Section 820.13. High capacity wells annual pumping reports.

 

(1)  Owners of high capacity wells shall record pumpage data on a monthly basis and shall report the information to the department at no less than an annual frequency using methods and forms provided by the department. Reports of annual pumpage for a given calendar year shall be submitted to the department no later than the first day of March in the following calendar year.

(2)  Individual reports shall be prepared for any high capacity wells with the capacity to withdraw water at a rate of 100,000 gallons per day or more.

(3)  If one high capacity property does not contain any single high capacity well with an individual capacity to withdraw water at a rate of 100,000 gallons per day or more, the annual pumpage may be reported as a composite volume for the entire property based on estimated water usage using a method prescribed by the department.

(4)  If one high capacity property contains high capacity wells with individual capacity to withdraw water at a rate of at least 100,000 gallons per day and high capacity wells with maximum pumping capacity less than 100,000 gallons per day, a composite pumpage volume based on estimated water usage using a method prescribed by the department may be reported for those wells with individual maximum pumping capacity less than 100,000 gallons per day.

History: CR 06-121 : cr. Register August 2007 No. 620 , eff. 9-1-2007.

Note

Appropriate forms, description of acceptable estimation methodology and reporting procedures will be sent to owners of each high capacity well each year by the department. Copies of these documents may be obtained from the Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater, 101 South Webster Street, Natural Resources Building, PO Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1