The DNR’s RR Program oversees the investigation and cleanup of environmental contamination and the redevelopment of contaminated properties.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced three grants of $75,000 each to Calumet County, the city of Manitowoc and the city of Brillion to investigate environmental contamination in their communities.
Visit the DNR's Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group webpage for meeting agendas, materials and additional information.
Visit the DNR's Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group webpage for meeting agendas, materials and additional information.
The Rule Advisory Committee is advising DNR Remediation and Redevelopment Program staff in developing administrative rule changes affecting Wis. Admin. Code chs. NR 700-799.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced Remediation and Redevelopment Bureau Director Christine Sieger was awarded the 2023 Rebecca Wallace Memorial Award.
On March 6, 2024, Dist. II Court of Appeals issued an opinion in WMC and Leather Rich, Inc. v. DNR, affirming a circuit court ruling regarding DNR’s authority to regulate “emerging contaminants” (including PFAS compounds) as hazardous substances under the Spills Law. The department will be petitioning for review by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The Rule Advisory Committee is advising DNR Remediation and Redevelopment Program staff in developing administrative rule changes affecting Wis. Admin. Code chs. NR 700-799.
The DNR and the Rule Advisory Committee will discuss rule changes relating to soil standards under the Scope Statement for Board Order RR-15-23.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department has awarded brownfield assessment services to the village of Clinton in Rock County to assist with the investigation of environmental contamination at the former site of the Doug’s Standard gas station.