Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 88 - Drainage of lands.
88.785 - Certain annexations prohibited.

88.785 Certain annexations prohibited.
(1) Notwithstanding ss. 88.34, 88.77, and 88.78, no lands that are within the corporate limits of a city, a village, or, if the town has a permit for storm water management under s. 283.33, a town may be included in a newly organized drainage district or annexed to a drainage district unless the governing body of the city, village, or town adopts a resolution approving the inclusion or annexation.
(2) Notwithstanding ss. 88.77 and 88.78, no lands that are located in a county in which no portion of the drainage district is located may be annexed to a drainage district.
History: 2017 a. 115.

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Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 88 - Drainage of lands.

88.01 - Definitions.

88.02 - Outstanding securities and contracts not affected.

88.03 - Drainage proceedings equitable in nature.

88.032 - Amendment of documents.

88.04 - General rules relating to signatures on petitions.

88.05 - General rules applicable to notices of hearings.

88.06 - General procedure for obtaining consent or approval of the court in drainage proceedings.

88.065 - General procedure for drainage board hearings.

88.07 - General rules; drainage proceedings in court.

88.08 - Costs in drainage proceedings.

88.09 - Certiorari; drainage board decisions.

88.10 - Guardian ad litem; failure to appoint.

88.11 - Assistance to drainage districts.

88.12 - Proceedings when drainage area is in more than one county.

88.13 - Right to enter lands of drainage district.

88.14 - Controversies between districts.

88.145 - Limitation of damages and suits.

88.16 - Notification requirements, engineering study.

88.161 - Transition for certain drainage districts.

88.17 - Appointment and organization of drainage board.

88.172 - Limited liability of drainage board members.

88.18 - County treasurer to serve as treasurer of drainage districts.

88.19 - Board to keep records.

88.20 - Conflict of interest prohibited.

88.21 - General powers of the drainage board.

88.212 - Required actions for the drainage board.

88.215 - Landowner petitions.

88.22 - Power of board to contract with the federal government and other agencies.

88.23 - Power of board to levy assessments for costs.

88.24 - Board to file annual report.

88.27 - Who may petition for organization of a drainage district.

88.28 - Contents of petition.

88.29 - Referral of petition to board; examination of lands; hearing by board.

88.31 - Special procedure in cases affecting navigable waters.

88.32 - Report to the court.

88.33 - Drainage project may be stopped prior to organization of district.

88.34 - Hearing by the court; organization of drainage district.

88.35 - Laying out drains, assessment of benefits and award of damages in newly organized district.

88.36 - Hearing on report.

88.40 - Assessments for costs to be certified to register of deeds; assessments are lien on lands.

88.405 - Assessment for connection to district drain.

88.41 - Payment of assessments for costs.

88.42 - Unpaid drainage assessments to be collected as taxes.

88.43 - Collection of assessments as delinquent taxes.

88.44 - Contesting validity of assessments.

88.45 - Procedure upon discovering omitted assessments.

88.46 - Reassessment of benefits.

88.47 - Apportionment of assessments when assessed parcel is divided.

88.48 - Assessment of county and municipal lands.

88.49 - Assessment of one district by another; judgment against district.

88.50 - When state lands subject to assessment; right-of-way across state lands.

88.54 - Borrowing money.

88.55 - Refunding district obligations.

88.56 - Compromise and discharge of obligations.

88.61 - Laying out drains, assessment of benefits and award of damages in existing drainage district.

88.62 - Conditions relative to doing of work.

88.63 - Maintenance and repair of drains.

88.64 - Assessment against municipalities for enlargement or maintenance of drains.

88.66 - Construction and repair of drains crossing railroad right-of-way.

88.67 - Construction and repair of drains crossing utility installations; laying utility installations across drains.

88.68 - Construction of drain across public highway; construction of bridges across drains.

88.69 - District liable for damage to land outside its boundaries.

88.70 - Formation of subdistrict to obtain more thorough drainage.

88.71 - Enlarging or supplementing existing drains.

88.72 - Removal of dams or other obstructions in drainage outlets.

88.73 - Providing drainage for lands assessed but not adequately drained.

88.74 - District corridors.

88.77 - Annexation of lands upon petition of owners.

88.78 - Annexation of benefited lands.

88.785 - Certain annexations prohibited.

88.79 - Consolidation of drainage districts in process of organization.

88.791 - Consolidation of existing drainage districts.

88.80 - Withdrawal of lands from drainage district.

88.81 - Proceedings to suspend operations of drainage district.

88.815 - Dissolution of suspended drainage districts.

88.817 - Leola drainage district.

88.82 - Dissolution of drainage districts.

88.83 - Transfer of district to municipal jurisdiction.

88.87 - Road grades not to obstruct natural drainage, landowners not to obstruct highway drainage; remedies.

88.88 - Railroad to construct ditch or sluiceway across right-of-way.

88.89 - Roads not to obstruct natural watercourse.

88.90 - Removal of obstructions from natural watercourses.

88.91 - Penalty for placing obstruction in ditches.

88.92 - Private drains not to be connected with district drains.

88.93 - Right to take water from drainage ditch.

88.94 - Drains for individual landowners.