Section 50.85. Roof runoff systems.

 

(1)   Definition. In this section, "roof runoff system" means facilities for collecting, controlling, diverting, and disposing of precipitation from roofs. A "roof runoff system" may include gutters, downspouts, erosion-resistant channels, subsurface drains, and trenches.

(2)   Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a roof runoff system as part of a barnyard runoff control system or manure storage system if the roof runoff system is necessary to prevent roof runoff from flowing across areas of concentrated manure.

(3)   Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse costs for structures that divert water to areas not adequately protected from erosion.

(4)   Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of installing a roof runoff system unless all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The roof runoff system complies with all of the following that apply:

1. NRCS technical guide roof runoff structure standard 558 (September, 2010).

2. NRCS technical guide underground outlet standard 620 (March, 2014).

(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the roof runoff system 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. (4) (a) 1. Register April 2009 No. 640 , eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016 : am. (4) (a) 1., 2. Register February 2014 No. 698 , eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047 : am. (4) (a) 2. Register May 2015 No. 713 , eff. 6-1-15.