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Board recommends filing 2025 stormwater pond compliance report with DNR; owners to receive individual pond reports
Summary
Board of Public Works recommended the village board approve the 2025 stormwater pond compliance report and file it with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The report covers 70 ponds; staff said 58 are privately owned and 12 are village-owned and that property owners will receive individual pond reports and any associated invoices.
The Village of Jackson Board of Public Works on Aug. 26 voted to recommend that the village board approve the 2025 draft stormwater pond compliance report and file the report with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Public Works staff described the report and its appendices to the board. Staff said the full packet includes an Appendix A that is roughly 533 pages and contains an individual 8.5-by-11 report for each of the 70 ponds, with one to six color photos attached to each pond’s entry. Staff said 58 of the 70 ponds are privately owned (associated with homeowners associations or private property) and 12 are village-owned.
Staff said the village will distribute to each pond owner only the individual pond report and associated invoice rather than the full 533-page appendix. “Upon receiving the stormwater report, we’re going to print respective property pond owners along with the invoice for the inspection,” staff said.
A resident asked whether the inspection fee (discussed in the meeting as about $2,000 per pond) covers follow-up inspections or enforcement; staff said the fee covered the work done to inspect and prepare the report and that future inspections were recommended on a five-year schedule in the report’s conclusion, though the consultant verbally offered a 10-year inspection program as well. Staff added that the village will be responsible for maintenance for ponds it owns (12 ponds) while private pond owners are responsible for maintenance of their ponds; if the DNR were to inspect later, the DNR would have the report on file.
Board members asked about delivery of reports to owners when ponds are shared across multiple homeowner associations. Staff said they would consult a spreadsheet that identifies each pond’s responsible owner(s) and distribute reports accordingly and invited pond owners to email staff to request their specific report.
The board voted to recommend approval of the draft report and filing with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
