Waushara County Watershed Lakes Council (WCWLC) is dedicated to the:

• Protection
• Preservation and
• Restoration

of the waters within Waushara County by providing a network for communication and sharing of resources among member lakes.
The public is welcome to attend meetings and participate in our discussions.

Upcoming Meetings:

• Saturday, February 12, 2022, 10 AM, Waushara County Courthouse, 209 S. St. Marie Street, Wautoma, Demonstration Room (Lower Level)
• Saturday, May 7, 2022, 9 AM, Waushara County Courthouse, 209 S. St. Marie Street, Wautoma, Demonstration Room (Lower Level)
• Saturday, August 13, 2022, 9 AM, Waushara County Courthouse, 209 S. St. Marie Street, Wautoma, Demonstration Room (Lower Level)

What’s New:

• New! Waushara County Nitrate Testing Results
• New! Vacation Home Rental Information
• DNR Central Sands Lakes Study press release, recommending a regional strategy for central sands high capacity well withdrawals
• Westfield students build and monitor bluebird houses using funds from WCWLC Education Grant
• Updated Waushara County “Lakes List” 3-1-21, from Waushara Co. Land Conservation Department, posted on “Members Only” password protected page. If your group contact info has changed, contact Laura – LC&Z Dept. office (920)787-0443; if forgot password, use “Contact Us” located on “About Us” tab
• “Rising Concern Over High Water” and “Lake Level Monitoring“: vol45-4fall2020web – Lake Tides Fall/Winter 2020 articles
• Silver Lake Management District’s field day “DASH project” with 7th Grade Science class (see Gallery for posters by 7th Grade class)
• Waushara County Supervisors – Assignments to Lake District Boards update:  2020 Lake District Assignments
• Article discusses lake district annual member meeting, Chapter 33/state statutes in times of COVID-19/social distancing safety:
  • https://wisconsinlakes.org/lake-meetings-in-the-age-of-social-distancing/
• Central Sands Lakes Study-DNR update_4-14-20
• 2021 Newsletter – Waushara Co Land Conservation Dept. posted on Records page
• New Lake District board election recount law – 2019 Wisconsin Act 99 effective 2-7-20
• DNR’s 11-9-19 presentation can be viewed at: WausharaCo_GW_Flooding_WIDNR_20191109
• High Precipitation, Wet Weather, Global Warming-Graphics-Argus11-7-19
• Six County Central Sands Groundwater Collaborative formed-Argus11-7-19
• Latest AIS found in Marquette Co – see Resources tab/Golden Sands AIS fact sheets – Starry Stonewort
• Materials from 8/10/19 WCWLC meeting – Todd Wahler’s presentation on High Water Levels:
  • Waushara Co Lakes’ Levels graphic_toddw_2019-08-12-08-05-45
  • Todd Wahler-Shoreline Zoning 8-10-19
• “Waushara County Lakes Dealing with high water levels” – Resorter article, pg 4, 6/18/19
• Wake/No Wake Statutes – Waushara Co Corporate Counsel Summary of State, County, Local Municipality, Lake Districts, Sanitary Districts Statutes re: speed and boating (and current high water levels): STATUTES RELATING TO BOAT SPEED_5-31-19
• DNR Central Sands Lakes Study update/presentation to WCWLC: DNR_CSLS_Jeff Helmuth_5-11-19_resized
  • Central Sands Lakes Study – DNR CSLS_January2020_Update and on Resources page
• Wisconsin Well Water 101 – UW-SP tutorial to help you make decisions about your private water system
  • Wisconsin Well Water 101
• Waushara Co 3-year county-wide Private Well-Water Testing Project presentation by Patrick Nehring/UW-Extension from WCWLC 8/11/18 meeting:
  • https://waushara.uwex.edu/files/2018/11/waushara_2018-water-east.pdf
• Tests for Drinking Water from Private Wells
  • July 2019 Price List – UW-SP Water & Environmental Analysis Laboratory/WEAL for Homeowner Private Well Water testing:
    • 2019 Price List – Homeowner well water testing
    • Homeowner Private Well Water Information Sheet
•  Waushara Co private well-water testing (3-yr. county-wide study) article – Argus 5/3/18:
  • https://www.wausharaargus.com/latest-government/groundwater-quality-study-be-conducted-eastern-townships
• Waushara Co Tourism and Water presentation by Patrick Nehring from WCWLC 11/10/18 meeting:
  • https://waushara.uwex.edu/files/2018/11/Waushara-Tourism-and-lakes-2018.pdf
• Waushara Co Shoreline Zoning Codes – comply with 2017 state legislature revisions to statutes:
  • Shoreland Zoning Codes Chapter 58 (58-901, 58-902, 58-903)
  • also available as .pdf file posted under Records/Resources tab/page:
    • WausharaShorelineZoningNov18
• Who can Vote at lake district meetings? (also posted under tab “Records & Resources” as well as WI State Statutes – Chapter 33 current version)
  • Lake District-Who can Vote
  • Lake District guidance reference – who can vote
• 2018 updated “People of the Lakes Guide” (UW-Ex Lakes) now available – view/download .pdf file:
  • https://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/UWEXLakes/Pages/organizations/guide.aspx
  • or can purchase hard-copy ($10): https://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/UWEXLakes/Pages/resources/bookstore/POTL.aspx
• 2019 Fish Stocking Report by DNR for Waushara Co:
  • https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/documents/trout/CatchableTrout2019.pdf    
• North Central Conservancy Trust brochure (consider by lake groups, landowners):
  • NorthCentralConservancyTrust