averaging 5,000,000 gallons per day in any 30-day period
24above the applicant's authorized base level of water loss, the department shall notify
25the office of the governor or premier and the agency responsible for management of

1water resources in each state and province of the Great Lakes region and, if required
2under the boundary water agreement of 1909, the international joint commission.
3The department shall also request each state and province that has cooperated in
4establishing the regional consultation procedure under sub. (11) (f) (11m) to
5comment on the application. In making its determination on an application, the
6department shall consider any comments that are received within the time limit
7established under par. (c).
SB523, s. 22 8Section 22. 281.35 (5) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,149,139 281.35 (5) (c) Department response. (intro.) Within the time limit established
10by the department by rule, which, before the compact's effective date, shall be
11consistent with the time limit, if any, established by the governors and premiers of
12the Great Lakes states and provinces, the department shall do one of the following
13in writing:
SB523, s. 23 14Section 23. 281.35 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,149,1815 281.35 (5) (d) 2. That the proposed withdrawal does not conflict with any
16applicable plan for future uses of the waters of the state, including plans developed
17under ss. 281.12 (1) and s. 283.83 and any water quantity resources plan prepared
18under sub. (8)
.
SB523, s. 24 19Section 24. 281.35 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB523, s. 25 20Section 25. 281.35 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,150,221 281.35 (9) (a) The Wisconsin coastal management council, established under
22executive order number 62, dated August 2, 1984, shall amend this state's coastal
23management program submitted to the U.S. secretary of commerce under 16 USC
241455
, to incorporate the requirements of this section and s. 281.344 and the findings
25and purposes specified in 1985 Wisconsin Act 60, section 1, as they apply to the water

1resources of the Great Lakes basin, and shall formally submit the proposed
2amendments to the U.S. secretary of commerce.
SB523, s. 26 3Section 26. 281.35 (9) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523,150,44 281.35 (9) (d) This subsection does not apply after the compact's effective date.
SB523, s. 27 5Section 27. 281.35 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB523, s. 28 6Section 28. 281.35 (11) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,150,87 281.35 (11) Cooperation with other states and provinces. (intro.) The Before
8the compact's effective date, the
department shall do all of the following:
SB523, s. 29 9Section 29. 281.35 (11) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 281.35 (11m) and
10amended to read:
SB523,150,1411 281.35 (11m) Upper Mississippi River basin consultation. Participate The
12department shall participate
in the development of an upper Mississippi River basin
13regional consultation procedure for use in exchanging information on the effects of
14proposed water losses from that basin.
SB523, s. 30 15Section 30. 281.35 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,150,2116 281.35 (12) (c) This state reserves the right to seek, in any state, federal or
17provincial forum, an adjudication of the equitable apportionment of the water
18resources of the Great Lakes basin or upper Mississippi River basin and, before the
19compact's effective date, of the Great Lakes basin
, and the protection and
20determination of its rights and interests in those water resources, in any manner
21provided by law.
SB523, s. 31 22Section 31. 281.41 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,151,923 281.41 (1) (c) Construction or material change shall be according to approved
24plans only. The department may disapprove plans that are not in conformance with
25any existing approved areawide waste treatment management plan prepared

1pursuant to the federal water pollution control act, P.L. 92-500, as amended, and
2shall disapprove plans that do not meet the grounds for approval specified under s.
3281.35 (5) (d), if applicable. The department shall require each person whose plans
4are approved under this section to report that person's volume and rate of water
5withdrawal, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (m), and that person's volume and rate of
6water loss, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (L), if any, in the form and at the times
7specified by the department.
The department shall disapprove plans that are not in
8conformance with any applicable approved water supply service area plan under s.
9281.348.
SB523, s. 32 10Section 32. 281.41 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523,151,1611 281.41 (4) When the department receives for review a plan under sub. (1) that
12would result in returning water transferred from the Great Lakes basin to the source
13watershed through a stream tributary to one of the Great Lakes, the department
14shall provide notice of the plan or revision to the governing body of each city, village,
15and town through which the stream flows or that is adjacent to the stream
16downstream from the point at which the water would enter the stream.
SB523, s. 33 17Section 33. 281.94 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,152,318 281.94 (1) Any 6 or more residents of this state may petition for an
19investigation of a withdrawal, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (m), alleged to be in
20violation of s. 281.35 (3) (a), 281.344 (3) (a), or 281.346 (3) (a), in violation of a
21condition, limitation or restriction of a permit or approval issued in conformance
22with s. 281.35 (6) (a) or in violation of any rule promulgated under s. 281.35 (3) (a)
23or
(4) to (6), 281.344 (3) (a), or 281.346 (3) (a) by submitting to the department a
24petition identifying the alleged violator and setting forth in detail the reasons for
25believing a violation occurred. The petition shall state the name and address of a

1person in this state authorized to receive service of answer and other papers on
2behalf of the petitioners and the name and address of a person authorized to appear
3at a hearing on behalf of the petitioners.
SB523, s. 34 4Section 34. 281.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,152,16 5281.95 Remedies; water withdrawal violations. Any person who makes
6a withdrawal, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (m), in violation of s. 281.35 (3) (a),
7281.344 (3) (a), or 281.346 (3) (a)
, in violation of a condition, limitation or restriction
8of a permit or approval issued in conformance with s. 281.35 (6) (a) or in violation of
9any rule promulgated under s. 281.35 (3) (a) or (4) to (6), 281.344 (3) (a), or 281.346
10(3) (a)
is liable to any person who is adversely affected by the withdrawal for damages
11or other appropriate relief. Any person who is or may be adversely affected by an
12existing or proposed withdrawal, as defined under s. 281.35 (1) (m), which is in
13violation of a condition, limitation or restriction of a permit or approval issued in
14conformance with s. 281.35 (6) (a) or in violation of any rule promulgated under s.
15281.35 (4) to (6) may bring an action in the circuit court to restrain or enjoin the
16withdrawal.
SB523, s. 35 17Section 35. 281.98 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB523,152,2318 281.98 (1) Except as provided in ss. 281.344 (14) (a), 281.346 (14) (a), 281.47
19(1) (d), 281.75 (19), and 281.99 (2), any person who violates this chapter or any rule
20promulgated or any plan approval, license, special order, or water quality
21certification issued under this chapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than
22$5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
23While an order is suspended, stayed, or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.
SB523, s. 36 24Section 36. 283.41 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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1283.41 (3) When the department receives an application for a permit for a
2discharge that would return water transferred from the Great Lakes basin to the
3source watershed through a stream tributary to one of the Great Lakes, the
4department shall provide notice of the application to the governing body of each city,
5village, and town through which the stream flows or that is adjacent to the stream
6downstream from the point at which the water would enter the stream.
SB523, s. 37 7Section 37. 283.83 of the statutes is renumbered 283.83 (1).
SB523, s. 38 8Section 38. 283.83 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB523,153,159 283.83 (2) When the department receives for review or prepares a new plan
10under sub. (1) or a revision to a plan under sub. (1) that includes a proposal to return
11water transferred from the Great Lakes basin to the source watershed through a
12stream tributary to one of the Great Lakes, the department shall provide notice of
13the plan or revision to the governing body of each city, village, and town through
14which the stream flows or that is adjacent to the stream downstream from the point
15at which the water would enter the stream.
SB523,153,1616 (End)
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