Water Appropriations Permits Pumping water from lakes for irrigation or any other purposes requires a water appropriations permit. Small scale pumping (under 10,000 gallons per day or 1 million gallons per year, requires a permit from the Watershed. Operations pumping more than those amounts requires a permit from the Department of Natural Resources. Click here for the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Water Appropriations Application form.
Development/Re-development Project Review
Links to additional information regarding the project review process of the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission.
Are we in the Watershed? Map of the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed
When does a project need to be reviewed? Detailed standards of the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed can be found in Appendix C of the Watershed Management Plan.
PondNet is a worksheet that predicts flow and phosphorous routing within pond networks. A more detailed description of the program can be found here. Export coefficients for phosphorus loadings from new or redeveloped sites can be found here.
How do I apply? Project review application form for the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Organization (To print PDF file use print button in Acrobat toolbar, not the web browser)
What fees are required? Please make checks payable to Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2022.