Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 300-399 - Environmental Protection - Water Regulation
Chapter NR 347 - Sediment sampling and analysis, monitoring protocol and disposal criteria for dredging projects
Section NR 347.01 - Purpose and policy

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 347.01

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public rights and interest in the waters of the state by specifying definitions, sediment sampling and analysis requirements, disposal criteria and monitoring requirements for dredging projects regulated under one or more of the following statutes: s. 30.20, Stats., which requires a contract or permit for the removal of material from the beds of waterways; s. 281.41, Stats., which establishes a wastewater treatment facility plan approval program; ch. 289, Stats., which establishes the solid waste management program; ch. 291, Stats., which establishes the hazardous waste program; and ch. 283, Stats., which establishes the Wisconsin pollutant discharge elimination system (WPDES) program.

(2) It is department policy to encourage reuse of dredged material and to minimize environmental harm resulting from a dredging project.

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