SB523,81,2
12. Requirements for reporting, metering, and surveillance, as provided in rules
2promulgated by the department.
SB523,81,43 3. Requirements for water conservation, as provided in rules promulgated by
4the department under sub. (8) (d).
SB523,81,85 4. Other conditions, limitations, or restrictions, as provided in rules
6promulgated by the department, that the department determines are necessary to
7protect the environment or public health and safety or to ensure the conservation and
8proper management of the waters of the Great Lakes basin.
SB523,81,109 (am) Term of general permit. The term of a general permit issued under par.
10(a) is 10 years.
SB523,81,1711 (b) General requirement. Beginning on the earlier of the dates under sub. (4m)
12(a) and (b), a person who does not hold an individual permit under sub. (5) may not
13make a withdrawal that averages 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day
14period, but that does not equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30
15consecutive days, unless the withdrawal is covered under a general permit. A person
16to whom the department has issued a notice of coverage under a general permit shall
17comply with the general permit.
SB523,82,618 (c) Automatic notice of coverage for existing withdrawals. The department shall
19automatically issue a notice of coverage under a general permit to a person who
20makes a withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin and who reports under sub. (3) (e)
21before the earlier of the dates under sub. (4m) (a) or (b), if the withdrawal averages
22100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period but does not equal at least
231,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days. If necessary, the department
24may request additional information before issuing a notice under this paragraph.
25The department shall issue a notice under this paragraph no later than the earlier

1of the dates under sub. (4m) (a) or (b). The department may promulgate a rule under
2which the department issues automatic notices of coverage under a general permit
3on a staggered schedule before the earlier of the dates under sub. (4m) (a) or (b). In
4the notice provided under this paragraph for a withdrawal, the department shall
5specify a withdrawal amount equal to the initial withdrawal amount determined
6under sub. (4e) for the withdrawal.
SB523,82,177 (d) Coverage under general permit for new or increased withdrawals. 1. A
8person who proposes to begin a withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin that will
9average 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period, or to increase an
10existing withdrawal so that it will average 100,000 gallons per day or more in any
1130-day period, after the first day of the 36th month beginning after the effective date
12of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], and to whom the department is not
13required to issue automatic notice of coverage under a general permit under par. (c),
14but who does not propose to withdraw at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30
15consecutive days, shall apply to the department for coverage under a general permit.
16In the application, the person shall provide the information required by the
17department by rule.
SB523,82,2218 2. After receiving an application under subd. 1., the department shall, within
19the time limit established by the department by rule, determine whether the
20withdrawal qualifies for coverage under a general permit or notify the applicant of
21any additional information needed to determine whether the withdrawal qualifies
22for coverage under a general permit.
SB523,83,323 3. Except as provided in subd. 3m., if the department determines that a
24withdrawal qualifies for coverage under a general permit and the department has
25issued any approvals under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats.,

1that are required for the withdrawal, the department shall issue a notice of coverage.
2In the notice, the department shall specify a withdrawal amount that is equal to the
3smallest of the following amounts:
SB523,83,94 a. The maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive component of the
5water supply system used for the withdrawal for which the person has approval
6under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats., or, if an approval
7under one of those provisions is not required for the most restrictive component of
8the water supply system, the maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive
9component that the person proposes to use in the water supply system.
SB523,83,1110 b. If an approval under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001
11stats., specifies a maximum amount of water that may be withdrawn, that amount.
SB523,83,1512 3m. a. The department may not approve an application under subd. 1. for a
13withdrawal for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that
14is covered by an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, unless
15the withdrawal is consistent with the water supply service area plan.
SB523,83,2116 b. If the department approves an application under subd. 1. for a withdrawal
17for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that is covered by
18an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, the department shall
19issue a notice of coverage. In the notice of coverage the department shall specify a
20withdrawal amount that is equal to the withdrawal amount in the water supply
21service area plan.
SB523,83,2422 4. If the department determines that a withdrawal does not qualify for coverage
23under a general permit, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the
24reason for that determination.
SB523,84,8
1(dm) Requiring individual permit. The department may require a person who
2is making or proposes to make a withdrawal that averages 100,000 gallons per day
3or more in any 30-day period, but that does not equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per
4day for any 30 consecutive days, to obtain an individual permit under sub. (5) if the
5withdrawal is located in a groundwater protection area, as defined in s. 281.34 (1)
6(a), or a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.34 (9) or if coverage
7under an individual permit is necessary to protect public health or safety or to ensure
8the conservation and proper management of the waters of the state.
SB523,84,149 (e) Increase in withdrawal amount. 1. Before the compact's effective date, if
10a person making a withdrawal that is covered under a general permit proposes to
11increase the amount of the withdrawal over the withdrawal amount specified in the
12database under par. (i) for the withdrawal, but does not propose to withdraw at least
131,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, the person shall apply to the
14department for a modification of the withdrawal amount.
SB523,84,1815 3. Except as provided in subd. 3m., if the department has issued any approvals
16under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats., that are required for
17modifying the withdrawal, the department shall modify the withdrawal amount to
18an amount equal to the smallest of the following amounts:
SB523,84,2419 a. The maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive component of the
20water supply system used for the withdrawal for which the person has approval
21under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats., or, if an approval
22under one of those provisions is not required for the most restrictive component of
23the water supply system, the maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive
24component that the person proposes to use in the water supply system.
SB523,85,2
1b. If an approval under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001
2stats., specifies a maximum amount of water that may be withdrawn, that amount.
SB523,85,63 3m. a. The department may not approve an application under subd. 1. for a
4withdrawal for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that
5is covered by an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, unless
6the withdrawal is consistent with the water supply service area plan.
SB523,85,117 b. If the department approves an application under subd. 1. for a withdrawal
8for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that is covered by
9an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, the department shall
10modify the withdrawal amount to an amount equal to the withdrawal amount in the
11water supply service area plan.
SB523,85,1312 (f) Term of coverage. Coverage under a general permit ends on the date that
13the term of the general permit under par. (am) ends.
SB523,85,2214 (g) Redetermination. A person to whom the department has issued a notice of
15coverage under a general permit shall apply to the department for redetermination
16of coverage under a new general permit at least 180 days before the end of the term
17of the current general permit if the person intends to continue to withdraw from the
18Great Lakes basin an average of 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day
19period but does not intend to withdraw at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30
20consecutive days. If the person is in compliance with the current general permit and
21the withdrawal qualifies for coverage under the new general permit, the department
22shall issue a notice of coverage under the new general permit.
SB523,86,223 (h) Suspension and revocation. After an opportunity for a hearing, the
24department may suspend or revoke coverage under a general permit issued under
25this subsection for cause, including obtaining coverage under the permit by

1misrepresentation or failure to disclose relevant facts or violating the terms of the
2permit.
SB523,86,53 (i) Database. The department shall maintain a database of the withdrawal
4amounts for all withdrawals that are covered under general permits under this
5subsection.
SB523,86,11 6(5) Individual water use permits for Great Lakes basin. (a) Requirement.
7Beginning on the earlier of the dates under sub. (4m) (a) or (b), a person may not
8make a withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin that equals at least 1,000,000 gallons
9per day for any 30 consecutive days unless the withdrawal is covered by an individual
10permit. A person to whom the department has issued an individual permit shall
11comply with the individual permit.
SB523,86,1312 (b) Content of individual permits. The department shall include all of the
13following in an individual permit:
SB523,86,1514 1. A withdrawal amount as determined under par. (d) 3. or 3m. or (e) 3. or 3m.
15or sub. (4e).
SB523,86,1716 3. Requirements for reporting, metering, and surveillance, as provided in rules
17promulgated by the department.
SB523,86,1918 4. Requirements for water conservation, as provided in rules promulgated by
19the department under sub. (8) (d).
SB523,86,2120 5. Limits on the location and dates or seasons of the withdrawal and on the
21allowable uses of the water, as provided in rules promulgated by the department.
SB523,86,2322 6. Conditions on any interbasin transfer under sub. (4) made by the person
23making the withdrawal.
SB523,87,224 7. Other conditions, limitations, or restrictions, as provided in rules
25promulgated by the department, that the department determines are necessary to

1protect the environment or public health and safety or to ensure the conservation and
2proper management of the waters of the Great Lakes basin.
SB523,87,143 (c) Automatic issuance of individual permits for existing withdrawals. The
4department shall automatically issue an individual permit to a person who makes
5a withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin and who reports under sub. (3) (e) before
6the earlier of the dates under sub. (4m) (a) or (b), if the withdrawal equals at least
71,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days. If necessary, the department
8may request additional information before issuing a permit under this paragraph.
9The department shall issue a permit under this paragraph no later than the earlier
10of the dates under sub. (4m) (a) or (b). In the permit, the department shall specify
11a withdrawal amount equal to the initial withdrawal amount determined under sub.
12(4e) for the withdrawal. The department may promulgate a rule under which the
13department issues automatic individual permits on a staggered schedule before the
14earlier of the dates under sub. (4m) (a) or (b).
SB523,87,2315 (d) Individual permit for new or increased unpermitted withdrawals. 1. A
16person who proposes to begin a withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin that will
17equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days or to modify an
18existing withdrawal so that it will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any
1930 consecutive days, after the first day of the 36th month beginning after the effective
20date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], and to whom the department is not
21required to issue an automatic individual permit under par. (c), shall apply to the
22department for an individual permit. In the application, the person shall provide the
23information required by the department by rule.
SB523,88,224 2. After receiving an application under subd. 1., the department shall, within
25the time limit established by the department by rule, determine whether to approve

1the application or notify the applicant of any additional information needed to
2determine whether to approve the application.
SB523,88,73 3. Except as provided in subd. 3m., if the department approves an application
4under subd. 1. and the department has issued any approvals under s. 30.12, 30.18,
5281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats., that are required for the withdrawal, the
6department shall issue an individual permit. In the permit, the department shall
7specify a withdrawal amount that is equal to the smallest of the following amounts:
SB523,88,138 a. The maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive component of the
9water supply system used for the withdrawal for which the person has approval
10under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats., or, if an approval
11under one of those provisions is not required for the most restrictive component of
12the water supply system, the maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive
13component that the person proposes to use in the water supply system.
SB523,88,1514 b. If an approval under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001
15stats., specifies a maximum amount of water that may be withdrawn, that amount.
SB523,88,1916 3m. a. The department may not approve an application under subd. 1. for a
17withdrawal for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that
18is covered by an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, unless
19the withdrawal is consistent with the water supply service area plan.
SB523,88,2520 b. If the department approves an application under subd. 1. for a withdrawal
21for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that is covered by
22an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, the department shall
23issue an individual permit. In the permit, the department shall specify a withdrawal
24amount that is equal to the withdrawal amount in the water supply service area
25plan.
SB523,89,2
14. If the department disapproves an application under subd. 1., the department
2shall notify the applicant in writing of the reason for the disapproval.
SB523,89,73 (e) Increase in withdrawal amount. 1. Before the compact's effective date, if
4a person making a withdrawal that is covered under an individual permit proposes
5to increase the amount of the withdrawal over the withdrawal amount specified in
6the permit, the person shall apply to the department for a modification of the permit
7to increase the withdrawal amount.
SB523,89,118 3. Except as provided in subd. 3m., if the department has issued any approvals
9under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats., that are required for
10modifying the withdrawal, the department shall modify the withdrawal amount to
11an amount equal to the smallest of the following amounts:
SB523,89,1712 a. The maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive component of the
13water supply system used for the withdrawal for which the person has approval
14under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001 stats., or, if an approval
15under one of those provisions is not required for the most restrictive component of
16the water supply system, the maximum hydraulic capacity of the most restrictive
17component that the person proposes to use in the water supply system.
SB523,89,1918 b. If an approval under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41 or s. 281.17, 2001
19stats., specifies a maximum amount of water that may be withdrawn, that amount.
SB523,89,2320 3m. a. The department may not approve an application under subd. 1. for a
21withdrawal for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that
22is covered by an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, unless
23the withdrawal is consistent with the water supply service area plan.
SB523,90,324 b. If the department approves an application under subd. 1. for a withdrawal
25for the purpose of providing water to a public water supply system that is covered by

1an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, the department shall
2modify the withdrawal amount to an amount equal to the withdrawal amount in the
3water supply service area plan.
SB523,90,44 (f) Term of coverage. The term of an individual permit is 10 years.
SB523,90,125 (g) Reissuance. A person to whom the department has issued an individual
6permit under this subsection shall apply to the department for reissuance of the
7individual permit at least 180 days before the end of the term of the permit if the
8person intends to continue to withdraw from the Great Lakes basin at least 1,000,000
9gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days. If the department determines that the
10person is in compliance with the individual permit and that the withdrawal
11continues to qualify for an individual permit, the department shall reissue the
12permit.
SB523,90,1613 (h) Suspension and revocation. After an opportunity for a hearing, the
14department may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this subsection for cause,
15including obtaining the permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose relevant
16facts or violating the terms of the permit.
SB523,90,1717 (i) Permits not transferable. An individual water use permit is not transferable.
SB523,90,19 18(7) Exemptions. Subsections (3) to (5) do not apply to withdrawals or interbasin
19transfers for any of the following purposes:
SB523,90,2220 (a) To supply vehicles, including vessels and aircraft, for the needs of the
21persons or animals being transported or for ballast or other needs related to the
22operation of the vehicles.
SB523,90,2423 (b) To use in a noncommercial project that lasts no more than 3 months for fire
24fighting, humanitarian, or emergency response purposes.
SB523,91,8
1(8) Statewide water conservation and efficiency. (a) Goals and objectives.
2The department shall specify water conservation and efficiency goals and objectives
3for the waters of the state. The department shall specify goals and objectives for the
4waters of the Great Lakes basin that are consistent with the goals under s. 281.343
5(4b) (a) and the objectives identified by the regional body under Article 304 (1) of the
6Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement.
7In specifying these goals and objectives, the department shall consult with the
8department of commerce and the public service commission.
SB523,91,129 (b) Statewide program. In cooperation with the department of commerce and
10the public service commission, the department shall develop and implement a
11statewide water conservation and efficiency program that includes all of the
12following:
SB523,91,1413 1. Promotion of environmentally sound and economically feasible water
14conservation measures.
SB523,91,1615 2. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the public service
16commission requires or authorizes a water utility to implement under ch. 196.
SB523,91,1817 3. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the department of
18commerce requires or authorizes to be implemented under chs. 101 and 145.
SB523,91,2419 (d) Water conservation and efficiency measures. The department shall
20promulgate rules specifying water conservation and efficiency measures for the
21purposes of this section. In the rules, the department may not require retrofitting
22of existing fixtures, appliances, or equipment. In specifying the measures, the
23department shall consider the results of any pilot water conservation program
24conducted by the department in cooperation with the regional body.
SB523,92,4
1(9) Public participation. (b) Public Notice. 1. The department shall, by rule,
2create procedures for circulating to interested and potentially interested members
3of the public notices of each complete application that the department receives under
4sub. (4). The department shall include, in the rule, at least the following procedures:
SB523,92,55 a. Publication of the notice as a class 1 notice under ch. 985.
SB523,92,76 b. Mailing of the notice to any person, group, local governmental unit, or state
7agency upon request.
SB523,92,108 2. The department shall establish the form and content of a public notice by
9rule. The department shall include in every public notice concerning an application
10under sub. (4) at least the following information:
SB523,92,1111 a. The name and address of each applicant.
SB523,92,1312 b. A brief description of the proposal for which the application is made under
13sub. (4), including the amount of the proposed interbasin transfer.
SB523,92,1614 c. A brief description of the procedures for the formulation of final
15determinations on applications, including the 30-day comment period required
16under par. (c).
SB523,92,2117 (c) Public comment. The department shall receive public comments on a
18proposal for which it receives an application under sub. (4) for a 30-day period
19beginning when the department gives notice under par. (b) 1. The department shall
20retain all written comments submitted during the comment period and shall
21consider the comments in making its decisions on the application.
SB523,93,622 (d) Public hearing. 1. The department shall provide an opportunity for any
23interested person or group of persons, any affected local governmental unit, or any
24state agency to request a public hearing with respect to a proposal for which the
25department receives an application under sub. (4). A request for a public hearing

1shall be filed with the department within 30 days after the department gives notice
2under par. (b). The party filing a request for a public hearing shall indicate the
3interest of the party and the reasons why a hearing is warranted. The department
4shall hold a public hearing on a proposal for which the department receives an
5application under sub. (4) if the department determines that there is a significant
6public interest in holding a hearing.
SB523,93,97 2. The department shall promulgate, by rule, procedures for the conduct of
8public hearings held under this paragraph. A hearing held under this paragraph is
9not a contested case hearing under ch. 227.
SB523,93,1110 3. The department shall circulate public notice of any hearing held under this
11paragraph in the manner provided under par. (b) 1.
SB523,94,212 (e) Public access to information. Any record or other information provided to
13or obtained by the department regarding a proposal for which an application under
14sub. (4) is received is a public record as provided in subch. II of ch. 19. The
15department shall make available to and provide facilities for the public to inspect and
16copy any records or other information provided to or obtained by the department
17regarding a proposal for which an application for a new or increased interbasin
18transfer under sub. (4) is received, except that any record or other information
19provided to the department may be treated as confidential upon a showing to the
20secretary that the record or information is entitled to protection as a trade secret, as
21defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c), or upon a determination by the department that domestic
22security concerns warrant confidential treatment. Nothing in this subsection
23prevents the use of any confidential records or information obtained by the
24department in the administration of this section in compiling or publishing general

1analyses or summaries, if the analyses or summaries do not identify a specific owner
2or operator.
SB523,94,6 3(14) Penalties. (a) Any person who violates this section or any rule
4promulgated or approval issued under this section shall forfeit not less than $10 nor
5more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate
6offense.
SB523,94,107 (c) In addition to the penalties under par. (a), the court may order the defendant
8to abate any nuisance, restore a natural resource, or take, or refrain from taking, any
9other action as necessary to eliminate or minimize any environmental damage
10caused by the defendant.
SB523,94,11 11(15) Sunset. This section does not apply after the compact's effective date.
SB523, s. 11 12Section 11. 281.346 of the statutes is created to read:
SB523,94,14 13281.346 Water conservation, reporting, and supply regulation; after
14the compact takes effect.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
SB523,94,1715 (d) "Community within a straddling county" means any city, village, or town
16that is not a straddling community and that is located outside the Great Lakes basin
17but wholly within a county that lies partly within the Great Lakes basin.
SB523,94,1918 (dm) "Compact" means the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Water
19Resources Compact under s. 281.343.
SB523,94,2120 (dr) "Compact's effective date" means the effective date of the compact under
21s. 281.343 (9) (d).
SB523,94,2422 (e) "Consumptive use" means a use of water that results in the loss of or failure
23to return some or all of the water to the basin from which the water is withdrawn due
24to evaporation, incorporation into products, or other processes.
SB523,95,7
1(g) "Cumulative impacts" means the impacts on the Great Lakes basin
2ecosystem that result from incremental effects of all aspects of a withdrawal,
3diversion, or consumptive use in addition to other past, present, and reasonably
4foreseeable future withdrawals, diversions, and consumptive uses regardless of who
5undertakes the other withdrawals, diversions, and consumptive uses, including
6individually minor but collectively significant withdrawals, diversions, and
7consumptive uses taking place over a period of time.
SB523,95,138 (h) "Diversion" means a transfer of water from the Great Lakes basin into a
9watershed outside the Great Lakes basin, or from the watershed of one of the Great
10Lakes into that of another, by any means of transfer, including a pipeline, canal,
11tunnel, aqueduct, channel, modification of the direction of a water course, tanker
12ship, tanker truck, or rail tanker except that "diversion" does not include any of the
13following:
SB523,95,1614 1. The transfer of a product produced in the Great Lakes basin or in the
15watershed of one of the Great Lakes, using waters of the Great Lakes basin, out of
16the Great Lakes basin or out of that watershed.
SB523,95,1917 2. The transmission of water within a line that extends outside the Great Lakes
18basin as it conveys water from one point to another within the Great Lakes basin if
19no water is used outside the Great Lakes basin.
SB523,95,2120 3. The transfer of bottled water from the Great Lakes basin in containers of
215.7 gallons or less.
SB523,96,222 (hm) "Divert" means to transfer water from the Great Lakes basin into a
23watershed outside the Great Lakes basin, or from the watershed of one of the Great
24Lakes into that of another, by any means of transfer, including a pipeline, canal,
25tunnel, aqueduct, channel, modification of the direction of a water course, tanker

1ship, tanker truck, or rail tanker except that "divert" does not include any of the
2following:
SB523,96,53 1. To transfer a product produced in the Great Lakes basin or in the watershed
4of one of the Great Lakes, using waters of the Great Lakes basin, out of the Great
5Lakes basin or out of that watershed.
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