The Green Lake Sanitary District has released a new brochure to inform new landowners in the Green Lake watershed about available options for land management planning and land preservation. LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNINGThe best strategies for managing land vary from property to property depending on proximity to waterways, topography, soil type, etc. Through our Lake Management Planning Team, the G...

We are very excited to announce the Green Lake Watershed Soil Health Program. Based on a programcreated by the Fond du Lac County Land and Water Resources Dept., this new outreach program has thepotential to bring great change to the Big Green Lake watershed. With a focus on overall soil health, this program strives to keep soil in place on ag fields throughout the watershed while enriching the s...

As we focus heavily on the health of Green Lake, it is important to note that we are part of a greater watershed – the Upper Fox/Wolf Basins. As an impaired waterbody, the health of Green Lake is a concern to the DNR and the federal government as well. Water from Green Lake makes its way into Lake Winnebago and ultimately into the Lower Fox River Basin where it outlets into Green Bay. The waters ...

The GLSD continues to monitor the situation with the spread of COVID-19.  We have preparedness plans in place to ensure that our sewer collection system stays operational in the face of any limited staffing due to illness.  We cannot stress enough – please do not flush any wipes, facial tissue, or paper toweling down your toilet.  Only toilet tissue dissolves completely within a se...

Together with our partner organization, the Green Lake Association, the Green Lake Sanitary District is providing short-term relief to Green Lake's weed problems through the purchase of a second weed harvester. That means twice as frequent weed harvester visits and fewer weeds that tangle up swimming and boating.

In February of 2013, the GLSD and it's partners received DNR approval for a comprehensive lake management plan (LMP). Since the approval, extensive LMP activities have started and some have already been completed. Millions of dollars are committed to this effort and the lake is being protected and on a steady course of improvement to be enjoyed by future generations. Read more about the lake mana...

The Green Lake Association, GLSD's partner organization, has created a virtual watershed tour to give you a spatial understanding of Green Lake’s watershed and a visual experience of exploring the watershed, including its tributaries which are sometimes difficult to locate and navigate. It includes video highlights of the watershed’s special features, tributaries, and the challenges it faces. Expe...