Hearings and Meetings Archive
Webinar 6: NE Lakeshore TMDL Assimilative Capacity Analysis and Draft Allocations
Date: 12/16/2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Kevin Kirsch, Kevin.Kirsch@wisconsin.gov or 608-266-7019
Please join the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for a webinar on the NE Lakeshore Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project.
Attendees will receive an overview of the results of the analysis on pollutant loadings, loading capacity and draft allocations for the NE Lakeshore TMDL.
The webinar will also focus on methods employed, results of inland lake modeling and how to interpret the resulting draft allocations for both point and nonpoint sources and the potential reductions needed to attain them.
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Governor’s Off-Road Vehicle Advisory Council Meeting
Date: 12/16/2021
Time: 9:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Jillian Steffes, Jillian.Steffes@wisconsin.gov or 715-210-4911
The Off-Road Vehicle Council provides advice and makes recommendations to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, the governor and the legislature on all matters relating to all-terrain vehicle trails and all-terrain vehicle routes.
This includes matters relating to activities conducted on all-terrain vehicle trails and all-terrain vehicle routes by all-terrain vehicle users and utility terrain vehicle users, and makes recommendations to the department of natural resources with regard to requests for funding.
The Off-Road Vehicle Council will meet to review and discuss the DNR’s ATV and UTV Trail Guidelines, which is currently listed for public comment. The public will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom or in person. The Zoom meeting link, agenda, and other meeting materials are available on the ORV Council webpage.
Join by phone: 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 874 8623 6058
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Sporting Heritage Council Meeting
Date: 12/14/2021
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Scott Loomans, Scott.Loomans@wisconsin.gov or 608-225-9440
or Emily Iehl, Emily.Iehl@wisconsin.gov or 608-445-8168
The sporting heritage council was created to study, provide advice, and make recommendations to the Governor, the Natural Resources Board and the legislature about issues relating to hunting, trapping, fishing and other types of outdoor recreation activities.
Join by phone: 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 865 9490 5332
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Lower Fox TMDL Agriculture Implementation Committee
Date: 12/14/2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Virtual
Keith Marquardt, KeithA.Marquardt@Wisconsin.gov
The Lower Fox River TMDL Agriculture Implementation Committee is a stakeholder group that addresses agricultural implementation of the Lower Fox Total Maximum Daily Load. This meeting will take place virtually via Skype and will consist of representatives from cooperating agencies and organizations who are involved with the Lower Fox TMDL.
Join by phone: 608-316-9000; Meeting ID: 89648949
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PUBLIC MEETING ON THE CWD RESPONSE PLAN REVIEW
Date: 12/14/2021
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Curt Rollman, curtis.rollman@wisconsin.gov or 715-450-4215
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has formed a committee made up of stakeholder organizations, tribal partners and other governmental organizations to conduct the second of three five-year reviews of the state’s 15-year chronic wasting disease (CWD) response plan.
Over the course of upcoming meetings, the committee will develop and provide input on the plan’s implementation and actions to consider as it completes this second five-year review. A panel of technical experts will attend meetings to support the committee’s work. All meetings will be open to the public, and recordings will be posted to the DNR website. More information on chronic wasting disease is available by visiting the DNR webpage here. For more information on the DNR’s CWD response plan, visit the webpage here.
Watch this meeting on YouTube.
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Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Stakeholder Meeting
Date: 12/13/2021
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Jennifer Semrau, Jennifer.semrau@wisconsin.gov or 608-381-0960
The DNR will be hosting the fourth annual MRF Stakeholder meeting to facilitate MRF operator discussions and provide pertinent updates. This year’s agenda features a number of Wisconsin MRF representatives, as well as guest speakers from The Recycling Partnership who will discuss the federal infrastructure bill and other federal legislation, MRF granting initiatives, and other updates. MRF discussion topics include labor shortages, supply chain disruption, commodity market improvements and more.
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Public hearing on a permanent rule, Board Order WY-23-19, to revise chapters NR 102, 105, 106 and 219, relating to adding narrative surface water criteria with numeric thresholds for PFAS
Date: 12/10/2021
Time: 1:00 p.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Meghan Williams, MeghanC3.Williams@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-7654
This is a public hearing on a permanent rule, Board Order WY-23-19, to revise chapters NR 102, 105, 106 and 219, relating to adding narrative surface water criteria with numeric thresholds for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) including perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) for the purpose of protecting public health as well as revisions to the procedures in the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permitting program to implement the new water quality criteria.
The public has the opportunity to testify at the hearing. To register and join the hearing online or by phone, use the information provided in the public hearing notice. Pre-registration is also available and is strongly encouraged if you plan to provide spoken comments during the hearing. To pre-register, either use the Zoom link or download and complete the fillable Hearing Appearance form and send it to DNR105PFASRule@wisconsin.gov.
Join by phone: 1-312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 834 6816 3627
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Public Meeting on the CWD Response Plan Review
Date: 12/10/2021
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Virtual
Curt Rollman, curtis.rollman@wisconsin.gov or 715-450-4215
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has formed a committee made up of stakeholder organizations, tribal partners and other governmental organizations to conduct the second of three five-year reviews of the state’s 15-year chronic wasting disease (CWD) response plan.
Over the course of upcoming meetings, the committee will develop and provide input on the plan’s implementation and actions to consider as it completes this second five-year review. A panel of technical experts will attend meetings to support the committee’s work. All meetings will be open to the public, and recordings will be posted to the DNR website. More information on chronic wasting disease is available by visiting the DNR webpage here. For more information on the DNR’s CWD response plan, visit the webpage here.
Watch this meeting on YouTube.
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Governor’s Off-Highway Motorcycle Advisory Council Meeting
Date: 12/09/2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Jillian Steffes, Jillian.Steffes@wisconsin.gov or 715-210-4911
The Off-Highway Motorcycle Council provides advice and makes recommendations to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Department of Transportation, the Governor and the Legislature on all matters relating to off-highway motorcycle trails, including matters relating to activities conducted on off-highway motorcycle trails and by off-highway motorcycle users, and makes recommendations to the department of natural resources with regard to requests for funding.
The Off-Highway Motorcycle Council will meet to review updated information on completed projects previously awarded grants. The public will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom or in-person. The Zoom meeting link, agenda, and other meeting materials are available on the OHM Council webpage.
Join by phone: 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 842 5828 7573
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Prehearing Conference for Contested Case Hearing on Mathy Construction/Milestone Materials’ application for Wis. Stat. Chapter 30 permits to conduct nonmetallic mining
Date: 12/08/2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Division of Hearings and Appeals, 608-266-7709
On May 28, 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) denied Mathy Construction/Milestone Materials’ (“Petitioner”) application for Wis. Stat. Chapter 30 permits to conduct nonmetallic mining by removing materials form the bed and bank of Taylor Creek as well as an additional pond connected to the Chippewa River. Petitioner had been granted permits for this nonmetallic mining in 2010, which was extended and expires April 29, 2022. The DNR determined that the Petitioner’s proposed mining activity is and has been detrimental to the public interest in Taylor Creek and the Chippewa River and denied the application.
On June 24, 2021, the Petitioner filed a Petition for Administrative Review with the DNR to review the decision to deny the application, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 30.209(1m) and Wis. Admin. Code § NR 310.18(1).
By letter dated July 26, 2021, the DNR granted the request for a contested case hearing and limited the hearing to the following issue: whether the DNR properly determined that Permit Application IP-WC-2020-18-00477 failed to meet the standards of Wis. Stat. §§ 30.19 and 30.20 and Wis. Admin. Code Chs. NR 299 and 340.
On Oct. 1, 2021, the Division of Hearings and Appeals received, for filing, an original request for hearing from the DNR. The parties have conferred and agreed to a date for a prehearing conference and hearing.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the State of Wisconsin Division of Hearings and Appeals will hold a prehearing conference on the above-captioned matter pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.46(1) and Wis. Admin. Code §§ NR 2.08(5) and 2.12, via the BlueJeans videoconferencing platform Dec. 8, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Interested persons must contact the Division of Hearings and Appeals at (608) 266-7709 for instructions on how to attend the prehearing conference.
Any person, organization, or governmental unit wishing to become a party to this proceeding must attend the conference personally or by an authorized representative. The purpose of the prehearing conference will be to identify parties to the proceeding, to simplify or clarify the issues which may be contested at the hearing, identify witnesses, discuss the exchange of exhibits, establish a discovery schedule, address any other matters as may aid in the disposition of the action, and confirm the date for the contested case hearing. No testimony will be heard at the prehearing conference.
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