HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1989 (10) GROUNDWATER PROTECTION SURCHARGE RESOLUTION
Resolution # / D LS
WHEREAS, 1983 Wisconsin Act 410, the Groundwater Protection
Law, created Section 145.19(6), Wisconsin Statutes, which
requires the collection of a $25.00 surcharge for each sanitary
permit issued; and
WHEREAS, the surcharge amounts collected are delivered to
the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations (DILHR),
which transfers it to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
for deposit in the Groundwater Fund; and
WHEREAS, since June, 1984 surcharge collections total more
than $1,300,000; and
WHEREAS, the Groundwater Fund is designated for use by DNR
to monitor groundwater quality and establish standards for
private waste water treatment systems; and
WHEREAS, the DNR cannot substantiate what the collections
have been used for; and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin County Code Administrators
Association (WCCA) has voted unanimously to remove the $25.00
surcharge from the DNR Groundwater Fund and allocate it to
DILHR's Private Sewage Section.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of
Supervisors does hereby support legislation that will transfer
the $25.00 groundwater surcharge from the DNR Groundwater Fund to
DILHR's Private Sewage Section to be used for research and
development of improved private waste water treatment systems.
Dated this gday of TrArw , 1989.
COMPREHENSIVE, PLANNING, ZONING
AND PARKS COMMITTEE
Negative Affirmative
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