Definitions

Definitions. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Approval” means an approval issued by the department under s. 281.17 (1) , 2001 Stats., s. 281.34 (2) or 281.41 , Stats., prior to construction of a high capacity well. (2) “Class 1 trout stream” means a stream, portion of a stream or a farm drainage ditch with a prior stream history that contains a self-sustaining population of trout and is classified as such in Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources publication PUB-FH-806 2002, Wisconsin Trout Streams. Farm drainage ditches that support self-sustaining populations of trout but do not have a prior stream history are not trout streams for purposes of this chapter. (3) “Class 2 trout stream” means a stream, portion of a stream or a farm drainage ditch with a prior stream history that contains a population of trout made up of one or more age groups, above the age one year, in sufficient numbers to indicate substantial survival from one year to the next, but in which stocking is necessary to fully utilize the available trout habitat or to sustain the fishery and is classified as such in Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources publication PUB-FH-806 2002, Wisconsin Trout Streams. Farm drainage ditches that meet these criteria but do not have a prior stream history are not trout streams for purposes of this chapter. (4) “Class 3 trout stream” means a stream or portion of a stream that has marginal trout habitat with no natural reproduction of trout occurring, requiring annual stocking of trout to provide trout fishing, and generally without carryover of trout from one year to the next and is classified as such in Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources publication PUB-FH-806 2002, Wisconsin Trout Streams. Farm drainage ditches that meet these criteria but do not have a prior stream history are not trout streams for the purpose of this chapter. (5) “Consumptive use coefficient” has the meaning specified in s. NR 142.02 (4) . (6) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (7) “80% exceedance flow” means the flow in a stream that, based on statistical probability, will be exceeded 80% of the time on an annual basis. (8) “Groundwater management area” means a multi-jurisdictional area including towns, cities, villages and counties within which the level of the groundwater potentiometric surface in any of its underlying aquifers has been reduced by 150 feet or more from the level at which the potentiometric surface would be if no groundwater withdrawals had occurred. (9) “Groundwater protection area” has the meaning specified in s. 281.34 (1) (am) , Stats. (10) “High capacity property” has the meaning specified in s. NR 812.07 (51) . (11) “High capacity well” has the meaning specified in s. 281.34 (1) (b) , Stats. (12) “High capacity well system” has the meaning specified in s. NR 812.07 (53) . (13) “Local governmental unit” has the meaning specified in s. 281.34 (1) (c) , Stats. (14) “One property” has the meaning specified in s. NR 812.07 (68) . (15) “Owner” has the meaning specified in s. 281.34 (1) (d) , Stats. (16) “Potentiometric surface” has the meaning specified in s. 281.34 (1) (e) , Stats. (17) “Prior stream history” means a determination made by the department that an artificial waterway or a portion of such waterway was originally a navigable stream before it was ditched or channelized. (18) “Reconstruction” has the meaning specified in s. NR 812.07 (85) . (19) “Significant adverse environmental impact” means alteration of groundwater levels, groundwater discharge, surface water levels, surface water discharge, groundwater temperature, surface water temperature, groundwater chemistry, surface water chemistry, or other factors to the extent such alterations cause significant degradation of environmental quality including biological and ecological aspects of the affected water resource. (20) “Spring” has the meaning specified in s. 281.34 (1) (f) , Stats. (21) “Water loss” has the meaning specified in s. 281.34 (1) (g) , Stats. (22) “Well” has the meaning specified in s. 281.34 (1) (h) , Stats.