We want to hear from you.
Ensuring clean waters in Wisconsin is the responsibility of the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), but the public is an active participant in helping identify protection and restoration priorities and implementing solutions.
If you would like to add your voice on future watershed plans, now is a perfect time.
The DNR is soliciting public input on 25 new Clean Water Act targeted watershed assessment (TWA) reports – a valuable tool for documenting the progress made in protecting water bodies throughout the state and for announcing recommended next steps for each waterway.
“The DNR’s Water Quality Program is responsible for monitoring Wisconsin waters and planning a cleaner, healthier future for the state’s aquatic ecosystems. These TWA reports reflect the year-round efforts undertaken by our team members to gather and assess data on stream water quality, habitat and aquatic life in order to protect our water bodies and ensure their long-term viability.
We are proud to present these reports to the public, and we ask that Wisconsinites statewide participate by reviewing the reports and providing comments and suggestions to the DNR.” – Adrian Stocks, Director of the Bureau of Water Quality
How to get involved
Each of the 25 TWA reports provides water quality priorities, recommendations, a list of related local plans and contacts related to protection or restoration of the watershed.
The plans can be found on the DNR’s Water Quality Plans & Reports page.
If you live or work in a watershed that is addressed in one of the reports, please consider reviewing the proposed information and providing your feedback via email to WQPlanPublicInquiry@wisconsin.gov.
Comments will be reviewed and incorporated into the plans before they are sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the state’s Area-wide Water Quality Management Plan under the federal Clean Water Act.
|
Looking for additional ways to get involved in the protection of your local water body?
- Become a volunteer stream monitor! Join hundreds of volunteers around Wisconsin who monitor the health of their local streams. Learn more:
wateractionvolunteers.org.
- Join a watershed organization. You can find one in your area:
wisconsinrivers.org/local-groups/.
- Apply for a surface water grant:
dnr.wi.gov/lakes/grants/.
- Contact the water quality biologist listed on the TWA report for your area – they can direct you to participation opportunities at the state or local level.
Questions about the TWA reports?
For specific questions about the reports, contact the DNR’s Lisa Kosmond via email.
|
