Hearings and Meetings Archive
Sediment Discharge Documentation Technical Standard Team - 1074
Date: 09/03/2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Dane County UW-Extension, 5201 Fen Oak Dr.
Carl Wepking, carl@wisconsinlandwater.org
A meeting of the Sediment Discharge Documentation Technical Standard Team working on developing a technical standard focused construction erosion control and the universal soil loss equation spreadsheet.
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Wisconsin Invasive Species Council Meeting
Date: 09/02/2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Mackenzie Manicki, Mackenzie.Manicki@wisconsin.gov or 608-206-4561
The Wisconsin Invasive Species Council will meet to hear updates on the revision to ch. NR 40, Wisconsin's Invasive Species Rule. The Council will also learn about the department's ongoing work to develop a more robust process for regulating and assessing cultivars of invasive plants. View the agenda.
Join online via Microsoft Teams.
Meeting ID: 295 527 412 860 5
Passcode: c3Cd3N5S
Join via phone:
608-571-2209,,905418906#
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MS4 General Permit for new or transferring permittees
Date: 09/01/2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Brooke Robinson, Brooke.Robinson@wi.gov, 262-282-0029
Public hearing to collect comments on reissuance of MS4 GP for new and transferring permittees to be covered under WI-S050181-2.
Register via Zoom or attend in person at GEF 2 in Room G09, 101 S. Webster St., Madison, WI 53703
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MS4 General Permit Reissuance
Date: 09/01/2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Brooke Robinson, Brooke.Robinson@wi.gov, 262-282-0029
Public hearing to collect comments on reissuance of MS4 GP for existing permittees currently covered under WI-S050075-3-1.
Register via Zoom or attend in person at GEF 2 in Room G09, 101 S. Webster St., Madison, WI 53703
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Prehearing Conference In The Matter Of WPDES Permit WI-0067409-01-0 To Rob-n-Cin Farms, LLC.
Date: 09/01/2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Susan Burns, Susan.Burns2@wisconsin.gov
On Oct. 1, 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Department) issued WPDES Permit WI-0067409-01-0 to Rob-n-Cin Farms, LLC. (Permittee). On Nov. 26, 2025, Mark Hinchey, Roxanne Ramirez, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Orchard Knoll Association, and Clean Waters LLC (Petitioners) filed a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing with the Department pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 227.42 and 283.63.
By letter dated Dec. 11, 2025, the Department granted the Petitioners’ request for a contested case hearing on three issues. The issues for hearing are:
(1). Is Section 1.6 of the Permit unreasonable because it will not ensure compliance with groundwater quality standards?
(2). Are Sections 1.7 and 1.8 of the Permit unreasonable because they do not ensure compliance with groundwater quality standards and do not allow the Department to determine compliance with permit conditions?
(3). Was the Department’s action to issue the Permit unreasonable because the Permit application did not include information necessary for the Department to implement Wis. Stat. § 1.11?
On June 2, 2026, the Division of Hearings and Appeals received, for filing, an original request for hearing from the Department. The parties have conferred and agreed to a date for a prehearing conference.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the State of Wisconsin Division of Hearings and Appeals will hold a prehearing conference on the above-captioned matter pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.46(1) and Wis. Admin. Code §§ NR 2.08(5) and 2.12, at 10 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2026, via Microsoft Teams. Interested persons may request an email invitation to the Teams Telephone Conference by contacting the Division of Hearings and Appeals at 608-266-7709. In the alternative, those interested may participate by telephone by calling 608-571-2209 and entering Phone Conference ID 280 983 027#.
Any person, organization, or governmental unit wishing to become a party to this proceeding must attend the conference personally or by an authorized representative. The purpose of the prehearing conference will be to identify parties to the proceeding, to simplify or clarify the issues which may be contested at the hearing, identify witnesses, discuss the exchange of exhibits, establish a discovery schedule, address any other matters as may aid in the disposition of the action, and confirm the date for the contested case hearing. No testimony will be heard at the prehearing conference.
The hearing in this matter is a Class 1 contested case pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.01(3)(a), and the fair play provisions of Wis. Stat. Ch. 227 will apply. The procedures relating to contested cases set forth in Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 2 will be followed. Said procedures will closely resemble those that are normally followed at a trial in State circuit court. All parties are advised that they have the right to seek the aid and assistance of legal counsel and to be represented by legal counsel at the contested case hearing.
The permits, petitions and other information relating to the petitioner are on file and may be inspected and copied at the offices of the Department of Natural Resources, 101 South Webster Street, Madison, Wisconsin, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. Copies of documents on file related to the permit may be obtained by writing to the Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707-7921. Reasonable costs will be charged for copies of all information excluding public notices and fact sheets.
Pursuant to the Americans With Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations will be made to any qualified individual upon request. Please call the Division of Hearings and Appeals at 608-266-7709 with specific information on your request prior to the date of the scheduled prehearing or hearing.
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Amendment to the Water Level and Operations Order, Clam Lake Dam, DKSN: 300, Field File: 57.25, Burnett County
Date: 08/26/2026
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Burnett County Government Center, 7410 County Road K - Room 165
Dan Harrington, Dan.Harrington@wisconsin.gov or 715-733-0019
The 1956 order does not provide allowance for a winter draw down of Clam Lake below the ordered minimum level of 950.5 (Decision 2-WP-1065), which is equivalent to 949.4 (Mean Sea Level Datum). The County wishes to continue annual winter drawdowns which requires an amendment to the 1956 order.
There are no proposed changes in the ordered maximum or minimum operating levels for the dam.
Any person may submit comments to Dan Harrington, DNR water management specialist, by phone at 715-733-0019 or email Dan.Harrington@wisconsin.gov. Alternatively, comments can be submitted in written form to 810 West Maple Street, Spooner, WI 54801.
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BMP Advisory Committee Meeting
Date: 08/26/2026
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Location: In-Person; See Details for Information
Nolan Kriegel, Nolan.Kriegel@wisconsin.gov
Best Management Practices for Water Quality. Agenda available upon request.
Join in person:
DNR Spooner Service Center
810 W. Maple Street
Spooner, WI 54801
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Off-Road Vehicle Advisory Council Meeting
Date: 08/26/2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Jillian Steffes, Jillian.Steffes@wisconsin.gov or 715-210-4911
The Off-Road Vehicle Council provides advice and makes recommendations to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Department of Transportation, the governor and the legislature on all matters relating to all-terrain vehicle trails and all-terrain vehicle routes. This includes matters relating to activities conducted on all-terrain vehicle trails and all-terrain vehicle routes by all-terrain vehicle users and utility terrain vehicle users, and the council also makes recommendations to the DNR with regard to requests for funding.
The main focus of this meeting is to review grant applications and make recommendations to the DNR. The public will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom or in person. The Zoom meeting link, agenda and other meeting materials are available on the ORV Council webpage.
Join this meeting in person:
Dales Weston Lanes & Mountain Bay Conference Center
5902 Schofield Ave.
Weston, WI
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Snowmobile Council Committee Meeting
Date: 08/25/2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Jillian Steffes, Jillian.Steffes@wisconsin.gov or 715-210-4911
The Snowmobile Recreation Council carries out studies and makes recommendations to the Legislature, Governor, Department of Natural Resources and Department of Transportation on all matters related to the snowmobiling program at DNR or otherwise affecting snowmobiles and snowmobiling in Wisconsin, and makes recommendations to the department of natural resources with regard to funding grant applications. The Finance Committee, Infrastructure Committee, Law Enforcement & Safety Committee and Tourism Committee of Snowmobile Recreation Council will meet to discuss topics pertaining to the program, and make recommendations to the Department. The public will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom or in person. The Zoom meeting link, agenda and other meeting materials are available on the Snowmobile Recreation Council webpage.
Join in person:
Dales Weston Lanes & Mountain Bay Conference Center
5902 Schofield Ave.
Weston, WI 54476
Join online via Zoom
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Snowmobile Council Committee Meeting
Date: 08/24/2026
Time: 12:00 p.m. - End of Agenda
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Jillian Steffes, Jillian.Steffes@wisconsin.gov or 715-210-4911
The Snowmobile Recreation Council carries out studies and makes recommendations to the Legislature, Governor, Department of Natural Resources and Department of Transportation on all matters related to the snowmobiling program at DNR or otherwise affecting snowmobiles and snowmobiling in Wisconsin, and makes recommendations to the department of natural resources with regard to funding grant applications. The Finance Committee, Infrastructure Committee, Law Enforcement & Safety Committee and Tourism Committee of Snowmobile Recreation Council will meet to discuss topics pertaining to the program, and make recommendations to the Department. The public will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom or in person. The Zoom meeting link, agenda and other meeting materials are available on the Snowmobile Recreation Council webpage.
Join in person:
Dales Weston Lanes & Mountain Bay Conference Center
5902 Schofield Ave.
Weston, WI 54476
Join online via Zoom
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