The Brown County Planning Commission is a ‘Designated 208 Water Quality Planning Agency’ and, as such, is required to review public and private sanitary sewer extensions and laterals for conformance with its‘ Areawide Water Quality Management Plan’. Separate reviews are required for public sewer extensions under Wisconsin Administrative Code NR-110.08 and private building sewer laterals, which includes construction that requires DSPS (Department of Safety and Professional Services) plan approval (multifamily, commercial, industrial, and institutional uses only; this does not include single family dwellings), under Wisconsin Administrative Code SPS 382.20(4)(c).
If the proposed project falls within a designated SSA Boundary, or is not within a community that has an SSA Plan, it is typically deemed to be consistent with the Areawide Water Quality Management plan and a ‘208 Letter’ (also referred to as a ‘WQM Letter’) is issued. Occasionally, Commission staff may find other concerns with the proposed extension, such as potential negative impact on a designated Environmentally Sensitive Area or intergovernmental relationships. In these cases, approvals may be issued with certain conditions. The ‘208 letter’ is then submitted to the WDNR or Dept. of Commerce with the project information for their review and approval.
For requirements for public sewer extensions:
- Cover letter indicating:
- Community and County which project is located
- Request for a review and WQM letter
- WDNR Sewer Extension Submittal Form 3400-59
- General Project Location Map
- 1 set of Plans/Specifications (engineering drawings)
- Cover letter indicating:
- Community and County which project is located
- Request for a review and WQM letter
- General Project Location Map
- 1 set of Building Plans which shows connection point(s) of lateral to structure(s) and to the public sewer line
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