NR 153.14NR 153.14 Eligible targeted runoff management projects. NR 153.14(1)(1) Applicability. This section applies only to targeted runoff management projects. NR 153.14(2)(2) Project categories. The following four categories of targeted runoff management projects are eligible for funding under this chapter: NR 153.14(3)(3) General administrative project criteria for all projects. Any project funded under this section shall meet all of the following administrative criteria: NR 153.14(3)(a)(a) The project application submitted under s. NR 153.17 shall specify the watershed, sub-watershed, or specific site that will be served by the project. NR 153.14(3)(b)(b) The project shall be consistent with priorities identified by the department on a watershed or other geographic basis. NR 153.14(3)(c)(c) The project shall be consistent with the county land and water resources management plan approved under s. 92.10, Stats. NR 153.14(3)(d)(d) The project may not have been allocated full cost-share funding by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under the joint allocation plan approved under ss. 92.14 (14) and 281.65 (4) (pm), Stats. NR 153.14(4)(4) General water quality criteria for all projects. Any project funded under this section shall implement nonpoint source pollution control in an area that is a target area based on at least one of the following: NR 153.14(4)(a)(a) The need for compliance with performance standards established by the department in ch. NR 151. NR 153.14(4)(b)(b) The existence of impaired water bodies that the department has identified to the federal environmental protection agency under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (A). NR 153.14(4)(c)(c) The existence of outstanding or exceptional resource waters, as designated by the department under s. 281.15, Stats. NR 153.14(4)(e)(e) The existence of an animal feeding operation that has received a notice of discharge under ch. NR 243 or a notice of intent to issue a notice of discharge. NR 153.14(4)(f)(f) Other water quality concerns of national or statewide importance as identified by the department in application materials. NR 153.14(5)(5) Large-scale TMDL implementation project eligibility criteria. Large-scale TMDL implementation projects shall meet the following specific criteria: NR 153.14(5)(a)(a) The project shall directly implement the pollutant-specific goals of either a draft TMDL, a US EPA-approved TMDL, a draft TMDL implementation plan, a department approved TMDL implementation plan, or an equivalent to any of the foregoing as identified by the department. NR 153.14(5)(b)(b) The project shall be designed to control the most critical nonpoint pollution sources within a designated watershed area. NR 153.14 NoteNote: The boundaries of the watershed area will be based on factors including the amount of funds available, the management needs identified in the TMDL and the management strategy set forth in the TMDL implementation plan.
NR 153.14(5)(c)(c) The project shall be limited to managing agricultural sources of nonpoint pollution. NR 153.14(5)(d)(d) The project shall focus on controlling those nonpoint pollution sources in the project area that are determined to be significant based on their relative contribution to the impairment and that can be cost-effectively controlled. NR 153.14(5)(e)(e) The intended project period may not exceed 3 years in duration, with the possibility of extension to 4 years if approved by the department. NR 153.14(6)(6) Small-scale TMDL implementation project eligibility criteria. Small-scale TMDL implementation projects shall meet the following specific criteria: NR 153.14(6)(a)(a) The project shall directly implement the pollutant-specific goals of either a draft TMDL, a US EPA-approved TMDL, a draft TMDL implementation plan, a department approved TMDL implementation plan, or an equivalent to any of the foregoing as identified by the department.