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(33) (33) “Wetland” or “wetlands” has the meaning specified under s. 23.32 (1), Stats.

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 NR 153.13 Eligible applicants.

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 153.13 History History: CR 00-025: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 09-112: am. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.

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(2)(a) (a) Large-scale TMDL implementation project.

NR 153.14(2)(b) (b) Small-scale TMDL implementation project.

NR 153.14(2)(c) (c) Large-scale non-TMDL control project.

NR 153.14(2)(d) (d) Small-scale non-TMDL control project.

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.