Wisconsin Statutes Floods and Drainage (Ch. 87 to 89) § 88.74. District corridors

(1)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), the board shall establish all of the following as district corridors:

(b) Upon notice to affected landowners, the board may establish and maintain a wider corridor if a wider corridor is necessary to meet any of the purposes specified under sub. (3).

(a) To provide the board with effective access to the drain or facility, including access for vehicles or equipment.

(b) To protect water quality in the drain or facility.

(c) To allow for the placement of dredge materials from maintaining the drain or facility.

(4)(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (d), the board may, without prior notice to the landowner, enter a corridor established under sub. (1) to inspect, survey, maintain, repair, restore, or improve a drain, facility, or corridor.

(b) Before doing any of the following in a corridor, the board shall notify the landowner of the pending action:

(c) Notice under par. (b) may be given at any time before performance of the work and may be given in person, by telephone, by mail, or, if the landowner is not available, by posting notice at a conspicuous location at an entrance to the land.

(d) If a drainage board intends to perform general maintenance work in a corridor during the year, the board shall provide notice to the landowner not later than March 1. Notice under this paragraph shall be given in person, by telephone, by mail, or by electronic means, or, if notice cannot be provided in one of these manners, by posting notice at a conspicuous location at an entrance to the land. This paragraph does not apply to emergency maintenance work.

(5)(a) No person may do any of the following in a corridor established under sub. (1) without written permission from the board:

(b) A person who violates par. (a) may not recover damages with regard to any damage to crops or obstructions caused by actions taken by the board under sub. (3).

(c) Paragraph (a) does not require a landowner to remove any building or fixture constructed or installed in a corridor prior to September 1, 1999, or any structure that does not interfere with the board's maintenance of a drain and that was placed in the corridor for the purpose of providing drainage.