Section 48.16. Inspection after major storm.

 

(1)   Requirement. Within 3 weeks after a drainage district is affected by a storm that exceeds a 25-year 24-hour rainfall event for that county, the county drainage board or its authorized employee or agent shall inspect the district drains and corridors affected by the storm. The county drainage board shall inspect the district drains and corridors to determine the nature and extent of any storm damage, and to determine whether repairs are necessary. A 25-year 24-hour rainfall event is the amount of rain received over a 24-hour period as shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1

Probable 24-hour Rainfall Events, In Inches of rain, for counties in Wisconsin - See PDF for table

(2)   Inspection report. A county drainage board shall prepare a report summarizing the results of its storm inspection under sub. (1) . The report shall identify any significant storm damage identified in the inspection, and shall indicate how the board plans to repair the damage. The county drainage board shall file a copy of its storm inspection report with the department when the county drainage board files its annual report under s. ATCP 48.14 .

Cr. Register, June, 1995, No. 474 , eff. 7-1-95.

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The data of table 1 were obtained by extrapolation from maps published by the National Weather Service in Technical Paper No. 40, "Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the United States." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1