Sewer Service Area Planning

Public Notice: Hearing on Verona Urban Service Area Amendment Request

Hearing Date, Time and Location: Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 1:00pm, Verona Public Library Community Room, 500 Silent Street, Verona

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE INTENT OF THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO AMEND THE DANE COUNTY AREAWIDE WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to s. 283.83, Wis. Stats., and s. NR 121.07, Wis. Adm. Code, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) proposes to modify the Dane County Areawide Water Quality Management Plan, by revising the Verona Urban Sewer Service Area boundary and the environmental corridors in the City of Verona. The Proposed amendment adds 265 acres on the southwest side of the City of Verona near the interchange of State Highway 69 and U.S. Highway 18/151. The City plans to allow future development of approximate 148 acres with the remainder being undeveloped lands for floodplains, parks, street right-of-way, and storm water management facilities. The amendment area drains into Badger Mill Creek and the Sugar River.

WDNR has made a preliminary determination to modify the Dane County Areawide Water Quality Management Plan to revise the Verona Urban Sewer Service Area boundary and the environmental corridors in the City of Verona.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of information material in alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Lynn Singletary at (608) 267-7610 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.

Written comments on WDNR’s preliminary determination

to modify the Dane County Areawide Water Quality Management Plan may be submitted by February 24, 2012 through U.S. mail to:

Lynn Singletary
Bureau of Watershed Management
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
Or, electronically to: Lynn.Singletary@wisconsin.gov.

Comments, whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail, will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the public hearing. Information on the Capitol Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) recommendation regarding whether to modify the Dane County Areawide Water Quality Management Plan may be obtained by calling Lynn Singletary at (608) 267-7610 or emailing Lynn.Singletary@wisconsin.gov.

Dated at Madison, WI – 01/13/12

Submittal Procedures for Sewer Service Area Plans and Amendments

The initial application for sewer service area amendments should be made to the responsible regional planning agency. The WDNR is changing its SSA Planning amendment and update process to prioritize electronic submittals. Please contact. Ms. Helmuth to obtain electronic submittal permissions. Requests for WDNR guidance, or approval of plan amendments or updates, should be directed to Lisa Helmuth, Watershed Policy, Planning and Communications.

Plan update or amendment request submittals should be addressed to Fran Keally:
E-Mail - Fran Keally fran.keally@wisconsin.gov

Fran Keally, WT/3
Bureau of Watershed Management
WI Department of Natural Resources
101 S. Webster St.
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921

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