Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 106.87 Establishment of effluent limitations. (1) CALCULATED LIMITATIONS. If water quality-based effluent limitations for chloride are determined to be necessary, those limitations shall be derived under ss. NR 106.06 and 106.07, and for the purposes of this subchapter, shall …

NR 106.88 Application of and compliance with chloride effluent limitations in a permit. (1) CHLORIDE LIMITATIONS IN PERMITS. If chloride water quality-based effluent limitations are deemed to be necessary under s. NR 106.85, the department shall use all of the following procedure…

NR 106.89 Alternative whole effluent toxicity monitoring and limitations for dischargers of chloride. (1) GENERAL. In addition to interim, target, and calculated water quality-based effluent limitations and target values for chloride, the department may establish whole effluent t…

NR 106.90 Source reduction. (1) INTRODUCTION. A 3-tiered system of source reduction measures is established in ascending order of increasing capital and operating costs. (2) Tier 1 source reduction measures are those voluntary source reduction activities that identify and quantif…

NR 106.91 Variances for POTWs which accept wastewater from public water systems treating water to meet primary safe drinking water act standards. Publicly owned treatment works that accept wastewater from a public water system treating water to meet the primary maximum contaminan…

NR 106.92 Authority of a publicly owned treatment works to regulate chloride discharges. A publicly owned treatment works has the authority to regulate the discharge of chloride as enumerated in s. NR 211.40. History: Cr. Register, January, 2000, No. 529, eff. 2-1-00.

NR 106.93 New discharges. Any point source which has not been authorized under a WPDES permit prior to February 1, 2000, shall be required to meet the calculated limitations. Relocation of an existing discharge which was issued a WPDES permit prior to February 1, 2000, may not be…

NR 106.94 Relocation of an existing discharge. An existing discharge which was issued a WPDES permit prior to February 1, 2000, and which is relocated after February 1, 2000, may be subject to voluntary source reduction activities and both an interim limitation and a target value…

NR 106.95 Multiple discharges. The provisions of s. NR 106.11 are applicable to multiple discharges of chloride. History: Cr. Register, January, 2000, No. 529, eff. 2-1-00.

NR 106.96 Analytical methods and laboratory requirements. The provisions of s. NR 106.14 regarding analytical methods, sample handling and laboratory requirements are applicable to discharges of chloride. History: Cr. Register, January, 2000, No. 529, eff. 2-1-00. Subchapter VIII…

NR 106.97 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to specify how the department will regulate the discharge of PFOS and PFOA in wastewater to surface waters of the state that are the chapter was last published. 41 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES subject to the PFOS and PFOA st…

NR 106.975 Definitions. NR 106.98 Determination of the necessity for reducing PFOS and PFOA in discharges.

NR 106.98 Determination of the necessity for reducing PFOS and PFOA in discharges. (1) GENERAL. This section establishes the procedures for determining when a permitted discharge has the reasonable potential to cause or contribute to an exceedance of the PFOS or PFOA standards un…

NR 106.985 PFOS and PFOA minimization plans, permit implementation procedures schedule. NR 106.99 PFOS and PFOA minimization plans.

NR 106.99 PFOS and PFOA minimization plans. (1) GENERAL. A PFOS and PFOA minimization plan shall include similar types of goals and actions that are required for pollutant minimization programs under s. NR 106.04 (5). The plan shall be implemented in a manner that reduces PFOS an…

NR 106.995 Sampling and laboratory analysis requirements.

NR 106.996 New dischargers or new sources.

NR 107.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for the management of aquatic plants and control of other aquatic organisms pursuant to s. 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., and interpreting s. 281.17 (2), Stats. A balanced aquatic plant community is recognized to …

NR 107.02 Applicability. Any person sponsoring or conducting chemical treatment for the management of aquatic plants or control of other aquatic organisms in waters of the state shall obtain a permit from the department. Waters of the state include those portions of Lake Michigan…

NR 107.03 Definitions. (1) XApplicatorY means the person physically applying the chemicals to the treatment site. (2) XChemical fact sheetY means a summary of information on a specific chemical written by the department including general aquatic community and human safety conside…

NR 107.04 Application for permit. (1) Permit applications shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall be submitted to the district director for the district in which the project is located. Any amendment or revision to an application shall be treated by the depart…

NR 107.05 Issuance of permit. (1) The department shall issue or deny issuance of the requested permit between 10 and 15 working days after receipt of an acceptable application, unless: (a) An environmental impact report or statement is required under s. 1.11, Stats. Notification …

NR 107.06 Chemical fact sheets. (1) The department shall develop a chemical fact sheet for each of the chemicals in present use for aquatic nuisance control in Wisconsin. (1m) Chemical fact sheets for chemicals not previously used in Wisconsin shall be developed within 180 days a…

NR 107.07 Supervision. (1) The permit holder shall notify the district office 4 working days in advance of each anticipated treatment with the date, time, location, and proposed size of treatment. At the discretion of the department, the advance notification requirement may be wa…

NR 107.08 Conditions of the permit. (1) The department may stop or limit the application of chemicals to a body of water if at any time it determines that chemical treatment will be ineffective, or will result in unreasonable restrictions on current water uses, or will produce un…

NR 107.09 Special limitation. Due to the significant risk of environmental damage from copper accumulation in sediments, swimmer[s itch treatments performed with copper sulfate products at a rate greater than 10 pounds of copper sulfate per acre are prohibited. History: Cr. Regis…

NR 107.10 Field evaluation use permits. When a chemical product is considered for aquatic nuisance control and does not have a federal label for such use, the applicant shall apply to the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency for an experimental use p…

NR 107.11 Exemptions. (1) Under any of the following conditions, the permit application fee in s. NR 107.04 (2) (a) will be limited to the basic application fee: (a) The treatment is made for the control of bacteria on swimming beaches with chlorine or chlorinated lime; (b) The t…

NR 108.01 Applicability. The rules herein presented govern the submission of plans and specifications for any reviewable project and the general operation and control of community water systems, sewerage systems and industrial wastewater facilities. History: Cr. Register, Novembe…

NR 108.02 Definitions. (1) XApprovalY means the written approval of the department for any project requiring approval pursuant to s. 281.41, Stats., and s. NR 108.03. (2) XCommunity water systemY means a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by yea…

NR 108.03 Construction of reviewable projects. (1) No person may commence, or cause to be commenced, construction of any reviewable project until final plans and specifications for such project have been reviewed and approved by the department or until at least 90 days has elapse…

NR 108.04 Plans for reviewable projects. (1) PRELIMINARY PLANS. Prior to preparation of final plans and specifications for a water supply facility, an industrial wastewater facility or industrial pretreatment facility, a conceptual design report of the proposed system may be subm…

NR 108.05 Design requirements. (1) Final plans and specifications shall incorporate accepted engineering practices. If new or innovative equipment or methods are proposed in the plans, sufficient data, based upon practical application, experimental or otherwise, shall be submitte…

NR 108.06 Plant operation. (1) GENERAL. Every owner of a waterworks, sewage treatment facility, or industrial wastewater facility shall operate these facilities as efficiently as possible. If operating difficulties or mechanical breakdown of plant units resulting in impairment of…

NR 109.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures and requirements for the protection and regulation of aquatic plants pursuant to ss. 23.24 and 30.07, Stats. Diverse and stable communities of native aquatic plants are recognized to be a vital and necessar…

NR 109.02 Applicability. A person sponsoring or conducting manual removal, burning or using mechanical means or aquatic plant inhibitors to control aquatic plants in navigable waters, or introducing non-native aquatic plants to waters of this state shall obtain an aquatic plant m…

NR 109.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAquatic communityY means lake or river biological resources. (2) XBeneficial water use activitiesY mean angling, boating, swimming or other navigational or recreational water use activity. (3) XBody of waterY means any lake, river or w…

NR 109.04 Application requirements and fees. (1) Permit applications shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall be submitted to the regional director or designee for the region in which the project is located. Permit applications for licensed aquatic nursery grow…

NR 109.05 Permit issuance. (1) The department shall issue or deny issuance of the requested permit within 15 working days after receipt of a completed application and approved plan as required under s. NR 109.04 (3). (2) The department may specify any of the following as conditio…

NR 109.06 Waivers. The department waives the permit requirements under this chapter for any of the following: (1) Manual removal or use of mechanical devices to control or remove aquatic plants from a body of water 10 acres or less that is entirely confined on the property of one…

NR 109.07 Invasive and nonnative aquatic plants. (1) The department may designate any aquatic plant as an invasive aquatic plant for a water body or a group of water bodies if it has the ability to cause significant adverse change to desirable aquatic habitat, to significantly di…

NR 109.08 Prohibitions. (1) No person may distribute an invasive aquatic plant, under s. NR 109.07. (2) No person may intentionally introduce Eurasian water milfoil, curly leaf pondweed or purple loosestrife into waters of this state without the permission of the department. (3) …

NR 109.09 Plan specifications and approval. (1) Applicants required to submit an aquatic plant management plan, under s. NR 109.04 (3), shall develop and submit the plan in a format specified by the department. (2) The plan shall present and discuss each of the following items: (…

NR 109.10 Other permits. Permits issued under s. 30.12, 30.20, 31.02 or 281.36, Stats., or under ch. NR 107 may contain provisions which provide for aquatic plant management. If a permit issued under one of these authorities contains the appropriate conditions as required under t…

NR 109.11 Enforcement. (1) Violations of this chapter may be prosecuted by the department under chs. 23, 30 and 31, Stats. (2) Failure to comply with the conditions of a permit issued under or in accordance with this chapter may result in cancellation of the permit and loss of pe…

NR 11.01 Exceptions to closed areas and refuges. (1) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the department or its fully authorized agents, the armed forces of the national guard or of the United States, or any peace officers or any person summoned by a peace officer to assist the…

NR 11.02 Year-round game refuge. A year-round game refuge is created in the following areas. No person may hunt or trap upon such areas or have in possession or under control any firearm as defined in s. 167.31 (1) (c), Stats., unless the firearm is unloaded and enclosed within a…

NR 11.03 Year-round no entry wildlife refuge. A year-round wildlife refuge is established in the following areas. No person may enter such areas for any reason except for the retrieval of legally killed or crippled game in posted retrieval zones. Note: Public entry to waters with…

NR 11.04 No entry wildlife refuge (September 1-December 31). A wildlife refuge is established from September 1 to December 31 annually in the following areas. No person may hunt lands and waters within the boundary of the refuge or enter the land within the refuge boundary for an…

NR 11.05 No entry wildlife refuge except gun deer and muzzleloader deer (September 1-December 31). A wildlife refuge is established from September 1 to December 31 annually in the following areas. No person may hunt lands and waters within the boundary of the refuge or enter the …