AB844,24,1913 (e) If the council subcommittee forwards a conclusion to the council under par.
14(d) that an area qualifies as a groundwater attention area and if the council concurs
15with that conclusion, the council shall recommend that the department designate the
16area as a groundwater attention area. The council's recommendation under this
17paragraph shall include a delineation of the geographic boundaries of, and a
18proposed target date and target withdrawal quantity for, the proposed groundwater
19attention area.
AB844,24,2320 (f) 1. If the department designates an area as a groundwater attention area,
21the department shall give notice of the designation by publishing a class 1 notice
22under ch. 985 in a newspaper likely to give notice in the area where the groundwater
23attention area is located.
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12. Not later than 180 days after the department designates an area as a
2groundwater attention area as authorized under par. (a), the department shall
3establish a target date and target withdrawal quantity for the area.
AB844,25,114 (g) 1. After the target date established under par. (f) 2. for an area, the council
5subcommittee shall consider whether the area qualifies as a groundwater
6management area under sub. (2) and, if not, whether the area still qualifies as a
7groundwater attention area under this subsection. If the council subcommittee
8concludes that the area qualifies as a groundwater management area it shall proceed
9under sub. (2) (d). If the council subcommittee concludes that the area does not
10qualify as a groundwater management area and no longer qualifies as a groundwater
11attention area, it shall forward that conclusion to the council.
AB844,25,1512 2. If the council subcommittee forwards a conclusion under subd. 1. that an
13area no longer qualifies as a groundwater attention area and if the council concurs
14with that conclusion, the council shall recommend that the department rescind the
15designation of the area as a groundwater attention area.
AB844,25,1816 3. The department may rescind the designation of an area as a groundwater
17attention area if the council recommends under subd. 2. that the department rescind
18the designation of the area as a groundwater attention area.
AB844,25,2219 4. If the department rescinds the designation of an area as a groundwater
20attention area under subd. 3., the department shall give notice of that action by
21publishing a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in a newspaper likely to give notice in the
22area.
AB844,26,2 23(5) Groundwater management planning for groundwater attention area. (a)
241. Upon the designation under sub. (4) (a) of a groundwater attention area that is

1contained within one county, the chief executive of the county may appoint a
2groundwater management council for the groundwater attention area.
AB844,26,93 2. Upon the designation under sub. (2) (a) of a groundwater attention area that
4includes all or part of more than one county, the counties may negotiate an
5agreement that provides for the appointment of a groundwater management council
6for the groundwater attention area, including the size and method of appointment
7of members of the groundwater management council, and, if they negotiate an
8agreement, may appoint the groundwater management council as provided in the
9agreement.
AB844,26,1710 (b) A groundwater management council may develop a groundwater
11management plan for the groundwater attention area and, if it develops a plan, shall
12provide opportunities for public participation in the development of the plan. A
13groundwater management council that develops a plan under this paragraph shall
14develop a plan that is protective of surface water and groundwater, is designed to
15ensure that the groundwater attention area will no longer qualify for designation as
16a groundwater attention area by the target date established under sub. (4) (f) 2. and
17to achieve the target withdrawal quantity.
AB844,26,2018 (c) A groundwater management council may contract with another entity,
19including a regional planning commission, for assistance in preparing a
20groundwater management plan.
AB844,26,2321 (d) 1. If a groundwater management council for a groundwater attention area
22that is contained within one county develops a groundwater management plan under
23par. (b), it shall submit the plan to the county board.
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12. If a groundwater management council for a groundwater attention area that
2includes all or part of more than one county develops a groundwater management
3plan under par. (b), it shall submit the plan to each county board.
AB844,27,104 (e) 1. If the groundwater management council for a groundwater attention area
5that is contained in one county develops a groundwater management plan, it may
6recommend to the county board that the county request the department to approve
7the plan and to apply the plan under s. 281.34 (5) (ds) 2. and (7) (d). If the county
8board agrees, the groundwater management council shall submit the plan to the
9department and request the department to approve the plan and to apply the plan
10under s. 281.34 (5) (ds) 2. and (7) (d).
AB844,27,1711 2. If the groundwater management council for a groundwater management
12area that includes all or part of more than one county develops a groundwater
13management plan, it may recommend to each county board that the counties request
14the department to apply the plan under s. 281.34 (5) (ds) 2. and (7) (d). If each county
15board agrees, the groundwater management council shall submit the plan to the
16department and request the department to approve the plan and apply the plan
17under s. 281.34 (5) (ds) 2. and (7) (d).
AB844,27,2018 (f) The department shall review and approve or disapprove a groundwater
19management plan submitted under par. (e). The department may approve the
20groundwater management plan only if the plan complies with par. (b).
AB844, s. 32 21Section 32. 281.344 (4s) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB844,28,322 281.344 (4s) (dm) Requiring individual permit. The department may require
23a person who is making or proposes to make a withdrawal that averages 100,000
24gallons per day or more in any 30-day period, but that does not equal at least
251,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, to obtain an individual permit

1under sub. (5) if the withdrawal is located in a groundwater protection area, as
2defined in s. 281.34 (1) (a), or a groundwater management area designated under s.
3281.34 (9) or 281.341 (2).
AB844, s. 33 4Section 33 . 281.344 (4s) (dm) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
5Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB844,28,126 281.344 (4s) (dm) Requiring individual permit. The department may require
7a person who is making or proposes to make a withdrawal that averages 100,000
8gallons per day or more in any 30-day period, but that does not equal at least
91,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, to obtain an individual permit
10under sub. (5) if the withdrawal is located in a groundwater protection area, as
11defined in s. 281.34 (1) (a), or a groundwater management area designated under s.
12281.34 (9) or 281.341 (2).
AB844, s. 34 13Section 34. 281.346 (4s) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB844,28,2014 281.346 (4s) (dm) Requiring individual permit. The department may require
15a person who is making or proposes to make a withdrawal that averages 100,000
16gallons per day or more in any 30-day period, but that does not equal at least
171,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, to obtain an individual permit
18under sub. (5) if the withdrawal is located in a groundwater protection area, as
19defined in s. 281.34 (1) (a), or a groundwater management area designated under s.
20281.34 (9) or 281.341 (2).
AB844, s. 35 21Section 35 . 281.346 (4s) (dm) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
22Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB844,29,423 281.346 (4s) (dm) Requiring individual permit. The department may require
24a person who is making or proposes to make a withdrawal that averages 100,000
25gallons per day or more in any 30-day period, but that does not equal at least

11,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, to obtain an individual permit
2under sub. (5) if the withdrawal is located in a groundwater protection area, as
3defined in s. 281.34 (1) (a), or a groundwater management area designated under s.
4281.34 (9) or 281.341 (2).
AB844, s. 36 5Section 36. 281.346 (8) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB844,29,86 281.346 (8) (cm) Large withdrawals outside of Great Lakes basin. The
7department shall include requirements for water conservation in any approval
8under s. 30.18 (2) (a), 281.34, or 281.41 for any of the following:
AB844,29,109 1. A new withdrawal in the upper Mississippi River basin that will equal at
10least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days.
AB844,29,1311 2. A modification in a withdrawal in the upper Mississippi River basin if after
12that modification the withdrawal will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any
1330 consecutive days.
AB844, s. 37 14Section 37. 281.346 (8) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB844,29,1915 281.346 (8) (cs) Withdrawals in groundwater management areas. 1. The
16department shall include requirements for water conservation in any approval
17under s. 30.18 (2) (a) or 281.41 to which par. (cm) does not apply if the withdrawal
18is in a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.341 (2) for which a
19groundwater management plan under s. 281.341 (3) is in effect.
AB844,29,2420 2. In any approval under this section or s. 30.18 (2) or 281.41 for a withdrawal
21in a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.341 (2) for which a
22groundwater management plan under s. 281.341 (3) is in effect, the department shall
23ensure that the requirements for water conservation included in the approval are
24consistent with the groundwater management plan.
AB844, s. 38 25Section 38. 281.348 (3) (a) 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
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1281.348 (3) (a) 3. A person operating a public water supply system that serves
2a population of 10,000 or more and that withdraws water from a groundwater
3management area designated under s. 281.341 (2) shall have an approved plan under
4this section no later than the first day of the 49th month beginning after the effective
5date of the rule designating the groundwater management area.
AB844,30,126 4. If a person operating a public water supply system described in subd. 3. has
7an approved plan under this section before the department approves or develops a
8groundwater management plan under s. 281.341 (3) (e) or (f) for the groundwater
9management area and the approved plan under this section is not consistent with
10the groundwater management plan, the person shall submit a revised plan under
11this section no later than the first day of the 49th month beginning after the effective
12date of the rule designating the groundwater management area.
AB844, s. 39 13Section 39. 281.348 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB844,30,1814 281.348 (3) (c) 8. An analysis of how the plan supports and is consistent with
15any applicable comprehensive plans, as defined in s. 66.1001 (1) (a), and applicable
16approved areawide water quality management plans under s. 283.83, and applicable
17groundwater management plans approved or developed by the department under s.
18281.341 (3) (e) or (f)
.
AB844, s. 40 19Section 40. 281.348 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB844,31,720 281.348 (3) (cm) For the purposes of plans under par. (a), an areawide water
21quality planning agency designated by the governor under ch. NR 121, Wis. Adm.
22Code, shall delineate the proposed water supply service areas for all of the public
23water supply systems in the planning area for which the agency is designated. An
24areawide water quality planning agency shall delineate proposed water supply
25service areas that are consistent with the approved areawide water quality

1management plan under s. 283.83 for the planning area and that permit the
2development of plans that are approvable under par. (d). An areawide water quality
3planning agency may also provide regional water needs assessments and other
4regional water supply planning information. The process for conducting regional
5activities under this subsection may be the same as the process for regional water
6supply planning for a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.34 (9)
7281.341 (2).
AB844, s. 41 8Section 41. 281.348 (3) (d) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB844,31,119 281.348 (3) (d) 4m. The plan is consistent with any applicable groundwater
10management plans approved or developed by the department under s. 281.341 (3) (e)
11or (f).
AB844, s. 42 12Section 42. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB844,31,2113 (1) Report on high capacity well approval process. No later than the first day
14of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the
15department of natural resources shall submit to the legislature, in the manner
16provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, a report on the approval process for high
17capacity wells, including a description of the department's efforts to streamline the
18process and a discussion of the feasibility of creating a process under which expedited
19approval would be granted for approvals of certain high capacity wells, including the
20creation of an Internet-based method of assisting the public to determine whether
21a proposed well may qualify for expedited approval.
AB844,32,222 (2) Public service commission report. No later than January 1, 2011, the
23public service commission shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of
24the legislature, in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, a report
25summarizing and evaluating the actions taken by the commission to encourage

1water conservation by public utilities that furnish water and by their customers,
2including actions regarding incentive programs and rate structures.
AB844, s. 43 3Section 43. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
4except as follows:
AB844,32,75 (1) The treatment of sections 20.370 (6) (eg), 281.34 (9), 281.344 (4s) (dm) (by
6Section 33), and 281.346 (4s) (dm) (by Section 35 ) of the statutes takes effect on the
7first day of the 25th month beginning after publication.
AB844,32,88 (End)
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