NR 153.12(20)
(20) “Priority lake area" means a hydrologic unit which drains to a lake or group of lakes and serves as the project boundary for watershed projects identified through the process in s.
281.65 (3m) (b), Stats., and implemented through the process in
ch. NR 120.
NR 153.12(23)
(23) “Project" means any targeted runoff management project or a notice of discharge project.
NR 153.12(24)
(24) “Project area" means the geographic extent of a project.
NR 153.12(25)
(25) “Project completion" means the expiration date of a runoff management grant agreement or the date all practice installations were certified as complete.
NR 153.12(26)
(26) “Project sponsor" means the governmental unit or state agency applying for and receiving grant assistance under s.
281.65 (4c) or
(4e), Stats., and this chapter.
NR 153.12(27)
(27) “Provider" means a governmental unit that administers cost-share funds through a cost-share agreement with a landowner, operator, or state agency.
NR 153.12(29)
(29) “Runoff management grant agreement" means an agreement entered into between the department of natural resources and a state agency or governmental unit or federally recognized tribal governing body which establishes the terms under which funds are provided by the department for the installation of best management practices or the purchase of property or easements in a project funded under s.
281.65 (4c) or
(4e), Stats.
NR 153.12(30)
(30) “Structural urban best management practices" means detention basins, wet basins, infiltration basins and trenches and wetland basins.
NR 153.12(31)
(31) “Targeted runoff management project" means either a TMDL or a non-TMDL control project selected by the department for funding under s.
281.65 (4c), Stats.
NR 153.12(31m)
(31m) “TMDL" means the amount of pollutants specified as a function of one or more water quality parameters that can be discharged into a water quality limited surface water segment and still ensure attainment of the applicable water quality standard.
NR 153.12(32)
(32) “Urban best management practices" means structural urban best management practices and other source area measures, transport system and end-of-pipe measures designed to control storm water runoff rates, volumes and discharge quality. In this definition, “source area" means a component of urban land use including rooftops, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, storage areas, streets and lawns from which storm water pollutants are generated during periods of snowmelt and rainfall runoff.
NR 153.12(32g)
(32g) “US EPA" means the United States environmental protection agency.
NR 153.12(32r)
(32r) “Watershed" means the geographic area draining to a specified portion of the surface or groundwater resource.
NR 153.12(34)
(34) “WPDES" means Wisconsin pollutant discharge elimination system.
NR 153.12 History
History: CR 00-025: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 09-112: r. and recr. (1), cr. (5m), (12m), (18g), (18r), (19m), (31m), (32g), (32r), am. (8), (19), (23) to (27), (29), (31), r. (22), (28)
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.
NR 153.13(1)
(1) Governmental units and federally recognized tribal governing bodies are eligible to apply for and receive funding for projects administered under this chapter.
NR 153.13 Note
Note: A landowner or land operator that is not a governmental unit may not apply directly to the department for a targeted runoff management grant or a notice of discharge grant. However, a landowner or land operator may enter into a cost-share agreement with a governmental unit to receive grant funds awarded by the department under s.
NR 153.20 or
153.205.
NR 153.13(2)
(2) A state agency, including the department, may apply for a targeted runoff management project grant administered under this chapter for a project on land under state ownership or control if the project area is within the boundaries of a priority watershed or priority lake project. The department may apply for a grant to purchase an easement for a targeted runoff management project or a notice of discharge project located in a priority watershed or priority lake project. For purposes of this subsection, a priority watershed or priority lake project is considered to retain its project status through the end of the tenth year beyond the expiration date of the nonpoint source grant agreement entered into under
s. NR 120.12.
NR 153.13 Note
Note: A state agency, including the department, may not apply directly to the department for a targeted runoff management project grant if the project area is located outside the boundaries of a priority watershed or priority lake project. For work in these areas a state agency, including the department, may only receive funds for a targeted runoff management project if a governmental unit submits an application on its behalf.
NR 153.14
NR 153.14 Eligible targeted runoff management projects. NR 153.14(1)(1)
Applicability. This section applies only to targeted runoff management projects.
NR 153.14(2)
(2) Project categories. The following four categories of targeted runoff management projects are eligible for funding under this chapter:
NR 153.14(3)
(3) General administrative project criteria for all projects. Any project funded under this section shall meet all of the following administrative criteria:
NR 153.14(3)(a)
(a) The project application submitted under
s. NR 153.17 shall specify the watershed, sub-watershed, or specific site that will be served by the project.
NR 153.14(3)(b)
(b) The project shall be consistent with priorities identified by the department on a watershed or other geographic basis.
NR 153.14(3)(c)
(c) The project shall be consistent with the county land and water resources management plan approved under s.
92.10, Stats.
NR 153.14(3)(d)
(d) The project may not have been allocated full cost-share funding by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under the joint allocation plan approved under ss.
92.14 (14) and
281.65 (4) (pm), Stats.
NR 153.14(4)
(4) General water quality criteria for all projects. Any project funded under this section shall implement nonpoint source pollution control in an area that is a target area based on at least one of the following:
NR 153.14(4)(a)
(a) The need for compliance with performance standards established by the department in
ch. NR 151.
NR 153.14(4)(b)
(b) The existence of impaired water bodies that the department has identified to the federal environmental protection agency under
33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (A).
NR 153.14(4)(c)
(c) The existence of outstanding or exceptional resource waters, as designated by the department under s.
281.15, Stats.
NR 153.14(4)(e)
(e) The existence of an animal feeding operation that has received a notice of discharge under
ch. NR 243 or a notice of intent to issue a notice of discharge.
NR 153.14(4)(f)
(f) Other water quality concerns of national or statewide importance as identified by the department in application materials.
NR 153.14(5)
(5) Large-scale TMDL implementation project eligibility criteria. Large-scale TMDL implementation projects shall meet the following specific criteria:
NR 153.14(5)(a)
(a) The project shall directly implement the pollutant-specific goals of either a draft TMDL, a US EPA-approved TMDL, a draft TMDL implementation plan, a department approved TMDL implementation plan, or an equivalent to any of the foregoing as identified by the department.
NR 153.14(5)(b)
(b) The project shall be designed to control the most critical nonpoint pollution sources within a designated watershed area.
NR 153.14 Note
Note: The boundaries of the watershed area will be based on factors including the amount of funds available, the management needs identified in the TMDL and the management strategy set forth in the TMDL implementation plan.
NR 153.14(5)(c)
(c) The project shall be limited to managing agricultural sources of nonpoint pollution.
NR 153.14(5)(d)
(d) The project shall focus on controlling those nonpoint pollution sources in the project area that are determined to be significant based on their relative contribution to the impairment and that can be cost-effectively controlled.
NR 153.14(5)(e)
(e) The intended project period may not exceed 3 years in duration, with the possibility of extension to 4 years if approved by the department.
NR 153.14(6)
(6) Small-scale TMDL implementation project eligibility criteria. Small-scale TMDL implementation projects shall meet the following specific criteria:
NR 153.14(6)(a)
(a) The project shall directly implement the pollutant-specific goals of either a draft TMDL, a US EPA-approved TMDL, a draft TMDL implementation plan, a department approved TMDL implementation plan, or an equivalent to any of the foregoing as identified by the department.
NR 153.14(6)(c)
(c) The project may address nonpoint pollution from either agricultural or urban sources.
NR 153.14(6)(d)
(d) The project shall focus on controlling those nonpoint pollution sources in the project area that are determined to be significant based on their relative contribution to the impairment and that can be cost-effectively controlled.
NR 153.14(6)(e)
(e) The intended project period may not exceed two years in duration, with the possibility of extension to 3 years if approved by the department.
NR 153.14(7)
(7) Large-scale non-TMDL control projects eligibility criteria. Large-scale non-TMDL control projects shall meet the following specific criteria:
NR 153.14(7)(a)
(a) The project shall implement water resource management goals included in a watershed plan or strategy acceptable to the department.
NR 153.14(7)(b)
(b) The project shall be designed to control the most critical nonpoint pollution sources within a designated watershed area. The designated watershed area shall be not less than 8 square miles nor more than 39 square miles in areal extent.
NR 153.14 Note
Note: The Wisconsin Buffer Initiative finds that watersheds in this size range provide the best opportunity for cost-effectively solving surface water resource problems in threatened or partially degraded waters using agricultural nonpoint source pollution control best management practices. The Wisconsin Buffer Initiative is published by the University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Copies are on file with the department and the secretary of state.
NR 153.14(7)(c)
(c) The project shall be limited to managing agricultural sources of nonpoint pollution.
NR 153.14(7)(d)
(d) The project shall focus on controlling those nonpoint pollution sources in the project area that are determined to be significant based on their relative contribution to the impairment and that can be cost-effectively controlled.
NR 153.14(7)(e)
(e) The project shall focus on attainment of performance standards and prohibitions established by the department under s.
281.16 (3), Stats.
NR 153.14(7)(f)
(f) The intended project period may not exceed 3 years in duration, with the possibility of extension to a fourth year if approved by the department.
NR 153.14(8)
(8) Small-scale non-TMDL control project eligibility criteria. Small-scale nonpoint source control projects shall meet the following specific criteria:
NR 153.14(8)(b)
(b) The project may address nonpoint pollution from either agricultural or urban sources.
NR 153.14(8)(c)
(c) Agricultural projects shall be designed to achieve attainment of agricultural performance standards and prohibitions established by the department under s.
281.16 (3), Stats. Urban projects shall be designed to achieve attainment of non-agricultural performance standards established by the department under s.
281.16 (2), Stats.
NR 153.14(8)(d)
(d) The intended project period may not exceed 2 years in duration, with the possibility of extension to 3 years if approved by the department.
NR 153.14 Note
Note: TMDL implementation projects contribute to the cost-effective removal of surface waters from the state's impaired waters list in a way that is consistent with TMDLs and TMDL implementation plans. The degree to which compliance with state performance standards and prohibitions is needed to address these impairments will vary by waterbody.
NR 153.14 Note
Non-TMDL control projects improve degraded surface waters (including surface waters on the section 303 (d) list that do not yet have TMDLs or TMDL implementation plans), to improve degraded groundwater and to protect threatened and high quality surface and ground waters from degradation. These projects achieve their goals by implementing state performance standards and prohibitions.
NR 153.14 Note
Large-scale projects and small-scale TMDL implementation projects set control priorities based on a watershed plan or other process to identify needs and cost-effective strategies. Small-scale non-TMDL control projects implement state performance standards and prohibitions wherever they may occur, leading to a general reduction in nonpoint source pollution.
NR 153.14 History
History: CR 00-025: cr.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 09-112: r. and recr.
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; correction in (7) (title), (8) (title) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 2., Stats.,
Register December 2010 No. 660.
NR 153.145
NR 153.145 Eligible notice of discharge projects. NR 153.145(1)(1) This section applies only to notice of discharge projects.
NR 153.145(2)
(2) Eligibility for funding under this section includes notice of discharge projects that implement best management practices for animal waste management at animal feeding operations for which the department has issued a notice required under s.
281.65 (4e), Stats. Notice of discharge projects shall be designed to meet the water quality goals established in s.
281.65 (4e), Stats.
NR 153.145 Note
Note: The department may fund management practices to meet notice of discharge requirements in two ways. It may fund required management practices through a notice of discharge project authorized under s.
281.65 (4e), Stats. Alternatively, it may fund the required management practices under a targeted runoff management project authorized under s.
281.65 (4c), Stats. This chapter establishes separate requirements and procedures for each of these alternative funding mechanisms.
NR 153.145 History
History: CR 09-112: cr.
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.
NR 153.15
NR 153.15 Cost sharing for best management practices. NR 153.15(1)(a)(a) The department may provide cost sharing for the construction or implementation of best management practices in any project selected for funding under the chapter. The department may attribute design and construction services costs to the cost of construction or implementation of the best management practice. State and local administrative permit fees are not reimbursable as part of the construction cost.
NR 153.15 Note
Note: Although local administrative fees are not reimbursable, the department may reimburse governmental units for design and construction services subject to the limitations of s.
NR 153.27 (4).
NR 153.15(1)(b)1.1. If the purpose of the best management practice is to comply with agricultural performance standards and prohibitions identified in subch.
II of ch. NR 151, technical standards for the best management practice shall be included in subch.
VIII of ch. ATCP 50 in order for the best management practice to be considered eligible for cost sharing under this chapter.
NR 153.15(1)(b)2.
2. Subd.1 does not apply if the department determines there is no technical standard in subch.
VIII of ch. ATCP 50 capable of meeting the performance standard or prohibition.
NR 153.15(1)(c)
(c) If the purpose of the best management practice is to comply with a non-agricultural performance standard under subch.
III or
IV of ch. NR 151, or if the purpose of the best management practice is to reduce pollution from a source for which a performance standard is not included in
ch. NR 151, the best management practice shall meet one of the following criteria to be considered eligible for cost sharing under this chapter:
NR 153.15(1)(c)4.
4. Be identified by the department as an interim best management practice or alternative design criteria in accordance with
sub. (3) (b) 4.
