280.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (2) “Groundwater” means subsurface water supplied for human consumption. (2b) “Heat exchange drillhole” means an excavation or opening in the ground that is deeper than it is wide, that extends more than 25 feet below the ground surface, and that is made […]
280.11 Pure drinking water; powers of department. (1) The department shall, after a public hearing, prescribe, publish and enforce minimum reasonable standards and rules and regulations for methods to be pursued in the obtaining of pure drinking water for human consumption and the establishing of all safeguards deemed necessary in protecting the public health against […]
280.13 Additional powers of department. (1) The department may exercise such powers, and may promulgate such rules, as are reasonably necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter. It may, among other things: (a) Employ a competent supervisor to supervise and inspect all well drilling, heat exchange drilling, and pump installing operations […]
280.15 Drilling and pump installing; registration; licensing; qualifications; fee. (1) Business registration. (a) Registration requirement. No person may engage in the business of well drilling or heat exchange drilling in this state unless the person obtains registration under this paragraph as a drilling business, and no person may engage in the business of pump installing […]
280.16 Prohibition on use of certain devices in wells. (1) In this section, “pitless adapter” means a device that attaches a well casing pipe to an underground pipe that conveys water from the well. (2) No person may install a pitless adapter that extends into the inside of a well casing pipe except if the […]
280.17 Exceptions. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the construction of wells where the water is used only for stock watering and other similar domestic purposes and is not used for human consumption. History: 1995 a. 227 s. 941; Stats. 1995 s. 280.17.
280.19 Registration exceptions. No registration or license to engage in the well drilling or pump installing industry is required of competent sanitary engineers or of superintendents of waterworks systems in the preparations of plans and specifications or in supervising the installation of wells and water systems for the obtaining of supplies of groundwater, but the […]
280.21 Local authority. (1) Ordinances. The department may authorize counties to adopt ordinances under s. 59.70 (6) (b) and (c), relating to the enforcement of this chapter and rules of the department under this chapter. The department shall establish by rule standards for approval of ordinances and enforcement programs. Among other things, the rules may: […]
280.25 Report on aquifer recovery system. (1) In this section: (a) “Aquifer storage and recovery system” has the meaning given in s. 160.257 (1). (b) “Municipal water system” has the meaning given in s. 160.257 (1) (c). (2) The operator of a municipal water system that uses an aquifer storage and recovery system shall submit […]
280.30 Well and heat exchange drillhole abandonment; property transfer inspections. (1) Definition. Notwithstanding s. 280.01 (6), in this section, “water supply well” means an excavation or opening into the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, or other method that supplies water for any purpose. (2) Well abandonment. An individual may not fill or seal a […]
280.97 Penalties. Except as provided in s. 280.98 (3), any person who violates any provision of this chapter, shall be fined not less than $10 or more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. Each day during which a violation continues constitutes a separate offense that may be punished separately. History: […]
280.98 Citations. (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the department may follow the procedures for the issuance of a citation under ss. 23.50 to 23.99 to collect a forfeiture as specified in sub. (3) from a person who commits a violation specified under sub. (2). (2) The department shall promulgate rules that specify violations […]
