Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 20-54 - Agricultural Resource Management
Chapter ATCP 48 - Drainage districts
Subchapter VI - Landowner Rights and Responsibilities
Section ATCP 48.44 - Obstructing or altering district drains
Current through February 24, 2025
(1) PROHIBITION. Except as provided under sub. (2), no person may obstruct or alter a district drain without prior written approval from the county drainage board.
(2) WITHDRAWING WATER; EXEMPTION. An owner of land adjacent to a district drain may, without prior approval from the county drainage board, withdraw water from a district drain and place an obstruction in the district drain for that purpose while withdrawing that water if all of the following apply:
Note: A "formally established" grade profile is a grade profile established by court order, or by the county drainage board under s. ATCP 48.20 or 48.21. A violation of par. (c) "materially defeats the purposes of drainage" within the meaning of s. 88.93, Stats.
(3) DRAINAGE BOARD MAY REVIEW. A county drainage board may do any of the following: