Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 193.74 - Network services

A network cooperator shall enter into an agreement with the department to assist with the operation and maintenance of the Lake Monitoring and Protection Network. The agreement will include specification of the services to be rendered and other expectations that apply during the life of the agreement. Network cooperative services that may be provided under an agreement created under this subchapter include any of the following:

(1) Training network participants and coordinating lake monitoring, aquatic invasive species monitoring, watercraft inspection, aquatic invasive species prevention programs, and entry of data into the department's statewide database.

Note: The department's statewide database is the Surface Water Integrated Monitoring System.

(2) Purchasing and distributing supplies and equipment necessary for network activities.

(3) Providing shipping and handling of samples and specimens.

(4) Entering data, using software or conducting other data management tasks necessary for managing network participants or tracking and reporting network activities.

(5) Analyzing, reporting, and disseminating reports and results.

(6) Providing technical assistance to a grantee or grant applicant for aquatic invasive species prevention and control.

(7) Coordinating communication among network participants.

(8) Increasing network coverage through education and outreach and expanding the capacity of network participants to conduct network activities.

(9) Conducting any network activity outlined under s. NR 193.76.

(10) Providing other services approved by the department.

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Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 193.74

Adopted by, CR 19-078: cr. Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6/1/2020