Wisconsin Administrative Code

ATCP 50.54 Local regulations; general. (1) REVIEW OF LOCAL REGULATIONS. The department may review and comment on local regulations. Note: Local conservation requirements should be consistent with this chapter (see ss. 92.05 (1), (3) (c) and (L), 92.07 (2), 92.11, 92.15 (2) to (4)…

ATCP 50.56 Manure storage systems; ordinance. (1) GENERAL. A county, city, village, or town may adopt an ordinance under s. 92.16, Stats., that establishes standards for manure storage systems. (2) CONTENTS. An ordinance adopted under s. 92.16, Stats., shall include all of the fo…

ATCP 50.58 Shoreland management; ordinance. (1) GENERAL. A county, city, village, or town may adopt or amend a shoreland management ordinance under s. 92.17, Stats., with department approval. Note: This subsection does not limit the authority of a county, city, village, or town t…

ATCP 50.60 Livestock operations; local regulation. (1) LOCAL REGULATIONS THAT EXCEED STATE STANDARDS; APPROVAL REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no local regulation may require nutrient management or other conservation practices for livestock operations that exceed th…

ATCP 50.61 General standards for practices receiving financial assistance; pre-approval of costshared practices. (1) PRACTICES MUST COMPLY. Except as authorized under sub. (3), conservation practice standards and any other standards under this chapter, including any secondary sta…

ATCP 50.618 Technical standards development process. (1) The department, in consultation with the department of natural resources, shall develop and revise technical standards to implement the performance standards and prohibitions under s. 281.16 (3) (a), Stats., if needed. (2) …

ATCP 50.62 Manure storage systems. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XAnimal feeding operationY means a feedlot or facility, other than a pasture, where animals are fed, confined, maintained, or stabled for 45 days or more in any 12-month period. Two or more animal feeding op…

ATCP 50.63 Manure storage system closure. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XManure storage systemY has the meaning given in s. ATCP 50.62 (1) (e). (b) XManure storage system closureY means permanently disabling and sealing a leaking or improperly sited manure storage system.…

ATCP 50.64 Barnyard runoff control systems. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xbarnyard runoff control systemY means a system of facilities or practices used to contain, divert, retard, treat, or otherwise control the discharge of runoff from outdoor areas of concentrated livestoc…

ATCP 50.65 Access road. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xaccess roadY means a road or pathway that confines or directs the movement of livestock, farm equipment, or vehicular traffic, and that is designed and installed to control surface water runoff, to protect an installed pra…

ATCP 50.66 Trails and walkways. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xtrail or walkwayY means a travel lane to facilitate movement of livestock or people. (2) ELIGIBLE COSTS. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of establishing a trail or walkway when necessa…

ATCP 50.663 Conservation cover. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xconservation coverY refers to the establishment and maintenance of permanent vegetative cover in an agricultural setting to reduce erosion and sedimentation, improve water quality, and improve soil health. (2) ELIG…

ATCP 50.668 Conservation crop rotation. (1) DEFIIn this section, Xconservation crop rotationY means a planned sequence of crops grown on the same ground over a period of time known as the rotation cycle to support one or more of the following purposes: (a) Reduce sheet, rill, and…

ATCP 50.67 Contour farming. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xcontour farmingY means plowing, preparing, planting, and cultivating sloping land on the contour and along established grades of terraces or diversions. (2) ELIGIBLE COSTS. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may re…

ATCP 50.68 Cover crop. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xcover cropY means close-growing grasses, legumes, or small grain grown for any of the following purposes: (a) To control soil erosion. (b) To improve soil health. (c) To improve water quality. (d) To manage excess nutrients…

ATCP 50.69 Critical area stabilization. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xcritical area stabilizationY means planting suitable vegetation on erodible areas such as steep slopes and gullies, so as to reduce soil erosion or pollution from agricultural nonpoint sources. XCritical ar…

ATCP 50.70 Diversions. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, XdiversionY means a structure installed to divert excess surface runoff water to an area where it can be used, transported, or discharged without causing excessive soil erosion. A XdiversionY can also be used to divert surfa…

ATCP 50.705 Feed storage runoff control systems. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XFeed storage areaY means an area used to store livestock feed including corn silage, haylage, and industrial by-products including distillers grain, brewers grain, candy, pizza crust, bakery w…

ATCP 50.71 Field windbreaks. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xfield windbreakY means a strip or belt of trees, shrubs, or grasses established or renovated within or adjacent to a field, so as to control soil erosion by reducing wind velocities at the land surface. (2) ELIGIBLE C…

ATCP 50.72 Filter strips. (1) DEFINITION. In this section: (a) XFilter stripY means an area of herbaceous vegetation that separates an environmentally sensitive area from cropland, grazing land, or disturbed land. XFilter stripY does not include a wastewater treatment strip. (b) …

ATCP 50.73 Grade stabilization structures. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xgrade stabilization structureY means a structure which stabilizes the grade in a channel in order to protect the channel from erosion, or to prevent gullies from forming or advancing. A Xgrade stabilizat…

ATCP 50.733 Habitat diversification. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xhabitat diversificationY refers to the establishment and maintenance of native vegetative cover in an agricultural setting to provide habitat for wildlife and pollinator species. Note: Habitat diversification …

ATCP 50.738 Harvestable buffers. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xharvestable buffersY refers to the establishment of grass strips that can be harvested for livestock forage and that are intended to reduce agricultural runoff from entering an adjacent waterbody. (2) ELIGIBILITY …

ATCP 50.74 Hydrologic restoration. (1) DEFINITION. In this section XHydrologic restorationY means applying combinations of practices designed to the extent possible to return wetland, stream, and floodplain hydrology to a natural and self-regulating condition in order to achieve …

ATCP 50.75 Livestock fencing. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xlivestock fencingY means either of the following: (a) Excluding livestock, by fencing or other means, in order to protect an erodible area or a practice under this subchapter. (b) Restricting, by fencing or other mea…

ATCP 50.76 Livestock watering facilities. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xlivestock watering facilityY means a trough, tank, pipe, conduit, spring development, pump, well, or other device or combination of devices installed to deliver drinking water to livestock. (2) COST-SHARE…

ATCP 50.77 Milking center waste control systems. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XMilking center wasteY means waste water, cleaning ingredients, waste milk, or other discharge from a milking parlor or milkhouse. (b) XMilking center waste control systemY means a system of fa…

ATCP 50.78 Nutrient management. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section, Xnutrient managementY means controlling the amount, source, form, location, and timing of plant nutrient applications, including application of organic wastes, commercial fertilizers, soil reserves, and legumes, in…

ATCP 50.785 Nutrient treatment system. (1) DEFINITION. In this section Xnutrient treatment systemY means a system installed to intercept subsurface (tile) flow, groundwater, or surface runoff flow to reduce the concentration of phosphorus or nitrate nitrogen and minimize the move…

ATCP 50.79 Pesticide management. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xpesticide managementY means controlling the storage, handling, use, and disposal of pesticides used in crop production in order to minimize contamination of water, air, and nontarget organisms. (2) ELIGIBLE COSTS.…

ATCP 50.80 Prescribed grazing. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xprescribed grazingY or Xrotational grazingY means a grazing system which divides pastures into multiple cells, each of which is grazed intensively for a short period and then protected from grazing until its vegetat…

ATCP 50.81 Relocating or abandoning animal feeding operations. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XAbandonmentY means discontinuing an animal feeding operation in order to prevent surface water or groundwater pollution from that animal feeding operation. the chapter was last p…

ATCP 50.82 Residue management. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xresidue managementY means any of the following: (a) Preparing land surfaces for the planting and growing of crop plants using methods that result in a rough land surface which is covered in varying degrees by vegeta…

ATCP 50.83 Riparian buffers. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xriparian bufferY means an area in which vegetation is enhanced or established to reduce or eliminate the movement of sediment, nutrients, and other nonpoint source pollutants to an adjacent surface water resource or g…

ATCP 50.84 Roofs. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XAnimal housingY means a building or structure used exclusively for the housing, raising, or sheltering of animals. (am) XRoofY means a weather-proof covering that shields an animal lot or manure storage structure from preci…

ATCP 50.85 Roof runoff systems. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xroof runoff systemY means facilities for collecting, controlling, diverting, and disposing of precipitation from roofs. A Xroof runoff systemY may include gutters, downspouts, erosion-resistant channels, subsurface…

ATCP 50.86 Sediment basins. (1) DEFINITION. In this section: (a) XSediment basinsY means permanent basins that reduce the transport of waterborne pollutants such as eroded soil sediment, debris, and manure sediment. Sediment basins may include containment walls or berms, pickets …

ATCP 50.87 Sinkhole treatment. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xsinkhole treatmentY means modifying a sinkhole, or the area around a sinkhole, to reduce erosion, prevent expansion of the hole, and reduce pollution of water resources. Modifications may include the diversion of ru…

ATCP 50.88 Streambank or shoreline protection. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xstreambank or shoreline protectionY means waterbody-specific treatments used to stabilize and protect the eroding banks of streams or constructed channels, and shorelines of lakes, reservoirs, or est…

ATCP 50.882 Stream restoration. (1) DEFINITION. In this section Xstream restorationY means applying combinations of practices designed to the extent possible to restore or repair healthy channel conditions, connections, and functions adjacent to or upstream from erosion-prone agr…

ATCP 50.885 Stream Crossing. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xstream crossingY means a road or pathway which confines or directs the movement of livestock, farm equipment, or vehicular traffic over or through (ford crossing) a stream, and which is designed and installed to impro…

ATCP 50.89 Stripcropping. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, XstripcroppingY means growing crops in a systematic strip arrangement in which strips of grass, legumes, or other close growing crops are alternated with strips of clean tilled crops or fallow, and in which all of the str…

ATCP 50.90 Subsurface drains. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xsubsurface drainY means a conduit installed below the surface of the ground to collect drainage water and convey it to a suitable outlet. (2) ELIGIBLE COSTS. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the c…

ATCP 50.91 Terrace systems. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xterrace systemY means a system of ridges and channels installed on the contour with a non-erosive grade and suitable spacing. (2) ELIGIBLE COSTS. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the followin…

ATCP 50.92 Underground outlets. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xunderground outletY means a conduit installed below the surface of the ground to collect surface water and convey it to a suitable outlet. (2) ELIGIBLE COSTS. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse th…

ATCP 50.925 Verification of depth to bedrock. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xverification of depth to bedrockY means investigative methods for infield depth to bedrock verification for fields receiving mechanical applications of manure. (2) COST-SHARE ELIGIBILITY. A cost-share…

ATCP 50.93 Waste transfer systems. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xwaste transfer systemY means components such as pumps, pipes, conduits, valves, and other structures installed to convey manure, feed storage, and milking center wastes the chapter was last published. 43 AGRICUL…

ATCP 50.94 Wastewater treatment strips. (1) DEFIIn this section, Xwastewater treatment stripY means an area of herbaceous vegetation that is used as part of an agricultural waste management system to remove pollutants from animal lot runoff or wastewater, such as runoff or wastew…

ATCP 50.95 Water and sediment control basins. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XManure storage facilityY has the meaning given in s. ATCP 50.62 (1) (c). (b) XWater and sediment control basinY means an earthen embankment or a ridge and channel combination which is installed a…

ATCP 50.96 Waterway systems. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xwaterway systemY means a natural or constructed waterway or outlet that is shaped, graded, and covered with a vegetation or another suitable surface material to prevent erosion by runoff waters. (2) ELIGIBLE COSTS. A …