Permit
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DNR and Regional review
Regional Review The city of Waukesha's Great Lakes diversion application was conditionally approved by the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Council (compact council) on June 21, 2016. Waukesha's application was approved…
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Compact Council review
The city of Waukesha submitted an updated application for a Lake Michigan diversion in October 2013. The application asserts that Waukesha needs a new source of water to address water quantity and quality concerns. Waukesha sought an exception from…
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Application 2010 and review
The city of Waukesha submitted its original application for use of Lake Michigan water to the DNR in May 2010. The DNR began an extensive technical review, requested additional information and worked with the city on modifications to the application…
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Application
The City of Waukesha submitted a revised application for a Lake Michigan diversion in October 2013.
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Kohler Golf Course Proposal
The Kohler Company has proposed construction of a golf course adjacent to Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan County. The proposed 18-hole golf course would be constructed on 247 acres owned by the Kohler Company. The project site is along the…
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Annual Air Pollution Fee Structures for Non-Title V Sources Required to Have an Air Permit
There are two levels of annual air pollution fees for businesses that are considered non-Title V sources. A non-Title V source is a business required to have an operation permit, but not a major source permit. There is a separate fee structure for…
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Information for private well owners
Private wells are wells that are not part of a public water supply. Private wells have fewer than 15 connections and serve fewer than 25 people. They are usually wells that serve a single home or farmhouse. Unlike public water systems, protection…
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Water Quality-Based Effluent Limitations (WQBELs)
Water quality-based effluent limitations are calculated in order to insure that discharges to waters of the state are in compliance with water quality standards. Water quality standards include water quality criteria (such as those in chs. NR 102 […
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WPDES Permit e-Application submittals
The DNR requires electronic submittal of WPDES permit applications (eApplication). Permit applicants use the DNR Switchboard to access the eApplication. WAMS ID The DNR Switchboard helps people find DNR electronic forms using the state's Web…
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Regulation of Wastewater Discharges
In 1972, the United States Congress passed the Federal Water Act. The law authorized the U.S. EPA to delegate certain water pollution control responsibilities to any state that could demonstrate the necessary levels of expertise and authority to…