Notice of Pending Application for Proposed Culvert

The Town of Land O Lakes has applied to the Department of Natural Resources for a permit to replace the 9-foot diameter culvert on Little Portage Lake Rd. on Portage Creek (this culvert is the outlet to Little Portage Lake). The new culvert will be replaced in kind and have the same dimensions and elevations as the existing culvert. A small unauthorized rock dam that is located at the culvert inlet will need to be removed to allow for culvert installation. The rock dam cannot be replaced unless a separate DNR Chapter 31 permit is issued.

The Department will review the proposal provided by the applicant and any information from public comments and the public informational hearing. The Department will determine whether the proposal complies with ss. 1.11, 30.123, Chapter 31, and ch. NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code.

The Department has made a tentative determination that it will issue the permit for the proposed activity. If you would like to know more about this project, please contact Jon Simonsen at the email listed below. Docket Number IP-NO-2024-64-T01786

Any person may submit comments and/or request a public informational hearing by emailing
[email protected], over the phone at (715) 365-8916, or writing to Jonathan Simonsen, 107 Sutliff Ave, Rhinelander, WI 54501 by U.S. mail. If you are submitting general comments on the proposal, they must be emailed, verbalized, or postmarked within 30 days after the date this notice is published on the Department’s website. If you are requesting a public informational hearing, the request must be emailed, verbalized, or postmarked within 20 days after the date this notice is published on the Department’s website. A request for hearing must include the docket number or applicant name and specify the issues that the party desires to be addressed at the informational hearing.

If no hearing is requested, the Department may issue its decision without a hearing. If a public informational hearing is held, comments must be postmarked no later than 10 days following the date on which the hearing is completed. The final decision may be appealed as indicated in the decision document.

Reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
For the Secretary

BY:
Jonathan Simonsen
Water Management Specialist Date: June 5, 2024