Chippewa Falls-Eau Claire Urban Sewer Service Area Plan Update
WCWRPC is currently collaborating with local municipalities to update the Sewer Service Area (SSA) Plan for the Chippewa-Eau Claire Urban Area. It is the current goal to complete the draft plan by the end of 2025.​
General Information
The SSA Study Area is the area for which data is being gathered; it is not the SSA boundary.
The SSA Boundary is the area in which sewered growth might reasonably be expected to occur within the next 20 years. The SSA Boundary shown in the map above is from the outdated SSA Plan.
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2024 Plan Update
The existing Sewer Service Area (SSA) Plan for the Chippewa Falls-Eau Claire urban area has not been fully updated since its adoption in 2007, and the urban area has changed significantly since that time. West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (WCWRPC) is working with the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) Policy Council and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to update the SSA Plan. The plan update process commenced in May 2024 and a draft plan is expected to be completed in 9-15 months, then submitted to WDNR for approval.
Water Quality Management – Technical Advisory Committee
All communities in the study area plus Chippewa and Eau Claire counties were invited to identify representatives to the WQM-TAC. The WQM-TAC is the steering committee for the plan update providing guidance to WCWRPC in updating the plan and providing recommendations to the MPO Policy Council, which acts as an advisory committee to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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​Meeting Agendas
July 22, 2024 - Water Quality Management Technical Advisory Committee
October 17, 2024 - Water Quality Management Technical Advisory Committee
March 3, 2025 - Water Quality Management Technical Advisory Committee​
May 5, 2025 - Water Quality Management Technical Advisory Committee​
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Tentative Plan Update Schedule​​
Construction site erosion control measures under the uniform dwelling code (IHLR 20-25) and WDNR rules (NR 151, NR 216)
All SSA Municipalities
Floodplain, shoreland, and/or shoreland-wetland ordinances
MS4 and WPDES Permitting. As a federally-designated urbanized area, these municipalities have been required to obtain a MS4 permit to reduce polluted stormwater runoff by implementing stormwater management programs with a variety of educational, enforcement, and best practices activities.
Chippewa County
Land Division Regulations (Chapter 38) discusses steep slopes and stormwater controls.
Shoreland Zoning Regulations (Chapter 55) include additional slope and shoreland regulations.
Land Division Regulations address stormwater management and erosion controls.
Land Use Ordinances include prohibitions and requirements related to steep slopes.
Eau Claire County
Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 18) includes ESA protections
County Stormwater Management & Erosion Control Ordinance (Chapter 17.05)
Storm Water Comprehensive Plan
Storm Water Ordinance (Title 19, Chapters 19.10, 19.20, and 19.30
City of Eau Claire
Storm water system conveyance modeling
Construction Site Erosion Control Ordinance (Chapter 30)
City of
Chippewa Falls
Stormwater Management Ordinance (Chapter 31)
City of
Altoona
Village of Lake Hallie
Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 70) considers stormwater management.
SSA & ESA Map
The Sewer Service Area & ESA webmap was developed using ESRI ArcGIS to allow users to quickly view layers developed for the 2018 policy update. This map contains all SSA & ESA layers described above using the most recent available data as of January 2018.
Click on the image below to access the webmap and once loaded, the map will only display the Sewer Service Area Boundary. As users zoom into the map, layers will become active, which helps improve the speed of the webmap layers loading in the viewer.
SSA Plan Conformance Tracking
Tracking of conformance with the Sewer Service Area Plan is required. In particular, a brief tracking form is completed for any Section 208 review, steep slope (20+%) or other ESA encroachment, or SSA Plan amendment. Direct access to this web-based form is limited to WCWRPC, county, or municipal staff responsible for reviewing or approving the related SSA planning actions, though the data entered into the form is available upon request as a public record.
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SSA Plan Tracking Form - Staff Only (link to external site)
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