ATCP 50.08(5)(b)2. 2. Nutrient management, as defined in s. ATCP 50.78 (1).

ATCP 50.08(5)(b)3. 3. Residue management, as defined in s. ATCP 50.82 (1).

ATCP 50.08(5)(b)4. 4. Conservation crop rotation, as defined in s. ATCP 50.668 (1).

ATCP 50.08(5)(c) (c) Conservation practices or costs for which cost-sharing is prohibited under s. ATCP 50.40 (3) (b) or subch. VIII.

ATCP 50.08(5)(d) (d) Conservation practices or costs to correct a landowner’s criminal or grossly negligent discharge of pollutants to waters of the state.

ATCP 50.08(5)(e) (e) Conservation practices required by a WPDES permit issued under ch. NR 243.

ATCP 50.08(6) (6) Compliance actions not affected. Subsection (1) does not limit any of the following:

ATCP 50.08(6)(a) (a) An emergency or interim response to a pollution discharge, to prevent or mitigate imminent harm to waters of the state.

ATCP 50.08(6)(b) (b) County action under s. ATCP 50.16 (6) to suspend a landowner’s eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits, if the landowner fails to comply with conservation standards under s. ATCP 50.16 (1).

ATCP 50.08(6)(c) (c) Enforcement of an existing cost-share contract.

ATCP 50.08(7) (7) Cost-share grant sources. A grant from any public or private source, or combination of sources, may be counted as part of a cost-share grant under sub. (1). A loan is not a grant.

ATCP 50.08 History History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (5) (b) 6. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (1) (intro.) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 23-024: am. (3) (b), r. (3) (c), r. and recr. (5) (b) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (5) (b) 1. to 4. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.

subch. III of ch. ATCP 50 Subchapter III — County Soil and Water Program

ATCP 50.10 ATCP 50.10 County program; general.

ATCP 50.10(1) (1) Program elements. Every county land conservation committee shall establish and maintain a county soil and water conservation program. The program shall include all of the following elements:

ATCP 50.10(1)(a) (a) A county land and water resource management plan under s. ATCP 50.12, and a program to implement that plan.

ATCP 50.10(1)(b) (b) A program to implement soil and water conservation standards.

ATCP 50.10(1)(c) (c) A program to prepare and submit annual reports under s. ATCP 50.18 and annual grant applications under s. ATCP 50.20.

ATCP 50.10(1)(d) (d) A program to receive, distribute, and account for soil and water resource management grants under this chapter.

ATCP 50.10(1)(e) (e) A procedure to ensure that conservation practices funded under this chapter are designed and installed according to this chapter.

ATCP 50.10(1)(f) (f) An accounting and recordkeeping system under s. ATCP 50.22.

ATCP 50.10(1)(g) (g) An information and education program to promote effective soil and water resource management.

ATCP 50.10(1)(h) (h) Other program elements, if any, required under this chapter.

ATCP 50.10(2) (2) Coordination. A county land conservation committee shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate the program elements under sub. (1) with each other and with the related activities of NRCS, state agencies, other county departments, and other governmental entities.

ATCP 50.10 History History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 13-016: am. (1) (b) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 23-024: consol (2) (intro.) and (b) and renum. to (2) and am., r. (2) (a) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.

ATCP 50.12 ATCP 50.12 Land and water resource management plan.

ATCP 50.12(1) (1) Requirement. A county land conservation committee shall prepare and submit, for department approval, a land and water resource management plan. The department shall approve the county plan before allocating any funds to the county under subch. IV.

ATCP 50.12(2) (2) Plan contents. A land and water resource management plan shall describe all of the following in reasonable detail:

ATCP 50.12(2)(a) (a) Water quality and soil erosion conditions throughout the county, including identification of the causes of water quality impairment and pollutant sources. The plan shall include water quality assessments for each watershed in the county if available from DNR.