Environmental Protection
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Landfill organic stability
The DNR, in consultation with external partners, is exploring ways to reduce the long-term risk of landfilling by reducing the time it takes for the waste in municipal solid waste landfills to become stable — that is, to reach the point when…
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Landfill siting FAQ
What are the steps in siting a landfill? A landfill siting project starts when a person, company or municipality determines that a landfill is needed within a certain area in order to serve the waste disposal needs of that area. At that point,…
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Wisconsin's landfill siting process
In Wisconsin, all new landfills and expansions to existing landfills must get both state and local approvals before construction. Licensing of a landfill and negotiation/arbitration of local approvals are two separate processes that happen at the…
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Historic and current waste disposal sites
Historic and current waste disposal site information may be important to individuals considering land purchases, governments planning redevelopment, businesses planning expansion and well drillers planning well installation.List of current licensed…
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Landfill operation FAQ
What protections exist for neighbors and the environment if a landfill is built and then starts to leak or cause other serious problems? Landfills operators are required by code to monitor groundwater, surface water and, where appropriate, air…
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Landfill environmental monitoring FAQ
Where do I mail landfill environmental monitoring data for upload to GEMS? For United States Postal Service, mail to: GEMS Data Submittal Contact – WA/5 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources PO Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707-7921…
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Collecting and analyzing Wisconsin landfill environmental monitoring data
The DNR's Waste and Materials Management Program has collected environmental monitoring data from licensed landfills since the mid-1970s. These data are captured in the Groundwater and Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) database. Program staff…
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Wisconsin's waste imports and exports
One of the most common questions about Wisconsin's landfills has been how much waste they receive from other states each year. This amount changes from year to year due to a variety of factors, including the overall cost of landfilling in…
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Public access to landfill environmental monitoring data (GEMS on the Web)
The data contained on the DNR's Groundwater and Environmental Monitoring System is available to the public through GEMS on the Web. This online portal allows the public to access all monitoring data available for each facility in the system from the…
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Resources for landfill owners and operators
Guidance Alternate Daily Cover for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (WA-1699) Guidance for the Mass Disposal of Animal Carcasses in Landfills (WA-1915) Guidelines for Landfill Disposal of Solid Waste from Avian Influenza Response (WA-1795)…