# Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.01: Purpose

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_01

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.01
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wisconsin Administrative Code / NR / Chapter NR 320 / § NR 320.01

## Text

Purpose.
Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish reasonable procedures and limitations for exempt activities, general permits, and individual permits for all of the following activities in order to protect the public rights and interests in the navigable, public waters of the state as defined in s. 30.10 , Stats., in furtherance of the State’s duties under Wisconsin’s Public Trust Doctrine:
(1) Placement of bridges and culverts in or over navigable waterways as regulated under s. 30.123 , Stats.
(2) Placement of fish and wildlife habitat structures in navigable waterways as regulated under ss. 30.12 (1) , (1g) (a) , (c) , and (d) , (2m) , (3b) , and (3m) and 30.20 (1g) (b) 1. and 2. , Stats.
(3) Construction of piers, boat shelters, swimming rafts, and similar structures on the beds of navigable waterways as aids to navigation as regulated under ss. 30.12 and 30.13 , Stats.
(4) Placement of shore erosion control structures in inland lakes and impoundments and Great Lakes as regulated under s. 30.12 , Stats.
(5) Placement of structures in navigable waterways other than those regulated in subs. (1) to (4) and as regulated under s. 30.12 (1g) , (1p) , (3) (a) and (d) , and (3m) , Stats.

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.01 Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_01.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.02 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_02.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.03 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_03.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.04 Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_04.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.05 Statewide general permit development](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_05.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.06 Individual permits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_06.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.07 Municipal breakwater permits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_07.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.08 Navigability standards for bridges and culverts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_08.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.09 Riparian rights determinations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_09.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.10 Culvert sizing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_10.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.11 Site assessment methods for erosion control structures on inland lakes and flowages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_11.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.12 Site Assessment methods for erosion control structures on streams](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_12.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.13 Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_13.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 320.035 Statute definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_320_035.md)

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