Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General
Chapter NR 162 - Clean Water Fund Program
Subchapter II - Financial Assistance Requirements
Section NR 162.055 - Land ownership and easements documentation
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) For projects for which an applicant requests financial assistance through the application process under s. NR 162.05 or 162.24, the applicant shall sign and submit a certification regarding ownership of the land or required easements and permits for access to the land, or both, on which the project takes place.
(2) The department may require the applicant in addition to or in lieu of a certification under sub. (1) to submit a legal opinion when it is necessary, as determined by the department, to establish land ownership or easement rights, or both, of the project site.
Examples of when the department may require a legal opinion in addition to or in lieu of a certification include projects for which new land is being purchased by the applicant or the applicant is extending its facilities onto land on which no municipally owned infrastructure was previously located.
