Responsible persons

Responsible persons. (1) Persons responsible for obtaining, requesting amendment, and complying with the terms of a diversion approval are as follows: (a) For a diversion to a straddling community or a diversion to a community in a straddling county, the person who owns or operates the public water supply system that receives or would receive water diverted from the Great Lakes basin. (b) For intrabasin transfers, the person who transfers the Great Lakes water. (c) For preexisting diversion approvals, the person named on the preexisting approval, or the person the department has approved for a transfer of the preexisting approval. (2) The department may issue a diversion approval for a straddling community or a community in a straddling county only to the person who owns and operates a public water supply system. (3) Operators of 2 or more public water supply systems may submit a joint application under subch. II or IV . (4) The department may provide and require the use of forms for purposes of applying for a diversion or for annual reporting purposes.