Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply
Chapter NR 820 - Groundwater Quantity Protection
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Section NR 820.10 - Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to designate areas of the state, consistent with s. 281.34(9) (a), Stats., in which impacts from groundwater drawdown and pumpage are such that regional planning and management is necessary to avoid, minimize and manage future impacts. This chapter also establishes review criteria applicable to high capacity well applications involving wells situated near springs, trout streams, outstanding resource waters, and exceptional resources waters, and involving groundwater withdrawals with high water loss.