Wis. Admin. Code Trans 401.20

Erosion control plan

Last amended: 2026Year: 2026Length: 333 wordsOfficial source

Cite as Wis. Admin. Code Trans § 401.20

Erosion control plan. (1) Responsibility. The department or maintenance provider shall prepare the erosion control plan for any maintenance activity with land-disturbing construction activities, except as follows: (a) Where the total cumulative land-disturbing construction activity for the project is less than one acre. (b) The action is a minor maintenance activity. (c) The action is a routine maintenance activity. (2) General. The department or maintenance provider shall follow the provisions of s. Trans 401.10 (2) and as follows: (a) The erosion control plan shall include any TSAs that the department or maintenance provider will use for the maintenance activity. (b) When the maintenance provider develops or supervises development of the erosion control plan for a maintenance activity, the maintenance provider shall submit the plan to the department for approval. (c) No person may implement an erosion control plan or begin land-disturbing construction activity for a maintenance activity, unless the department has approved the plan in consultation with the DNR through interdepartmental liaison procedures. (3) Content. The erosion control plan required for a maintenance activity under sub. (1) , including any TSA sites, shall include all information required under ss. Trans 401.10 (3) and Trans 401.11 (4) . (4) Amendments. (a) No maintenance provider may implement an amended erosion control plan unless the department has approved the amended erosion control plan in coordination with the DNR through interdepartmental liaison procedures. (b) The department or maintenance provider shall amend the erosion control plan for a maintenance activity whenever any of the following occurs: 1. There is a change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance at the project site or TSA site that has the reasonable potential for a discharge to waters of the state and is not addressed in the plan. 2. The best management practices required by the plan fail to avoid or minimize adverse impacts to waters of the state caused by an unauthorized discharge. 3. The department or maintenance provider adds a new TSA site or modifies a previously approved TSA site.
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