Board recommends cross‑connection ordinance and adopts wastewater compliance report
May 27, 2026 | Village of Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin
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The Village of Jackson Board of Public Works on May 26 recommended the village board approve ordinance 26‑06 to strengthen cross‑connection control and approved resolution 26‑23 adopting the 2025 compliance maintenance annual report for the Jackson Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The ordinance amendment (chapter 8, section 8‑167) clarifies enforcement procedures for commercial cross‑connection compliance. Staff explained the ordinance will be implemented with a series of draft letters that specify inspection and reinspection dates; the reinspection date will act as the compliance date and failure to comply after notice could result in water service shutoff for commercial accounts. Staff also clarified that HydroCorp will perform commercial inspections and that inspectors will schedule visits rather than entering unannounced.
On wastewater compliance, the board adopted resolution 26‑23 to submit the required report to the DNR; members noted that the village’s DNR fee for discharge into the river is just under $11,000 annually. Director Jack also said the previously proposed wastewater treatment plant irrigation basin project was rejected and has now been combined with a larger service‑building upgrade that staff will submit for DNR review before the Sept. 30 deadline.
Next steps: ordinance 26‑06 will be forwarded to the village board for approval; staff will rely on the draft letter sequence and HydroCorp inspections to administer compliance and will submit the service‑building upgrade to DNR for review.
Ending: The board placed the director’s report on file and advanced the ordinance recommendation and compliance resolution as routine municipal business.
The ordinance amendment (chapter 8, section 8‑167) clarifies enforcement procedures for commercial cross‑connection compliance. Staff explained the ordinance will be implemented with a series of draft letters that specify inspection and reinspection dates; the reinspection date will act as the compliance date and failure to comply after notice could result in water service shutoff for commercial accounts. Staff also clarified that HydroCorp will perform commercial inspections and that inspectors will schedule visits rather than entering unannounced.
On wastewater compliance, the board adopted resolution 26‑23 to submit the required report to the DNR; members noted that the village’s DNR fee for discharge into the river is just under $11,000 annually. Director Jack also said the previously proposed wastewater treatment plant irrigation basin project was rejected and has now been combined with a larger service‑building upgrade that staff will submit for DNR review before the Sept. 30 deadline.
Next steps: ordinance 26‑06 will be forwarded to the village board for approval; staff will rely on the draft letter sequence and HydroCorp inspections to administer compliance and will submit the service‑building upgrade to DNR for review.
Ending: The board placed the director’s report on file and advanced the ordinance recommendation and compliance resolution as routine municipal business.
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