Water permit applications

For some of our permits, submit applications and other forms to the DNR online. Get a WAMS ID, complete an application, sign and pay fees in a few steps. Track permits and know exactly where they are in the permitting process. Follow us as we add more permits to our online system.

Bark Bay Slough - by Joanne Kline (Bayfield)

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Water permit activities are listed by category and include electronic and paper submittal options.

Agricultural livestock operations

General information about the application type	Paper process	Online process
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)	View info	Available*

Aquatic plant management

General information about the application type	Paper process	Online process
Chemical	Download [PDF]	Available*
Chemical treatment record	Download [PDF]	Available*
Mechanical	Download [PDF]	Available*
Physical	Download [PDF]	Available*
Biological [exit DNR]

Dams

General information about the application type	Paper process	Online process
New dam construction		Begin IP application*
Repair or reconstruction		Begin IP application*
Transfer of ownership		Begin IP application*
Abandonment and removal		Begin IP application*
Raise and enlarge

Storm water

General information	Application	Reporting	Termination
Construction sites	Online process*		Online process*
Industrial facilities	Paper process	Paper process	Paper process or Online process*
Municipalities (MS4)		Online process*

Wastewater

General information about the application type	Paper process	Online process
Ballast water discharge	Download [PDF exit DNR]
Carriage and interstitial water from dredging operations	Download [PDF]
Concrete products operations	Download [PDF]
Contaminated groundwater from remedial action operations	Download [PDF]
Domestic wastewater to subsurface soil absorption systems	Download [PDF]
Hydrostatic test water and water supply system water	Download [PDF]
Industrial wastewater discharge permit - specific to your facility and discharge	View info
Land application of by-product solids	Download [PDF]
Land application of industrial sludge	Download [PDF]
Land application of liquid industrial wastes	Download [PDF]
Municipal wastewater treatment plant discharge	View info
Non-contact cooling water or condensate and boiler blowdown	Download [PDF]
Nondomestic wastewater to subsurface absorption systems	Download [PDF]
Nonmetallic mining operations	Download [PDF]
Outside washing of vehicles, equipment and other objects	Download [PDF]
Pesticide pollutant discharge for control of aquatic plants, algae, and bacteria	Download [PDF]	Available*
Pesticide pollutant discharge for control of detrimental or invasive aquatic animals	Download [PDF]	Available*
Pesticide pollutant discharge for control of forest canopy pests	Download [PDF]	Available*
Pesticide pollutant discharge for control of mosquitoes or other flying insects	Download [PDF]	Available*
Petroleum contaminated water	Download [PDF]
Pit/trench dewatering	Download [PDF]	Available*
Potable water treatment and conditioning	Download [PDF]
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO) from sewage collection systems	Download [PDF]
Short duration discharge	Download [PDF]
Swimming pool facilities	Download [PDF]

Water supply

General information about the application type	Paper process	Online process
Public water capacity development	View info
Geothermal systems	Download [PDF]
Underground injection wells	Download [PDF]
Water use permits	View info
Water withdrawal (>100,000 GPD or >70 GPM)	View info
Well construction notification	Download [PDF]

Waterway and wetland

General information about the application type	Application
Boat ramp	Begin GP or IP application*
Boathouse repair certification	Begin IP application*
Boat shelter - Permanent	Begin GP application*
Boat shelter - Permanent or seasonal	Begin IP application*
Bridge	Begin IP application*
Bridge - Clear span over streams	Begin GP application*
Bridge - Municipal highway bridges, arches, culverts	Begin IP application*
Culvert	Begin IP application*
Culvert - without professionally engineered design	Begin GP application*
Culvert - with professionally engineered design	Begin GP application*
Culvert - Municipal highway bridges, arches, culverts	Begin IP application*
Dams - New construction	Begin IP application*
Dredging - Invasive or non-native species management	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Installation of utility crossing(s)	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Jetting aquatic plants	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Maintenance within a drainage district	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Maintenance of previously dredged area	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Manual	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Riparian navigational dredging of man-made impoundments - Group or association	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Riparian navigational dredging of man-made impoundments - Individual	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Removal of plant or animal nuisance deposits	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Small scale	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Streams (less than 25 yards)	Begin GP application*
Dredging - Streams	Begin IP application*
Dredging - Lakes	Begin IP application*
Dry fire hydrant	Begin GP or IP application*
Fish habitat and stocking structures	Begin GP application*
Ford crossing of a stream	Begin GP or IP application*
Grading	Begin GP or IP application*
Habitat structure - Lake	Begin IP application*
Habitat structure - Stream	Begin IP application*
Habitat structure - Stream habitat projects designed by government agencies	Begin GP application*
Intake or outfall structure	Begin GP or IP application*
Irrigation	Begin IP application*
Lake shore erosion control	Begin IP application*
Lake shore erosion control - Biological	Begin GP application*
Lake shore erosion control - Great Lakes	Begin IP application*
Lake shore erosion control - Riprap	Begin GP application*
Lake shore erosion control - Riprap repair	Begin GP application*
Lake shore erosion control - Riprap replacement	Begin GP application*
Lake shore erosion control - Seawall replacement	Begin GP application*
Lake shore erosion control - Seawall replacement with riprap	Begin GP application*
Municipal highway bridges, arches, culverts	Begin IP application*
Miscellaneous structures	Begin IP application*
Nonmetallic mining	Begin IP application*
Pea gravel blanket	Begin GP or IP application*
Pilings	Begin GP or IP application*
Piers, docks & wharves	Begin IP application*
Pond	Begin IP application*
Pond - Landscape	Begin GP application*
Pond - Stormwater pond	Begin GP application*
Pond - Wildlife pond	Begin GP application*
Stream realignment & enclosure	Begin IP application*
Stream bank erosion control	Begin IP application*
Stream bank erosion control - Bio-stabilization	Begin GP application*
Stream bank erosion control - Integrated bank protection	Begin GP application*
Stream bank repair of riprap (placed prior to August 1, 2007)	Begin GP application*
Stream bank erosion control - Replacement of structure with bio-stabilization	Begin GP application*
Stream bank erosion control - Replacement of structure with integrated bank treatment	Begin GP application*
Swim rafts	Begin IP application*
Temporary in-stream crossing	Begin GP or IP application*
Utility wetland, bridge, structure, dredging, driving on the bed	Begin GP application*
Water quality conservation activities	Begin GP application*
Water ski platforms	Begin IP application*
Weed rake	Begin GP or IP application*
Wetland conservation	Begin IP application*
Wetland conservation - Federal	Begin GP application*
Wetland conservation - Not federal	Begin GP application*
Wetland disturbance	Begin IP application*
Wetland disturbance - Residential / industrial / commercial development	Begin GP application*
Wetland disturbance - Municipal highway bridges, arches, culverts	Begin GP application*
Wetland disturbance - Recreational development	Begin GP application*
Wetland disturbance - Dam maintenance, repair, reconstruction	Begin GP application*
Wetland - Established incidental to construction	Begin GP application*
Wetland exemption requests	Available*

Wetland identification

General information about the application type	Online process
Wetland exemption requests	Available*
Wetland identification	Available*

WisDOT

General information	Application	Termination
WisDOT construction	Online process*	Online process*

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