ATCP 50.83(3)(b)(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the riparian buffer for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.

ATCP 50.83 HistoryHistory: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (3) (a) 1., 2., 5. and 6. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (3) (a) 1. to 3., 5. to 7., 9. Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047: am. (3) (a) 2. Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15; CR 16-012: am. (3) (a) 4. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16; CR 16-083: am. (3) (a) 1., 3. to 6. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: am. (3) (a) 1. to 7., r. (3) (a) 8., am. (3) (a) 9. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (3) (a) 1. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.

ATCP 50.84(1)(a)(a) “Animal housing” means a building or structure used exclusively for the housing, raising, or sheltering of animals.

ATCP 50.84(1)(am)(am) “Roof” means a weather-proof covering that shields an animal lot or manure storage structure from precipitation, and includes the structure supporting that weather-proof covering.

ATCP 50.84(2)(2) Cost-share eligibility. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of constructing a roof if the county land conservation committee finds that the roof construction is the most practical and cost-effective way to achieve compliance with state or local regulations.

ATCP 50.84(3)(3) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a roof, over an existing or relocated animal lot or manure storage structure, that is necessary to prevent barnyard runoff or discharges from a manure storage structure.

ATCP 50.84(4)(4) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the costs to install a roof over feed storage, machinery storage, or animal housing areas, except as provided in sub. (3).

ATCP 50.84(5)(5) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of installing a roof unless all of the following conditions are met:

ATCP 50.84(5)(d)(d) The landowner agrees not to establish additional outdoor animal lots on the site for the duration of the cost-share agreement maintenance period, except with adequate runoff control practices approved by the department.

ATCP 50.84(5)(e)(e) The landowner agrees not to convert a roofed animal lot structure, cost-shared under this chapter, for use other than as an animal lot for the duration of the maintenance agreement.

ATCP 50.84(5)(f)(f) The landowner agrees to maintain the roof for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.

ATCP 50.84 HistoryHistory: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: r. and recr. (5) (a) Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (5) (a) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 16-083: am. (5) (a) Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: renum. (1) (a) to (am) and am., cr. (1) (a), r. (1) (b), consol. (4) (intro.) and (c) and am., r. (4) (a), (b), am. (5) (a), (e) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.

ATCP 50.85(1)(1) Definition. In this section, “roof runoff system” means facilities for collecting, controlling, diverting, and disposing of precipitation from roofs. A “roof runoff system” may include gutters, downspouts, erosion-resistant channels, subsurface drains, and trenches.

ATCP 50.85(2)(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a roof runoff system as part of a barnyard runoff control system or manure storage system if the roof runoff system is necessary to prevent roof runoff from flowing across areas of concentrated manure.

ATCP 50.85(3)(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse costs for structures that divert water to areas not adequately protected from erosion.

ATCP 50.85(4)(4) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of installing a roof runoff system unless all of the following conditions are met: