Section ATCP 50.925 - Verification of depth to bedrock(1) DEFINITION. In this section, "verification of depth to bedrock" means investigative methods for infield depth to bedrock verification for fields receiving mechanical applications of manure.(2) COST-SHARE ELIGIBILITY. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse a landowner for the costs of verifying depth to bedrock in an area subject to s. NR 151.075.(3) ELIGIBLE COSTS. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs related to verification of depth to bedrock:(a) Costs to conduct a site assessment.(b) Costs to prepare the plan for verification of depth to bedrock.(c) Costs associated with implementation of the plan for verification of depth to bedrock using intrusive methods.(d) Costs associated with implementation of the plan for verification of depth to bedrock using geophysical methods.(e) Costs associated with ground truthing data collected through geophysical methods.(f) Costs to develop department field maps as defined in the technical standard 01 verification of depth to bedrock (July, 2021).(g) Costs to backfill or abandon boreholes and test pits.(4) INELIGIBLE COSTS. Ineligible costs include costs to become a qualified verifier.(5) PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. A cost-share grant may not reimburse any costs for verification of depth to bedrock unless all of the following conditions are met:(a) The verification of depth to bedrock complies with the department technical standard 01 verification of depth to bedrock (July, 2021).(b) The following that apply are completed and submitted to the department:2. Geophysical data map, if applicable, with legend, unit and ground truthing locations.3. Borehole abandonment forms.4. Name and qualifications of individual analyzing the field data.5. A computer file with tabulated data in spreadsheet format that identifies latitude/longitude coordinates as recorded during the field effort.6. Field maps depicting intrusive method data points and depth to bedrock, including information below: a. Borings or geophysical survey locations, or both, by recording latitude/longitude coordinates of verification borings and geophysical survey locations using the WGS84 coordinate system.b. Field location, field boundary, acres, field identification number, scale, all borings and geophysical survey locations, or both using the above requirements and a North directional arrow.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 50.925
Adopted by, CR 23-024: cr. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (3) (f) made under s. 35.17, Stats., and cr. sub. (4) (title) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2, Stats., Register May 28 No. 821, eff. 6/1/2024