Summary of Groundwater Management Recommendations by Priority

#	Pg	Recommendation	Department*	Target Date	Status as of January 2001
		High Priority
1	5	Designate Groundwater Coordinator	P	Fall 1988 (Completed)	completed
2	5	Support/utilize GIP, maintain land use/water quality databases	P, CHS	Fall 1998,Ongoing	ongoing
3	6	Coordinate intergovernmental discussion on annexation/sewering	P, CHS	Ongoing	completed
6	9	Adopt wellhead protection ordinances	P, Z	1989, Ongoing	completed
7	11	Encourage hydrogeologic studies of well field recharge areas	P, CHS	Ongoing	completed
24	19	Intensify Agricultural BMP outreach efforts	CE	1989	completed
14	15	Revise County Subdivision Ordinance	Z, CHS	1989	completed
15	15	Improve compliance with County Private Sewage System Ordinance	CHS	1989	ongoing
13	15	Revise County Zoning Ordinance	Z	1989
12	14	Adopt site plan review ordinance	P, Z	1989	completed
17	16	Revise County Private Sewage System Ordinance	CHS	1990	not completed
25	19	Expand educational programming in all program areas	P,Z,CHS,CE, LC	Ongoing	ongoing
10	13	Provide well testing/interpretation, encourage testing	CHS, CE	Ongoing	ongoing
31	23	Investigate underground tank ordinance and update inventory	CHS	1989	completed
27	21	Revise waste landspreading criteria	CE, LC	1990	needs work: ordinance not approved
32	23	Encourage state pesticide use reporting program	CHS, CE	1990	not completed
9	12	Encourage municipal water systems	P, CHS	Ongoing	ongoing
20	17	Encourage municipal sewer systems	P	Ongoing	ongoing
5	9	Support activities of the Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center	P	Ongoing	ongoing
26	21	Develop homeowner information packet	CE	1989	completed

		Medium Priority
8	12	Review possible adoption of private water supply ordinance	CHS	July 1990
16	16	Adopt local septage ordinance	CHS	1990	not completed
11	14	Encourage groundwater monitoring in local/state permits	CHS	Ongoing
18	16	Develop on-site sewage system inspection standards	CHS	1991	completed
19	17	Inventory on-site private sewage systems	CHS	1990	ongoing
28	21	Expand landfill investigations and monitoring	P, CHS	Ongoing	completed
34	24	Support development of a hazardous waste hauler network	CHS	1992	completed
35	24	Support “clean sweep” programs as needed	CE	Ongoing	completed
33	24	Investigate possible hazardous materials ordinance	P	1992	not completed
36	25	Support moratoriums for critical products	CHS, CE, LC	Ongoing
39	26	Minimize road salt use	CE, HD	Ongoing	completed & ongoing
4	8	Revise County Development Guide	P	1990	completed

		Low Priority
30	22	Address maintenance criteria for animal waste structures	LC	1993	completed
29	22	Encourage recycling	CE	Ongoing	completed
21	17	Support changes in state on-site sewage system code	CHS	1993	completed
22	18	Encourage state review of septic system additives	CHS	1993	completed
38	26	Consolidate/monitor salt storage sites, review snow dump sites	P, CHS, HD	Ongoing	completed
37	25	Review pipeline proposals for groundwater concerns	Z	Ongoing	ongoing
23	18	Investigate sanitary ordinance for non-regulated wastewaters	CHS	1994	DNR is working on this

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Medium Priority

Low Priority