Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 123.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to contaminated private water supplies compensable under s. 281.75, Stats. Well compensation grants awarded prior to August 9, 1989 are governed by s. 281.75, Stats., and this chapter as they existed on August 8, 1989. This chapter do…

NR 123.03 Definitions. (1) XAdvisoryY means a written opinion, issued by the department, containing a specific descriptive reference to the well or private water supply and recommending that the well or private water supply not be used because of potential human health risks. (2)…

NR 123.04 Determination of contamination. Contamination of a private water supply, as defined in s. NR 123.03 (5), shall be established by: (1) The test analyses of at least 2 samples of water, taken at least 2 weeks apart and not more than 2 years apart. All samples shall be tak…

NR 123.05 Allocation of funds. (1) The department shall allocate money for the payment of completed claims and amendments according to the order in which completed claims and amendments are received by the department. A list shall be compiled of completed claims and amendments in…

NR 123.06 Denial of claims. (1) The department shall deny a claim if: (a) The claim is not within the scope of this chapter as determined by the department. (b) The claimant submits a fraudulent claim. (c) The claim is for reimbursement of costs incurred before the date of issuan…

NR 123.07 Variances. The department may approve variances from non-statutory requirements of this chapter upon the request of a claimant when it is determined that such variances are essential to effect necessary actions or department objectives, and where special circumstances m…

NR 123.08 Termination of awards. An award may be terminated in whole or in part by the department. (1) The department and a claimant may enter into an agreement to terminate the award at any time pursuant to this section. The agreement shall establish the effective date of termin…

NR 123.09 Enforcement. The following sanctions may be imposed for noncompliance with s. 281.75, Stats., the provisions of this chapter or any award made under this chapter: (1) The award may be terminated under s. NR 123.08; (2) Project costs directly related to the noncompliance…

NR 123.20 Eligibility of claimant. (1) (a) A claim may be submitted for the replacement of a contaminated private water supply which is contaminated at the time the claim is submitted under s. NR 123.04, irrespective of the time the contamination is or could have been discovered …

NR 123.22 Claim application. (1) In order to be considered for an award or proceed notice, a claimant shall submit a completed claim in accordance with s. NR 123.05, to the department. The department shall assist claimants in completing claims and revising claims in order to fulf…

NR 123.23 Issuance of an award or proceed notice. (1) ISSUANCE OF A PROCEED NOTICE. (a) Upon receipt of a claim, the department shall issue a proceed notice if the department determines that the claim is complete in accordance with s. NR 123.05, the department concurs with the cl…

NR 123.24 Amount of award. (1) AWARD CALCULATION. (a) The award shall pay up to 75% of the eligible costs. (b) The award may not provide for payment of any portion of eligible costs in excess of $12,000. Therefore, the maximum payment that can be made is $9,000. (c) If the annual…

NR 123.25 Payment. (1) After an award is made, and if all the conditions of the award are met, payment of the state share of the eligible costs shall be made by the department upon receipt, review and determination of completeness of the following: (a) An itemized payment request…

NR 123.26 Additional claims. (1) FAILURE TO ELIMIA claimant who receives an award for the purpose of constructing or reconstructing a private water supply or connecting to an existing private water supply may submit a new claim if the contamination is not eliminated and, if the a…

NR 123.27 Emergency. The department may authorize expenditures before a claim is submitted, if the department determines that an emergency situation exists. An emergency determination and expenditure authorization prior to submitting a claim does not waive the department[s author…

NR 125.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules under s. 281.55, Stats., for the administration of state grants to municipalities for small improvement projects for sanitary sewage treatment facilities and for compliance maintenance planning. History: Cr. Reg…

NR 125.02 Definitions. (1) XCompliance maintenance planningY means planning for a project which the department determines is necessary to prevent a municipality from significantly exceeding an effluent limitation, as defined in s. 283.01 (6), Stats. (2) XDepartmentY means the dep…

NR 125.03 Eligibility for a state grant. (1) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. (a) The department may award grants to municipalities for small improvement projects for existing sewage treatment facilities. (b) After June 30, 1988, and before July 1, 1990, the department may award grants to muni…

NR 125.04 Eligible costs. (1) PRELIMINARY PLANCosts of studies, investigations, surveys, planning and other steps necessary to determine the economic and engineering feasibility of a proposed project are eligible. (2) ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, INSPECTION AND OTHER FEES FOR TECH…

NR 125.05 Costs not eligible. The following costs are not allowable for state participation: (1) INELIGIBLE WORK. The cost of any work not included in the eligible portion of the project as approved by the department. (2) COST OF SITE. The cost of the site or easements or any est…

NR 125.06 Preliminary project evaluation. A municipality may request a preliminary determination of project eligibility prior to submitting a complete application to the department. (1) A request for a preliminary project evaluation shall include a project description as required…

NR 125.07 Grant applications. To be considered for a grant award, a municipality shall submit an application to the department. A municipality may submit an application only after the project is completed and paid for by the municipality. An application shall be completed on form…

NR 125.08 Departmental processing of applications. (1) PROJECT NUMBER ASSIGNMENT. Upon receipt of an application, the department will assign a project number in chronological order of receipt. The project number will be used on all documents and correspondence relating to the pro…

NR 125.09 Priority designation. (1) PRIORITY CATEGORIES. After June 30, 1988 and before July 1, 1990 the department shall give priority for available funding as follows: (a) The department shall give first priority to funding annual payments to municipalities required under s. 28…

NR 125.10 Priority list, closing date. The department shall determine the amount of money needed to fund complete applications received by the department prior to April 1 of each year. (1) If the amount of money available for grants is not sufficient to fully fund all application…

NR 125.11 Grant awards. (1) A grant awarded under this chapter shall be made on forms prepared by the department. The award shall be signed by the authorized representative of the department and shall list the conditions to which the award is subject. (2) A grant may not be award…

NR 125.12 Payment procedure. Final payment will be made only after the project is fully functional and final inspection and audit and evidence of satisfactory operation and maintenance. The total state grant will be based on the final audited eligible costs. History: Cr. Register…

NR 126.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules for the administration of state grants for sanitary sewage treatment facilities and sanitary sewage collection systems under s. 281.56, Stats. History: Cr. Register, March, 1975, No. 231, eff. 4-1-75; correction…

NR 126.02 Definitions. (1) XDepartmentY means the department of natural resources. (2) XMunicipalityY means a city, township, village, county, sanitary district, county utility district, metropolitan sewerage district or school district that is authorized by state statute to own,…

NR 126.03 Eligibility for a state grant. (1) ELIGIBLE In municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, based on the latest official state population estimates prepared in compliance with s. 16.96, Stats., state grants may be made for any of the following types of projects…

NR 126.04 Allowable costs. (1) PRELIMINARY PLANCosts of studies, investigations, surveys, planning and other steps necessary to determine the economic and engineering feasibility of a proposed project. (2) ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, INSPECTION AND OTHER FEES FOR TECHNICAL SERVIC…

NR 126.05 Costs not allowable. The following costs are not allowable for state participation: (1) INELIGIBLE WORK. The cost of any work not included in the eligible portion of the project as approved by the department. (2) COST OF SITE. The cost of the site or easements or any es…

NR 126.06 Preliminary project evaluation. Municipalities desiring a preliminary point rating and eligibility determination made for a project, prior to the submission of an application or plans and specifications, may submit such a request with accompanying documents s. NR 126.07…

NR 126.07 Grant applications. (1) APPLICATION Municipalities shall submit applications in accordance with instructions and on forms supplied by the department. Applications shall be updated by the applicant as necessary to keep the information current. (2) DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY …

NR 126.08 Departmental processing of applications. (1) PROJECT NUMBER ASSIGNMENT. Upon receipt of an application, the department will assign a project number in chronological order of receipt. The project number will be used on all documents and correspondence relating to the pro…

NR 126.09 Priority determination. The total of priority points shall be the sum of the applicable points for items in subs. (1) and (2) and the sum of points for each column in sub. (3). POINTS (1) STATUS OF PLANNING AND ENGINEERING. (a) Final detailed approvable construction pro…

NR 126.10 Priority ranking and notice of funding allocation. (1) PRIORITY RANKING. During January and July, all pending project applications (for which final approvable plans and specifications meeting chs. NR 108 and 110 have been submitted to or approved by the department) will…

NR 126.11 Offer and acceptance. (1) GRANT OFFER. (a) No grant offer shall be made for any project unless such the chapter was last published. NR 126.11 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE project conforms with department requirements and has been determined by the department as entitle…

NR 126.12 Payment procedure. (1) PARTIAL PAYMENTS. Partial payments will be made after inspection at the 25, 50, 75 and 90% stages of completion of the project. (2) FINAL PAYMENT. Final payment will be made only after final inspection and audit and evidence of satisfactory operat…

NR 129.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules under s. 87.31, Stats., for administration of the state grant program to provide financial assistance to counties, cities, and villages for topographical mapping of floodplain and shoreland areas to assist in th…

NR 129.02 Applicability. This chapter shall apply to all applications submitted for state grants for floodplain and shoreland mapping under s. 87.31, Stats. History: Cr. Register, May, 1980, No. 293, eff. 6-1-80; am. Register, April, 1983, No. 328, eff. 5-1-83.

NR 129.03 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) XApprovalY means the written approval of the department. (2) XAuthorized representativeY means the municipal official or employee designated by resolution of the governing body of a municipality to act on behalf of the …

NR 129.06 Eligible and ineligible costs. (1) ELIGIBLE COSTS. (a) The following project costs, whether incurred under contract or in the form of salaries and benefits, are eligible if they are allocatable to the mapping of eligible project areas and are not ineligible under sub. (…

NR 129.07 Grant awards. (1) GENERAL. Grant funds available under this program shall be allocated to those projects placed on a priority list, as determined by the criteria set forth in s. NR 129.08, in accordance with the following procedure: (a) The department shall establish a …

NR 129.08 Criteria for priority ranking. The following criteria shall be used to rank proposed mapping projects for the purpose of determining funding priority: the chapter was last published. 3 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (1) Type of study or map information available: (a) D…

NR 129.09 Grant application. (1) PROCEDURE. (a) Applications shall be submitted to the department by February 1 to be considered for a mapping grant in the current fiscal year. (b) A separate grant application must be submitted to the department for each proposed floodplain or sh…

NR 129.10 Limitations on award. Before awarding grant assistance for any mapping project, the department shall determine that: (1) All applicable requirements of s. NR 129.09 have been met; (2) Costs under proposed contracts or subcontracts are fair and reasonable; and (3) The wo…

NR 129.11 State share. The state share shall not exceed 50% of the total eligible project costs. History: Cr. Register, May, 1980, No. 293, eff. 6-1-80.

NR 129.12 Mapping project period. (1) Completed maps shall be submitted to the department, in accordance with s. NR 129.14, within one year after the date of acceptance of the grant offer unless the department extends that period. If such an extension is warranted by the circumst…

NR 129.13 Specifications. (1) GENERAL. (a) Contracts between the grantee and the mapping consultant, and between the mapping consultant and subcontractors, if any, shall conform to the minimum mapping specifications set forth in this section, unless par. (b) is applicable. Note: …