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.