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Special Committee on Septage Disposal

Chair: Rep. John Ainsworth
Legislative Council Staff: Rachel Letzing, Mark Patronsky and John Stolzenberg
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The special committee is directed to examine the current capacity and future need for disposal of septage that is pumped from septic tanks and holding tanks, to review the laws related to this subject, and to develop proposed legislation that will assure protection of public health and the environment, as well as the availability of disposal options for future population and business growth.

Report to Legislature
March 9, 2005 Joint Legislative Council Meeting
February 14, 2005 Mail Ballot
  • Bill draft and amendment on the ballot
    • WLC: 0062/1, relating to the management and disposal of septage and municipal sewage sludge and granting rule-making authority
    • WLC: 0122/1, an amendment to WLC: 0062/1
  • Bill drafts consolidated into WLC: 0062/1
    • WLC: 0042/2, relating to deleting certain statutory exemptions for septage disposal regulations
    • WLC: 0046/2, relating to maintenance of private sewage systems
    • WLC: 0047/2, relating to the regulations applicable to the land disposal of septage, and limitations on ordinances applicable to septage and municipal sludge disposal
    • WLC: 0048/2, relating to clean water fund loans for septage treatment and disposal facilities at sewage treatment plants and facilities plans for septage disposal in sewage treatment plants
    • WLC: 0050/2, relating to local assistance for an inventory of private sewage systems and a recordkeeping system for private sewage systems
    • WLC: 0054/2, relating to the setting of septage disposal fees charged by municipal sewage systems and the review of these fees by the public service commission
    • WLC: 0055/2, relating to enforcement of the regulation of the servicing of private sewage systems and septage disposal
    • WLC: 0056/2, relating to fees for licenses to service private sewage systems and for septage land disposal site licenses, and granting rule-making authority
  • Bill draft and amendment recommended by the Working Group on Septage Disposal Fees*
    • WLC: 0089/1, relating to septage disposal fees charged by municipal sewage systems
    • WLC: 0115/3, an amendment to WLC: 0089/1

*Note:  WLC: 0122/1 reconciles the provisions in WLC: 0089/1, as amended by WLC: 0115/3, with the provisions in WLC: 0054/2.
November 16, 2004 Meeting
  • WLC: 0042/1, relating to deleting statutory exemptions for septage disposal regulation
  • WLC: 0046/1, relating to to maintenance of private sewage systems
  • WLC: 0047/1, relating to the regulations applicable to the land disposal of septage, and limitations on ordinances applicable to septage and municipal sludge disposal
  • WLC: 0048/1, relating to clean water fund loans for septage treatment and disposal facilities at sewage treatment plants and facilities plans for septage disposal in sewage treatment plants
  • WLC: 0050/1, relating to local assistance for an inventory of private sewage systems and a recordkeeping system for private sewage systems
  • WLC: 0054/1, relating to septage disposal fees charged by municipal sewage systems, creating the disposal fee council, and granting rule-making authority
  • WLC: 0055/1, relating to enforcement of the regulation of the servicing of private sewage systems and septage disposal
  • WLC: 0056/1, relating to fees for licenses to service private sewage systems and granting rule-making authority
  • Memo No. 2, Example Application of the Limit in WLC: 0054/1 on Septage Disposal Fees Charged by Municipal Sewage Systems (11-09-04)
  • Memo No. 3, Draft Legislation Prepared for the Special Committee (11-09-04)
  • Memorandum, from the Wisconsin Liquid Waste Carriers Association (10-27-04)
October 14, 2004 Meeting
  • Memo No. 1, Suggestions of Issues for Committee Discussion (10-4-04)
  • Testimony, Duane Greuel, Environmental Specialist, Wood County
  • Testimony, Septage Disposal, Scott Carmody, President, Carmody Data Systems
  • Memorandum, Environmental Management Account of the Environmental Fund, from Kendra Bonderud, Legislative Fiscal Bureau
  • Material, distributed at the request of Public Member Sandra Begalke
September 16, 2004 Meeting
  • Staff Brief 04-2, Statutes and Administrative Rules Related to Septage Disposal (9-9-04)
  • Testimony, Greg Kester, Department of Natural Resources
  • Testimony, Roman Kaminski, Department of Commerce
  • Testimony, Credit and User Charge Considerations Relating to Septage Disposal at Publicly Owned Wastewater Treatment Facilities, David Wagner, Ehlers and Associates, Brookfield
  • Testimony, Septage Disposal Issues in Southeastern Wisconsin, Bob Biebel, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
  • Testimony, Jim Clark, Dane County Sanitarian
  • Testimony, Proposed Rules Relating to Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems and Sanitation, Matthew Stohr, Legislative Assistant, Wisconsin Counties Association
  • Testimony, Paul Kent, Municipal Environmental Group--Wastewater Division
  • Testimony, Disposal Ideas, Sandra Begalke, Public Member, representing WI Liquid Waste Carriers Association
  • Testimony, Treatment of Septage Waste Onsite, Ken Neu, Concerned Citizen, Business Owner
  • Testimony, Proposal for Funding an Improved Rural Septage Disposal System, Paul Koehler, Koehler Septic and Plumbing, Inc.