Section NR 153.16 - Aids for local assistance activities(1) ELIGIBLE COSTS. (a) The department may provide cost sharing under s. NR 153.26 for local assistance activities conducted during the grant period in large-scale TMDL implementation projects and large-scale non-TMDL control projects. Note: Small-scale TMDL projects, small-scale non-TMDL control projects, and notice of discharge projects are not eligible for local assistance grants. However, design and construction services costs in small-scale and notice of discharge projects may be included in the cost of construction for reimbursement purposes.
(b) The cost-share rate for local assistance activities may not exceed 70 percent of the eligible costs identified in this section.(c) The following activities are eligible for local assistance funding when conducted in the project area: 1. Identifying high priority nonpoint pollution sources for control.2. Contacting and informing landowners and land operators of conservation program opportunities and requirements, including those relating to state performance standards and prohibitions.3. Determining and documenting compliance of cropland practices and livestock facilities with performance standards and prohibitions.4. Identifying site-specific best management practices needed to achieve compliance with performance standards and prohibitions or to otherwise control nonpoint pollution sources.5. Developing and reviewing cost-share agreements with the cost-share recipient.6. Providing assistance to the department in developing and issuing notices under ss. NR 151.09 and 151.095 and developing and issuing comparable notices under local ordinances.7. Best management practice construction services, including construction management and verification of best management practices installation.8. Reviewing best management practice operation and maintenance during the grant period.9. Developing and transmitting to the department information that identifies landowners and operators that do not comply with performance standards or prohibitions.10. Administration of property acquisition in accordance with s. NR 153.25.12. Development of informational materials, including videos or brochures.13. Project evaluation activities identified in the project application and required by the runoff management grant agreement, including monitoring.14. Other activities approved by the department as being necessary to implement the project.(d) The following staff support costs are eligible for cost sharing: 1. The cost of testing materials for use in best management practice design and installation.2. Travel expenses, including personal vehicle mileage charges, meals, lodging, and other reasonable travel expenses necessary to the project.3. The cost of recording the cost-share agreement with the county register of deeds.4. Field equipment necessary to conduct or evaluate the project.5. Other direct costs necessary for the project and approved by the department.(2) INELIGIBLE COSTS. The following costs are not eligible for local assistance funding under this section: (a) Activities for which WPDES permit coverage is required.(b) Direct costs for other items not listed in this section, including best management practice design, staff training, ordinance development and administration, promotional items except when used for educational purposes, and the purchase or lease of motor vehicles.(c) Indirect project costs that are not directly related to the output of a product or service or cannot be identified specifically with a single cost objective in an economically feasible manner.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 153.16
CR 00-025: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 09-112: r. and recr. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.