Bill > SB762

Introduced Session

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to create and administer a program to provide grants, not to exceed $10,000 1) to any county, city, village, or town that contains privately owned wells or water supplies to test and map privately owned wells to assess groundwater quality and determine the extent of any contamination and to study and map geologic characteristics and well construction practices to determine any correlation between water quality, geology, and well construction and 2) to county health departments and county land and water conservation departments to provide education and outreach related to well testing. Applicants may apply for a grant individually or jointly with other applicants and may apply for both types of grants simultaneously. The recipient of a testing and mapping grant must share the results of its testing with DNR and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Center for Watershed Science and Education. The bill also requires cities, villages, and towns that contain privately LRB-5561/1 ZDW:skw 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 762 owned wells or water supplies to inform its residents of the importance of regular well testing. For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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Tim Carpenter (D)*,  Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D)*,  Dora Drake (D)*,  Jodi Habush Sinykin (D)*,  Dianne Hesselbein (D)*,  LaTonya Johnson (D)*,  Sarah Keyeski (D)*,  Chris Larson (D)*,  Brad Pfaff (D)*,  Melissa Ratcliff (D)*,  Kelda Roys (D)*,  Jeff Smith (D)*,  Mark Spreitzer (D)*,  Jamie Wall (D)*,  Bob Wirch (D)*,  Clint Anderson (D),  Deb Andraca (D),  Margaret Arney (D),  Mike Bare (D),  Jill Billings (D),  Brienne Brown (D),  Ryan Clancy (D),  Angelina Cruz (D),  Karen DeSanto (D),  Ben DeSmidt (D),  Steve Doyle (D),  Jodene Emerson (D),  Joan Fitzgerald (D),  Russell Goodwin (D),  Kalan Haywood (D),  Francesca Hong (D),  Andrew Hysell (D),  Jenna Jacobson (D),  Alex Joers (D),  Tara Johnson (D),  Karen Kirsch (D),  Darrin Madison (D),  Renuka Mayadev (D),  Maureen McCarville (D),  Vincent Miresse (D),  Supreme Moore Omokunde (D),  Greta Neubauer (D),  Lori Palmeri (D),  Christian Phelps (D),  Pricilla Prado (D),  Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D),  Ann Roe (D),  Joe Sheehan (D),  Christine Sinicki (D),  Lee Snodgrass (D),  Ryan Spaude (D),  Angela Stroud (D),  Shelia Stubbs (D),  Lisa Subeck (D),  Sequanna Taylor (D),  Angelito Tenorio (D),  Randy Udell (D),  Robyn Vining (D), 

Fiscal estimate received (on 01/13/2026)

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