ATCP 50.96(3)(b)1.
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting (January, 2018).
ATCP 50.96(3)(b)3.
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 412 grassed waterway (August, 2021).
ATCP 50.96(3)(b)5.
5. NRCS conservation practice standard 500 obstruction removal (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.96(3)(b)6.
6. NRCS conservation practice standard 606 subsurface drain (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.96(3)(b)7.
7. NRCS conservation practice standard 620 underground outlet (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.96(3)(b)8.
8. NRCS conservation practice standard 468 lined waterway or outlet (June, 2021).
ATCP 50.96(3)(c)
(c) The landowner agrees to maintain the waterway system for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
ATCP 50.96 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (3) (b) 1. to 4. and 6.
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09;
CR 13-016: am. (3) (b) 1. to 7., cr. (3) (b) 8.
Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14;
CR 14-047: am. (3) (b) 2., 6., 7.
Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15;
CR 16-012: am. (3) (b) 3.
Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16;
CR 16-083: am. (3) (b) 1., 3. to 5.
Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18;
CR 23-024: am. (3) (b) 1. to 8. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24. ATCP 50.97(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, “well decommissioning" means permanently disabling and sealing a well to prevent contaminants from reaching groundwater.
ATCP 50.97(2)
(2)
Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs to design and implement a well decommissioning, including costs to fill the well, seal the well, and shape the land to protect the abandoned wellhead from precipitation and runoff.
ATCP 50.97(3)
(3)
Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of well decommissioning unless the well decommissioning complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.97(3)(a)
(a) NRCS conservation practice standard 351 well decommissioning (August, 2021).
ATCP 50.98
ATCP 50.98 Wetland development or restoration. ATCP 50.98(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, “wetland development or restoration" means creating or restoring hydrologic or other conditions suitable for wetland vegetation or other important wetland functions. Construction of berms, destroying of tile lines or drainage ditch functions, or excavating areas (scrapes) are among common practices.
ATCP 50.98(2)
(2)
Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs related to the development or restoration of wetlands:
ATCP 50.98(2)(a)
(a) Costs for earth moving to construct or remove berms, levees, or dikes.
ATCP 50.98(2)(b)
(b) Costs for earth moving to fill in portions of drainage ditches.
ATCP 50.98(2)(d)
(d) Costs to establish vegetative cover to develop or restore wetlands, consistent with the practice goals.
ATCP 50.98(3)
(3)
Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s.
ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse wetland development or restoration costs unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.98(3)(a)
(a) The wetland development or restoration complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.98(3)(a)1.
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 657 wetland restoration (February, 2020).
ATCP 50.98(3)(a)2.
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 658 wetland creation (October, 2016).
ATCP 50.98(3)(b)
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the wetland restoration practice for at least 10 years.
ATCP 50.98 History
History: CR 01-090: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 08-075: am. (3) (a)
Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09;
CR 16-083: am. (3) (a)
Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; correction in (3) (a) made under s.
35.17, Stats.,
Register January 2018 No. 745;
CR 23-024: am. (1), cr. (2) (e), renum. (3) (a) to (3) (a) (intro.) and 1. and am., cr. (3) (a) 2. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
