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 – 5/9/20 – 9:00 am. Speaker/Topic: Ted Johnson, DNR Water Resource Management Specialist – update on new Surface Water Grants program; Drawdown – A Viable Management Tool (e.g. Buffalo Lake/Marquette Co); Lake Group Talk – Twin Lake – Chuck Webb. Location: Waushara Co Courthouse, 209 S. Saint Marie St, Demonstration Room, Wautoma, WI 54982
- Article discusses lake district annual member meeting, Chapter 33/state statutes in times of COVID-19/social distancing safety:
- 2020 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 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
- 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
- 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:
- 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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