281.51 Financial assistance program; local water quality planning.
(1) Definitions. As used in this section:
(a) “Designated local agency" means the designated local agency under section 208 of the federal act.
(b) “Federal act" means the federal water pollution control act amendments of 1972, P.L. 92-500, 86 Stat. 816.
(c) “Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
(2) State water quality planning assistance program; designated local agencies.
(a) The department shall administer a program to provide state assistance to designated local agencies for water quality planning activities.
(b) The department shall establish grant eligibility criteria for designated planning agencies seeking state assistance for water quality planning activities. The department shall consider the capacity of an agency to conduct areawide planning activities in establishing these eligibility criteria.
(c) A designated planning agency may receive state assistance to conduct water quality planning activities if:
1. The designated planning agency agrees to provide planning matching funds. At a minimum, the department shall require the designated planning agency to agree to provide planning matching funds in an amount equal to the state assistance. The department may require the designated planning agency to agree to provide local matching funds in a higher amount.
2. The designated planning agency meets all grant eligibility criteria.
(3) State water quality planning assistance; other local governmental units. The department may provide financial assistance for water quality planning activities to local governmental units that are not designated local agencies.
History: 1979 c. 221; 1985 a. 29; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 227 s. 423; Stats. 1995 s. 281.51.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 281 - Water and sewage.
281.11 - Statement of policy and purpose.
281.12 - General department powers and duties.
281.13 - Surveys and research.
281.14 - Wisconsin River monitoring and study.
281.145 - River and stream monitoring and study.
281.15 - Water quality standards.
281.16 - Water quality protection; nonpoint sources.
281.165 - Compliance with water quality standards for wetlands.
281.17 - Water quality and quantity; specific regulations.
281.20 - Orders; nonpoint source pollution.
281.31 - Navigable waters protection law.
281.33 - Construction site erosion control and storm water management.
281.34 - Groundwater withdrawals.
281.343 - Great Lakes — St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact.
281.344 - Water conservation, reporting, and supply regulation; when compact is not in effect.
281.346 - Water conservation, reporting, and supply regulation; after the compact takes effect.
281.348 - Water supply service area plans for public water supply systems.
281.35 - Water resources conservation and management.
281.36 - Permits for discharges into wetlands; mitigation.
281.37 - Wetland mitigation grant program.
281.43 - Joint sewerage systems.
281.47 - Sewage drains; sewage discharge into certain lakes.
281.49 - Disposal of septage in municipal sewage systems.
281.51 - Financial assistance program; local water quality planning.
281.53 - Municipal clean drinking water grants.
281.55 - Financial assistance program.
281.56 - Financial assistance program; sewerage systems.
281.57 - Financial assistance program; point source pollution abatement.
281.58 - Clean water fund program; financial assistance.
281.59 - Environmental improvement fund; financial management.
281.60 - Land recycling loan program.
281.61 - Safe drinking water loan program.
281.62 - Other drinking water quality activities.
281.625 - Drinking water loan guarantee program.
281.63 - Financial assistance program; combined sewer overflow abatement.
281.65 - Financial assistance; nonpoint source water pollution abatement.
281.66 - Urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement and storm water management program.
281.665 - Municipal flood control and riparian restoration program.
281.68 - Lake management planning grants and lake monitoring and protection contracts.
281.69 - Lake management and classification grants and contracts.
281.695 - Aids to municipalities for prevention and abatement of water pollution.
281.70 - River protection grants.
281.71 - Lake management project grants; river protection grants; purchases.
281.72 - River protection; contracts with nonprofit organizations.
281.75 - Compensation for well contamination and abandonment.
281.77 - Damage to water supplies.
281.83 - Remedial action in the Great Lakes and their tributaries.
281.85 - Great Lakes protection fund share.
281.87 - Great Lakes contaminated sediment removal.
281.91 - State agency personnel to report water pollution.
281.93 - Hearings on certain water use actions.
281.94 - Investigation of alleged water withdrawal violations.
281.95 - Remedies; water withdrawal violations.
281.96 - Visitorial powers of department.
281.99 - Administrative forfeitures for safe drinking water violations.