Wisconsin AB 281: Relating to: designation of a water supply service area by the Great Lakes Council.

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

2017 Assembly BILL 281

April 24, 2017 - Introduced by Representatives Allen and Neylon, cosponsored by 
Senator Kapenga. Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.

AB281,1,4
1An Act to amend 281.348 (3) (c) 1., 281.348 (3) (cm), 281.348 (3) (d) 4. and 
2281.348 (3) (e); and to create 281.348 (1) (cm) and 281.348 (3) (cr) of the 
3statutes; relating to: designation of a water supply service area by the Great 
4Lakes Council.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person operating a public water supply system must 
prepare a water supply plan, approved by the Department of Natural Resources, that 
shows the proposed water supply service area and an assessment of the 
environmental and economic impacts of carrying out the water supply plan, along 
with other information. Current law also provides that, if a public water supply 
system within a county that lies only partly within the Great Lakes Basin proposes 
to divert water from the Great Lakes Basin, the public water supply system's 
proposal for diverting the water must be approved by the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence 
River Basin Water Resources Council. This bill provides that if the council approves 
a diversion area for such a public water supply system, that diversion area serves as 
the water supply service area in the water supply plan that the public water supply 
system submits to DNR. Under the bill, diversion areas designated by the council 
do not need to be consistent with an approved areawide water quality management 
plan for the planning area.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do 
enact as follows:

AB281,1

1Section 
1. 281.348 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB281,2,32
281.348 (1) (cm) “Great Lakes council” means the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence 
3River Basin Water Resources Council, created under s. 281.343 (2) (a).

AB281,2

4Section 
2. 281.348 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB281,2,75
281.348 (3) (c) 1. Delineation of the area for which the plan is being prepared 
6and proposed water supply service areas for each public water supply system making 
7a withdrawal covered by the plan, except as provided in par. (cm) 
or (cr).

AB281,3

8Section 
3. 281.348 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB281,2,219
281.348 (3) (cm) For the purposes of plans under par. (a), and except as 
10provided in par. (cr), an areawide water quality planning agency designated by the 
11governor under ch. NR 121, Wis. Adm. Code, shall delineate the proposed water 
12supply service areas for all of the public water supply systems in the planning area 
13for which the agency is designated. An areawide water quality planning agency shall 
14delineate proposed water supply service areas that are consistent with the approved 
15areawide water quality management plan under s. 283.83 for the planning area and 
16that permit the development of plans that are approvable under par. (d).