January 2023 Agenda and Meeting Materials

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Public Participation Deadline: NRB Liaison receipt of your request to testify and/or written comment is 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. 

The Natural Resources Board will meet in-person. Remote testimony from the public via Zoom will be accepted for this meeting. In person public appearances are also welcome. Members of the public can submit their request to testify remotely, in person, or their written comments by the posted deadline date for Board consideration.

The public is encouraged to watch the Board meeting via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/LoHokeAN4CQ

WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD

AMENDED AGENDA

For meeting at:
Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2)
101 South Webster Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, in public meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street Madison, Wisconsin. Board will act on items 1-4 and 7-8 as listed on the agenda.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that matters concerning natural resource issues or the Department’s program responsibilities or operations specified in the Wisconsin Statutes, which arise after publication of this agenda may be added to the agenda and publicly noticed no less than two hours before the scheduled board meeting, if the Board Chair determines that the matter is urgent.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
   1. Calling the roll
   2. Approval of agenda for January 25, 2023
2. CONSENT
   1. Approval of brief of action from December 14, 2022
   2. Acknowledgment of Donation – The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin has donated $20,000. This donation will be used to support of the restoration and management of Southern Kettle Moraine State Natural Areas, especially for the benefit of grassland pollinators and birds.
      (Sarah Barry, Department Deputy Secretary)
   3. Acknowledgement of Donation – Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, Inc. donated $33,204.34. This donation will be used to support resources within the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Fund.
      (Sarah Barry, Department Deputy Secretary) DELETED
   4. Acknowledgement of Donation – Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) donated $18,124.00. This donation will be used to fund elk research in the state of Wisconsin, most frequently to pay data fees on electronic monitoring collars.
      (Sarah Barry, Department Deputy Secretary) DELETED
3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
4. ACTION ITEMS
   ADOPTION (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)
   1. Request adoption of Board Order DG-04-22, proposed rules affecting chapter NR 140 relating to setting numerical standards to minimize the concentration of polluting substances in groundwater (Cycle 10 Bacteria)
      (Bruce Rheineck, Groundwater Section Chief)
   2. Request that the Board adopt Board Order CF-13-19, proposed rules affecting Chapter NR 166 related to streamlining, updating, and improving Safe Drinking Water Loan Program processes and procedures.
      (Matthew Marcum, Manager, Environmental Loans Section)
   SCOPE STATEMENTS (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)
   3. Request that the Board approve the Statement of Scope for Board Order WA-11-22 and conditionally approve the public hearing notice and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, for proposed rules affecting chapters NR 500 to 524 related to landfills, solid waste management fees, financial responsibility and reporting requirements
      (Kate Strom Hiorns, Recycling and Solid Waste Section Chief)
   MISCELLANEOUS (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)
   4. Request approval of department recommendations for the 2023 bear harvest quotas.
      (Randy Johnson, Large Carnivore Specialist)
   5. Request approval of department recommendations for the Fisheries Management 2023 spring fish and wildlife hearing agenda
      (Meredith Penthorn, Fisheries Management Policy Specialist)
   6. Request approval of the Wildlife Management 2023 spring fish and wildlife hearing agenda.
      (Scott Karel, Wildlife Regulation Policy Specialist)
   7. Request approval of Land Donation – Northern Highland - American Legion State Forest – Vilas County
      (Jim Lemke, Real Estate Section Chief)
5. OPEN FORUM (Testimony that pertains to topics not on the meeting agenda or not in litigation) – after items 1-4 or following morning break at approximately 10:15. Please refer to pages 3 and 4 of agenda for required pre-registration information and protocol.
6. INFORMATION ITEMS (Written Comment Welcome)
   1. Report and preliminary results of the 2022 deer seasons.
      (Casey Krueger, Chief Warden; Kimberly Currie, Customer and Outreach Services Bureau Director Jamie Adams, Field Operations Section Manager for COS; Jeff Pritzl, Deer Program Specialist; Katie Grant, Office of Communications)
7. DEPARTMENT SECRETARY’S MATTERS
   1. RETIRMENT RECOGNITION – Action
      1. Mark R. Cain, Watershed Management, 33 years
      2. Susan M. Fisher, Waste and Materials, 37 years
   2. DEPARTMENT SECRETARY’S MATTERS – Informational
      1. Commercial Fishing Update
      2. Acts of the Department Secretary – Real Estate Transactions
8. BOARD MEMBERS’ MATTERS
   1. Election of Officers: Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary
   2. Board Member Matters

The public is welcome to view the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting via YouTube.  The NRB also provides opportunities for citizens to testify and to submit written comment about issues that come before the NRB. See complete information on public participation at Board meetings at http://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/public.html.

The public is encouraged to watch the Board meeting via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/LoHokeAN4CQ

The following meeting resources also are available: Agenda Item Packets (also known as green sheet packages) are linked to the corresponding item on the website/html meeting agenda at https://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/ -- click on the blue “View agendas” button then scroll down.), supporting documents, and public comment. 

Live transcription of the webcast is autogenerated and not a legal record of the Board Meeting. 4

Public Appearance protocol: Remote testimony from the public via Zoom may be accepted for this meeting. In person public appearances are also welcome. Members of the public can submit their request to testify remotely or their written comments by the posted deadline date for Board consideration.  You must be pre-registered to testify.  Please include your name, daytime phone number, email address, city of residence, agenda item you request to testify on (include topic for item 5-Open Forum), and name of organization you will represent (if none, state “self”). Confirmed speakers will receive meeting logistics via email.  Those confirmed to testify on a specific agenda item will testify on that item prior to vote.  Please review:  https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/NRB/public.html.

NOTE: The Board welcomes citizen input on matters of natural resources management and Department programs and policies.  Comments concerning any individual’s personal information or personal business are not appropriate and will not be allowed.

The time for item 5. – Open Forum - will be after items 1-4 or immediately following morning break at approximately 10:15.   If you request to testify during Open Forum, please be ready to speak when the Board takes up this item.  Each speaker will have three minutes to give their testimony; however, the Board Chair has final discretion on time limit.

The following is from the Board’s meeting guidelines: Only one speaker per organization.  Testimony that threatens, intimidates, or includes disparaging comments about Board

Members, department staff, and other members of the public will not be allowed.  Those that do so may be removed from the meeting or remote location.  Written comment is always welcome.

Please contact Ashley Bystol, NRB Liaison, at 608-267-7420 or by email at dnrnrbliaison@wisconsin.gov with NRB related questions, to request information, to submit written comments, and to register to testify at a meeting.

Public Participation Deadline:  NRB Liaison receipt of your request to testify and/or written comment is 11:00 a.m. on January 18, 2023.

The NRB and Department of Natural Resources are committed to serving people with disabilities. Please contact the NRB Liaison to request NRB information in an alternative format.