295.79 – Enforcement; penalties.
295.79 Enforcement; penalties. (1) The department of justice shall enforce this subchapter and any order issued under this subchapter. The circuit court of the county where the violation occurred has jurisdiction to enforce this subchapter or any orders issued under this subchapter, by injunction or other appropriate relief. (2) (a) Any person who authorizes or […]
299.01 – Definitions.
299.01 Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (3) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (4) “Environmental pollution” means the contaminating or rendering unclean or impure the air, land or waters of the state, or making the same injurious to public health, harmful for commercial or recreational use, or deleterious to fish, […]
299.05 – Deadlines for action on certain applications.
299.05 Deadlines for action on certain applications. (1) Definition. In this section, “approval” means a license, registration, or certification specified in sub. (2). (2) Deadlines. (a) The department shall establish periods within which the department intends to approve or disapprove an application for any of the following: 1. A well driller or pump installer registration […]
299.07 – License denial, nonrenewal, and revocation based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions.
299.07 License denial, nonrenewal, and revocation based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), the department shall require each applicant to provide the department with the applicant’s social security number, if the applicant is an individual, or the applicant’s federal employer identification number, if the applicant is […]
295.77 – Review.
295.77 Review. (1) Limits on contested case hearings. No person is entitled to a contested case hearing on a decision by the department on an exploration license or an approval that is required before bulk sampling may be implemented. No person is entitled to a contested case hearing on a decision by the department on […]
295.69 – Termination of proof of financial responsibility for long-term care of mining waste site.
295.69 Termination of proof of financial responsibility for long-term care of mining waste site. (1) One year after closure, and annually thereafter until the department terminates the obligation to maintain proof of financial responsibility for long-term care of a mining waste site under sub. (2) (c), an operator who has carried out all necessary long-term […]
295.695 – Inspections by the department.
295.695 Inspections by the department. (1) Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the department who has received the safety training under 30 CFR 48.31 may enter and inspect any property, premises, or place on or at which any mining operation or facility is located or is being constructed or installed at any reasonable […]
295.73 – Fees.
295.73 Fees. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), an applicant for a mining permit is not required to pay any application or filing fee for any approval other than a mining permit, notwithstanding any fee required under ch. 23, 29, 30, 31, 169, 281, 283, 285, 289, or 291, or rules promulgated under […]
295.75 – Effect of other laws.
295.75 Effect of other laws. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), if there is a conflict between a provision in this subchapter and a provision in ch. 23, 29, 30, 31, 160, 169, 281, 283, 285, 289, or 291 or in a rule promulgated under one of those chapters, the provision in this subchapter […]
295.645 – Groundwater quality, monitoring, and response.
295.645 Groundwater quality, monitoring, and response. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Alternative concentration limit” means the concentration of a substance in groundwater established by the department to replace a groundwater quality standard when the department grants an exemption. (b) “Statistically significantly different” means an amount of change determined by the use of statistical tests […]