Waushara County Land Conservation and Zoning
- Waushara County Land Conservation & Zoning Department
- Guidelines for Updating a Lake Management Plan
- Strategic Planning and Lake Management Plans
- 2024 Land Conservation Annual Newsletter
- Lake District County Board Representatives
- Updated Waushara County “Lakes List” from Waushara Co. Land Conservation Department is posted on the “Members Only” password protected page. If your group contact info has changed, contact Laura – LC&Z Dept. office (920)787-0443; if you have forgotten the password, use “Contact Us” located on “About Us” tab
- WCWLC awarded its 2025 Environmental Education Grant in the amount of $250 to Westfield Area High School for stream monitoring equipment to help AP biology and Westfield Area High School Science Club monitor Westfield Creek from May to October in partnership with the Water Action Volunteers program and with guidance from the Marquette County Land and Water Conservation Department.
- Waushara Co Shoreline Zoning Codes – comply with 2017 state legislature revisions to statutes:
- Todd Wahler-Shoreline Zoning 8-10-19
- Waushara County UW-Extension
Healthy Shorelands
- Click here for the color-coded shoreline assessment maps for about half of the Waushara County Lakes; click on the name of the lake, and if the assessment was completed in 2021, it will be listed at the top of that lake’s Lake Management Planning page.
- Waushara County Shoreland Ordinances
- Shoreland Zoning Waushara County Land Conservation PowerPoint
- Healthy Lakes and Rivers Grants
- Waterfront Concerns Panel Discussion Handout
- North Central Conservancy Trust brochure (consider by lake groups, landowners):
- Brochure: NorthCentralConservancyTrust
Water Quality
- Waushara County Reverse Osmosis Treatment for Private Well Owners
- Waushara County Private Well Water Testing and Land Use Map
- Blue Green Algae Information
- E Coli Beach Monitoring presentation by Mary Robl
- Lake Monitoring: UW-Stevens Point Water & Environmental Analysis Lab
- Homeowner well water testing – options and pricing
- Request a private well test online
- Wisconsin Well Water 101
- Tests for Drinking Water from Private Wells
- Waushara Co 3-year county-wide Private Well-Water Testing Project presentation by Patrick Nehring/UW-Extension from WCWLC 8/11/18 meeting:
- Waushara County Nitrate Testing Results
Water Quantity
- Historical water levels in Waushara County lakes: Waushara Co Lakes’ Levels graphic_toddw_2019-08-12-08-05-45
- 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
- “Rising Concern Over High Water” and “Lake Level Monitoring“: vol45-4fall2020web – Lake Tides Fall/Winter 2020 articles
- DNR Central Sands Lakes Study press release, recommending a regional strategy for central sands high capacity well withdrawals
- Central Sands Lakes Study-DNR update_4-14-20
- Central Sands Lakes Study – DNR CSLS_January2020_Update and on Resources page
- DNR Central Sands Lakes Study update/presentation to WCWLC: DNR_CSLS_Jeff Helmuth_5-11-19_resized
Resources from Other Organizations
Emergency Management
- Waushara County is no longer using the Code Red system to send alerts to residents about severe weather and other emergencies. They now use Hyper-Reach. You can sign up to receive Hyper-Reach alerts here.
Enhanced Wakes
Enhanced Wakes, presented to WCWLC on May 11, 2024 by Fred Silloway and Dan Johnson.
Condition Report Supporting Restriction of Enhanced Wakes, Town of Dayton
Ordinance to Restrict Artificial Wake Enhancement, Town of Farmington
Sample Ordinance Restricting Enhanced Wakes, Town of Farmington, Word Format
Aquatic Plants and Invasive Species
- Benefits of Aquatic Plants, Chris Kolasinski, WDNR Lakes Resource Specialist
- Golden Sands RC&D
- Latest AIS found in Marquette Co Starry Stonewort – see Golden Sands AIS fact sheets
- Clean Boats-Clean Waters Program
- Silver Lake Management District’s field day “DASH project” with 7th Grade Science class (see Gallery for posters by 7th Grade class)
Lake Districts and Chapter 33
- Chapter 33 governing lake districts
- “People of the Lakes Guide” (UW-Ex Lakes) now available – view/download .pdf file:
- Lake District board election recount law – 2019 Wisconsin Act 99 effective 2-7-20
- Who can Vote at lake district meetings?
- Lake district annual member meeting, Chapter 33/state statutes in times of COVID-19/social distancing safety:
Recreation, Fishing, Tourism
- 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
- Waushara Co Tourism and Water presentation by Patrick Nehring from WCWLC 11/10/18 meeting:
- DNR Fish Stocking Information
- Resources for Kids Don’t Float – Life Jacket Loaner Program-contact person is Linda Xiong
Vacation Home Rentals
Wisconsin DNR
- Water Resources Management Specialist for Waushara County contact info:
- Claire Hetzel – Phone: 920-717-8386. Email claire.hetzel@wisconsin.gov
- DNR Topics-Contacts 2018
- Wisconsin DNR Fishing Wisconsin
- Wisconsin DNR Healthy Lakes grant
- Wisconsin DNR – Lake and Aquatic Invasives Grants
- Wisconsin DNR GP17 – Small Scale Dredging