281.346(1)(r)
(r) “Source watershed" means the watershed from which a withdrawal originates. If water is withdrawn directly from a Great Lake or from the St. Lawrence River, then the source watershed is the watershed of that Great Lake or the watershed of the St. Lawrence River, respectively. If water is withdrawn from the watershed of a stream that is a direct tributary to a Great Lake or a direct tributary to the St. Lawrence River, then the source watershed is the watershed of that Great Lake or the watershed of the St. Lawrence River, respectively.
281.346(1)(t)
(t) “Straddling community" means any city, village, or town that, based on its boundary existing as of the compact's effective date, is partly within the Great Lakes basin or partly within the watersheds of 2 of the Great Lakes and that is wholly within any county that lies partly or completely within the Great Lakes basin.
281.346(1)(tm)
(tm) “Straddling county" means a county that lies partly within the Great Lakes basin.
281.346(1)(u)
(u) “Technical review" means a thorough analysis and evaluation conducted to determine whether a proposal that is subject to regional review under this section meets the criteria for approval under sub.
(4),
(5), or
(6).
281.346(1)(w)
(w) “Water dependent natural resources" means the interacting components of land, water, and living organisms affected by the waters of the Great Lakes basin.
281.346(1)(wm)
(wm) “Water loss" means the amount of water that is withheld from or not returned to the basin from which it is withdrawn as a result of a diversion or consumptive use or both.
281.346(1)(wp)
(wp) “Water supply system," when not preceded by “public," means one of the following:
281.346(1)(wp)1.
1. Except as provided in subd.
2., the equipment handling water from the point of intake of the water to the first point at which the water is used.
281.346(1)(wp)2.
2. For a system for providing a public water supply, the equipment from the point of intake of the water to the first point at which the water is distributed.
281.346(1)(x)
(x) “Waters of the Great Lakes basin" means the Great Lakes and all streams, rivers, lakes, connecting channels, and other bodies of water, including tributary groundwater, within the Great Lakes basin.
281.346(1)(y)
(y) “Withdraw" means to take water from surface water or groundwater.
281.346(1)(z)
(z) “Withdrawal" means the taking of water from surface water or groundwater, including the taking of surface water or groundwater for the purpose of bottling the water.
281.346(1)(zm)
(zm) “Without adequate supplies of potable water" means lacking a water supply that is economically and environmentally sustainable in the long term to meet reasonable demands for a water supply in the quantity and quality that complies with applicable drinking water standards, is protective of public health, is available at a reasonable cost, and does not have adverse environmental impacts greater than those likely to result from the proposed new or increased diversion.
281.346(2)
(2)
Determinations concerning applicability of requirements. 281.346(2)(a)(a)
Use of surface water divide. For the purposes of this section, the surface water divide is used to determine whether a withdrawal or transfer of surface water or groundwater is from the Great Lakes basin.
281.346(2)(b)
(b)
Diversions and withdrawals from more than one source. For the purposes of this section, the diversion or withdrawal of water from more than one source within the Great Lakes basin to supply a single facility or public water supply system is considered one diversion or withdrawal.
281.346(2)(bm)
(bm)
Subsequent withdrawals for aquacultural purposes. If a fish farm withdraws water and places it in an aquacultural pond that is registered with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, any subsequent use of that water from that pond is not a withdrawal for the purposes of this section, if the subsequent use is not, and does not result in, a diversion or an intrabasin transfer.
281.346(2)(c)
(c)
Water loss. The department shall promulgate rules for determining the amount of water loss from consumptive uses.
281.346(2)(d)
(d)
County boundaries. For the purposes of sub.
(1) (d),
(t), and
(tm), a county's boundaries as of December 13, 2005, shall be used to determine whether a county lies partly within the Great Lakes basin.
281.346(2)(e)1g.1g. The baseline for a withdrawal that before December 8, 2008, averaged 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period but to which subd.
1m. does not apply is the amount determined under sub.
(4e).
281.346(2)(e)1m.
1m. If a person making a withdrawal that averages 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period registered the withdrawal under s.
281.344 (3) (a) 1. and reported as required under s.
281.344 (3) (e) and the department did not automatically issue a notice of coverage under s.
281.344 (4s) (c) or an individual permit under s.
281.344 (5) (c) for the withdrawal, the baseline for the withdrawal is the amount determined under s.
281.344 (5m) for the withdrawal or, if the department determines a different amount under sub.
(4e), the amount determined under sub.
(4e).
281.346(2)(e)2.
2. The baseline water loss for a consumptive use for which the department has specified an authorized base level of water loss under s.
281.35 (6) (a) 2. is the amount of that authorized base level on the compact's effective date.
281.346(2)(e)4.
4. The baseline volume for a diversion for which the department has issued an approval under s.
281.344 (3m) or
(4) before the compact's effective date is the interbasin transfer amount specified in the approval on the compact's effective date.
281.346(2)(e)6.
6. The department shall provide a list of the baseline volumes determined under this paragraph to the Great Lakes council and the regional body no later than 12 months after the compact's effective date.
281.346(2)(em)
(em)
Change of ownership. Regional review or Great Lakes council approval is not required when there is a change of ownership of a water supply system that withdraws, diverts, or consumptively uses waters of the Great Lakes basin unless the new owner proposes a change that is otherwise subject to regional review or Great Lakes council approval.
281.346(2)(f)
(f)
Hydrologic units. The Lake Michigan and Lake Huron watershed shall be considered to be a single hydrologic unit and watershed.