# Wis. Stat. § 281.14: Wisconsin River monitoring and study

> Wisconsin · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.14

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 281.14
- **Heading:** Wisconsin River monitoring and study
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 281 / Section 281.14

## Text

(1) In this section:

(a) “Nonpoint source” has the meaning given in s. 281.16 (1) (e) .

(b) “Point source” has the meaning given in s. 283.01 (12) .

(2) The department shall conduct a program to monitor and study the introduction of nutrients from point sources and nonpoint sources into the Wisconsin River from the headwaters of the river to the Castle Rock Flowage dam. The department shall seek to do all of the following under this subsection:

(a) Identify the amounts of nutrients being introduced into the river.

(b) Characterize and quantify the nutrients, in particular nitrogen and phosphorus, introduced into the river from nonpoint sources relative to climate, land use, soil type, elevation, and drainage.

(c) Collect water quality information for locations on the river itself and for major tributaries and major impoundments to use in evaluating the biological, physical, and chemical properties of the water and to use as data in watershed and river models.

(d) Use watershed and river models and the information collected under this subsection and from other sources to forecast the effect on water quality of different methods of reducing the amounts of nutrients introduced into the river.

(e) Develop tools to use in selecting and implementing methods of reducing the amounts of nutrients introduced into the river.

History: 2009 a. 28 ; 2013 a. 20 .

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 281.01 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.01.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.11 Statement of policy and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.11.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.12 General department powers and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.12.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.13 Surveys and research.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.13.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.14 Wisconsin River monitoring and study.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.14.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.15 Water quality standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.15.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.16 Water quality protection; nonpoint sources.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.16.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.17 Water quality and quantity; specific regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.17.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.19 Orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.19.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.20 Orders; nonpoint source pollution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.20.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.31 Navigable waters protection law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.31.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.33 Construction site erosion control and storm water management.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.33.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.34 Groundwater withdrawals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.34.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 281.35 Water resources conservation and management.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C281_S281.35.md)

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