Exemption for certain alcohol fuel production systems
Wis. Stat. § 289.44
in effect(1) Definitions. As used in this section:
(a) “Distillate waste product” means solid, semisolid or liquid by-products or wastes from the distillation or functionally equivalent process of an alcohol fuel production system.
(b) “Environmentally sound storage facility” means a facility, including a holding lagoon, which is used to store distillate waste products so that no waste products from the facility enter or leach into the waters of the state.
(c) “Private alcohol fuel production system” means an alcohol fuel production system from which no alcohol is sold and from which all the alcohol is used as a fuel by the owner.
(2) Exemption. No permit, license or plan approval is required under this chapter for the owner of a private alcohol fuel production system to establish, construct or operate a system for the treatment, storage or disposal of distillate waste products if the distillate waste product is stored in an environmentally sound storage facility and disposed of using an environmentally safe land spreading technique and the storage, treatment or disposal is confined to the property of the owner.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/289.44Fetched: 10/7/2026