Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply
Chapter NR 820 - Groundwater Quantity Protection
Subchapter III - Environmental Review of High Capacity Well Applications
Section NR 820.33 - Public utility wells

Sections to 820.32 do not apply to proposed high capacity wells that are water supplies for public water systems operated by a public utility, as defined by s. 196.01, Stats., engaged in supplying water to or for the public, if the department determines that there is no other reasonable alternative location for the well and includes in the approval conditions that ensure that the environmental impact of the well is balanced by the public benefit of the well related to public health and safety. Conditions of the approval for the well may include, but are not limited to, conditions as to location, depth, pumping capacity, rate of flow, and ultimate use.