30.19 Enlargement and protection of waterways. (1b) Definition. In this section: (a) “Artificial water body” means a body of water that does not have a history of being a lake or stream or of being part of a lake or stream. (b) “Bank” means either of the following: 1. Land area that is, in size, […]
30.195 Changing of stream courses. (1) Permit required. Unless a permit has been issued under this section or authorization has been granted by the legislature, no person may change the course of or straighten a navigable stream. (2) Individual permits. (a) A riparian owner shall apply to the department for an individual permit in order […]
30.196 Enclosure of navigable waters; issuance of permits to municipalities. A municipality may enclose navigable waters by directing, placing or restricting navigable waters into an enclosed drain, conduit, storm sewer or similar structure if the department grants the municipality an individual permit. The department may grant this permit to a municipality after following the notice […]
30.20 Removal of material from beds of navigable waters. (1) Permits or contracts required. (a) Unless a contract has been entered into with the department under sub. (2) (a) or (b) or authorization has been granted by the legislature, no person may remove any material from the bed of a natural navigable lake or from […]
30.201 Financial assurance for nonmetallic mining. (1) If the department requires that financial assurance be provided as a condition for a permit under s. 30.19, 30.195, or 30.20 or for a contract under s. 30.20 for nonmetallic mining and reclamation, the financial assurance may be a bond or alternative financial assurance. An alternative financial assurance […]
30.202 Dredge disposal in and near the Mississippi, St. Croix and Black rivers by the U.S. corps of engineers. (1) Memorandum of understanding. The department may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. corps of engineers concerning the dredging of the Mississippi, St. Croix and Black rivers and the disposal of these dredge […]
30.2022 Activities of department of transportation. (1g) In this section, “transportation activity” means an activity carried out under the direction and supervision of the department of transportation in connection with highway, bridge, or other transportation project design, location, construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or repair. (1m) Transportation activities affecting waters of the state, as defined in s. […]
30.2023 Seawalls; Wolf River and Fox River basins. A riparian owner is exempt from the permit requirements under s. 30.12 for a structure that is placed on the bed of a navigable water in the Wolf River and Fox River basin area, as described in s. 30.207 (1), and that extends beyond the ordinary high-water […]
30.2025 Lake Koshkonong comprehensive project. (1) Definition. In this section, “district” means the Rock-Koshkonong public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district. (2) Authorization. The district may implement a project developed and approved by the U.S. army corps of engineers to place structures, or fill, or both on the bed of Lake Koshkonong for any of […]
30.2026 Lake Belle View and Sugar River project. (1) Authorization. (a) Subject to the restrictions under sub. (2), the village of Belleville may place fill on all or part of the portion of the bed of Lake Belle View located in Dane County for any of the following purposes: 1. Improving fish and wildlife habitat. […]
30.203 Lake Winnebago comprehensive project. (1) Authorization. The department may implement a project to place structures or fill or both on the beds of lakes Winnebago, Butte des Morts, Winneconne and Poygan for any of the following purposes: (a) To improve navigation or to provide navigation aids. (b) To restore or protect wetland habitat or […]
30.2035 Shoreline protection study. The department shall conduct a study on shoreline protection measures, including the use of seawalls, and on the environmental impact that these measures may have. No later than June 1, 1996, the department shall complete the study and shall distribute the results of the study, including the department’s findings and recommendations, […]
30.2037 Big Silver Lake high-water mark. The ordinary high-water mark of Big Silver Lake in the town of Marion in Waushara County shall be set by the department at 867 feet above mean sea level as determined under U.S. geological survey standards. History: 1997 a. 27.
30.2038 Milwaukee shoreline established. (1) (a) The shoreline of Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee is fixed and established to extend from approximately the line of East Lafayette Place extended easterly on the north to the present north harbor entrance wall of the Milwaukee River on the south as specified in an agreement between […]
30.204 Lake acidification experiment. (1) Authorization. Between May 15, 1984, and January 1, 2008, the department is authorized to conduct a lake acidification experiment on the lake specified under sub. (2). (2) Lake selection. The department shall select Little Rock Lake in the town of Arbor Vitae, Vilas County, township 41 north, range 6 east, […]
30.205 Water resources development projects. The department may cooperate with and enter into agreements with the appropriate federal agencies for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating water resources development projects. Such agreements may contain any indemnification provisions required by federal law. History: 1987 a. 27.
30.206 General permits. (1) Procedure for issuing general permits. (a) The department shall issue the statewide general permits required under ss. 30.12 (3) (a) and (b), 30.123 (7), 30.19 (3r), and 30.20 (1t) (a) and (3). (ag) To ensure that the cumulative adverse environmental impact of the activities authorized by a general permit is insignificant […]
30.2065 General permit for certain wetland restoration activities. (1) The department may issue a general permit to a person wishing to proceed with a wetland restoration activity sponsored by a federal agency. (1g) (a) The department shall issue a general permit that authorizes wetland, stream, and floodplain restoration and management activities that will result in […]
30.207 General permit pilot program. (1) Geographical area. For purposes of this section and s. 30.2023, the Wolf River and Fox River basin area consists of all of Winnebago County; the portion and shoreline of Lake Poygan in Waushara County; the area south of STH 21 and east of STH 49 in Waushara County; that […]
30.208 Applications for individual permits and contracts; department determinations. (1) Application required. A person who seeks to obtain or modify an individual permit under this subchapter or to enter into a contract under s. 30.20 shall submit an application to the department. The application may contain a request for a public hearing on the application. […]
