Section NR 854.04 - Persons required to prepare a plan(1) A person owning or operating a public water supply system that serves a population of 10,000 or more, and that withdraws water from the waters of the state, shall prepare a water supply service area plan on or before December 31, 2025.(2) A person owning or operating a public water supply system that serves or is expected to serve a population of 10,000 or more shall prepare and obtain department approval of a water supply service area plan before the department may issue a general or individual permit under s. 281.346 (4s) and (5), Stats.(3) A person owning or operating a public water supply system that requests a new or increased diversion of Great Lakes water under s. 281.346 (4), Stats., shall prepare and obtain department approval for a water supply service area plan before the department may grant approval of any new or increased diversion, regardless of the size of the population served by the public water supply system, unless the diversion proposal includes providing water to a straddling community that includes an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m), Stats.(4) After December 31, 2025, any person owning or operating a public water supply system that serves a population of less than 10,000 but is expected to serve a population of 10,000 or more in the future shall prepare a water supply service area plan before the date when the public water supply system begins to serve a population of 10,000 or more.(5) A person owning or operating a public water supply system with a plan that does not require department approval shall review the plan every 5 years and update the plan as needed. A new plan shall be prepared on or before the expiration date of the plan.(6) A person owning or operating a public water supply system that has an approved water supply service area plan shall submit a new water supply service area plan to the department for approval at least 180 calendar days before the expiration of an approved water supply service area plan.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 854.04
Adopted by, CR 23-049: cr. Register June 24 No. 822, eff. 7/1/2024