Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply
Chapter NR 860 - Water Use Permitting
Subchapter II - General Water Use Permits
Section NR 860.21 - General Water Use Permits

(1) The department may issue a general water use permit that applies only to certain categories or groups of water withdrawals, or only to withdrawals located in a designated area of the Great Lakes basin, or both.

(2) For purposes of this section, a category or group of withdrawals may be defined by amount of withdrawal, water use sector, type of withdrawal or water use, geographic or watershed area, or other attribute that the department determines is appropriate for defining a category of coverage. There shall be a reasonable commonality among members of a category or group that is related to water withdrawal or use.

(3) The department shall solicit public comment following the public participation procedures in subch. IV prior to issuing a general water use permit.

(4) All general water use permits shall identify the criteria that must be met in order to qualify for coverage under the general permit. The criteria shall be limited to the requirements and authority provided under s. 281.346(4s), Stats.

(5) All general water use permits shall contain the permit conditions in s. NR 860.15 and any additional conditions necessary to meet the requirements of ch. 281, Stats.