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Soil and Water Conservation and Animal Waste Management (Wisconsin Statutes: Chapter 92)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Wisconsin
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Organic waste Protected area Protection of environment Local government Freshwater pollution Pollution control Water quality standards Effluent waste water/discharge Water conservation zone Wetlands Education Subsidy/incentive Policy/planning Institution Coastal zone management
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Wisconsin Statutes concerns soil and water conservation and animal waste management. It declares it to be the policy of this state to halt and reverse the depletion of the state’s soil resources and pollution of its waters. It is the intent of the legislature to implement this policy by enacting this soil and water conservation law to: (a) Establish goals and standards for conservation of soil and water resources; (b) Provide for cost sharing, technical assistance, educational programs and other programs to conserve soil and water resources; (c) Encourage coordinated soil and water conservation planning and program implementation; and (d) Enable the regulation of harmful land use and land management practices by county ordinance where necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter. The chapter provides for state soil erosion control goals; the land and water conservation board; the land conservation committees, powers and staff; the land and water resource management planning program; regulation of local soil and water resource management practices; municipal soil conservation on private lands; intergovernmental cooperation; state and local agencies to cooperate; soil and water resource management program; local regulation of livestock operations; manure storage facilities; shoreland management; and training and certification.

Full text
English
Website
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov