Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 300-399 - Environmental Protection - Water Regulation
Chapter NR 327 - Barge Fleeting In Navigable Waterways
Section NR 327.01 - Purpose and policy

(1) Pursuant to ss. 29.604(4), 30.10(2), 30.15, 30.19, 30.20, 30.61(6) (a), 30.68(8), 30.74(2), and 281.31, Stats., the department of natural resources promulgates this chapter regulating the practice of barge fleeting in order to protect public rights and interest in navigable waters; to protect the public health, safety and welfare; to protect fish and wildlife habitat; and to preserve the scenic beauty of the navigable waters of the state of Wisconsin.

(2) It is the natural resources board policy to permit strategically located barge fleeting facilities on the navigable waters of the state of Wisconsin in a manner consistent with the state's role as trustee of its navigable waters and with the Wisconsin environmental policy act. To achieve this objective, the department will coordinate, to the fullest extent practicable, the promulgation and administration of these administrative rules with affected municipalities, the Wisconsin department of transportation, the U.S. army corps of engineers, the U.S. coast guard, the states of Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota, and other agencies and interest groups.