Storm Water Management
Storm Water Management
| Storm Water Ordinance Creation | 05-33 |
| Ordinance 09-04 Storm Water Management and Reference Guide | 09-04 |
| Ordinance 09-05 Creation Construction Site Erosion Control | 09-05 |
| Ordinance 09-06 Illicit Discharge and Procedure Manual | 09-06 |
| Ordinance Chapter 26 Storm Drainage Requirements | Chapter 26 |
| Storm Water Ordinance | Chapter 27 |
| Ordinance Chapter 28 Storm Water Management (Post Construction) | Chapter 28 |
| Ordinance Chapter 29 Illicit Discharge & Connection to Storm Sewer System | Chapter 29 |
| Ordinance Chapter 42 Construction Site Erosion Control | Chapter 42 |
| Illicit Discharge Response Procedure Manual | Manual |
| Erosion Control | Erosion Control |
| NEWSC (northeast Wisconsin Storm Water Consortium) Storm Water Reference Guide | NEWSC |
- DNR Storm Water Construction Technical Standards
- DNR Storm Water Post-Construction Technical Standards
- Storm Water Annual Report (Attachments: 1. MS4 Activity Summary, 2. Storm Water Facility Maintenance Checklists, 3. Storm Water Facility Inventory, 4. Map Update Summary, 5. Basin Map Changes, 6. MS4 TMDL Maps, 7. Outfall Update, 8. Major and Minor Outfall ID Maps, 9. Ashwaubenon Creek Basin Changes, 10. East River Basin Changes, 11. Fox River Basin Changes, 12. NEWSC Annual Report)
- MS4 Written Stormwater Management Program
- TMDL Written Plan
- Best Practice for Leaf Collection
- Ice and Snow Control
- For More Information on Storm Water visit: http://www.newsc.org/resources/
- On September 17, 2024 Mayor James Boyd proclaimed September 21-29, 2024 Stormwater Awareness Week.
- The City partnered with Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance for Wisconsin Stormwater Week
What can property owners do to protect our storm water?
Homeowners and residents can actively participate in keeping our waters clean by:
- reducing or eliminating the use of fertilizers on lawns
- keeping grass clippings and leaves out of the streets
- using salt wisely in winter months
- cleaning out stormwater grates (consider joining the City's Adopt-a-Drain Program)
- picking up after pets
- investing in rain barrels
Stormwater Year Round
No, our staff is not ice fishing! Even in the winter, we are out in the field checking ponds for sedimentation depth, pictured below at Rotary Park on a frigid February day.
The Engineering Department is checking storm water management ponds for sediment depth buildup. A 50’ survey grid is established in the office and painted on the ice with our GPS equipment. A hole is drilled in the ice and the depth measured. Generally, when we have two feet of sediment buildup, it is time to dredge.
A new program has been established to check the sediment depth every five years. Some years, the ice isn’t good enough for traversing. This year we have good ice and are taking advantage of it!!
Storm water management ponds are an important tool for cleaning storm water in the City. Unfortunately, many of our storm sewer outfalls drain directly to the Fox River instead of storm water treatment ponds. You can do your part by keeping streets clean of debris, sweep up grass clippings, and keeping leaves for City collection on the lawn in the fall.
