Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General
Chapter NR 135 - Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation
Subchapter II - Standards
Section NR 135.11 - Topsoil redistribution for reclamation

Topsoil or topsoil substitute material shall be redistributed in accordance with the approved reclamation plan in a manner which minimizes compaction and prevents erosion. Topsoil or topsoil substitute material shall be uniformly redistributed except where uniform redistribution is undesirable or impractical. Topsoil or topsoil substitute material redistribution may not be performed during or immediately after a precipitation event until the soils have sufficiently dried.