Applicability

Applicability. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter shall, subject to the provisions below, apply to all department regulatory, planning, resource management, liaison and financial aid determinations that affect wetlands. This chapter shall only apply to specific activities which may require authorization or reauthorization after August 1, 1991 and which are subject to the requirements of statute or rules requiring a department determination concerning effects on water quality or wetlands. (1) Activities subject to the requirements of this chapter include, but are not limited to: (a) Permits, reviews, approvals and other actions under chs. 23 and 26 to 31 , Stats.; (b) Permits and approvals under chs. 281 , 283 , 289 and 291 , Stats., except as provided in sub. (3) ; (c) Water quality certification under ch. NR 299 ; (d) Permits and approvals under chs. NR 500 to 520 ; (e) Department development and management projects; and (f) Actions under ch. NR 120 . (2) This chapter shall apply to new or increased point source discharges to wetlands. (3) Wetland alterations which are directly caused by operations on a nonferrous metallic mineral prospecting site or mining site shall be regulated pursuant to specific wetland standards under chs. NR 131 and 132 , respectively. (4) Exemptions. A person who proposes a project that may affect an artificial wetland shall notify the department at least 15 working days prior to initiating the project. For purposes of this chapter, the following artificial wetlands are exempt from the provisions of this chapter unless the department notifies the applicant within 15 working days from when the department receives notice of the proposed project from the applicant that the artificial wetland has significant functional values or uses under s. NR 103.03 (1) (e) , (f) or (g) : (a) Sedimentation and stormwater detention basins and associated conveyance features operated and maintained only for sediment detention and flood storage purposes; (b) Active sewage lagoons, cooling ponds, waste disposal pits, fish rearing ponds and landscape ponds. (c) Actively maintained farm drainage and roadside ditches. (d) Artificial wetlands within active nonmetallic mining operations. (4m) Wetland alterations which are directly caused by a ferrous metallic mining operation or bulk sampling shall be regulated pursuant to specific wetland standards under s. 295.60 , Stats.