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Dane County Land & Water Resources Department

Pier Pickup Schedule

Lakes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, Kegonsa

Dane County, in partnership with the City of Madison, City of Middleton, Town of Westport, City of Monona, Lake Waubesa Conservation Association, Village of McFarland, and Friends of Lake Kegonsa Society, will have a shoreline barge crew working to pick up aquatic trash and debris from residents' piers through August at the following locations:

  • Lake Mendota: Madison, Middleton, and Westport only - NO pickup at Village of Maple Bluff or Village of Shorewood Hills
    Barge Crew Map for Lake Mendota (PDF)
  • Lake Monona, Lake Waubesa, and Lake Kegonsa: entire lake

The pick-up will collect only aquatic vegetation and other debris that have washed up on shore. They will not pick up yard waste, brush or household waste. Aquatic plants must be placed on the pier by Monday at 7:00 a.m. on the designated pick up week. See schedule below for dates and locations. 


2024 Schedule

Pick Up Dates (Aquatic plants must be placed on pier by Monday at 7 a.m.) Location of Pick Up
May 20 to May 24 Lake Monona
May 27 to May 31 Lake Mendota
June 3 to June 7 Lake Monona, Lake Kegonsa
June 10 to June 14 Lake Mendota, Lake Waubesa
June 17 to June 21 Lake Monona, Lake Kegonsa
June 24 to June 28 Lake Mendota, Lake Waubesa
July 1 to July 5 Lake Monona, Lake Kegonsa
July 8 to July 12 Lake Mendota, Lake Waubesa
July 15 to July 19 Lake Monona, Lake Kegonsa
July 22 to July 26 Lake Mendota, Lake Waubesa
July 29 to August 2 Lake Monona, Lake Kegonsa
August 5 to August 9 Lake Mendota, Lake Waubesa
August 12 to August 16 Lake Monona, Lake Kegonsa
August 19 to August 23 Lake Mendota, Lake Waubesa
September 9 to September 13 Lake Kegonsa