Wisconsin Administrative Code

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. Subchapter II — Game Refuges

NR 11.02 Year-round game refuge.

NR 11.03 Year-round no entry wildlife refuge.

NR 11.04 No entry wildlife refuge (September 1-December 31).

NR 11.05 No entry wildlife refuge except gun deer and muzzleloader deer (September 1-December 31).

NR 11.06 No entry wildlife refuge except trapping, gun deer and muzzleloader deer (September 1-December 31).

NR 11.07 No entry wildlife refuge except gun deer and muzzleloader deer (September 1-November 30).

NR 11.08 No entry wildlife refuge, rookeries and special areas (April 1- August 24).

NR 11.09 Horicon Marsh Fur Farm. Note: Chapter NR 11 as it existed on October 31, 1982 was repealed and a new chapter NR 11 was created effective November 1, 1982. Chapter NR 11 as it existed on August 31, 2020, was repealed and a new chapter NR 11 was created effective September…

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. the chapter was last published. …

NR 11.11 Waterfowl closed area; trapping and deer hunting permitted.

NR 11.12 Early waterfowl hunting season closed area.

NR 11.13 Mississippi river closed area.

NR 11.14 Waterfowl closed area; retrieving permitted.

NR 11.15 Beaver/ otter closed area (year-round).

NR 11.16 Marten protection area.

NR 11.17 Public lands closed area. Subchapter IV - Human Health and Safety Closures

NR 11.20 Year-round closed area.

NR 11.21 Year-round no entry.

NR 11.22 Closed area, bowhunting only and trapping allowed by special permit.

NR 11.23 Closed area, trapping allowed by special permit.

NR 11.24 State fish hatchery closed area. (3) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit individuals who are participating in a department-approved learn to hunt from hunting within the boundaries of properties identified as a closed area or refuge. Subchapter II — Game Refuges NR 11…

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…