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Sewer Service Area

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Sewer Service Area Planning

Marathon County Conservation, Planning & Zoning Department serves as the water quality planning agency under the direction of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. For more information on sewer service area planning, authority, and definitions, check out the Wisconsin Sewer Service Area Planning Program .

Project Goals

The goals of sewer service planning are to plan for communities’ wastewater collection systems to adequately accommodate growth, to protect the communities’ water supply through sound planning, and to assure growth occurs in a cost-effective manner. The on-going Wausau Urban Area Sewer Service Area planning effort is intended to consolidate these efforts of the communities within the area, and to coordinate planning activities with adjacent communities and other on-going planning activities (transportation planning, comprehensive planning, hazard mitigation planning).

Service Area Map

A large printed map is available from the Marathon County Conservation, Planning & Zoning Department for $12.50 or you can view a smaller version of the Wausau Urban Sewer Service Area map in the Resources section of this page below.

Sewer Service Area Plans

The cities of Mosinee, Schofield, and Wausau; the villages of Kronenwetter, Rothschild, and Weston; and the Town of Rib Mountain have submitted the plan for approval to the Department of natural Resources for administrative decision. This updated plan identifies areas for public sewer and environmentally sensitive areas where public sewer is restricted. This plan was approved by the Department Of Natural Resources. Now this plan may be used for conformance reviews and planning work.

The plan identifies areas anticipated to be developed on sewer and water utilities while protecting sensitive areas such as floodplains, wetlands and steep slopes. The plan will be reviewed at least every 5 years and updated if necessary.

Sewer Extensions and Hookups
The Sewer Service Plan must not be used for conformance reviews until we receive approval from the Department of Natural Resources. Upon approval, please provide the required information (see documents) when submitting sewer service extension request.