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City engineer reports compliance with stormwater permit, highlights storm-sewer work and 'Adopt a Drain' growth
Summary
Fond du Lac’s city engineer presented the annual stormwater quality permit report, credited staff for flood-reduction efforts, and reported expansion of the Adopt a Drain program.
City Engineer Johnson presented the Fond du Lac City Council with the city’s annual stormwater report on March 26, summarizing activities related to the city’s DNR-issued stormwater discharge permit and ongoing maintenance to reduce flooding risks.
Johnson said the annual report and a summary memo were included in the council packet and credited stormwater engineer Nick Walschmidt for preparing the materials. The report documents the city’s permit compliance work over the previous year and is required to be submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Council members thanked the department for noticeable improvements in downtown flooding since the major events four years ago. Johnson said routine maintenance—checking and clearing inlets, targeted camera inspections where problems persist—and capital projects have reduced downtown flooding and that crews can respond quickly to citizen requests to inspect inlets. He also said the city has about 106 adopted storm drains through the Adopt a Drain program and that staff are updating the program web pages to encourage more participation.
When council members raised recurring flooding on particular streets, Johnson said staff will dispatch maintenance crews to inspect inlets quickly and will pursue further study and pipe condition cameras if problems persist.
The annual report itself remains the formal record submitted to the DNR; Johnson asked the council for questions and said staff would accept feedback before the report is filed.
