281.62 Other drinking water quality activities.
(1) In this section:
(a) “Community water system" means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents of the area served by the public water system or that regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
(b) “Noncommunity water system" means a public water system that is not a community water system.
(c) “Public water system" has the meaning given in s. 281.61 (1) (c).
(2)
(a) With the approval of the department of administration, the department may expend funds from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.320 (2) (s) and (x) for any of the following:
1. Providing a loan to the owner of a community water system or a nonprofit noncommunity water system to acquire land or a conservation easement from a willing seller or grantor to protect the source water of the water system from contamination and to ensure compliance with national primary drinking water regulations under 42 USC 300g-1.
2. Providing a loan to the owner of a community water system to do any of the following:
a. Implement voluntary source water protection measures in areas delineated as provided in 42 USC 300j-13 in order to facilitate compliance with national primary drinking water regulations under 42 USC 300g-1 or otherwise significantly further the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 USC 300f to 300j-26.
b. Implement a program for source water quality protection partnerships as provided in 42 USC 300j-14.
3. Assisting the owner of a public water system to develop the technical, managerial and financial capacity to comply with national primary drinking water regulations under 42 USC 300g-1.
4. Delineating or assessing source water protection areas as provided under 42 USC 300j-13.
5. Protecting wellhead areas from contamination as provided in 42 USC 300h-7.
(b) In any fiscal year, the department may not expend under par. (a) more than 15 percent of the funds provided under 42 USC 300j-12 in that fiscal year. In any fiscal year, the department may not expend under par. (a) 1., 2., 3., 4. or 5. more than 10 percent of the funds provided under 42 USC 300j-12 in that fiscal year.
(3)
(a) With the approval of the department of administration, the department may expend funds from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.320 (2) (s) and (x) for any of the following:
1. Public water system supervision as provided in 42 USC 300j-2 (a).
2. Technical assistance concerning source water protection.
3. Developing and implementing a capacity development strategy required under 42 USC 300g-9 (c).
4. Operator certification required under 42 USC 300g-8.
(b) In any fiscal year, the department may not expend under par. (a) more than 10 percent of the funds provided under 42 USC 300j-12 in that fiscal year.
(4) With the approval of the department of administration, the department may expend funds from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.320 (2) (s) and (x) to provide technical assistance to public water systems serving 10,000 or fewer persons. In any fiscal year, the department may not expend under this subsection more than 2 percent of the funds provided under 42 USC 300j-12 in that fiscal year.
History: 1997 a. 27.