Stormwater Utility

The management of stormwater runoff is one of the "unseen" services the City of La Crosse provides its residents. Stormwater is a major municipal infrastructure, on par with transportation, water supply, and wastewater collection as a municipal necessity. The City is responsible for collecting, treating, storing, conveying, and discharging rainfall and snowmelt runoff (stormwater) in a manner that is safe for the public and the environment.

In August 2009, the City conducted a study regarding the feasibility of a Stormwater Utility. The report from that study is now available.

• Why a Stormwater Utility is right for La Crosse? 
• Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study Report
  
• Stormwater Utility Billing System
• Stormwater Utility Fee Facts
• New Water Bill Format
• How to use the GIS maps to view impervious areas by parcel
  

• Stormwater Utility Credit Policy 
• Residential Credit Application Form
• Non-Residential Credit Application Form
• Stormwater Utility Application Form
• Stormwater Billing Policy
  
• Rain Gardens a How-To Manual

• 2011 Compliance Report
• Stormwater Management Plan
• Stormwater Management Plan Maps  
• MS4 Permit