Date: February 16, 2016 Notification for Assembling Stormwater and Erosion Control Technical Standard Work Team Volunteer technical experts are needed to serve on a technical standard Work Team to create a new Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) technical standard related to stormwater and erosion control. The work team is being convened to […]
Participation in SOC’s 2015 Technical Standards Needs survey increased significantly from 60 responses collected in 2013 to 245 responses collected this summer from individuals familiar with Wisconsin’s technical standards used in statewide conservation programs. The respondents were more evenly distributed across private sector and public sector agencies and were more diverse in the primary focus […]
WDNR has worked with internal staff to revise two interim Technical Standards, 1050 and 1051, and is now soliciting public comments on the proposed revisions. The intent of the revisions are to reflect the April 2015 “Water Quality Review Procedures for Additives” guidance. The guidance provides comprehensive procedures for the review of additives for potential […]
Volunteer technical experts are needed to serve on a technical standard Work Team to create a new Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) technical standard related to stormwater and erosion control. The work team is being convened to develop a new technical standard, described below, that conforms to existing laws and regulations. Criteria for the […]
The WDNR permeable pavement technical standard 1008 and associated technical note were recently updated with minor revisions. The revised versions of the standard and technical note are posted on the DNR website: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/stormwater/standards/postconst_standards.html A summary of the revisions are as follows: In the permeable pavement technical standard, the surface clogging capacity (Section V.D.3.) was changed […]
The WDNR has incorporated comments into the final Standard 1004, Bioretention for Infiltration. The revised standard included four main changes: V.B.5.a.(3) – Specify a planting density of one foot on center. Dane County recommended this change, because consultants were trying to save money by spacing the plants too far apart. V.B.5.b. – Allow Class II […]
DNR standard 1063, Sediment Trap, has be updated with a minor revision. An equation listed in the References section IX has been deleted due to typographical errors. The reference for this equation remains. This equation was removed in the standard language to avoid confusion with the actual equation found in the reference. View the updated technical […]
DNR completed the updates to the Standard 1060, Storm Drain Inlet Protection for Construction Sites. The final technical standard incorporated comments from multiple stakeholders and reviewers. The intent of the revision was to include Type D-M and Type D-HR inlet protection devices. The Type D-M and D-HR devices are variations of the existing Type D […]
The WDNR Standard 1004, Bioretention for Infiltration, has been revised and was available for comment from Wednesday, August 6th to August 27th. Four changes have been drafted to be included in practice standard 1004, Bioretention. A brief explanation of the changes are as follows: V.B.5.a.(3) – Specify a planting density of one foot on center. Dane […]
The WDNR Standard 1060, Storm Drain Inlet Protection for Construction Sites, has been revised and is available for comment from Tuesday, May 13th to Friday June 6th. The intent of the revision was to include Type D-M and Type D-HR inlet protection devices. The Type D-M and D-HR devices are variations of the existing Type […]
