Section NR 60.03 - Feasibility study requirements(1) GENERAL. An application for technical assistance in establishing the specific feasibility study requirements must be filed with the department according to the procedures in sub. (2). Each feasibility study must be approved by the department in order to insure sufficient information for determining the feasibility of alternative remedial measures, including costs; the relative permanence of alternative measures; baseline data for measuring subsequent changes, and the potential for long-term control of the causes of degradation.(2) APPLICATION FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN DESIGNING A FEASIBILITY STUDY. (a) An application for technical assistance for designing feasibility studies must be submitted by October 1 to be assured of receiving consideration for financial assistance for studies to begin in the following calendar year. The application must be made on forms provided by the department and contain the following information: 1. A copy of the resolution or county board order establishing the district, including a map showing the boundaries;2. The names of the members of the district board of commissioners or, if applicable, the officers of the governing body of a municipality;3. An estimate of the total equalized valuation of the property within the district;4. The best available map which shows the direct drainage basin including basin boundaries and floodplain boundaries where delineated; total area and percentage of areas in agriculture, woodlands, urban development, wetlands, uplands and public lands and beaches (approximate); public accesses and public parking areas indicated on map; names and population of cities and villages in basin, and the names and location of all streams, including lake outlets;5. The best available soils map of the drainage basin;6. A lake map showing the number and location of permanent homes and seasonal dwellings on the lakeshore designating those served by a municipal sewerage system; identification of all streams flowing into and out of the lake, and a general description of the lake bottom types (e.g., muck, marl, sand, gravel);7. Where applicable, a description of the water level control structure and its location;8. Relevant background data including existing water quality data; a description of the fishery, including species; the occurrence of fish kills; the history of lake management efforts such as herbicide application, fish stocking, aeration, and sand blanketing;9. Information regarding existing privately and publicly-owned access, including copies of local ordinances which regulate access to or use of the lake (e.g., launching fees, use restrictions);10. A statement of lake problems and lake district objectives.(b) The information contained in the application for technical assistance will serve as a basis for determining specific requirements of the feasibility study and also eligibility for financial assistance under s. NR 60.04.(3) SPECIFIC FEASIBILITY STUDY REQUIREMENTS. (a) All studies shall meet requirements set forth by the department in the study specifications unless written approval of the department is obtained waiving such requirements.(b) Unless other methods are approved or required by the department, testing methods required by the department are those contained in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 14th edition, 1975. Copies may be inspected at the offices of the department of natural resources, the secretary of state and the legislative reference bureau, and may be obtained for personal use from the American Public Health Association, 1015 Eighteenth Street, Washington, D.C.(4) PROGRESS REPORTS AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION.(a) To assure that the feasibility study is carried out in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the department, progress reports will be required which describe the accomplishments to date with a tabulation of data obtained. The progress reports shall be submitted in triplicate to the department within 30 days following the completion of each quarter of study. Different or additional dates may be required by the department if quarterly reports are incompatible with the specific feasibility study authorized.(b) The department will review the progress reports and may require any changes necessary to bring the feasibility study work into conformance with the feasibility study authorized.(c) The feasibility study may be modified if data obtained during the study reveal that an original requirement is unnecessary or that additional information is necessary.(d) The final report shall be submitted in triplicate to the department within 30 days following completion of study unless otherwise agreed to by the department. A feasibility study will be certified as completed if it has met the requirements specified by the department.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 60.03
Cr. Register, February, 1979, No. 278, eff. 3-1-79; correction in (3) (b) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 6, Stats., Register April 2013 No. 688.