AB844: Bill Text

AB844,26,20 (c) A groundwater management council may contract with another entity, including a regional planning commission, for assistance in preparing a groundwater management plan.

AB844,26,23 (d) 1. If a groundwater management council for a groundwater attention area that is contained within one county develops a groundwater management plan under par. (b), it shall submit the plan to the county board.

AB844,27,3 2. If a groundwater management council for a groundwater attention area that includes all or part of more than one county develops a groundwater management plan under par. (b), it shall submit the plan to each county board.

AB844,27,10 (e) 1. If the groundwater management council for a groundwater attention area that is contained in one county develops a groundwater management plan, it may recommend to the county board that the county request the department to approve the plan and to apply the plan under s. 281.34 (5) (ds) 2. and (7) (d). If the county board agrees, the groundwater management council shall submit the plan to the department and request the department to approve the plan and to apply the plan under s. 281.34 (5) (ds) 2. and (7) (d).

AB844,27,17 2. If the groundwater management council for a groundwater management area that includes all or part of more than one county develops a groundwater management plan, it may recommend to each county board that the counties request the department to apply the plan under s. 281.34 (5) (ds) 2. and (7) (d). If each county board agrees, the groundwater management council shall submit the plan to the department and request the department to approve the plan and apply the plan under s. 281.34 (5) (ds) 2. and (7) (d).

AB844,27,20 (f) The department shall review and approve or disapprove a groundwater management plan submitted under par. (e). The department may approve the groundwater management plan only if the plan complies with par. (b).

AB844, s. 32 Section 32. 281.344 (4s) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB844,28,3 281.344 (4s) (dm) Requiring individual permit. The department may require a person who is making or proposes to make a withdrawal that averages 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period, but that does not equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, to obtain an individual permit under sub. (5) if the withdrawal is located in a groundwater protection area, as defined in s. 281.34 (1) (a), or a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.34 (9) or 281.341 (2).

AB844, s. 33 Section 33 . 281.344 (4s) (dm) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB844,28,12 281.344 (4s) (dm) Requiring individual permit. The department may require a person who is making or proposes to make a withdrawal that averages 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period, but that does not equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, to obtain an individual permit under sub. (5) if the withdrawal is located in a groundwater protection area, as defined in s. 281.34 (1) (a), or a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.34 (9) or 281.341 (2).

AB844, s. 34 Section 34. 281.346 (4s) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB844,28,20 281.346 (4s) (dm) Requiring individual permit. The department may require a person who is making or proposes to make a withdrawal that averages 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period, but that does not equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, to obtain an individual permit under sub. (5) if the withdrawal is located in a groundwater protection area, as defined in s. 281.34 (1) (a), or a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.34 (9) or 281.341 (2).

AB844, s. 35 Section 35 . 281.346 (4s) (dm) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB844,29,4 281.346 (4s) (dm) Requiring individual permit. The department may require a person who is making or proposes to make a withdrawal that averages 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period, but that does not equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, to obtain an individual permit under sub. (5) if the withdrawal is located in a groundwater protection area, as defined in s. 281.34 (1) (a), or a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.34 (9) or 281.341 (2).

AB844, s. 36 Section 36. 281.346 (8) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB844,29,8 281.346 (8) (cm) Large withdrawals outside of Great Lakes basin. The department shall include requirements for water conservation in any approval under s. 30.18 (2) (a), 281.34, or 281.41 for any of the following:

AB844,29,10 1. A new withdrawal in the upper Mississippi River basin that will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days.

AB844,29,13 2. A modification in a withdrawal in the upper Mississippi River basin if after that modification the withdrawal will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days.

AB844, s. 37 Section 37. 281.346 (8) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:

AB844,29,19 281.346 (8) (cs) Withdrawals in groundwater management areas. 1. The department shall include requirements for water conservation in any approval under s. 30.18 (2) (a) or 281.41 to which par. (cm) does not apply if the withdrawal is in a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.341 (2) for which a groundwater management plan under s. 281.341 (3) is in effect.

AB844,29,24 2. In any approval under this section or s. 30.18 (2) or 281.41 for a withdrawal in a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.341 (2) for which a groundwater management plan under s. 281.341 (3) is in effect, the department shall ensure that the requirements for water conservation included in the approval are consistent with the groundwater management plan.

AB844, s. 38 Section 38. 281.348 (3) (a) 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:

AB844,30,5 281.348 (3) (a) 3. A person operating a public water supply system that serves a population of 10,000 or more and that withdraws water from a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.341 (2) shall have an approved plan under this section no later than the first day of the 49th month beginning after the effective date of the rule designating the groundwater management area.

AB844,30,12 4. If a person operating a public water supply system described in subd. 3. has an approved plan under this section before the department approves or develops a groundwater management plan under s. 281.341 (3) (e) or (f) for the groundwater management area and the approved plan under this section is not consistent with the groundwater management plan, the person shall submit a revised plan under this section no later than the first day of the 49th month beginning after the effective date of the rule designating the groundwater management area.

AB844, s. 39 Section 39. 281.348 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB844,30,18 281.348 (3) (c) 8. An analysis of how the plan supports and is consistent with any applicable comprehensive plans, as defined in s. 66.1001 (1) (a), and applicable approved areawide water quality management plans under s. 283.83, and applicable groundwater management plans approved or developed by the department under s. 281.341 (3) (e) or (f).

AB844, s. 40 Section 40. 281.348 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB844,31,7 281.348 (3) (cm) For the purposes of plans under par. (a), an areawide water quality planning agency designated by the governor under ch. NR 121, Wis. Adm. Code, shall delineate the proposed water supply service areas for all of the public water supply systems in the planning area for which the agency is designated. An areawide water quality planning agency shall delineate proposed water supply service areas that are consistent with the approved areawide water quality management plan under s. 283.83 for the planning area and that permit the development of plans that are approvable under par. (d). An areawide water quality planning agency may also provide regional water needs assessments and other regional water supply planning information. The process for conducting regional activities under this subsection may be the same as the process for regional water supply planning for a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.34 (9) 281.341 (2).

AB844, s. 41 Section 41. 281.348 (3) (d) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB844,31,11 281.348 (3) (d) 4m. The plan is consistent with any applicable groundwater management plans approved or developed by the department under s. 281.341 (3) (e) or (f).

AB844, s. 42 Section 42. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB844,31,21 (1) Report on high capacity well approval process. No later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of natural resources shall submit to the legislature, in the manner provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, a report on the approval process for high capacity wells, including a description of the department's efforts to streamline the process and a discussion of the feasibility of creating a process under which expedited approval would be granted for approvals of certain high capacity wells, including the creation of an Internet-based method of assisting the public to determine whether a proposed well may qualify for expedited approval.

AB844,32,2 (2) Public service commission report. No later than January 1, 2011, the public service commission shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, a report summarizing and evaluating the actions taken by the commission to encourage water conservation by public utilities that furnish water and by their customers, including actions regarding incentive programs and rate structures.

AB844, s. 43 Section 43. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB844,32,7 (1) The treatment of sections 20.370 (6) (eg), 281.34 (9), 281.344 (4s) (dm) (by Section 33), and 281.346 (4s) (dm) (by Section 35 ) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 25th month beginning after publication.

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