Section 50.72. Filter strips.

 

(1)   Definition. In this section:

(a) "Filter strip" means an area of herbaceous vegetation that separates an environmentally sensitive area from cropland, grazing land, or disturbed land. "Filter strip" does not include a wastewater treatment strip.

(b) "Wastewater treatment strip" has the meaning given in s. ATCP 50.94 (1) .

(2)   Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the following filter strip costs:

(a) Permanent fencing to protect the filter strip.

(b) Costs to establish permanent vegetative cover in the filter strip, or to provide temporary cover until permanent cover is established. This may include costs for mulch, fertilizer, and other necessary materials.

(c) Costs to shape, smooth, or prepare the filter strip before establishing a permanent vegetative cover.

(3)   Design, construction, and maintenance standards. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse filter strip costs unless all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The filter strip complies with all of the following that apply:

1. NRCS technical guide critical area planting standard 342 (January, 2013).

2. NRCS technical guide fence standard 382 (January, 2014).

3. NRCS technical guide field border standard 386 (November, 2009).

4. NRCS technical guide filter strip standard 393 (August, 2015).

5. NRCS technical guide access control standard 472 (October, 2008).

6. NRCS technical guide mulching standard 484 (March, 2013).

7. NRCS technical guide riparian forest buffer standard 391 (January, 2013).

(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the filter strip for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.

CR 01-090 : cr. Register September 2002 No. 561 , eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075 : am. (3) (a) 1., 2., 5. and 6. Register April 2009 No. 640 , eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016 : am. (3) (a) 1. to 3., 5. to 7. Register February 2014 No. 698 , eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047 : am. (3) (a) 2. Register May 2015 No. 713 , eff. 6-1-15; CR 16-012 : am. (3) (a) 4. Register August 2016 No. 728 , eff. 9-1-16.