Chapter 280 — WELL DRILLING, HEAT EXCHANGE DRILLING, AND PUMP INSTALLING
12 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 280.01 Definitions
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280.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (2) “Groundwater” means subsurface water supplied for human consumption. (2b) “Heat exchange drillhole” means an excavation or opening in the ground that is deeper than it is wide, th…
Wis. Stat. § 280.11 Pure drinking water; powers of department
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280.11 Pure drinking water; powers of department. (1) The department shall, after a public hearing, prescribe, publish and enforce minimum reasonable standards and rules and regulations for methods to be pursued in the obtaining of pure drinking water for human consumption and th…
Wis. Stat. § 280.13 Additional powers of department
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280.13 Additional powers of department. (1) The department may exercise such powers, and may promulgate such rules, as are reasonably necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter. It may, among other things: (a) Employ a competent supervisor to supervise and …
Wis. Stat. § 280.15 Drilling and pump installing; registration; licensing; qualifications; fee
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280.15 Drilling and pump installing; registration; licensing; qualifications; fee. (1) BUSINESS REGISTRATION. (a) Registration requirement. No person may engage in the business of well drilling or heat exchange drilling in this state unless the person obtains registration under t…
Wis. Stat. § 280.16 Prohibition on use of certain devices in wells
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280.16 Prohibition on use of certain devices in wells. (1) In this section, “pitless adapter” means a device that attaches a well casing pipe to an underground pipe that conveys water from the well. (2) No person may install a pitless adapter that extends into the inside of a wel…
Wis. Stat. § 280.17 Exceptions
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280.17 Exceptions. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the construction of wells where the water is used only for stock watering and other similar domestic purposes and is not used for human consumption. History: 1995 a. 227 s. 941; Stats. 1995 s. 280.17.
Wis. Stat. § 280.19 Registration exceptions
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280.19 Registration exceptions. No registration or license to engage in the well drilling or pump installing industry is required of competent sanitary engineers or of superintendents of waterworks systems in the preparations of plans and specifications or in supervising the inst…
Wis. Stat. § 280.21 Local authority
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280.21 Local authority. (1) ORDINANCES. The department may authorize counties to adopt ordinances under s. 59.70 (6) (b) and (c), relating to the enforcement of this chapter and rules of the department under this chapter. The department shall establish by rule standards for appro…
Wis. Stat. § 280.25 Report on aquifer recovery system
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280.25 Report on aquifer recovery system. (1) In this section: (a) “Aquifer storage and recovery system” has the meaning given in s. 160.257 (1). (b) “Municipal water system” has the meaning given in s. 160.257 (1) (c). (2) The operator of a municipal water system that uses an aq…
Wis. Stat. § 280.30 Well and heat exchange drillhole abandonment; property transfer inspections
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280.30 Well and heat exchange drillhole abandonment; property transfer inspections. (1) DEFINITION. Notwithstanding s. 280.01 (6), in this section, “water supply well” means an excavation or opening into the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, or other method that supplies …
Wis. Stat. § 280.97 Penalties
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280.97 Penalties. Except as provided in s. 280.98 (3), any person who violates any provision of this chapter, shall be fined not less than $10 or more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. Each day during which a violation continues constitutes a separate offens…
Wis. Stat. § 280.98 Citations
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280.98 Citations. (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the department may follow the procedures for the issuance of a citation under ss. 23.50 to 23.99 to collect a forfeiture as specified in sub. (3) from a person who commits a violation specified under sub. (2). (2) The departme…