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Senate Bill 524

Relating To: regulation of high capacity wells, notification of well construction, groundwater quantity management, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Bill Text and History
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
1000 Friends of Wisconsin	Notified Date 4/2/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/2/2004
Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 3/4/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/4/2004
American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (formerly Wis Assn of Consulting Engineers)	Notified Date 3/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 3/8/2004
Forest County Potawatomi Community	Notified Date 3/9/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/9/2004
Kenosha County	Notified Date 3/9/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/9/2004
League of Wisconsin Municipalities	Notified Date 3/11/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/11/2004
Municipal Environmental Group - Water Division	Notified Date 5/3/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 5/3/2004
Nestle Waters North America (formerly Perrier Group of America)	Notified Date 3/11/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/11/2004
River Alliance of Wisconsin	Notified Date 3/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/26/2004
Waterkeepers of Wisconsin	Notified Date 3/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/8/2004
Wisconsin Builders Association	Notified Date 3/9/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 3/9/2004
Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association	Notified Date 3/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/8/2004
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation	Notified Date 3/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/8/2004
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV)	Notified Date 3/10/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 3/10/2004 Comments While this bill is more limited than we had hoped, it is a start. We assume that those who vote for this will also see that the DNR is given the resources it needs to implement this legislation in its entirety.
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce	Notified Date 3/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/8/2004
Wisconsin Muck Farmers Association	Notified Date 3/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/8/2004
Wisconsin Paper Council	Notified Date 3/5/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/5/2004
Wisconsin Pork Producers Association	Notified Date 3/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/8/2004
Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association	Notified Date 3/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/8/2004
Wisconsin Rural Water Association	Notified Date 3/5/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 3/9/2004 Comments This bill has our support and the public water supply industry was allowed sufficient input. Other Report Date 3/5/2004
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association	Notified Date 3/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/8/2004
Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association	Notified Date 3/4/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/4/2004
Wisconsin Water Well Association Inc	Notified Date 3/4/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/4/2004
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation	Notified Date 3/10/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 3/10/2004 Comments This bill is a significant first step to groundwater protection in Wisconsin.
Wisconsins Environmental Decade Inc	Notified Date 3/6/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 3/6/2004 Comments Needs to be amended to protect more water bodies including springs and must be able to apply adaptive management

Lobbying Efforts

	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June	2004 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 65.00	2004 July - December	Total 65.00
Municipal Environmental Group - Water Division	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 22.00	2004 July - December	Total 22.00
Nestle Waters North America (formerly Perrier Group of America)	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 31.00	2004 July - December	Total 31.00
Waterkeepers of Wisconsin	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 2.00	2004 July - December	Total 2.00
Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 1.00	2004 July - December	Total 1.00
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 2.00	2004 July - December	Total 2.00
Wisconsin Water Well Association Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 7.00	2004 July - December	Total 7.00