Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 151.25

Current through August 26, 2024
Section NR 151.25 - Developed urban area performance standard for transportation facilities
(1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to transportation facilities under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation for maintenance purposes that are located within a municipality regulated under subch. I of ch. NR 216.

Note: Transportation facilities that are not under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation for maintenance purposes are subject to the performance standards in s. NR 151.13.

(2) Requirements.
(a) Except as provided in par. (c), the department of transportation shall develop and implement a storm water management plan in consultation with the department to control pollutants from transportation facilities described in sub. (1), for runoff from existing transportation facilities that enters waters of the state as compared to no storm water management controls. By design, the plan shall do the following:

Note: Section NR 151.25(2) (c) was repealed by CR 19-050 Register January 2020 No 769, eff. 2-1-20.

1. A 20 percent reduction in total suspended solids or to the maximum extent practicable, beginning not later than a date consistent with the municipality regulated under subch. I of ch. NR 216.
4. Evidence of meeting the performance standard of this paragraph shall require the use of a model or an equivalent methodology approved by the department. Acceptable models and model versions include SLAMM version 9.2 and P8 version 3.4 or subsequent versions of those models. An earlier version of SLAMM is acceptable if no credit is being taken for street cleaning.

Note: Information on how to access SLAMM and P8 and the relevant parameter files is available from the department's storm water management program at dnr.wi.gov.

(b) The department of transportation shall inform and educate appropriate department of transportation staff and any transportation facility maintenance authority contracted by the department of transportation to maintain transportation facilities owned by the department of transportation regarding nutrient, pesticide, salt and other deicing material and vehicle maintenance management activities in order to prevent runoff pollution of waters of the state. NR 151.25(2)(d)
(d) To comply with the standards required under this subsection, BMPs may be located on-site or off-site as part of a regional storm water device, practice or system, but shall be installed in accordance with s. NR 151.003.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 151.25

CR 00-027: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 09-112: r. and recr. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.
Amended by, correction in (2) (a) 4. (Note) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2018 No. 755, eff. 12/1/2018
Amended by, CR 19-050: r. (2) (b) 2. to 4. Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2/1/2020