31.307 – Dam on Milwaukee River.
31.307 Dam on Milwaukee River. (1) The department shall conduct, or shall cause to be conducted, an environmental and engineering study concerning the removal of the North Avenue dam in the city of Milwaukee from the Milwaukee River. (3) Upon completion of the study under sub. (1), the city of Milwaukee may apply for a […]
31.309 – Portage levee system and canal.
31.309 Portage levee system and canal. (1) City of Portage levee. (a) The department shall provide a grant in the 1995-97 fiscal biennium from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq) to the city of Portage for the amount necessary for the renovation and repair of the city of Portage levee in the Portage levee […]
31.31 – Dams on nonnavigable streams.
31.31 Dams on nonnavigable streams. Any person may erect and maintain upon that person’s land, and, with the consent of the owner, upon the land of another, a water mill and a dam to raise water for working it upon and across any stream that is not navigable in fact for any purpose whatsoever upon […]
31.32 – Dams not to injure other dams or sites.
31.32 Dams not to injure other dams or sites. No such dam shall be erected to the injury of any mill lawfully existing, either above or below it on the same stream; nor to the injury of any mill site on the same stream on which a mill or milldam shall have been lawfully erected […]
31.33 – Jurisdiction of department.
31.33 Jurisdiction of department. (1) Dams heretofore or hereafter constructed; action for damages. All mills and milldams lawfully erected or constructed, on streams not navigable at the time, under chapter 48, territorial laws of 1840, chapter 62, laws of 1857, ch. 56, R.S. 1858, ch. 146, R.S. 1878, ch. 146, R.S. 1898, ch. 146, 1911 […]
31.185 – Permits to abandon dams.
31.185 Permits to abandon dams. (1) No owner of any dam may abandon or remove or alter the dam without first obtaining a permit from the department. No person may transfer ownership of a dam or the ownership of the specific piece of land on which a dam is physically located without first obtaining a […]
31.187 – Abandoned dams.
31.187 Abandoned dams. (1) The department may remove or cause to be removed, in such manner as it deems fit, old and abandoned dams in streams in this state, upon giving 60 days’ notice in writing to the owner thereof, if the owner can be found. If the owner of the dam is unknown or […]
31.19 – Inspection of dams; orders.
31.19 Inspection of dams; orders. (1g) Definitions. In this section: (a) “High hazard dam” means a large dam the failure of which would probably cause loss of human life. (b) “Low hazard dam” means a large dam the failure of which would probably not cause significant property damage or loss of human life. (c) “Significant […]
31.21 – Transfer of permit.
31.21 Transfer of permit. (1) No transfer or assignment of any permit granted under s. 31.06 or 31.08 shall be of any effect whatsoever unless it is in writing and a certified copy thereof within 10 days after the execution thereof, is filed with the department and unless such transfer or assignment is approved in […]
31.23 – Forfeitures; private bridges and dams.
31.23 Forfeitures; private bridges and dams. (1) Every person who constructs or maintains in navigable waters or aids in the construction or maintenance therein of any bridge or dam not authorized by law, shall forfeit for each such offense, and for each day that the free navigation of such waters are obstructed by such bridge […]