281.346(12)(am)(am) The following are not considered in determining the capacity of a water supply system for the purposes of par. (a): 281.346(12)(am)1.1. The capacity of a well that has a capacity of less than 100,000 gallons per day and that is used primarily to provide water to a single-family or multifamily residence. 281.346(12)(am)2.2. The capacity of a well used primarily for fire protection purposes. 281.346(12)(b)(b) In addition to the fee under par. (a), a person who withdraws from the Great Lakes basin more than 50,000,000 gallons per year shall pay to the department an annual fee in an amount specified under par. (c). 281.346(12)(c)(c) The department shall promulgate a rule specifying the amount of the fee under par. (b). 281.346(12)(d)(d) A person who submits an application under sub. (4) shall pay to the department a review fee of $5,000 and shall pay to the department an amount equal to any fees imposed on this state related to review of the proposed diversion by the Great Lakes council or the regional body. 281.346(13m)(13m) Exceedances. It is not a violation of this section to withdraw an amount of water that exceeds the withdrawal amount specified in a permit issued under sub. (5) or in the database under sub. (4s) (i), unless the amount by which the withdrawal exceeds the withdrawal amount would result in the application of the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m) or the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6). 281.346(14)(a)(a) Any person who violates this section or any rule promulgated or approval issued under this section shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense. 281.346(14)(c)(c) In addition to the penalties under par. (a), the court may order the defendant to abate any nuisance, restore a natural resource, or take, or refrain from taking, any other action as necessary to eliminate or minimize any environmental damage caused by the violation. 281.346 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also ch. NR 860, Wis. adm. code. 281.346 AnnotationDiversions from the Great Lakes: Out of the Watershed and in Contravention of the Compact. Wabiszewski. 100 MLR 627 (2016).
281.348281.348 Water supply service area plans for public water supply systems. 281.348(1)(a)(a) “Compact’s effective date” means the effective date of the Great Lakes — St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact under s. 281.343 (9) (d). 281.348(1)(b)(b) “Cost-effectiveness analysis” means a systematic comparison of alternative means of providing a water supply in order to identify alternatives that will minimize total resources costs and maximize environmental benefits over a planning period. 281.348(1)(c)(c) “Great Lakes basin” means the watershed of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River upstream from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. 281.348(1)(cm)(cm) “Great Lakes council” means the Great Lakes — St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council, created under s. 281.343 (2) (a). 281.348(1)(d)(d) “Public water supply” means water distributed to the public through a physically connected system of treatment, storage, and distribution facilities that serve a group of largely residential customers and that may also serve industrial, commercial, and other institutional customers. 281.348(1)(e)(e) “Total resources costs” includes monetary costs and direct and indirect environmental as well as other nonmonetary costs. 281.348(1)(f)(f) “Withdraw” means to take water from surface water or groundwater. 281.348(1)(g)(g) “Withdrawal” means the taking of water from surface water or groundwater, including the taking of surface water or groundwater for the purpose of bottling the water. 281.348(2)(2) Determinations concerning applicability of requirements. 281.348(2)(a)(a) For the purposes of this section, the surface water divide is used to determine whether a withdrawal of surface water or groundwater is from the Great Lakes basin. 281.348(2)(b)(b) For the purposes of this section, the withdrawal of water from more than one source within the Great Lakes basin to supply a common distribution system is considered one withdrawal. 281.348(3)(a)1.1. The department shall establish, by rule, and administer a continuing water supply planning process for the preparation of water supply plans for persons operating public water supply systems. The period covered by a plan under this subsection may not exceed 20 years. A regional planning commission may prepare plans for persons operating public water supply systems.