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| Public hearing to be held on Feb. 23 to discuss breakwater construction on Winnebago |
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| Wednesday, 17 February 2010 13:45 |
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is proposing new construction and permitting guidelines for off-shore, rock breakwater structures built in the waters of Lakes Winnebago, Poygan, Butte des Morts, and Winneconne, in Winnebago, Waushara, and Calumet counties. The new guidelines are intended to improve habitat features, public safety for boaters and snowmobilers, and to enhance the appearance of the structures. A public informational meeting on the environmental analysis (EA) will be held on February 23, 2010, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in meeting room A at the J.P. Coughlin Center, 625 E. County Road Y, Oshkosh. More than a dozen of these structures have already been constructed and are placed parallel to the shoreline to protect eroding wetlands from the damaging forces of waves and ice. They typically extend about two feet above the ordinary high water mark, are built in two and half to three feet of water, and are located from 10 to 200 feet from shore. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is responsible for authorizing the construction of structures on the bed and bank of navigable waters under ch. 30 of the Wisconsin Statutes. NR 328 subsection II, Wisconsin Administrative Code, provides regulations for the construction of rock breakwaters. Department staff has prepared a draft environmental analysis, Rock Breakwater Creation in the Winnebago Pool Lakes, to examine the individual and cumulative impacts of these structures on the resources of the Winnebago Pool lakes and to ensure that public interest issues are properly addressed. Public interests include safe navigation, fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and natural scenic beauty. The environmental analysis summarizes the impacts of these structures, compares potential alternatives, and makes recommendations that will be a guide for future permit decisions and conditions. Department of Natural Resources permitting of future breakwater structures following these guidelines is not anticipated to result in significant adverse environmental effects. DNR has made a preliminary determination that an environmental impact statement will not be required for this action. Copies of the environmental analysis are available for public review at the Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department, 625 E. County Road Y, Oshkosh; the Oshkosh Public Library, 106 Washington Avenue, Oshkosh; the Winneconne Public Library, 31 S. Second Street, Winneconne; the Fond du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan Street, Fond du Lac; and the Menasha Public Library, 440 First Street, Menasha. Copies of the environmental analysis that led to the department’s preliminary determination can be obtained from Rob McLennan, DNR Watershed Supervisor, 625 E. County Rd. Y, Suite 700, Oshkosh, WI 54901; 920-424-7894; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Public comments, either written or oral, on the environmental analysis are welcome and must be submitted to Rob McLennan no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2010. 
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