92.02 Legislative intent. (1) The legislature finds that the soil resources of this state are being depleted by wind and water erosion and that the waters of this state are being polluted by nonpoint sources of pollution. The legislature further finds that these are statewide problems endangering the health and welfare of the state’s citizens, […]
92.025 State soil erosion control goals. It is the intent of the legislature that: (1) Statutory goal. The soil erosion rate on each individual cropland field in the state does not exceed the tolerable erosion level on or after January 1, 2000. (2) Interim goals; counties. The soil erosion rate in each county in the […]
92.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Agency” means any department, agency, board, commission, committee, council, officer, subdivision or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of this state. (2) “Board” means the land and water conservation board created under s. 15.135 (4). (3) “Department” means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. (4) “Landowner” means any person […]
92.04 Land and water conservation board. (1) Powers. (a) Hearings. The board may hold public hearings in the performance of its functions. (b) Delegation. The board may delegate to its chairperson or to one or more of its members any of its powers or duties. (c) Soil and water conservation studies and recommendations. The board […]
92.05 Department. (1) Central agency. The department is the central agency of this state responsible for setting and implementing statewide soil and water conservation policies and administering the state’s soil and water conservation programs. The department shall coordinate its soil and water conservation program with the nonpoint source water pollution abatement program established under s. […]
92.06 Land conservation committees. (1) Creation; membership. (a) Creation. Each county board shall create a land conservation committee. (b) Membership. 1. The county board shall appoint to the land conservation committee at least 2 persons who are members of the committee on agriculture and extension education created under s. 59.56 (3) (b). 2. The county […]
92.07 Land conservation committee; powers. (1) Powers generally. Each land conservation committee may carry out the powers delegated to the committee subject to the approval of the county board. (2) Standards. Each land conservation committee may develop and adopt standards and specifications for management practices to control erosion, sedimentation and nonpoint source water pollution. The […]
92.09 Land conservation committee staff. The land conservation committee may employ county soil and water conservation staff, subject to the approval of the county board. The county soil and water conservation staff is responsible for the administration of the county soil and water conservation program and may exercise the powers granted to the land conservation […]
92.10 Land and water resource management planning program. (1) Creation. There is created a land and water resource management planning program. The department, board and land conservation committees jointly shall develop and administer this program. (2) Purposes. The purposes of the land and water resource management planning program are to conserve long-term soil productivity, protect […]
92.11 Regulation of local soil and water resource management practices. (1) Proposed ordinances. To promote soil and water conservation or nonpoint source water pollution abatement, a county, city, village or town may enact ordinances for the regulation of land use, land management and pollutant management practices. (2) Applicability; contents. (a) An ordinance enacted under this […]
92.115 Municipal soil conservation on private lands. Any city, village or town by its governing body or through a committee designated by it for the purpose, may contract to do soil conservation work on privately owned lands but no contract may involve more than $1,000 for any one person and the amount of work done […]
92.12 Intergovernmental cooperation. Counties, cities, villages, towns and public agencies with natural resource responsibilities in the same or different counties may cooperate in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. If a problem of soil or water conservation is defined in part by drainage basin boundaries beyond a single county’s borders or otherwise transcends these […]
92.13 State and local agencies to cooperate. Agencies of the state having jurisdiction over, or charged with the administration of any state-owned lands, and any county or other governmental subdivision of the state having jurisdiction over, or charged with the administration of any county-owned or other publicly owned lands, shall cooperate to the fullest extent […]
92.14 Soil and water resource management program. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Best management practices” has the meaning given under s. 281.65 (2) (a). (b) “Nonpoint source” has the meaning given under s. 281.65 (2) (b). (c) “Priority watershed” has the meaning given under s. 281.65 (2) (c). (2) Establishment. There is created a […]
92.15 Local regulation of livestock operations. (1) In this section: (a) “Livestock operation” means a feedlot or other facility or a pasture where animals are fed, confined, maintained or stabled. (b) “Local governmental unit” means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a […]
92.16 Manure storage facilities. A county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance requiring manure storage facilities constructed after July 2, 1983, to meet the technical standards of the county, city, village or town and rules of the department. The department shall adopt rules for ordinances setting standards and criteria for construction of manure […]
92.17 Shoreland management. (1) Guidelines ordinance. The guidelines for a shoreland management ordinance shall establish standards for activities related to the purpose of maintaining and improving surface water quality. (2) Authority to enact ordinance. (a) A city or village may enact a shoreland management ordinance. (ag) A county may enact a shoreland management ordinance. A […]
92.18 Training and certification. (1) The department shall, by rule, establish a program of training and certification for persons who review plans for, conduct inspections of or engage in activities under any of the following: (a) This chapter. (b) Section 281.65, if those activities relate to agricultural practices. (2) The department shall do all of […]
