Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General
Chapter NR 153 - Targeted Runoff Management And Notice Of Discharge Grant Programs
Section NR 153.19 - Targeted runoff management project scoring

1. The department shall assign a sub-score to each of the application elements identified under s. NR 153.17(6). The initial project score shall be the sum of the sub-scores.

2. In determining the initial project score for small scale projects, the department shall give greatest weight to water quality need, extent of pollution control, and cost-effectiveness.

3. The department may establish minimum score requirements to identify projects that should be removed from further consideration.

1. The department shall multiply the initial project score by a factor of 1.15 if the applicant certifies to the department that it has local authority to enforce all state agricultural performance standards and prohibitions at all sites within the local jurisdiction where such state agricultural performance standards and prohibitions apply.

2. The department shall adjust the enforcement multiplier based on the scope of the local ordinance coverage. Adjustments under this subdivision shall be made so that the multiplier is greater than 1.0 but less than 1.15 for instances where the local regulations cover some, but not all, of the state agricultural performance standards and prohibitions or where a local regulation is applicable to some, but not all, of the sites where the state agricultural performance standard or prohibition applies. The department may request that a copy of applicable ordinances be made available to the department for review in determining the enforcement multiplier.

3. The department may adjust the multiplier if the ordinance contains a variance clause that significantly reduces the effectiveness of the ordinance in achieving compliance with the state agricultural performance standards or prohibitions, or both.

4. If no multiplier is earned, the initial score shall be the final project score.

1. The department shall multiply the initial project score by a factor of 1.15 if the applicant certifies to the department that it has local authority to enforce all state non-agricultural performance standards and prohibitions at all sites within the local jurisdiction where such state non-agricultural performance standards and prohibitions apply.

2. The department shall adjust the enforcement multiplier based on the scope of the local ordinance coverage. Adjustments under this subdivision shall be made so that the multiplier is greater than 1.0 but less than 1.15 for instances where the local regulations cover some, but not all, of the state non-agricultural performance standards and prohibitions or where a local regulation is applicable to some, but not all, of the sites where the state non-agricultural performance standard or prohibition applies. The department may request that a copy of applicable ordinances be made available to the department for review in determining the enforcement multiplier.

3. The department may adjust the multiplier if the ordinance contains a variance clause that significantly reduces the effectiveness of the ordinance in achieving compliance with performance standards.

4. If no multiplier is earned, the initial score shall be the final project score.