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Wisconsin Statutes and Regulations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the lead agency responsible for regulating the environmental and public health impacts associated with industrial sand mining through different permits and requirements set forth in the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
Relevant regulations to industrial sand mining operations are as follows:
NR 46 – Forest Tax Program
NR 48 – County Forest Withdrawal
NR 103 – Water Quality Standards for Wetlands
NR 135 – Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation
NR 140 – Groundwater Quality
NR 200 – Application for Discharge Permits and Water Quality Standard Variances
NR 205 – General Provisions
NR 216 – Storm Water Discharge Permits
NR 299 – Water Quality Certification
NR 340 – Nonmetallic Mining and Reclamation Associated with Navigable Waterways and Adjacent Areas
NR 350 – Wetland Compensatory Mitigation
NR 351 – Exemptions from Water Quality Certification in Nonfederal Wetlands
NR 352 – Delineation of Nonfederal Wetlands
NR 353 – Wetland Conservation Activities
NR 407 – Operation Permits
NR 415 – Control of Particulate Emissions
NR 440 – Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources
NR 445 – Control of Hazardous Pollutants
NR 500 – General Solid Waste Management Requirements
NR 660 – Hazardous Waste Management: General
NR 700 to 754 – Environmental Protection: Investigation and Remediation of Environmental Contamination
NR 809 – Safe Drinking Water
NR 810 – Requirements for the Operation and Maintenance of Public Water Systems
NR 812 – Well Construction and Pump Installation
NR 815 – Injection Wells
NR 820 – Groundwater Quantity Protection
NR 850 – Water Use Fees
NR 856 – Water Use Registration and Reporting
