More than two hundred municipalities in Wisconsin that include cities, villages, towns and counties within urbanized areas are required to have Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits under NR 216, Wis. Administration Code . More information is available at Wisconsin DNR Munical Storm Water Permits
Public Involvement and Participation Requirements:
- To meet the requirements of Section 2.2 of the general permit,
- the Town must also develop and implement a public involvement and participation program.
- This program must notify the public of activities required for the MS4 permit and encourage input and participation from the public regarding these activities.
Implementation:
- The Town will conduct a minimum of one public meeting per year that focuses on storm water management as it relates to the Town’s MS4 permit.
- This meeting can be held in conjunction with a Town Board meeting or as a separate meeting. The meeting will provide information relevant to the MS4 and will offer an opportunity for the public to provide input as to how the Town is implementing the MS4 permit requirements.
- The Town Festival and other community events may be used as an additional opportunity to engage the public to participate in the MS4 activities.
- For more information see this Wisconsin DNR page Municipal Storm Water Permits
Maps
Permit Compliance Documents
Town of St. Joseph Archived Newsletter Articles about the Houlton MS4
Information for the Land Owner of 1+ Acres in the MS4
The DNR’s construction site permit requires landowners to install practices to help decrease the amount of sediment that pollutes Wisconsin’s waterways from construction projects. Land disturbance during a construction project exposes bare soil which can erode during storm events. Practices help decrease the amount of sediment that runs off during a storm event.
Landowners of most construction projects where one or more acres of land will be disturbed must submit an application called a Water Resource Application for Project Permits (WRAPP) (equivalent to a DNR storm water Notice of Intent or NOI) to request coverage under the Construction Site Storm Water Runoff General Permit No. WI-S067831-5 [PDF] A landowner is any person holding fee title, an easement or other interest in the property that allows the person to undertake land disturbing construction activity on the property.