Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 293 - Nonferrous metallic mining.
293.39 - Environmental impact statement.

293.39 Environmental impact statement.
(1) The department shall prepare an environmental impact statement for every mining permit under s. 293.49. In preparing the environmental impact statement, the department shall comply with sub. (2) and s. 1.11 (2).
(2) A statement prepared under sub. (1) shall include a description of the significant long-term and short-term impacts, including impacts after the mining has ended, on all of the following:
(a) Tourism.
(b) Employment.
(c) Schools and medical care facilities.
(d) Private and public social services.
(e) The tax base.
(f) The local economy.
(g) Other significant factors.
(3) To the extent that an environmental impact statement on a prospecting permit application under s. 293.35, if prepared, fully considered unsuitability of the prospecting site for surface mining by virtue of unique features of the land as enumerated in s. 293.01 (28), that portion of the previous impact statement may be adopted in the impact statement on the mining permit application.
History: 1991 a. 259; 1995 a. 227 s. 780, 782; Stats. 1995 s. 293.39.

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Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 293 - Nonferrous metallic mining.

293.01 - Definitions.

293.11 - Mine effect responsibility.

293.13 - Department duties.

293.15 - Department powers.

293.21 - Exploration.

293.25 - Radioactive waste site exploration.

293.26 - Bulk sampling.

293.31 - Preapplication notification; data collection.

293.32 - Prospecting and mining fees.

293.33 - Local impact committee.

293.35 - Application for prospecting permit.

293.37 - Application for mining permit.

293.39 - Environmental impact statement.

293.40 - Timeline for review.

293.41 - Local agreements.

293.43 - Hearings on permit applications.

293.45 - Prospecting; department grant or denial of permit.

293.47 - Prospecting data.

293.49 - Mining; department grant or denial of permit.

293.495 - Subsequently filed applications for other approvals.

293.51 - Bonds and other security.

293.53 - Review of permits; periodic reports.

293.55 - Modifications.

293.57 - Successors.

293.59 - Cessation of mining or reclamation.

293.61 - Determination of abandonment of mining.

293.63 - Certificate of completion, partial completion and bond release.

293.65 - Withdrawal of surface waters; withdrawal of groundwater; damage claims.

293.66 - Groundwater quality.

293.81 - Exploring, bulk sampling, prospecting, and mining without authorization.

293.83 - Mining and reclamation; orders.

293.85 - Cancellation of permit.

293.86 - Visitorial powers of department.

293.87 - Enforcement; penalties.

293.89 - Citizen suits.

293.91 - Nonconforming sites.

293.93 - Effect of other statutes.

293.95 - Review.