Outagamie County Drainage Board

Meetings

The Drainage Board meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 8:30 a.m. at Osborn Town Hall; W3389 County Road EE, Seymour, WI. The meeting will be rescheduled if it falls on election day.

Notices

• 2025 Annual Inspection Notice(PDF, 410KB)

Current Public Hearing Notices & Maps for Legal Drain Revisions

• Vinton Construction Public Hearing(PDF, 411KB)
• Vinton Construction Map(PDF, 292KB)
• Vinton Construction Plan Set(PDF, 4MB)
• Duck Creek Public Hearing(PDF, 410KB)
• Duck Creek Lateral 4 Map Correction(PDF, 2MB)
• Duck Creek Lateral 5 Map Correction(PDF, 3MB)
• Duck Creek Plan Set(PDF, 145MB)
• CV District Lateral 1 Public Hearing(PDF, 89KB)
• Center Valley Lat 1 -Plan Profiles(PDF, 2MB)

Freedom Annexation

• Public Hearing Notice(PDF, 418KB)
• Signed Petition 8-19-23(PDF, 593KB)
• Map of Proposed Annexation(PDF, 905KB)

Policies / Information

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY DRAINAGE BOARD NOTICE OF INSPECTION OF CORRIDOR AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE WITHIN DISTRICT LEGAL DRAINS AND CORRIDORS

If you are an owner of property located within one of the following Outagamie County Drainage Districts: Bovina/Black Creek, Center Valley, Center/Grand Chute, Duck Creek, Freedom, North Liberty, Oneida/Hobart, or Vandenbroek. Please be advised that the Drainage Board will be conducting annual drainage ditch & corridor inspections, per WI §88.74 and DATCP 48.12 & 48.14, starting in April, 2026 and continuing until completion. General maintenance, per DATCP 48.24 (3)(b), includes cutting brush & trees under 6” diameter, mowing, pesticide application, dredging, excavation and other operations. Landowners are requested to remove any locks/barriers placed on entrances to the legal drain corridor to allow access. No structures, objects, fences are allowed within 75’ from the ditch top of bank. Inspections/maintenance may occur during evening hours. Landowners and land users may accompany the inspection under DATCP 48.14 (1) and may submit comments related to the performance of the district drainage system to the Outagamie County Drainage Board, 320 S Walnut St, Appleton WI 54911.

Questions can be directed to Drainage Board Members: Al Kramer, Jr., President 920-841-9392; Greg Nettekoven – 920-470-7659; Jason Van Eperen – 920-475-7412; Mike Van Asten–920-585-2482; Gerald Vander Heiden-920-606-8058

• Annual Inspections Map
• Map of Drainage District Boundaries

Policies

• 75' Setback for Structures Policy(PDF, 103KB)
• Crossing and Culvert Replacement(PDF, 131KB)
• Stormwater Guidance with Application(PDF, 735KB)
• Stormwater Management Application(PDF, 136KB)
• Tree Removal Policy(PDF, 124KB)
• Inspection Corridor Buffer Policy(PDF, 87KB)

Annual Meeting Minutes, Inspection Reports, and Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Contact Nancy Christensen at 920-740-9306 for copies of older annual meeting minutes, inspection reports, or minutes.