How do I get a zoning permit?
Standard Zoning permit application procedures are outlined here.

Fill out the Zoning Permit Application here.
When do I need a permit from Land and Water Conservation?
Land and Water Conservation is responsible for issuing County permits for any construction, installation, or substantial alteration of an animal manure storage facility or transfer mechanism. A permit is also required for closure of an animal manure storage structure. Refer to the Animal Manure Storage and Nutrient Management Ordinance
How do I rezone my property?
Follow the procedure described here.
Who can help me with shoreland erosion issues?
Land and Water Conservation staff is available to assist landowners with many issues involving shorelands, including shoreland erosion.
How do I prepare a nutrient management plan?
A nutrient management plan manages nutrients on cropland, resulting in cost savings and water quality protection. Land and Water Conservation staff can assist landowners in writing nutrient management plans for their cropped fields.
How do I report manure runoff?
Call 715-346-1334 and ask for Land and Water Conservation staff. They respond to citizen complaints regarding manure runoff in Portage County.
What is cost sharing and what can it be used for?
Cost sharing is funding assistance to landowners found to be eligible for financial help to install conservation practices. Some common practices are:
- Diversions - used to protect areas from soil erosion and to keep livestock feedlots dry and minimize potential manure runoff by diverting runoff water around the area.
- Field windbreaks - used to control soil erosion by reducing wind velocities at the land surface. Refer to the Central Wisconsin Windshed Partnership Group(CWWP) webpage
- Grade stabilization structures - used to prevent gullies from forming.
- Riparian buffers - establishing/enhancing vegetation to provide wildlife habitat and reduce sediment, nutrients and pollutants from entering surfacewater.
- Streambank and shoreline protection - planting vegetation to create wildlife habitat and protect the banks of streams and lakes against erosion.
- Wetland development or restoration - construction of shallow water areas or destruction of tile line or drainage ditch functions to create or restore wildlife habitat.
- Manure storage systems - a structure that stores manure, which increases available nutrients for crops and leads to savings on purchased fertilizers. A permit is required for all manure storage systems. The LCD highly recommends a minimum of six months capacity so winter spreading and manure runoff violations can be avoided.
- Barnyard runoff control system - a concrete barnyard system used to contain manure in areas of concentrated livestock activity, which minimizes potential manure runoff violations.
- Other practices as listed under Wisconsin Administrative Code, Subchapter VIII ATCP 50.61 through 50.98
Is there a fee for Land and Water Conservation staff assistance?
No. Technical assistance is available to Portage County landowners free of charge.

Central Wisconsin Windshed Partnership Group

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STAFF

Shannon Rohde, Project Coordinator

Seasonal Employees and Student Interns

ADDRESS

Hancock Agricultural
Research Station
N3909 County Road V
Hancock WI 54943

Phone: 715-249-5424
Toll Free: 888-249-5424
Fax: 715-249-5425
Email: cwwp@uniontel.net

windbreak1999 The CWWP provides tree
planting services, including
windbreak design, fabric
installation and a three year
maintenance program.
Wildlife habitat development,
seeder rental, custom spraying,
chemical burndowns, and public
information and education are
among the other services offered.

This windbreak was planted in 1999. (Photo taken in 2005)

The CWWP custom designs windbreaks using fast growing, disease resistant
species, and guarantees a 95% survival rate for the first three critical years.

Who are we?

The Central Wisconsin Windshed Partnership Group (CWWP) is a cooperative venture consisting of:

Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA);
The vegetable processing industry;
Land Conservation Committees and Departments of:
Partner Counties: Adams, Juneau, Portage, Waushara,
and Wood Counties;
Working with Marathon, Green Lake, Langlade, Marquette, and Waupaca
Counties;
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and
Consumer Protection (DATCP);
Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D);
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS);
University of Wisconsin;
University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service

What we do

Install windbreaks to control wind erosion, create
shelterbelts, or as living snow fences.
Wildlife habitat development
Custom spraying and mowing
Public information and education
Check out our business plan for more details

AMERICORPS NCCC OAK 4 TEAM ASSISTS CWWP

June 2017 - The CWWP was fortunate to be awarded a team of eight AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers. Arriving at the Hancock Agriculture Research Station on June 12 and departing on June 29, this hard working team assisted with sorting and preparing plants for hand and machine planting, installing weed barrier fabric, and hand weeding and mowing windbreak and living snow fence sites around Central Wisconsin.

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AmerCorps NCCC Oak 4 Team from lower right: Evan Sullivan, Team Leader Mitch Geers, Rose Albert, Laine Nightingale, Chelsea Speight, Yasheva Outlaw, and Brian Rivera. Missing is Aiden Bihn-King.

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How do I get a zoning permit?

When do I need a permit from Land and Water Conservation?

How do I rezone my property?

Who can help me with shoreland erosion issues?

How do I prepare a nutrient management plan?

How do I report manure runoff?

What is cost sharing and what can it be used for?

Is there a fee for Land and Water Conservation staff assistance?

Who are we?

What we do