Chapter NR 60

PUBLIC INLAND LAKE PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION

NR 60.01   Scope and applicability.

NR 60.02   Definitions.

NR 60.03   Feasibility study requirements.

NR 60.04   Financial assistance for feasibility study.

NR 60.10   Project planning and approval.

NR 60.11   Financial assistance for project implementation.

NR 60.12   Research and demonstration projects.

Ch. NR 60 Note Note: Chapter NR 60 as it existed on February 28, 1979, was repealed and a new chapter NR 60 was created effective March 1, 1979.

NR 60.01 NR 60.01 Scope and applicability. This chapter contains rules for the administration of the public inland lake protection and rehabilitation program established by ch. 33, Stats. These rules apply to projects undertaken by lake protection and rehabilitation districts which involve an application for state technical or financial aid.

NR 60.01 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1979, No. 278, eff. 3-1-79.

NR 60.02 NR 60.02 Definitions. As used in this chapter:

NR 60.02(1) (1) “Best available map” means a map or aerial photograph having a scale which is sufficient to clearly depict the information requested and which is currently available or could be prepared at a reasonable cost.

NR 60.02(3) (3) “Department” means the department of natural resources.

NR 60.02(4) (4) “Direct drainage basin” means that portion of the lake’s total basin which is not drained to an upgradient lake or impoundment.

NR 60.02(5) (5) “District” or “lake district” means a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district formed in accordance with the provisions of ch. 33, Stats.

NR 60.02(6) (6) “Municipality” means any city, village or town.

NR 60.02(7) (7) “Public inland lake” or “lake” means a lake, reservoir or flowage, or portion thereof, within the boundaries of the state that is accessible to the public by contiguous public lands or easements giving public access.

NR 60.02 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1979, No. 278, eff. 3-1-79; CR 19-051: r. (2) Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20.

NR 60.03 NR 60.03 Feasibility study requirements.

NR 60.03(1) (1) General. An application for technical assistance in establishing the specific feasibility study requirements must be filed with the department according to the procedures in sub. (2). Each feasibility study must be approved by the department in order to insure sufficient information for determining the feasibility of alternative remedial measures, including costs; the relative permanence of alternative measures; baseline data for measuring subsequent changes, and the potential for long-term control of the causes of degradation.

NR 60.03(2) (2) Application for technical assistance in designing a feasibility study.

NR 60.03(2)(a) (a) An application for technical assistance for designing feasibility studies must be submitted by October 1 to be assured of receiving consideration for financial assistance for studies to begin in the following calendar year. The application must be made on forms provided by the department and contain the following information:

NR 60.03(2)(a)1. 1. A copy of the resolution or county board order establishing the district, including a map showing the boundaries;