Erosion Control & Stormwater Management

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Follow this link to view the Department of Land and Water Resources' new Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Permits page: http://www.countyofdane.com/lwrd/permit/

The Dane County Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Ordinance (in Chapter 14) became effective August 22, 2002, and the Shoreland ordinance (in Chapter 11) has been updated several times over recent years.    The following links provide information and tools to help meet ordinance requirements.    For permit information and forms, please follow the link above.

Ordinances:

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Chapter 14, Dane County Code of Ordinances (PDF): Manure Management, Erosion Control, and Stormwater Management

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Chapter 11, Dane County Code of Ordinances (PDF): Shoreland, Shoreland-Wetland, and Inland-Wetland Regulations

Manual:

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Dane County Erosion Control & Stormwater Management Manual

Links to Other Resources and Tools:

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Erosion Control and Stormwater Management page of the Dane County Office of Lakes and Watersheds
Covers the history behind the passage of these ordinances and explains the general importance of erosion control and stormwater management.

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Publications and Papers on Erosion Control and Stormwater Management

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) Spreadsheet
Estimates soil loss from sheet and rill erosion on construction sites.

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Dane County Relative Infiltration Maps

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Soil Data on the Web from USDA NRCS  Includes:  Web Soil Survey

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Thermal Locator

BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Thermal Model


BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) USDA NRCS Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG-WI)

Need help?

Contact the urban staff at the
Dane County Land Conservation Division:
(608) 224-3730



Revised: July 1, 2008