Section 50.94. Wastewater treatment strips.

 

(1)   Definition. In this section, "wastewater treatment strip" means an area of herbaceous vegetation that is used as part of an agricultural waste management system to remove pollutants from animal lot runoff or wastewater, such as runoff or wastewater from a milking center.

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

(a) Permanent fencing to protect the wastewater treatment strip.

(b) Costs to establish permanent vegetative cover in the wastewater treatment 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 wastewater treatment 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 wastewater maintenance strip costs unless all the following conditions are met:

(a) The wastewater treatment strip complies with all 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 access control standard 472 (October, 2008).

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

5. NRCS technical guide vegetated treatment area standard 635 (October, 2014).

(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the wastewater treatment 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. to 5. Register April 2009 No. 640 , eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016 : am. (3) (a) 1. to 5. 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) 5. Register August 2016 No. 728 , eff. 9-1-16.