87.06 – Court review of dismissal.
87.06 Court review of dismissal. An order dismissing the petition shall be subject to review in the manner provided in ch. 227. An order directing the hearing to proceed shall not be subject to review except upon review of the final order made pursuant to s. 87.07.
87.07 – Preliminary order.
87.07 Preliminary order. (1) Survey and report. If the department’s order, made pursuant to s. 87.05, shall direct the hearing to proceed, the department shall at the same time direct its engineering department to make a survey in the form of a preliminary investigation and to file a report: (a) Determining and showing upon a […]
87.01 – Definitions.
87.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (2) “Drainage area” means any parcel or parcels of land within the area whose drainage causes or contributes to flood conditions upon or in the vicinity of a designated stream or body of water. (3) “Equalized assessed value” means: (a) As applied […]
87.02 – Powers of department.
87.02 Powers of department. To accomplish the purposes of ss. 87.01 to 87.17, the department of natural resources is hereby authorized and empowered: (1) To order the straightening, widening, altering, deepening, changing or the removing of obstructions from the course of any river, watercourse, pond, lake, creek or natural stream, ditch, drain or sewer, and […]
87.03 – Petition for flood works.
87.03 Petition for flood works. Any 25 owners of lands which have been recurrently flooded by the waters of any designated stream, lake or pond or any tributaries thereof, or any public corporation within whose boundaries are located any lands subject to such overflow, may file with the department a written petition setting forth: (1) […]