Wisconsin Legislature: Water

Wage claim changes re filing, investigation, statute of limitations, interest, surcharge, costs, and attorney fees; employers required to provide written disclosure statement when employee is hired, conditions specified; licensing agency to deny issuance or renewal of licenses to applicants with unpaid wage claims - AB40

Wage claim changes re filing, investigation, statute of limitations, interest, surcharge, costs, and attorney fees; employers required to provide written disclosure statement when employee is hired, conditions specified; licensing agency to deny issuance or renewal of licenses to applicants with unpaid wage claims - SB40

Counting tips of tipped employees: DWD to promulgate rules re employer use of electronic signature to acknowledge gratuities - AB840

Counting tips of tipped employees: DWD to promulgate rules re employer use of electronic signature to acknowledge gratuities - SB758

Employer of tipped employee: retain state sales taxes as incentive to pay employees minimum wage in addition to tips - SB426

Employer of tipped employee: retain state sales taxes as incentive to pay employees minimum wage in addition to tips - AB483

Minimum wage ordinance prohibition eliminated - SB844

Minimum wage ordinance prohibition eliminated - AB928

State minimum wage increased and DWD to annually revise using the consumer price index; provisions for tipped employees, meal and lodging allowances, and certain categories of employees modified; prohibition on local minimum wage ordinance eliminated - AB961

State minimum wage increased, consumer price index provision; DWD Secretary to establish a minimum wage study committee, report required [Sec. 1281-1323, 1827, 9150 (2); original bill only] - AB56

State minimum wage increased, consumer price index provision; DWD Secretary to establish a minimum wage study committee, report required [Sec. 1281-1323, 1827, 9150 (2)] - SB59

Prevailing wage: rate determination, enforcement and administration, applicability to local projects, violations, investigation, and elimination of certain exemption; repeal certain requirements re highway projects funded with federal moneys [Sec. 123, 773, 802-808, 1080, 1081, 1097, 1242, 1272-1278, 1280, 1324, 1388, 1401-1403, 1828, 1852, 1853, 2188, 2247, 9350 (1), (2); original bill only] - AB56

Prevailing wage: rate determination, enforcement and administration, applicability to local projects, violations, investigation, and elimination of certain exemption; repeal certain requirements re highway projects funded with federal moneys [Sec. 123, 773, 802-808, 1080, 1081, 1097, 1242, 1272-1278, 1280, 1324, 1388, 1401-1403, 1828, 1852, 1853, 2188, 2247, 9350 (1), (2)] - SB59

Local professional baseball park district: distribution of excess sales and use tax revenues to certain counties and municipalities; conditions and DOR duties - SB176

Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial Highway: portion of STH 28 in Dodge and Washington counties designated as; directional signs for the Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial and Education Center and highway map provisions; DOT duties - SB433

Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial Highway: portion of STH 28 in Dodge and Washington counties designated as; directional signs for the Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial and Education Center and highway map provisions; DOT duties - AB451

Clean water clearinghouse created re buying and selling water pollution credits; DOA and DNR duties [S.Amdt.1: further revisions, DNR to consult EPA re certain credits] - SB91

Clean water clearinghouse created re buying and selling water pollution credits; DOA and DNR duties - AB113

Clean Water Fund Program: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 295] - AB56

Clean Water Fund Program: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 295] - SB59

Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) annual fee increased; nutrient management plan established; groundwater monitoring re manure landspreading; well construction and pump installation rules updated; collaboration to update SnapPlus program; appropriations, State Laboratory of Hygiene, DNR, DHS, DATCP, UW, USDA, and PFAS provisions - AB867

Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO): WPDES annual permit fee increased, 5 year fee imposed, and deposit of fees provision [Sec. 181, 1971-1973; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, fee and appropriation revisions, DNR report requirement modified, 179m, 181d, 1973m, deletes 1971-1973] - AB56

Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO): WPDES annual permit fee increased, 5 year fee imposed, and deposit of fees provision [Sec. 181, 1971-1973] - SB59

Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO): WPDES permit fee revision - AB69

Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO): WPDES permit fee revision - SB31

DNR financial assistance for nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects and to implement best management practices at animal feeding operations: bonding authority increased [Sec. 297] - SB59

DNR financial assistance for nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects and to implement best management practices at animal feeding operations: bonding authority increased [Sec. 297] - AB56

Environmental management moneys used for nonpoint source water pollution abatement [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 339d, f] - AB56

Groundwater Coordinating Council additional funding; funding for DHS positions re groundwater, drinking water, waterborne diseases, and harmful algae blooms; State Laboratory of Hygiene appropriation changes - AB916

Groundwater management area standards and process for designating established; high capacity well provisions re environmental review, approvals, mining operations, and groundwater management areas; DNR provisions re withdrawal fees, water conservation for certain approvals, eliminate certain hydrologic study, and groundwater study and enforcement standards at mining operations - SB732

Groundwater quality standards for specified contaminants: DHS required to establish - AB85

Groundwater quality standards for specified contaminants: DHS required to establish - SB109

Groundwater substances list compiled by DNR: public notice and comment period requirement; DHS provision - SB708

Groundwater substances list compiled by DNR: public notice and comment period requirement; DHS provision - AB794

Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan: efforts of the state and others in the Mississippi River Basin to reduce the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico supported - SJR44

Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan: efforts of the state and others in the Mississippi River Basin to reduce the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico supported - AJR54

Local levy limits: negative adjustment for covered services provision repealed [Sec. 790, 791; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, storm water management removed from covered services, 790m, 9330 (3t), deletes 790, 791; A.Amdt.1: deletes 790m, 9330 (3t)] - AB56

Nitrate testing grant program for private wells [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 189m, 1949m, 9119 (10f); deleted by A.Amdt.1] - AB56

PFAS standards established, proof of financial responsibility requirement, UW Board of Regents grant for research, municipal grant to address contamination, pilot program re blood testing and cancer cluster study in specified municipalities, laboratory certification criteria, and solid or hazardous waste site or facility investigation; DNR and DHS duties, segregated fund provision - AB843

PFAS standards established, proof of financial responsibility requirement, UW Board of Regents grant for research, municipal grant to address contamination, pilot program re blood testing and cancer cluster study in specified municipalities, laboratory certification criteria, and solid or hazardous waste site or facility investigation; DNR and DHS duties, segregated fund provision - SB772

Technical assistance to farmers re water quality, organic production, and soil health: DATCP duties and positions authorized; nonpoint source pollution abatement program cost-sharing and targeted runoff standards provisions, DNR duties - AB919

Technical assistance to farmers re water quality, organic production, and soil health: DATCP duties and positions authorized; nonpoint source pollution abatement program cost-sharing and targeted runoff standards provisions, DNR duties - SB856

Urban storm water and runoff, flood control, and riparian restoration projects: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 298] - SB59

Urban storm water and runoff, flood control, and riparian restoration projects: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 298] - AB56

Water quality management in state highway projects: DOT to encourage alternate plans - SB275

Water quality management in state highway projects: DOT to encourage alternate plans - AB276

Watersheds with total maximum daily load (TMDL) in effect: DNR grants to municipalities and counties for water pollution control infrastructure projects [Sec. 180, 300, 1956; original bill only] - AB56

Watersheds with total maximum daily load (TMDL) in effect: DNR grants to municipalities and counties for water pollution control infrastructure projects [Sec. 180, 300, 1956] - SB59

Well compensation grant program revisions re family income limit; bonding authority or funding increased for replacement of lead service lines, contaminated sediment removal, lake and river protection, local pollution control grants in certain watersheds, nonpoint source water pollution abatement, and soil and water resource management - AB866

WPDES permit violations: DNR required to notify counties; notification system provision - SB632

WPDES permit violations: DNR required to notify counties; notification system provision - AB700

Continuous disinfection of water: municipal water systems required to provide - SB783

Continuous disinfection of water: municipal water systems required to provide - AB966

County conservation staffing: DATCP appropriation increased, conditions set - SB723

County conservation staffing: DATCP appropriation increased, conditions set - AB790

DATCP grants and programs: grazing coordinator position created; water stewardship certification grant program created; cooperate with USDA on crop insurance rebates for planting cover crops; producer-led watershed protection grant revisions; soil and water resource conservation grant allocation plan factors to consider; producer-led group eligible for DNR lake protection grants - SB715

DATCP grants and programs: grazing coordinator position created; water stewardship certification grant program created; cooperate with USDA on crop insurance rebates for planting cover crops; producer-led watershed protection grant revisions; soil and water resource conservation grant allocation plan factors to consider; producer-led group eligible for DNR lake protection grants - AB795

Groundwater Coordinating Council additional funding; funding for DHS positions re groundwater, drinking water, waterborne diseases, and harmful algae blooms; State Laboratory of Hygiene appropriation changes - AB916

Groundwater management area standards and process for designating established; high capacity well provisions re environmental review, approvals, mining operations, and groundwater management areas; DNR provisions re withdrawal fees, water conservation for certain approvals, eliminate certain hydrologic study, and groundwater study and enforcement standards at mining operations - SB732

Lead in drinking water: child care centers, child care providers, and recreational and educational camps required to test for; remediation plan provisions - AB475

Lead in drinking water: child care centers, child care providers, and recreational and educational camps required to test for; remediation plan provisions - SB424

Lead service line replacement projects re private users of public water systems: bonding authority of the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program increased to provide forgivable loans - SB371

Lead service line replacement projects re private users of public water systems: bonding authority of the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program increased to provide forgivable loans - AB399

Lead testing of potable water sources in schools: requirements created; exception to referendum restrictions for lead remediation; BCPL loans allowed; Safe Drinking Water Loan Program provision - AB476

Lead testing of potable water sources in schools: requirements created; exception to referendum restrictions for lead remediation; BCPL loans allowed; Safe Drinking Water Loan Program provision - SB423

Little Plover River watershed enhancement grant to Village of Plover - AB567

Little Plover River watershed enhancement grant to Village of Plover - SB510

Nitrogen optimization pilot program created in DATCP re nitrate loading; UW institutions and grants provisions; emergency rules provision - AB796

Nitrogen optimization pilot program created in DATCP re nitrate loading; UW institutions and grants provisions; emergency rules provision - SB718

PFAS group of substances: DNR to establish and enforce standards, emergency rules provision - SB302

PFAS group of substances: DNR to establish and enforce standards, emergency rules provision - AB321

PFAS management zones established; notification, reports, and grant and loan program requirements; DNR duties and advisory committee established; emergency rule provision - AB922

PFAS management zones established; notification, reports, and grant and loan program requirements; DNR duties and advisory committee established; emergency rule provision - SB774

PFAS standards established, proof of financial responsibility requirement, UW Board of Regents grant for research, municipal grant to address contamination, pilot program re blood testing and cancer cluster study in specified municipalities, laboratory certification criteria, and solid or hazardous waste site or facility investigation; DNR and DHS duties, segregated fund provision - AB843

PFAS standards established, proof of financial responsibility requirement, UW Board of Regents grant for research, municipal grant to address contamination, pilot program re blood testing and cancer cluster study in specified municipalities, laboratory certification criteria, and solid or hazardous waste site or facility investigation; DNR and DHS duties, segregated fund provision - SB772

Safe Drinking Water Loan Program: general obligation bonding authority increased and issuance of revenue bonds authorized [Sec. 27, 122, 171-176, 296, 339, 1957-1961; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, lead service line replacement provision removed, deletes 27, 1961] - AB56

Safe Drinking Water Loan Program: general obligation bonding authority increased and issuance of revenue bonds authorized [Sec. 27, 122, 171-176, 296, 339, 1957-1961] - SB59