Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply
Chapter NR 850 - Water use fees
Section NR 850.04 - Fees

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 850.04

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) A person who has a water supply system with the capacity to make a withdrawal from the waters of the state averaging 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period shall pay to the department a fee of $125, which covers all water supply systems on one property, or a single public water supply.

(2) In addition to the fee specified in sub. (1), unless exempted under sub. (3), any person who withdraws more than 50,000,000 gallons of water per year from the waters of the state within the Great Lakes basin using a water supply system or systems on one property, or a public water supply, shall pay a fee in accordance with the schedule of fees in this subsection. The schedule is as follows, with the stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount of water withdrawn, as applicable:

(a) $1.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 50,000,000 gallons but not more than 100,000,000 gallons per year;

(b) $2 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 100,000,000 gallons but not more than 150,000,000 gallons per year;

(c) $2.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 150,000,000 gallons but not more than 200,000,000 gallons per year;

(d) $3 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 200,000,000 gallons but not more than 250,000,000 gallons per year;

(e) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 250,000,000 gallons but not more than 300,000,000 gallons per year;

(f) $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 300,000,000 gallons but not more than 350,000,000 gallons per year;

(g) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 350,000,000 gallons but not more than 400,000,000 gallons per year;

(h) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 400,000,000 gallons but not more than 450,000,000 gallons per year;

(i) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 450,000,000 gallons but not more than 500,000,000 gallons per year;

(j) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts withdrawn in excess of 500,000,000 gallons per year.

(3) No fee is required for a project involving the withdrawal of surface water to prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined by the department.

(4) The fee specified in sub. (2) shall not exceed $9,500 per year for one property or for a single public water supply, except that the fee per property for a small business shall not exceed $1,000 per year.

(5) The fees specified in this section are assessed on a calendar year basis and shall be paid by June 30th of the following calendar year.

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