NR 860.32(1) (1) The department shall issue an individual water use permit under s. NR 860.31 (3), only when all of the following have been completed:

NR 860.32(1)(a) (a) The department has received a complete application containing the information required by s. NR 860.31 (3) (a).

NR 860.32 Note Note: Applications and information should be sent to: DNR Water Use Program DG/5, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.

NR 860.32(1)(b) (b) Public participation has been completed following the procedures in subch. IV, if applicable.

NR 860.32(1)(c) (c) The applicant has received all the necessary permits or approvals for the withdrawal under s. 30.12, 30.18, 281.34, or 281.41, Stats., or s. 281.17, 2001 Stats.

NR 860.32(1)(d) (d) The department determines that the withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under s. 281.346 (5m), Stats., or the compact decision-making standard under s. 281.346 (6), Stats., if applicable.

NR 860.32(1)(e) (e) The applicant receives department approval of a water conservation plan under ch. NR 852, if applicable.

NR 860.32(1)(f) (f) The applicant has complied with an approved water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, Stats., if applicable.

NR 860.32(1)(g) (g) Prior notice under s. 281.346 (5) (L), Stats., and regional review under s. 281.346 (5) (m), Stats., has been completed, if applicable.

NR 860.32(2) (2) All individual water use permits shall contain the permit conditions in s. NR 860.15 and additional permit conditions that may be required that include any of the following:

NR 860.32(2)(a) (a) Requirements for estimating, and if necessary, monitoring substantial increases in water loss resulting from increases in withdrawal amounts and reporting the results to the department.

NR 860.32(2)(b) (b) Limitations on the location and dates or seasons of the withdrawal.

NR 860.32(2)(c) (c) The allowable uses of the withdrawal.

NR 860.32(2)(d) (d) Limits on the amount of the withdrawal necessary to ensure compliance with the decision-making standard under s. 281.346 (5m) or (6), Stats.

NR 860.32(2)(e) (e) If the owner also has an approved diversion under s. 281.346 (4), Stats., the conditions of that diversion approval.

NR 860.32(2)(f) (f) If the withdrawal requires a water loss approval under s. 281.35 (4), Stats., the conditions of that water loss approval as required under s. 281.35 (6) (a), Stats.

NR 860.32(2)(g) (g) If the withdrawal is from a surface water body tributary to one of the Great Lakes and would result in a water loss of more than 95 percent of the amount of water withdrawn, conditions that ensure the withdrawal does not cause significant adverse environmental impact.

NR 860.32(3) (3) The department shall specify a withdrawal amount for each individual water use permit. The department shall also specify a baseline for each automatically issued individual water use permit under s. NR 860.31 (2). The withdrawal amount and baseline shall be determined by following the procedures in s. 281.346, Stats. The withdrawal amount for an automatically issued individual permit shall not be less than the baseline unless specifically requested by the owner.

NR 860.32(4) (4) The department may, after an opportunity for a hearing conducted following the procedures under s. NR 860.42, modify an individual permit to ensure compliance with the state or compact decision-making standard, if applicable.

NR 860.32(5) (5) The department may suspend or revoke an individual water use permit for cause including obtaining the permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose material facts or substantially violating the terms of the permit.

NR 860.32 Note Note: An applicant or permit holder may challenge a modification, suspension or revocation in whole or part of an individual permit following the requirements under s. 281.93, Stats.

NR 860.32 History History: CR 10-109: cr. Register September 2011 No. 669, eff. 10-1-11.

NR 860.33 NR 860.33 Modifications to the Withdrawal Amount — Individual Water Use Permits.

NR 860.33(1) (1) If a permittee proposes to increase the amount of a withdrawal over the established withdrawal amount in the individual permit, the permittee shall apply to the department using the method prescribed by the department for a modification of the permit and submit any missing or outdated information required under s. NR 860.31 (3) (a).

NR 860.33 Note Note: Applications and information should be sent to: DNR Water Use Program DG/5, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.

NR 860.33(2) (2) The department shall review the application following the requirements of s. NR 860.31 (3) and approve the modification if the increased withdrawal meets the requirements of s. NR 860.32 (1).

NR 860.33 Note Note: Department review of a proposed modification may require compliance with the state decision-making standard under s. 281.346 (5m), Stats., or the compact decision-making standard under s. 281.346 (6), Stats.

NR 860.33(3) (3) If the department determines that the requested modification does not meet the requirements of s. NR 860.32 (1), the department shall disapprove the application in writing and state the reasons for the disapproval.

NR 860.33(4) (4) The department shall keep records in a database of all approved modifications to withdrawal amounts.