Welcome to the WWMD
Mission: Maintain, protect, and improve the quality of the Waterford Waterway, its fisheries, its watershed, and boundaries; while maintaining the highest possible quality of living experience for its residents.
The district includes Tichigan Lake, Conservancy Bay, Buena Lake, Waterford Lake, and the Fox River.
Keeping You Current
The Splash
Letter to Town Board Regarding Water Patrol
To the Waterford Waterway Riparian Community –
The Waterford Police Department (WPD) is currently undergoing a period of significant change and uncertainty.
This situation has raised questions and concerns from the riparian community about the future of the WPD Water Patrol on our waterway.
The WWMD Board of Commissioners shares many of those questions and concerns.
On March 24, 2025, the WWMD Board sent a letter to the Town of Waterford Board. This letter seeks clarification on the plans for a water patrol service on the waterway during the 2025 season.
It details water patrol-specific topics and questions that need to be answered.
The letter requests a written response to these items by April 15, 2025.
Please know, the WWMD Board is strongly committed to advocating for the riparian community regarding waterway safety.
This Board will update the community with new information on the water patrol when we receive it.
Waterford Waterway Management District
Board of Commissioners
April 2025 Meeting of Commissioners
When: Thursday, April 17
Where: Waterford Town Hall (Join via Zoom)
Time: 6:00 p.m. start
Fishing on Tichigan
Watch as John Gillespie and crew switch lakes and come to Tichigan to catch fish. Fast forward to the 9 min 3 sec mark to see all the hot late season fishing action.
Dredging Project
Learn More About the Project
Project Description
The objective of this project is to address and improve water depths in areas adjacent to the
channels already identified in the past as requiring dredging, but at a smaller scale that may
be approved and funded at a faster pace than previous dredging efforts with minimal or no
engineering/consulting costs. The project would follow the guidelines of an existing DNR
dredging permit for individual riparian owners allowing up to 50 cubic yards of sediment per
property to be removed each year for the next three years. One permit per year will be filed
for approximately 500 owners, at a cost that the majority of owners will agree to by vote,
which would then be added to tax levies.
Project Update (5/2/22)
The Waterford Waterway Management District (WWMD) has partnered with engineering firms Kieser & Associates and Geosyntec to go out for bid in May of 2022 for dredging of the Fox River and Tichigan Lake in Waterford, WI. The total amount of sediment to be removed over the course of four years will be approximately 145,935 cubic yards. The bid package and project manual will be available after May 13th at 2:00pm. A site visit with the engineers will be available on May 18th. Bidders have until June 10th at 2:00pm to submit proposals to the WWMD.
Questions can go to John Jacobson at Kieser & Associates:
Phone: (269) 344-7117
Cell: (616) 485-6287
Email: [email protected]
Below you will find a variety of information related to the project. For a complete project description please click below. Project Brief
Life on the Water
Send us photos of your Life on the Water
Our waterway offers an array of outdoor activities all year long. We would like to see how our owners and local community members utilize the waterway throughout the year. Your photos could be featured on the website and social media.