Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 216.02

Current through October 28, 2024
Section NR 216.02 - Permit coverage required

The following owners or operators of municipal separate storm sewer systems shall obtain coverage under a WPDES municipal storm water permit under this subchapter:

Note: A city, village or town is not responsible for a county, state and federally operated MS4 that lies within its jurisdiction.

(1) OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS SERVING POPULATIONS OF 100,000 OR MORE. The owner or operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system serving incorporated areas with a population of 100,000 or more as determined by the 1990 decennial census.
(2) PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS. The owner or operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system notified in writing by the department prior to August 1, 2004, to obtain a WPDES municipal storm water permit.
(3) URBANIZED AREAS. Unless exempted pursuant to s. NR 216.023, the owner or operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system within an urbanized area as defined by the U.S. bureau of the census.

Note: The U.S. bureau of the census redefines urbanized areas based on each decennial census. Other owners or operators of municipal separate storm sewer systems that are not cities, villages, towns or counties may also be required under s. NR 216.025 to obtain a permit. U.S. EPA lists the following municipalities as being within a 2000 decennial census urbanized area:

Algoma town

Allouez village

Altoona city

Anson town

Appleton city

Ashwaubenon village

Bayside village

Bellevue town

Beloit city

Beloit town

Bergen town

Big Bend village

Black Wolf town

Blooming Grove town

Bristol town (Dane county)

Bristol town (Kenosha county)

Brookfield city

Brookfield town

Brown county

Brown Deer village

Brunswick town

Buchanan town

Burke town

Butler village

Caledonia town

Calumet county

Campbell town

Cedarburg city

Cedarburg town

Chenequa village

Chippewa county

Chippewa Falls city

Combined Locks village

Cottage Grove town

Cottage Grove village

Cudahy city

Dane county

De Pere city

De Pere town

De Forest village

Delafield city

Delafield town

Douglas county

Dousman village

Dunkirk town

Dunn town

Eagle Point town

Eau Claire city

Eau Claire county

Elm Grove village

Elmwood Park village

Empire town

Fitchburg city

Fond du Lac city

Fond du Lac county

Fox Point village

Franklin city

Friendship town

Genesee town

Germantown town

Germantown village

Glendale city

Grafton town

Grafton village

Grand Chute town

Green Bay city

Greendale village

Greenfield city

Greenville town

Hales Corners village

Hallie town

Harmony town

Harrison town

Hartland village

Herman town

Hobart town

Holland town

Holmen village

Howard village

Howards Grove village

Janesville city

Janesville town

Kaukauna city

Kenosha city

Kenosha county

Kimberly village

Knowlton town

Kohler village

Kronenwetter village

La Crosse city

La Crosse county

La Prairie town

Lafayette town

Lake Hallie village

Lake Lac La Belle village

Lannon village

Lawrence town

Ledgeview town

Lima town

Lisbon town

Little Chute village

Madison city

Madison town

Maine town

Maple Bluff village

Marathon county

McFarland village

Medary town

Menasha city

Menasha town

Menomonee Falls village

Mequon city

Merton town

Merton village

Middleton city

Middleton town

Milton city

Milwaukee city

Milwaukee county

Monona city

Mosel town

Mosinee city

Mount Pleasant town

Muskego city

Nashotah village

Neenah city

Neenah town

Nekimi town

New Berlin city

North Bay village

North Fond du Lac village

North Prairie village

Oak Creek city

Oconomowoc city

Oconomowoc Lake village

Oconomowoc town

Oliver village

Omro town

Onalaska city

Onalaska town

Oshkosh city

Oshkosh town

Ottawa town

Outagamie county

Ozaukee county

Paddock Lake village

Pewaukee city

Pewaukee village

Pittsfield town

Pleasant Prairie village

Pleasant Springs town

Racine city

Racine county

Randall town

Rib Mountain town

Richfield town

River Hills village

Rock county

Rock town

Rothschild village

Salem town

Saukville town

Saukville village

Schofield city

Scott town

Seymour town

Sheboygan city

Sheboygan county

Sheboygan Falls city

Sheboygan Falls town

Sheboygan town

Shelby town

Shorewood Hills village

Shorewood village

Silver Lake village

Somers town (Kenosha county)

South Milwaukee city

Springfield town

St. Francis city

Stettin town

Stoughton city

Sturtevant village

Suamico town

Summit town

Sun Prairie city

Superior city

Superior village

Sussex village

Taycheedah town

Thiensville village

Tilden town

Turtle town

Twin Lakes village

Union town

Vandenbroek town

Vernon town

Verona city

Vinland town

Wales village

Washington county

Washington town

Waukesha city

Waukesha county

Waukesha town

Waunakee village

Wausau city

Wauwatosa city

West Allis city

West Milwaukee village

Weston village

Westport town

Wheatland town

Wheaton town

Whitefish Bay village

Wilson town

Wind Point village

Windsor town

Winnebago county

(4) MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS SERVING OVER 10,000. An owner or operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system serving a population of 10,000 or more and a population density of 1,000 or more per square mile, as determined by the U.S. bureau of the census based on the latest decennial census unless it is exempted under s. NR 216.024.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 216.02

CR 03-028: cr. Register July 2004 No. 583, eff. 8-1-04.