The construction or placement and the maintenance of a replacement culvert that is placed in substantially the same location as the culvert being replaced if the replacement culvert is constructed or placed using best management practices to comply with water quality standards under subchapter II of chapter 281.įor a culvert project to be determined to be exempt from permitting, please follow these steps: The act modifies the applicability of the exemption listed in 30.123(6)(d) to read: The act includes a new exemption for culvert replacements. The 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 included changes to Wisconsin Statute 30.123. Please view our presentation for detailed information on municipal highway projects.Īre you working in a road side ditch? Check out BMPs for Ditches.Īlso available is Road Right of Way Mowing BMPs. Best management practices (BMPs)īest management practices (BMPs) are vital to a successful municipal transportation projects. Municipal Transportation projects include construction, reconstruction or maintenance of a roadway, bridge, arch or culvert that is being carried out under the direction and supervision of a city, village, town or county, and may impact waterways and/or wetlands. To learn more, check out Long Term Cost Considerations and the "Learning" tab on this page. Such flood-resilient structures will often result in long-term cost savings for the municipality. Research continues to show that structures that do not constrict the width of the stream will pass high flows and debris. Flood Damage Funding for Municipal Road Stream Crossings is available.
Documentation of DNR coordination or approval is a requirement of flood damage aid programs.Those activities can be reviewed after the fact and may still require appropriate authorization for activities in waterways and wetlands. During a flood emergency and times of imminent danger, we understand that some temporary repairs need to take place immediately to open roadways.DNR is committed to working with municipalities to provide quick turnaround on decisions and consultation. If a flooding or emergency occurs in your municipal transportation system, please contact the DNR transportation liaison for your county. For each county, there is an EAS regional staff person who serves as the transportation liaison contact.Įmergencies Emergency maintenance and construction The DNR's Environmental Analysis and Sustainability program (EAS) works cooperatively with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and with local highway transportation departments to avoid and minimize environmental concerns with the construction and maintenance of highways, roads, bridges, culverts, airports, railways and harbors. Building and maintaining transportation infrastructure can, however, result in environmental impacts to waterways, wetlands, fisheries, endangered species and other resources. This system is essential to our economy because it moves workers to jobs, raw materials to factories, finished products to markets and travelers to their destinations. Wisconsin has a comprehensive transportation network that includes roads, highways, airports, railroads and harbors. The DNR's transportation liaison staff assignments and contact information is available as a PDF. Our staff will keep their voicemails and out-of-office messages up to date and will respond as they are able. We encourage you to e-mail whenever possible to communicate with staff to help facilitate timely responses. We are committed to using all available resources to keep projects moving forward and are glad to talk through questions, concerns or permitting issues. The DNR's transportation liaison staff appreciate the importance of working with WisDOT and municipalities to utilize cost-effective, practical measures to advance transportation projects while protecting the environment. We are still available to serve you and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We at your Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources want you to know we are here for you and our great state as we go through the COVID-19 public health emergency together.Īs state we continue operations, please understand that most of our staff are teleworking and may have limited access to files and delayed online connectivity.
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