SB722,2 1Section 2. 20.285 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB722,3,42 20.285 (1) (ar) Center for Watershed Science and Education. Biennially, the
3amounts in the schedule to support the operations of the Center for Watershed
4Science and Education. This paragraph does not apply after June 30, 2024.
SB722,3 5Section 3. 20.285 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
SB722,3,76 20.285 (1) (em) Geological and natural history survey hydrogeologist. The
7amounts in the schedule for the position created under s. 36.25 (6) (f).
SB722,4 8Section 4 . 20.370 (6) (ca) of the statutes is created to read:
SB722,3,119 20.370 (6) (ca) Environmental aids — county grants for testing wells. As a
10continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to provide grants to counties
11for testing privately owned wells and providing education under s. 281.73.
SB722,5 12Section 5. 36.25 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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136.25 (6) (f) The Board of Regents shall create one full-time hydrogeologist
2project position for 3 years for the geological and natural history survey to be funded
3from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (em). The position shall focus on
4developing groundwater resource information primarily at county or local scales and
5assisting state and local governments, industries, and the public in interpreting and
6using this information.
SB722,6 7Section 6. 36.25 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB722,4,98 36.25 (8m) Center for Watershed Science and Education. (a) In this
9paragraph, “center” means the Center for Watershed Science and Education.
SB722,4,1110 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (ar), the board shall provide
11funding to support the operations of the center, including all of the following:
SB722,4,1412 1. Expanding outreach to all new and existing private well owners through
13educational programs, mailings, and public service announcements that direct
14private well owners to educational resources.
SB722,4,1715 2. Developing and maintaining a database on private well water quality that
16combines test results by the center, the department of natural resources, cities,
17villages, towns, counties, and private laboratories.
SB722,4,1818 3. Developing data transfer protocols for the database described in subd. 2.
SB722,4,1919 4. Updating the center's online mapping tools.
SB722,4,2020 (c) This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2024.
SB722,7 21Section 7 . 281.73 of the statutes is created to read:
SB722,4,24 22281.73 County grants for well testing and public education. (1) The
23department shall administer a program to provide, from the appropriation account
24under s. 20.370 (6) (ca), grants to counties for either of the following purposes:
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1(a) To conduct countywide testing and mapping of privately owned wells to
2assess groundwater quality and to determine the extent and type of any
3contamination and to study and map geologic characteristics and well construction
4practices in the county, including depth to bedrock and well age, to determine any
5correlation between water quality, geology, and well construction.
SB722,5,96 (b) For counties that have completed the type of study described under par. (a),
7to notify the public of the results of the completed study and to notify private well
8owners whose wells may be contaminated based on the results of the completed
9study.
SB722,5,10 10(2) A county may receive a grant under either sub. (1) (a) or (b), but not both.
SB722,5,12 11(3) More than one county may apply for a joint grant under this subsection if
12the counties are applying for the same grant category.
SB722,5,14 13(4) The department may not provide more than $10,000 per county under sub.
14(1) (a) or more than $2,500 per county under sub. (1) (b).
SB722,5,16 15(5) As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, a county shall do all
16of the following:
SB722,5,1717 (a) Provide matching funds equal to the amount of the proposed grant.
SB722,5,2018 (b) Submit the results of its testing to the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
19Center for Watershed Science and Education. Information submitted under this
20subsection may not include any personally identifiable information.
SB722,5,22 21(6) In making grants under this section, the department shall seek to make a
22grant to every county that applies.
SB722,5,25 23(7) The department may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section,
24but may not impose substantive requirements on applicants other than those
25provided in this section.
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1Section 8. 281.74 of the statutes is created to read:
SB722,6,4 2281.74 Well testing importance. A city, village, or town that contains
3privately owned wells or water supplies shall inform its residents of the importance
4of regular well testing.
SB722,9 5Section 9 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB722,6,176 (1) Phosphorus research. Of the moneys appropriated to the Board of Regents
7of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate
8$200,000 during the 2019-21 fiscal biennium to the Division of Extension of the
9University of Wisconsin-Madison to implement the phase I policy research proposal
10under the Division of Extension's proposed market-based North American
11phosphorus recovery and reuse policy program. The Board of Regents may not make
12an allocation under under this subsection unless the Division of Extension shows to
13the board's satisfaction that the Division of Extension has secured matching funds,
14including in-kind contributions, from federal, private, or other nonstate revenue
15sources for implementing the proposal in an amount equal in value to 25 percent of
16the amount allocated. The amount allocated under this subsection shall be used for
17research and may not be used for administrative or overhead expenses.
SB722,6,2318 (2) Collaboration. The Center for Watershed Science and Education, the
19hydrogeologist created under s. 36.25 (6) (f), the persons conducting research under
20the proposed market-based North American phosphorus recovery and reuse policy
21program, and counties receiving grants under s. 281.73 shall work together to gather
22and share data to better inform the public and relevant industries about the current
23condition of water quality in this state.
SB722,10 24Section 10. Fiscal changes.
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1(1) Phosphorus research. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
2appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under
3s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $200,000
4to make the allocation required under Section 9 (1 ) of this act.
SB722,7,55 (End)
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