Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 11.06 No entry wildlife refuge except trapping, 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 …

NR 11.07 No entry wildlife refuge except gun deer and muzzleloader deer (September 1-November 30). A wildlife refuge is established from September 1 to November 30 annually in the following areas. No person may hunt lands and waters within the boundary of the refuge or enter the …

NR 11.08 No entry wildlife refuge, rookeries and special areas (April 1- August 24). A wildlife refuge is established from April 1 through August 24 in the following areas when posted with department signs. No person may enter upon such area for any reason from April 1 through Au…

NR 11.09 Horicon Marsh Fur Farm. A state fur farm to be known as the Horicon marsh fur farm is established on all of the state-owned land on the Horicon marsh wildlife area in Dodge County. No person may hunt or trap any furbearing animals on such area unless authorized by a vali…

NR 11.10 Ferry bluff state natural area (December 1-March 31). A wildlife refuge is established in the following area. No person may enter upon such area from December 1 through March 31 except for the retrieval of legally killed or crippled game. Subchapter III — Closed Areas

NR 11.11 Waterfowl closed area; trapping and deer hunting permitted. A closed area is established in the following areas posted with department signs. Trapping of furbearing mammals is permitted during established seasons. No person may hunt any species of wild animal beginning o…

NR 11.12 Early waterfowl hunting season closed area. A closed season is established at the Mead wildlife area. No person may hunt waterfowl until the beginning of the duck season established in s. NR 10.01 (1) (b), except that hunting is allowed as established in s. NR 10.01 (1) …

NR 11.13 Mississippi river closed area. The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge has established Closed Areas which are identified in 50 CFR ˆ 32.42 and posted in the field with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service signs. Migratory bird hunting is prohibited at all…

NR 11.14 Waterfowl closed area; retrieving permitted. A waterfowl closed area is established in the following areas. No person may hunt or trap any species of wild animal in such areas during the open seasons for waterfowl established in s. NR 10.01 (1), except that deer may be h…

NR 11.15 Beaver/ otter closed area (year-round). A year-round closed season is established in the following areas. No person may trap beaver or otter in any such areas at any time. (1) BUFFALO COUNTY. (a) Tiffany wildlife area.

NR 11.16 Marten protection area. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: XPan tensionY means the amount of weight that, when applied to the trap pan of a jawed trap, will result in activation of the trap. (2) ESTABLISHMENT. No person may trap any species of wild animal in the following…

NR 11.17 Public lands closed area. Except as provided by s. 29.089, Stats., the department may establish temporary closed areas by posting signs within the exterior limits of department owned, managed, or leased lands for wildlife management purposes. No person may enter such are…

NR 11.20 Year-round closed area. A closed area is established in the following areas. No person may discharge any firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow or trap upon such areas: Note: There are additional restrictions of firearm use found in ss. 167.31 and 941.20 (1) (d), Stats., and …

NR 11.21 Year-round no entry. Each of the following areas is established as a year-round closed area that no person may enter for any reason except the retrieval of legally killed or crippled game in posted retrieval zones within the closed area: the chapter was last published. N…

NR 11.22 Closed area, bowhunting only and trapping allowed by special permit. Each of the following areas is established as a closed area that no person may discharge any firearm or air gun upon such areas except to dispatch an animal caught in a trap or to trap by permit as auth…

NR 11.23 Closed area, trapping allowed by special permit. Each of the following areas is established as a closed area that no person may discharge any firearm, air gun, bow or crossbow upon such areas except to dispatch an animal caught in a trap or to trap by permit as authorize…

NR 11.24 State fish hatchery closed area. Each of the following areas is established as a closed area that no person may hunt or trap or have in their possession or under their control a firearm unless the firearm is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case: the chapter was l…

NR 110.01 Applicability. This chapter is applicable to all new or modified sewerage systems, excluding only industrial waste treatment facilities. This chapter also applies to sewerage systems employing land disposal of sewage effluent, except those systems defined as plumbing wi…

NR 110.03 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) XApproved areawide waste treatment management planY means a plan or element thereof developed pursuant to Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 as amended by the Clean Water Act Amendment…

NR 110.04 Alternative requirements. (1) If the owner of a proposed reviewable project feels that compliance with the design requirements of this chapter is impracticable, the reasons therefor shall be fully communicated in writing to the department prior to the submission of fina…

NR 110.05 Sewer extensions. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to insure that department approval of applications for sanitary sewer extensions are consistent with and enhance the policy of the state to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity…

NR 110.06 Construction plans for reviewable projects. (1) All construction plans for reviewable projects submitted to the department shall be in conformance with ch. NR 108, and shall bear a suitable title block which includes the name of the owner, the scale and the date. The no…

NR 110.07 Specifications for reviewable projects. (1) Complete technical specifications for all reviewable projects shall accompany the construction plans. Where feasible the specifications shall contain provisions for maintaining the same degree of wastewater treatment during co…

NR 110.08 Facilities plans for reviewable projects. (1) APPLICABILITY. A facilities plan shall be prepared for each reviewable project submitted to the department for approval. Facilities plans for sewage treatment facilities or new sewage collection systems shall be submitted to…

NR 110.09 Sewage treatment facilities projects. (1) FACILITIES PLANS FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES PROJECTS. (a) Facilities plans consist of those necessary plans and studies which directly relate to the construction of the proposed facilities. Facilities planning shall demonst…

NR 110.10 Sewage collection system projects. (1) FACILITIES PLANS FOR SEWER PROJECTS. For sewer projects the facilities plan shall include the following information: (a) Description. A brief description of the project; including its geographic location and any necessary reference…

NR 110.11 Sewage lift stations. (1) FACILITIES PLANS FOR SEWAGE LIFT STATIONS. The facilities plan shall include the following: (a) Contributory area. A description of the extent of the existing and proposed contributory area with reference to a general system map as well as desc…

NR 110.12 Owner approval requirement. If the engineer submitting plans to the department for approval is not an employee of or has not been retained by the owner of the sewerage system for which the plans are submitted, written acceptance of the final plans by the owner shall be …

NR 110.13 Sewer design criteria. (1) GENERAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS. (a) Separation of sewers. New systems, or extensions to existing systems, which will serve presently unsewered areas shall be designed to exclude storm and other clear water sources from the sanitary sewer system…

NR 110.14 Sewage lift stations design criteria. (1) GENERAL. (a) Applicability. Lift stations may be approved when gravity sewers are not feasible or economical to transport the same design quantities of sewage. the chapter was last published. NR 110.14 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE C…

NR 110.15 General requirements for sewage treatment facilities. (1) DESIGN REPORT. A design report shall be submitted with plans and specifications for all sewage treatment facilities. This report shall summarize the design hydraulic loading, design biochemical oxygen demand (BOD…

NR 110.17 Grit removal facilities. (1) APPLICABILITY. Grit removal facilities are recommended for all sewage plants and are required for plants receiving sewage from combined sewers or from sewer systems receiving substantial amounts of grit. the chapter was last published. 23 DE…

NR 110.18 Settling tanks. (1) DESIGN CONSIDERA(a) Multiple settling tanks. 1. Multiple settling tanks shall be provided at all sewage treatment plants with an average design flow which exceeds 1,890 cubic meters per day (0.5 million gallons per day). 2. Control appurtenances such…

NR 110.19 Trickling filters. (1) APPLICABILITY. (a) Surface water discharge. New trickling filters shall be used in 24 conjunction with other treatment units which, in combination, will produce an acceptable level of treatment as defined in s. NR 110.15 (2) (a). Existing tricklin…

NR 110.20 Rotating biological contactors. (1) GEN(a) Applicability. Rotating biological contactors may be used when the wastewater is amenable to biological treatment. This treatment process may be used for carbonaceous or nitrogenous oxygen demand reduction, or both. ERAL. NR 11…

NR 110.21 Activated sludge. (1) APPLICABILITY. The activated sludge process, and its various modifications, may be used where sewage is amenable to biological treatment. (2) DESIGN REPORT. A design report shall be submitted in accordance with s. NR 110.15 (1). (3) DESIGN CONSIDER…

NR 110.22 Physical-chemical treatment. (1) APPLIPhysical-chemical treatment processes may be used where appropriate to achieve the required effluent limits. CABILITY. NR 110.22 (2) DESIGN REPORT. A design report shall be submitted in accordance with s. NR 110.05 (1). The report s…

NR 110.23 Disinfection. (1) GENERAL. (a) Applicability. Disinfection shall be provided in accordance with WPDES permit requirements. (b) Effluent limitations. 1. When chlorine is used as the disinfectant, the residual concentration in the wastewater treatment facility effluent sh…

NR 110.24 Lagoons. (1) DESIGN REPORT. A design report shall be submitted in accordance with s. NR 110.15 (1). (2) BASIS OF DESIGN. (a) Number of cells. A minimum of 2 treatment cells shall be provided for aerated lagoons and stabilization ponds. Where a controlled discharge is re…

NR 110.25 General conditions required for all land disposal systems. The provisions of this section apply to all municipal and privately owned domestic sewage treatment works. (1) APPLICABILITY. Land disposal systems shall be reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis. (2) DES…

NR 110.255 Conditions required for specific types of land disposal systems. (1) ABSORPTION POND SYSTEMS. (a) Design and construction criteria for absorption pond systems. 1. New absorption pond systems shall consist of a minimum of 3 individual absorption ponds of approximately e…

NR 110.26 Sludge handling, storage and disposal. (1) DESIGN REPORT. A design report shall be submitted in accordance with s. NR 110.15 (1). The report shall show calculations used to design the sludge facilities. Design of sludge handling facilities shall consider such factors as…

NR 110.27 Requirements for certified or registered laboratory. Bacteriological analyses of groundwater samples, and all radiological analyses, shall be performed by the state laboratory of hygiene or a laboratory certified or approved by the department of health services. Other l…

NR 111.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish requirements that apply to cooling water intake structures, including requirements that apply to location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures at new and existing facilities. The chap…

NR 111.02 Applicability. (1) In this section: (a) XGreenfield facilityY means a facility that is constructed at a site at which no other source is located, or that totally replaces the process or production equipment at an existing facility, as specified in 40 CFR 122.29 (b) (1) …

NR 111.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XActual intake flow,Y or XAIF,Y means the average volume of water withdrawn on an annual basis by the cooling water intake structures over the past 3 years. After October 14, 2019, Xactual intake flowY means the average volume of water …

NR 111.10 Requirement to comply with BTA standards. (1) The owner or operator of an existing facility that meets the applicability criteria specified in s. NR 111.02 shall at a minimum do all of the following: (a) Comply with the BTA standards for impingement mortality under s. N…

NR 111.11 Timing of BTA determinations. (1) PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTAL TIMEFRAMES. (a) Permits expiring after July 14, 2018. The owner or operator of an existing facility whose currently effective permit expires after July 14, 2018 shall submit to the department the information…

NR 111.12 Impingement mortality BTA standards. (1) MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS. (a) Generally. Except when approved by the department as provided in par. (b) and subs. (3) and (4), the owner or operator of an existing facility shall comply with one of the following alternatives, subje…

NR 111.13 Entrainment BTA standards. The department shall establish BTA standards for entrainment for each intake on a site-specific basis. These standards shall reflect the department[s determination of the maximum reduction in entrainment warranted after consideration of the re…