Section 299.04. Department review of water quality certification application.

 

(1)  The department shall, upon receipt of the complete application, determine whether it has reasonable assurance that the proposed activity will:

(a) Result in any discharge; and

(b) Comply with the following water quality standards:

1. Effluent limitations adopted under s. 283.13 , Stats., and 33 USC 1311 , for categories of discharges;

2. Water based related effluent limitations adopted under s. 283.13 (5) , Stats., and 33 USC 1312 ;

3. Water quality standards adopted under s. 281.15 , Stats., and 33 USC 1313 ;

4. Standards of performance adopted under s. 283.19 , Stats., and 33 USC 1316 ;

5. Toxic and pretreatment effluent standards adopted under s. 283.21 , Stats., and 33 USC 1317 ;

6. Public interest and public rights standards, related to water quality, set forth in ss. 30.03 , 30.10 , 30.11 , 30.12 , 30.123 , 30.13 , 30.15 , 30.18 , 30.19 , 30.195 , 30.196 , 30.20 , 30.202 , 30.206 , 30.21 , 31.02 , 31.05 , 31.06 , 31.07 , 31.08 , 31.12 , 31.13 , 31.18 , 31.23 , 88.31 and 281.15 , Stats., and made applicable by 33 USC 1341 (d);

7. Any other appropriate requirements of state and federal law as provided in ss. 281.17 (10) and 281.36 and 33 USC 1341 (d).

History: Cr. Register, May, 1981, No. 305 , eff. 6-1-81; renum. from NR 299.05 and am. (1) (intro.), (b) (intro.), 2. and 6., Register, October, 1990, No. 418 , eff. 11-1-90; CR 02-015 : am. (1) (intro.) Register January 2003 No. 565 , eff. 2-1-03; CR 09-123 : am. (1) (b) 7. Register July 2010 No. 655 , eff. 8-1-10; correction in (1) (b) 7. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register April 2013 No. 688 .