Chapter 92, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION AND ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
18 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 92.02 Legislative intent
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92.02 Legislative intent. (1) The legislature finds that the soil resources of this state are being depleted by wind and water erosion and that the waters of this state are being polluted by nonpoint sources of pollution. The legislature further finds that these are statewide pro…
Wis. Stat. § 92.025 State soil erosion control goals
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92.025 State soil erosion control goals. It is the intent of the legislature that: (1) STATUTORY GOAL. The soil erosion rate on each individual cropland field in the state does not exceed the tolerable erosion level on or after January 1, 2000. (2) INTERIM GOALS; COUNTIES. The so…
Wis. Stat. § 92.03 Definitions
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92.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Agency” means any department, agency, board, commission, committee, council, officer, subdivision or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of this state. 92.11 92.115 92.12 92.13 92.14 92.15 92.16 92.17 92.18 Regulation of local soil an…
Wis. Stat. § 92.04 Land and water conservation board
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92.04 Land and water conservation board. (1) POWERS. (a) Hearings. The board may hold public hearings in the performance of its functions. (b) Delegation. The board may delegate to its chairperson or to one or more of its members any of its powers or duties. (c) Soil and water co…
Wis. Stat. § 92.05 Department
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92.05 Department. (1) CENTRAL AGENCY. The department is the central agency of this state responsible for setting and implementing statewide soil and water conservation policies and administering the state’s soil and water conservation programs. The department shall coordinate its…
Wis. Stat. § 92.06 Land conservation committees
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92.06 Land conservation committees. (1) CREATION; MEMBERSHIP. (a) Creation. Each county board shall create a land conservation committee. (b) Membership. 1. The county board shall appoint to the land conservation committee at least 2 persons who are members of the committee on ag…
Wis. Stat. § 92.07 Land conservation committee; powers
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92.07 Land conservation committee; powers. (1) POWERS GENERALLY. Each land conservation committee may carry out the powers delegated to the committee subject to the approval of the county board. (2) STANDARDS. Each land conservation committee may develop and adopt standards and s…
Wis. Stat. § 92.09 Land conservation committee staff
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92.09 Land conservation committee staff. The land conservation committee may employ county soil and water conservation staff, subject to the approval of the county board. The county soil and water conservation staff is responsible for the administration of the county soil and wat…
Wis. Stat. § 92.10 Land and water resource management planning program
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92.10 Land and water resource management planning program. (1) CREATION. There is created a land and water resource management planning program. The department, board and land conservation committees jointly shall develop and administer this program. (2) PURPOSES. The purposes of…
Wis. Stat. § 92.11 Regulation of local soil and water resource management practices
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92.11 Regulation of local soil and water resource management practices. (1) PROPOSED ORDINANCES. To promote soil and water conservation or nonpoint source water pollution abatement, a county, city, village or town may enact ordinances for the regulation of land use, land manageme…
Wis. Stat. § 92.115 Municipal soil conservation on private lands
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92.115 Municipal soil conservation on private lands. Any city, village or town by its governing body or through a committee designated by it for the purpose, may contract to do soil conservation work on privately owned lands but no contract may involve more than $1,000 for any on…
Wis. Stat. § 92.12 Intergovernmental cooperation
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92.12 Intergovernmental cooperation. Counties, cities, villages, towns and public agencies with natural resource responsibilities in the same or different counties may cooperate in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. If a problem of soil or water conservation is defined in…
Wis. Stat. § 92.13 State and local agencies to cooperate
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92.13 State and local agencies to cooperate. Agencies of the state having jurisdiction over, or charged with the administration of any state-owned lands, and any county or other governmental subdivision of the state having jurisdiction over, or charged with the administration of …
Wis. Stat. § 92.14 Soil and water resource management program
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92.14 Soil and water resource management program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Best management practices” has the meaning given under s. 281.65 (2) (a). (b) “Nonpoint source” has the meaning given under s. 281.65 (2) (b). (c) “Priority watershed” has the meaning given u…
Wis. Stat. § 92.15 Local regulation of livestock operations
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92.15 Local regulation of livestock operations. (1) In this section: (a) “Livestock operation” means a feedlot or other facility or a pasture where animals are fed, confined, maintained or stabled. (b) “Local governmental unit” means a political subdivision of this state, a speci…
Wis. Stat. § 92.16 Manure storage facilities
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92.16 Manure storage facilities. A county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance requiring manure storage facilities constructed after July 2, 1983, to meet the technical standards of the county, city, village or town and rules of the department. The department shall adopt…
Wis. Stat. § 92.17 Shoreland management
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92.17 Shoreland management. (1) GUIDELINES ORDINANCE. The guidelines for a shoreland management ordinance shall establish standards for activities related to the purpose of maintaining and improving surface water quality. (2) AUTHORITY TO ENACT ORDINANCE. (a) A city or village ma…
Wis. Stat. § 92.18 Training and certification
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92.18 Training and certification. (1) The department shall, by rule, establish a program of training and certification for persons who review plans for, conduct inspections of or engage in activities under any of the following: (a) This chapter. (b) Section 281.65, if those activ…