Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 281 - Water and sewage.
281.695 - Aids to municipalities for prevention and abatement of water pollution.

281.695 Aids to municipalities for prevention and abatement of water pollution.
(1) As used in this section “municipality" means any city, town, village, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or metropolitan sewerage district.
(2) Any municipality is authorized to apply for and accept grants or any other aid which the United States Government or any agency thereof has authorized or may hereafter authorize to be given or made to the several states of the United States or to any political subdivisions or agencies thereof within the states for the construction of public improvements, including all necessary action preliminary thereto, the purpose of which is to aid in the prevention or abatement of water pollution.
(3) Any municipality is further authorized to accept contributions and other aid from commercial, industrial and other establishments for the purpose of aiding in the prevention or abatement of water pollution and in furtherance of such purpose to enter into contracts and agreements with such commercial, industrial and other establishments covering the following:
(a) The collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes from commercial, industrial and other establishments;
(b) The use and operation by such municipality of sewage collection, treatment or disposal facilities owned by any such commercial, industrial and other establishment;
(c) The coordination of the sewage collection, treatment or disposal facilities of the municipality with the sewage collection, treatment or disposal facilities of any commercial, industrial and other establishment.
(4) When determined by its governing body to be in the public interest any municipality is authorized to enter into and perform contracts, whether long-term or short-term, with any industrial establishment or establishments providing for sewage or other facilities, including the operation thereof, to abate or reduce the pollution of waters caused in whole or in part by discharges of industrial wastes by the industrial establishment or establishments on such terms as may be reasonable and proper.
(5) Any municipality may participate in the state financial assistance program for soil and water resources protection established under s. 281.55, 281.57 or 281.65 and may enter into agreements with the department of natural resources for that purpose. Any municipality may participate in the clean water fund program under ss. 281.58 and 281.59 and may enter into agreements with the department of administration and the department of natural resources for that purpose. Any county may participate in the state financial assistance program for soil and water resources protection established under s. 92.14 and may enter into agreements with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection for that purpose.
(6) Any municipality is authorized to enter into contracts with a nonprofit-sharing corporation for the municipality to design and construct the projects it will sublease from the department of natural resources pursuant to s. 281.55 (6) (b).
(7) The provisions of this section shall not be construed by way of limitation or restriction of the powers otherwise granted municipalities but shall be deemed as an addition to and a complete alternative to such powers.
History: 1975 c. 197; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (39) (d); 1983 a. 532 s. 36; 1987 a. 27, 197, 399, 403; 1989 a. 56, 366; 1995 a. 227; 1999 a. 150 s. 370; Stats. 1999 s. 281.695.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 281 - Water and sewage.

281.01 - Definitions.

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.

281.19 - Orders.

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.

281.41 - Approval of plans.

281.43 - Joint sewerage systems.

281.45 - House connections.

281.47 - Sewage drains; sewage discharge into certain lakes.

281.48 - Servicing septic tanks, soil absorption fields, holding tanks, grease interceptors and privies.

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.

281.67 - Watershed projects.

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.

281.81 - Definitions.

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.

281.92 - Limitation.

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.

281.97 - Records; inspection.

281.98 - Penalties.

281.99 - Administrative forfeitures for safe drinking water violations.