Section NR 216.031 - General permit application requirements Municipalities subject to the requirements of this subchapter seeking coverage under a general permit shall submit an application for permit coverage to the department. The contents of the application shall be specified in the general permit, shall require the submission of information necessary to demonstrate adequate program implementation, and at a minimum shall include all of the following:
(1) GENERAL INFORMATION.(a) The legal name, address, and telephone number of the municipal owner or operator, and additional contact persons.(b) Status as a government entity.(c) Type of facility or discharges.(d) The receiving waterbodies.(e) Any additional relevant information that the department requests.(2) MINIMUM CONTROL MEASURE INFORMATION. Descriptions of how the applicant intends to comply with all of the following permit requirements:(a)Public education and outreach. A public education and outreach program pursuant s. NR 216.07(1).(b)Public involvement and participation. A public involvement and participation program pursuant to s. NR 216.07(2).(c)Illicit discharge detection and elimination. An illicit discharge detection and elimination program pursuant to s. NR 216.07(3), including a list of existing legal authorities to enforce this program.(d)Construction site pollution control. A program to reduce pollutants in runoff from construction sites pursuant to s. NR 216.07(4).(e)Post-construction site storm water management. A program to reduce pollutants in runoff from new development and redevelopment sites after construction pursuant to s. NR 216.07(5).(f)Pollution prevention. A pollution prevention program for municipal operation and maintenance areas pursuant to s. NR 216.07(6) (a).(3) STORM SEWER SYSTEM MAP. A street map showing corporate boundaries, U.S. census urbanized area boundaries, and limits of any sanitary sewer service area.(4) OTHER REQUIREMENTS. A list of MS4 discharges to an outstanding resource water, exceptional resource water, impaired waters, and discharges of a pollutant of concern covered by a US EPA-approved TMDL. A description of the current control measures being implemented to meet applicable requirements for those discharges pursuant s. NR 216.07(10).Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 216.031
Adopted by, CR 21-027: NR 216.031 (intro.) renum. from NR 216.06 (intro.) and am., r. (1) (intro.), cr. (1) (a) to (e), NR 216.031(2), (3) renum. from NR 216.06(2), (3) and, as renumbered, am. (2) (intro.), (3), cr. (4) Register March 2022 No. 795, eff. 4/1/2022A list of outstanding resource waters and exceptional resource waters may be found on the department website at: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/SurfaceWater/orwerw.html. A list of Wisconsin impaired waterbodies is updated every two years and may be found on the department website at: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/SurfaceWater/ConditionLists.html. A list of Wisconsin US EPA approved TMDLs may be found on the department website at: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/TMDLs.