Wisconsin Committee on Water Pollution

The Committee on Water Pollution was created by Chapter 264, Laws of 1927, as an interdepartmental agency composed of representatives of the state's Public Service Commission (WIHV85-A696), Conservation Commission (WIHV86-A1162), State Health Officer and State Sanitary Engineer. For administrative purposes, the Committee was attached to the State Board of Health (WIHV86-A1162), first through its Bureau of Sanitary Engineering (WIHV85-A814) and later through its Division of Water Pollution Control. The State Sanitary Engineer served as its executive secretary. The Water Resources Act, Chapter 614, Laws of 1965, expanded the state's role in the area of water resources management, abolished the Committee effective August 1966, and transferred its functions to the Department of Resource Development (WIHV86-A114). Under the governmental reorganization act, Chapter 75, Laws of 1967, these functions transferred to the new Water Resources Council, attached to the Department of Natural Resources (WIHV85-A695).

The Committee was responsible for enforcing and administering laws governing the control of pollution of the state's surface waters.