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STATE OF WISCONSIN <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />WETLAND AND WATERWAY GENERAL PERMIT FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO <br />CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT OR MAINTAIN HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, ARCHES <br />AND CULVERTS <br />Permittee: Municipalities such as a city, town, village or county <br />Permit No. WDNR-GP2-2017 <br />Issuing Office: Environmental Analysis and Sustainability Program, <br />Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) <br />Issuance Date: November 3, 2017 <br />Expiration Date: November 3, 2022 <br />GENERAL PERMIT AUTHORIZATIONS: In compliance with the provision(s) of Wis. <br />Stat. § 281.36 (3b)(b), no person may discharge/place dredged or fill material into a <br />wetland unless the discharge is authorized by a wetland general permit or individual <br />permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources (department or DNR) or the <br />discharge is exempt by statute. In compliance with the provision(s) of Wis. Stat. § <br />30.123(2), unless an individual or a general permit has been issued by the department <br />or authorization has been granted by the legislature, no person may construct or <br />maintain a bridge or construct, place, or maintain a culvert in, on, or over navigable <br />waters. <br />Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 281.36 (3g)(a)10., the department shall issue a general permit <br />for a discharge to wetlands that is necessary for the construction, reconstruction, or <br />maintenance of a bridge or culvert that is part of a transportation project that is being <br />carried out under the direction and supervision of a city, village, town, or county. <br />Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 30.123(7)(d), the department shall issue a general permit to <br />construct, reconstruct, and maintain bridges and culverts that are part of a transportation <br />project that is carried out under the direction and supervision of a municipality <br />("municipality" means any town, village, city or county in this state). <br />Municipalities may apply for coverage under this general permit to construct, reconstruct <br />or maintain highways, bridges, arches and culverts and will comply with the terms and <br />conditions of WDNR-GP2-2017. Please refer to the following sections of this permit for <br />the specific eligibility standards, application requirements, certification requirements and <br />responsibilities, conditions, findings of fact, conclusions of law, and definitions required <br />by WDNR-GP2-2017. <br />OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS NECESSARY: WDNR-GP2-2017 authorizations are <br />subject to all applicable terms and conditions specified in this permit. However, WDNR- <br />GP2-2017 authorizations cover permitting requirements under state laws <br />pertaining to waterways and wetlands. The project proponents may need to <br />