281.36(4n)(a)(a) In this subsection:
281.36(4n)(a)1.1. “Artificial wetland” means a landscape feature where hydrophitic vegetation may be present as a result of human modification to the landscape or hydrology and for which the department has no definitive evidence showing a prior wetland or stream history that existed before August 1, 1991, but does not include any of the following:
281.36(4n)(a)1.a.a. A wetland that serves as a fish spawning area or a passage to a fish spawning area.
281.36(4n)(a)1.b.b. A wetland created as a result of a mitigation requirement under sub. (3r).
281.36(4n)(a)2.2. “Definitive evidence” means documentary evidence such as any of the following:
281.36(4n)(a)2.a.a. Maps.
281.36(4n)(a)2.b.b. Aerial photographs.
281.36(4n)(a)2.c.c. Surveys that use a scale of not more than 100 feet per inch.
281.36(4n)(a)2.d.d. Wetland delineations.
281.36(4n)(a)3.3. “Rare and high quality wetland” means a wetland that is directly adjacent or contiguous to a class I or class II trout stream or that consists of 75 percent or more of any of the following wetland types:
281.36(4n)(a)3.a.a. Alder thicket.
281.36(4n)(a)3.b.b. Calcareous fen.
281.36(4n)(a)3.c.c. Coniferous swamp.
281.36(4n)(a)3.d.d. Coniferous bog.
281.36(4n)(a)3.e.e. Floodplain forest.
281.36(4n)(a)3.f.f. Hardwood swamp.
281.36(4n)(a)3.g.g. Interdunal wetland.
281.36(4n)(a)3.h.h. Open bog.
281.36(4n)(a)3.i.i. Ridge and swail complex.
281.36(4n)(a)3.j.j. Deep marsh.
281.36(4n)(a)3.k.k. Sedge meadow.
281.36(4n)(a)4.4. “Sewerage system” has the meaning given in s. 281.01 (14).
281.36(4n)(a)5.5. “Urban area” means any of the following:
281.36(4n)(a)5.a.a. An incorporated area.
281.36(4n)(a)5.b.b. An area within one-half mile of an incorporated area.
281.36(4n)(a)5.c.c. An area in a town that is served by a sewerage system.
281.36(4n)(b)(b) Subject to par. (e), the permitting requirement under sub. (3b) does not apply to any discharge into a nonfederal wetland that occurs in an urban area and to which all of the following apply:
281.36(4n)(b)1.1. The discharge does not affect more than one acre of wetland per parcel.
281.36(4n)(b)2.2. The discharge does not affect a rare and high quality wetland.