§ 8-295. Exempt activities.

This nonmetallic mining reclamation article shall not apply to the following activities:

(1)

Excavations or grading by a person solely for domestic use at his residence.

(2)

Excavations or grading conducted for highway construction purposes within the highway right-of-way.

(3)

Grading conducted for farming, preparing a construction site or restoring land following a flood or natural disaster.

(4)

Excavations for building construction purposes.

(5)

Any mining operation, the reclamation of which is required in a permit obtained under Wis. Stats. § 293.01 et seq.

(6)

Any activities conducted at a solid or hazardous waste disposal site required to prepare, operate or close a solid waste disposal facility under Wis. Stats. § 289.01 et seq. or a hazardous waste disposal facility under Wis. Stats. § 291.001 et seq., but a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance may apply to activities related to solid or hazardous waste disposal which are conducted at a nonmetallic site separate from the solid or hazardous waste disposal facility, such as activities to obtain nonmetallic minerals to be used for lining, capping, covering or constructing berms, dikes or roads.

(Code 1989, § 7-8-4)