NR 820.12 NoteNote: s. 281.34 (1) (d), Stats., defines “owner” to mean “a person who owns property on which a well is located or proposed to be located or the designated representative of that person.” NR 820.12 NoteNote: s. 281.34 (1) (e), Stats., defines “potentiometric surface” to mean “a measure of pressure of groundwater in an aquifer based on the level to which groundwater will rise in a well placed in the aquifer.” NR 820.12(17)(17) “Prior stream history” means a determination made by the department that an artificial waterway or a portion of such waterway was originally a navigable stream before it was ditched or channelized. NR 820.12 NoteNote: s. NR 812.07 (85) defines “reconstruction” to mean “modifying the original construction of a well. Reconstruction includes, but is not limited to deepening, lining, installing or replacing a screen, underreaming, hydrofracturing and blasting.” NR 820.12(19)(19) “Significant adverse environmental impact” means alteration of groundwater levels, groundwater discharge, surface water levels, surface water discharge, groundwater temperature, surface water temperature, groundwater chemistry, surface water chemistry, or other factors to the extent such alterations cause significant degradation of environmental quality including biological and ecological aspects of the affected water resource. NR 820.12 NoteNote: s. 281.34 (1) (f), Stats., defines “spring” to mean “an area of concentrated groundwater discharge occurring at the surface of the land that results in a flow of at least one cubic foot per second at least 80% of the time.” NR 820.12 NoteNote: s. 281.34 (1) (g), Stats., defines “water loss” to mean “a loss of water from the basin from which it is withdrawn as a result of interbasin diversion, as defined in s. 281.35 (1) (g) or consumptive use or both.” NR 820.12 NoteNote: s. 281.34 (1) (h), Stats., defines “well” to mean “any drillhole or other excavation or opening deeper than it is wide that extends more than 10 feet below the ground surface and is constructed for the purpose of obtaining groundwater.” NR 820.12 HistoryHistory: CR 06-121: cr. Register August 2007 No. 620, eff. 9-1-2007; correction in (9) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2017 No. 734; CR 18-095: am. (10) Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 7-1-20. NR 820.13NR 820.13 High capacity wells annual pumping reports. NR 820.13(1)(1) Owners of high capacity wells shall record pumpage data on a monthly basis and shall report the information to the department at no less than an annual frequency using methods and forms provided by the department. Reports of annual pumpage for a given calendar year shall be submitted to the department no later than the first day of March in the following calendar year. NR 820.13 NoteNote: Appropriate forms, description of acceptable estimation methodology and reporting procedures will be sent to owners of each high capacity well each year by the department. Copies of these documents may be obtained from the Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater, 101 South Webster Street, Natural Resources Building, PO Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921.
NR 820.13(2)(2) Individual reports shall be prepared for any high capacity wells with the capacity to withdraw water at a rate of 100,000 gallons per day or more. NR 820.13(3)(3) If one high capacity property does not contain any single high capacity well with an individual capacity to withdraw water at a rate of 100,000 gallons per day or more, the annual pumpage may be reported as a composite volume for the entire property based on estimated water usage using a method prescribed by the department. NR 820.13(4)(4) If one high capacity property contains high capacity wells with individual capacity to withdraw water at a rate of at least 100,000 gallons per day and high capacity wells with maximum pumping capacity less than 100,000 gallons per day, a composite pumpage volume based on estimated water usage using a method prescribed by the department may be reported for those wells with individual maximum pumping capacity less than 100,000 gallons per day. NR 820.13 HistoryHistory: CR 06-121: cr. Register August 2007 No. 620, eff. 9-1-2007. NR 820.20NR 820.20 Groundwater management area designation. The areas specified in subs. (1) and (2) are designated as groundwater management areas. Any local governmental unit contained within these areas shall be considered to be part of the groundwater management area unless it is explicitly excluded in sub. (1) or (2). NR 820.20(1)(1) Southeast Wisconsin Groundwater Management Area consisting of the following: