SB45,2546 Section 2546. 281.75 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1258,6 281.75 (5) (g) If the appropriations under s. 20.370 (6) (cf) or (cr) are insufficient to pay claims, the department may, for claims based on nitrate levels, allocate money for the payment of those claims in the following order of priority:

SB45,1258,8 1. Claims based on water containing more than 40 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB45,1258,10 2. Claims based on water containing more than 30 but not more than 40 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB45,1258,12 3. Claims based on water containing more than 25 but not more than 30 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB45,1258,14 4. Claims based on water containing more than 20 but not more than 25 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB45,1258,16 5. Claims based on water containing more than 10 but not more than 20 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB45,2547 Section 2547. 281.75 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1258,21 281.75 (6) (a) Contamination of a private water supply, as defined under sub. (1) (b) 1. or, 2., 4., or 5. is required to be established by analysis of at least 2 samples of water, taken at least 2 weeks apart, in a manner which assures the validity of the test results. The samples shall be tested by a laboratory certified under s. 299.11.

SB45,2548 Section 2548. 281.75 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1259,5 281.75 (7) (a) If the department finds that the claimant meets all the requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section and that the private water supply is contaminated or that the well is a well subject to abandonment, the department shall issue an award. The Except as provided under par. (am), the award may not pay more than 75 percent of the eligible costs. The award may not pay any portion of eligible costs in excess of $16,000.

SB45,2549 Section 2549. 281.75 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1259,9 281.75 (7) (am) An award under this subsection may pay up to 100 percent of the eligible costs if the annual family income of the claimant is below the median family income for the state, as determined by U.S. bureau of the census.

SB45,2550 Section 2550. 281.75 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45,2551 Section 2551. 281.75 (9) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45,2552 Section 2552. 281.79 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1259,14 281.79 Negotiations for alternate source of water due to PFAS contamination. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB45,1259,16 (a) “Municipality” means a city, village, town, county, utility district, lake protection district, sewerage district, or municipal airport.

SB45,1259,17 (b) “Private water supply” has the meaning given in s. 281.77 (1) (a).

SB45,1260,5 (2) Mediation. A municipality that contains private water supplies that have been contaminated by a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in excess of a state or federal drinking water standard, a state groundwater standard, or a public health recommendation from the department of health services under s. 160.07 may request that the department appoint a mediator to assist in negotiations for the supply of an alternate source of water provided by or connected to a water supply located within another municipality. The department may not appoint a mediator under this section unless the department receives written consent from both municipalities. A person responsible under s. 292.11 (3), if any, may participate in negotiations. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules for the allocation of the cost of the mediator.

SB45,2553 Section 2553. 283.31 (4) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1260,17 283.31 (4) (g) That, if the permit allows for the land application of sewage sludge, the permittee shall, before first applying sludge and at least once per year thereafter, sample and test the sludge for all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances for which there is a state or federal standard, a public health recommendation from the department of health services under s. 160.07, or a health advisory issued by the federal environmental protection agency. The permittee shall, before applying sludge to land in any year, report the sampling and testing results to the department and to the property owner of each tax parcel upon which sludge will be applied. The sampling and testing required under this paragraph shall be in addition to any sampling and testing otherwise required under the permit.

SB45,2554 Section 2554. 283.31 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1260,21 283.31 (4) (h) That, if the permittee is a treatment work, the permittee will test all sewage sludge for the presence of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances and report the testing results to the department.

SB45,2555 Section 2555. 283.31 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1261,7 283.31 (8) The holder of a permit under this section for a concentrated animal feeding operation shall annually pay to the department a fee of $345 $545, which shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (ag). The department shall annually submit a report to the joint committee on finance and, under s. 13.172 (3), to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over agricultural and environmental matters describing the use of the moneys credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (ag) under this subsection and the use of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (9) (ap).

SB45,2556 Section 2556. 283.33 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1261,13 283.33 (8m) Rules for storm water pond safety. The department shall promulgate rules under sub. (8) establishing that any pond located in an area with a population density of not less than 1,000 people per square mile that is constructed as part of an activity for which a permit is required under sub. (1) or s. 283.31 must include one or more of the following features for safety:

SB45,1261,14 (a) A shallow ledge around the periphery of the pond.