Public Works | Stormwater

In 1997, the Town of Grand Chute created Sanitary District #3 to address stormwater management issues throughout the Town of Grand Chute. The purpose of the district is to:

• Create a dedicated funding source for stormwater management
• Collect fees for stormwater management from all properties that generate storm water runoff in Grand Chute; and
• Create public improvements to assist in the management of stormwater in the Town of Grand Chute

Sanitary District #3 maintains over 25 miles of storm sewer. It also helps clean out waterways that have silted up over the years and impede the natural flow of stormwater. The biggest project undertaken by Sanitary District #3 was the construction of a stormwater detention pond along USH 41 just south of Fox Valley Technical College. This pond holds 420 acre-feet of stormwater that might otherwise go downstream during the peak of a storm event.

Sanitary District #3 funds are also used to modernize storm sewer systems. New developments in urbanized areas are required to install curb, gutter, and storm sewer. In certain areas, streets have been retrofitted with curb and gutter to replace old ditches. As streets are scheduled for improvement, Sanitary District #3 will consider urbanizing the street with curb, gutter, and storm sewer. Sanitary District #3 funds are used to keep special assessment charges to a minimum so that the cost of storm sewer does not become a financial burden for residents and businesses.