Brush Pick Up to Begin May 6: NOTICE 2024 TOWN OF DELAVAN BRUSH PICK UP SCHEDULE Brush pick up will begin the first Monday of the Month May through October (May 6 June 3, July 1, August 5, September 3 and October 7).  Please have brush out by the roadside by Monday morning. Crews are limited to 15 minutes per location. Pick up is for trimming of brush and trees, no fully cut trees (no bagged materials) Tree limbs cannot exceed six (6) inches in diameter Limbs must be 3’ in length or longer. Limbs shorter than 3’ can be dropped at drop off site. No foreign material in pile.  (No rocks, steel, wire, metal, lumber, garbage, etc.). No leaves, grass clippings, bush clippings, root balls or small twigs will be picked up.   TOWN OF DELAVAN DROP OFF SITE Located at 5621 Town Hall Road   FOR TOWN OF DELAVAN RESIDENTS ONLY (NO CONTRACTORS OR COMMERCIAL DUMPING)   Please register at the Highway Department or Town Hall prior to dumping.  You will need to show proof of residency when signing in (i.e., driver’s license, utility bill, tax bill, etc.)   HOURS ARE MONDAY – THURSDAY 7:00 AM TO 3:15 PM FRIDAY 7:00 AM TO 2:00 PM (CLOSED JULY 5) SATURDAY’S – MAY 4 – OCTOBER 5, 7:00 AM TO 11:00 AM CLOSED SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS LAST SATURDAY IS OCTOBER 5   The Town of Delavan drop off site will accept garden debris, grass clippings, leaves and brush. (Limbs cannot exceed four (4) inches in diameter) Will not accept stumps, concrete, logs or root balls etc.   WASTE OIL DROP OFF The Town of Delavan is now accepting waste oil to be burned for energy recovery in our Public Works’ garage.  Town residency is not required for this type of disposal; any waste oil is accepted as long as it’s free of antifreeze, gasoline, etc.  Waste oil can be delivered to the Town Highway Garage location during regular business hours listed above. Please register prior to drop off.   IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OFFICE AT (262) 728-6411.    

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New Wisconsin DNR Lake Resident Permit For Dredging

Applications available for general permits for small-scale dredging projects in public waters

MADISON – A new general permit that streamlines approvals for small-scale dredging in the state’s lakes, rivers and streams has been finalized after a public comment period and is now available for applications. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received and considered over 700 comments related to the draft general permit before issuing the final permit.

The new general permit outlines standards and conditions for the dredging of lakes and streams that have to be met in order be considered for coverage under a general permit and replaces the current small-scale dredging general permit for rivers and streams that was promulgated under Administrative Rule in 2005.

“After meeting with stakeholders, it was discovered there was a need to expand the process we currently have in place for streams and make it applicable to lakes and streams,” said Martin Griffin, Section Chief of DNR’s waterway and wetland protection program.

“The main motivation for expanding the dredging general permit to lakes was to allow waterfront property owners, who are experiencing siltation and are unable to get their boats in and out from their piers and docks, the ability to remove small volume amounts of bed material for the purpose of improving navigation or recreation,” said Griffin.

The general permit is valid for five years and will allow applicants to apply for coverage under the permit to remove up to 25 cubic yards from streams and inland lakes and up to 100 cubic yards from the Great Lakes cumulatively within the 5-year period if the project meets all eligibility criteria and conditions.

In order to ensure the activities authorized under the new general permit do not result in significant effects on the environment, the permit is not eligible to be used in environmentally sensitive locations that are designated and mapped as such by the department. These areas include Areas of Special Natural Resource Interest and mapped Sensitive Areas, which are areas of aquatic vegetation identified by the department as offering critical or unique fish and wildlife habitat.

Previously approved dredging statewide general permits cover projects for: maintenance dredging of a previously dredged area and for removal of accumulated plant and animal nuisance deposits.

To apply for a dredging permit or get information about the waterway general permit for small-scale dredging, search the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, for “dredging “or “water permit.”

Published by Central Office July 18, 2017

Contact(s): Martin Griffin, Section Chief, DNR waterway and wetland protection program, 608-266-2997, [email protected]