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.
What’s New:
- Next WCWLC meeting – 2/8/20 – 10:00 am. Speaker/Topic: Chris Kolasinski – DNR Water Resources Specialist, Healthy Lakes program (DNR-funded cost-share grant program for individual property owners to participate in 5 possible projects that benefit lakes; plus experiences in program by 3 of our own lake groups in Waushara Co; Lake Group Talk – Long Lake-Oasis. Location: Waushara Co Courthouse, 209 S. Saint Marie St, County Board Rm/Rm. 265, Wautoma, WI 54982
- 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:
- 2019 Proposed Legislation SB335 published 8/8/19 re: lake districts – Voting at district meeting/recount process proposed: http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/related/proposals/sb335.pdf
- “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 Lake Study DNR report December 2018:
- Updated Waushara Co Lakes List 4-1-19 posted on Members Only login 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
- 2019 Newsletter – Waushara Co Land Conservation Dept. posted on Records page
- Wisconsin Well Water 101 – UW-SP tutorial to help you make decisions about your private water system
- Waushara Co 3-year county-wide Private Well-Water Testing Project presentation by Patrick Nehring/UW-Extension from WCWLC 8/11/18 meeting:
- Tests for Drinking Water from Private Wells
- July 2019 Price List – UW-SP Water & Environmental Analysis Laboratory/WEAL for Homeowner Private Well Water testing:
- Waushara Co private well-water testing (3-yr. county-wide study) article – Argus 5/3/18:
- Waushara Co Tourism and Water presentation by Patrick Nehring from WCWLC 11/10/18 meeting:
- 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:
- Check out Photo Gallery page to see Gilbert Lake’s progress of 2 Healthy Lakes projects now 1 year later – 1) rain garden, 2) shoreland hill planting – looks great (just wait till has 2-3 years of growth)!
- Who can Vote at lake district meetings? (also posted under tab “Records & Resources” as well as WI State Statutes – Chapter 33 current version)
- 2018 updated “People of the Lakes Guide” (UW-Ex Lakes) now available – view/download .pdf file:
- 2019 Fish Stocking Report by DNR for Waushara Co:
- North Central Conservancy Trust brochure (consider by lake groups, landowners):
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