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SE WI Fox River Commission

The Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission (SEWFRC) was established in 1997 by Wisconsin Act 27 (1997 - 1999 Budget Bill) in response to citizen and community concerns over water resource problems in the Fox River system. Under the 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, the SEWFRC was given the authority to carry out a number of programs and measures designed to improve water resource conditions in the Fox River system within the identified planning area. 

The area of jurisdiction for the SEWFRC consists of the tributary drainage area to the 36.5-mile-long reach of the Fox River between the Village of Waterford dam in Racine County and the northern limits of the City of Waukesha north of Moreland Boulevard. The tributary drainage area for the implementation planning area ranges from approximately 119 square miles at the upper end of the planning area to approximately 312 square miles at I-43 and to about 364 square miles at the Waterford dam. 
The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission was charged with developing an Implementation Plan on behalf of the SEWFRC in 1997. The plan was adopted in March 1998, updated in September 2011 and still serves as a dynamic guide in assisting the Commission to conduct its work.

SEWFRC Meetings

The Fox River Commission is comprised of commissioners appointed by Racine, Kenosha and Waukesha Counties, the Cities of Burlington and Waukesha, the Towns of Burlington, Mukwonago, Waterford and Wheatland, the Villages of Vernon, Waukesha, Big Bend, Mukwonago, Rochester, Salem Lakes and Waterford.

Commissioner meetings are typically held on Fridays at 1:00 p.m. Meetings are usually held at the Village of Vernon Fire Station #1 W233S7475 Woodland Lane, Vernon, WI or Burlington Public Works, 2200 S. Pine St. Burlington WI or Mukwonago Village Hall, 440 River Crest Court, Mukwonago, WI. Occasionally SEWFRC or our Partners will hold special events or project tours.

For additional information please go to the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commision website at: http://sewfrc.org
The Village of Vernon's appointment to the SEWFRC is Lee Manthey.