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Land & Water Reference Guide

In order to better serve the residents and landowners in Vernon County, the Land & Water Conservation Department has compiled this Land & Water Reference Guide for your use. This guide includes contacts from a number of different sources, including county departments, state, and federal agencies. We hope you find it a useful tool whether you are using or improving the natural resources in our beautiful county. (All telephone numbers listed have a 608 area code unless otherwise indicated)

Animal Waste
Manure Storage.......................................................................637-5480
Regulations and Utilization ......................................................637-5480
Runoff Issues .......................................................................... 637-5480

Fish and Wildlife
Fish Habitat ............................................................................ 637-5480
Wildlife Damage..........................................USDA-APHIS800-433-0663
Hunting/fishing info/other wildlife issues.......................... DNR 637-3938

Government Programs
Conservation Reserve Prog. (CRP)............ 637-2183 ext5
Cons. Reserve Enhancement (CREP)................637-5480
Environ. Quality Incent. (EQIP)...................637-2183 ext3
Farmland Preservation Prog. (FPP).................... 637-5480
Managed Forest Law (MFL)............................................DNR 637-3784
Wetland Reserve Prog. (WRP).................... 637-2183 ext3
Wildlife Habitat Incentive (WHIP).................. 637-2183 ext3

Information/Land records
Aerial Photos...................................................... 637-5314
Land Use Plans. ................................................. 637-5314
Plat Books/Parcel Information......................... 637-5365
Property Taxes. ..............................................  637-5365
Soil Information............................................. 637-2183 ext3
Surveys. ........................................................ 637-5377

Land (County Owned)
Boating............................................................ 637-5480
Camping.......................................................... 637-5480
Flood Control Dams........................................... 637-5480
Hunting.....................................................................................637-5480
Other Recreational Uses ................................. 637-5480

Land (Privately Owned)
Burning Permits...........................................................Town Chairman *
Conservation Plans........................................ 637-2183ext3
Conservation Practices........................................ 637-5480
Contour Strips............................................... 637-2183ext3
Crops (Rotating)...........................................637-2183 ext3
Crops........................................................................................637-5276
Forest Stewardship Plans..................................... 637-5480
Grazing / Pasture.................................................. 637-5480
Gully Erosion.................................................. 637-2183ext3
Invasive Species...................................................637-5480
Nutrient Management Plans. ............................... 637-5480
Organic Farming....................................................................... 637-5480
Prairies..................................................................................... 637-5480
Stream Bank Erosion.................................... 637-2183 ext3
Timber Harvesting ................................................637-5480
Tree Planting ........................................................ 637-5480
Wells/Water Testing ..........................................637-5251

Land Development
Building Permits*..........................................................Town Chairman *
Fencing Laws. ..............................................................Town Chairman *
Driveway Permits:
County Road. ......................................................... 637-5452
Town Road..................................................................Town Chairman *
Floodplain Zoning*..........................................637-5270
Livestock Siting ....................................................................... 637-5480
Mining/Quarries ................................................ 637-5480
Ponds............................................................ 637-2183 ext3
Sanitary Permits*............................................  637-5270
Septic Systems............................................... 637-5270
Shoreland Zoning*.......................................... 637-5270
Sludge/Biosolids................................................... 637-5480
Wetlands*......................................................637-2183 ext3
Zoning (other)*. ........................................................... Town Chairman *

Solid Waste/Landfill
Ag Plastic ................................................................................. 634-2900
Asbestos. .................................................................................634-2900
Carcass Disposal ..................................................................... 634-2900
Demolition Materials. .................................................................634-2900
Hazardous Waste......................................................................634-2900
Recycling...................................................................................634-2900

Water (La Crosse Regional DNR office)
Altering Streams................................................................DNR 785-9000
Creating Ponds.................................................................. DNR 785-9000
Shoreland Alteration ..........................................................DNR 785-9000
Springs..............................................................................DNR 785-9000
Stream Crossings..............................................................DNR 785-9000

*Floodplain, Shoreland, and Wetland Ordinance
Vernon County has adopted Floodplain, Shoreland, and Wetland Ordinances for unincorporated areas. A Town Building Permit does not exempt a landowner from complying with Vernon County regulations. A county sanitary permit is required for most work (new, replacement, repairs) on septic systems.

Several Towns have adopted some form of Land Use Controls
(Ordinances) Please contact the respective Town Clerk.

DO NOT commit funds, sign contracts, or make plans that cannot be changed until you have checked with both the local municipality and the County Zoning & Sanitation Office!

*A list of Town Chairmans can be found in this book under Municipalities