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Thursday January 7

Environmental Protection | Wastewater

Public Informational Hearing regarding the proposed reissuance of the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the City of Baraboo. WI-0020605-10-0

Date: 01/07/2021

Time: 10:00 a.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Virtual

Contact 

Sean Spencer, 608-275-7775

Details 

The Baraboo Wastewater Treatment Facility is located at 1000 Manchester St., Baraboo, Wisconsin, with a discharge to the Baraboo River (north bank of the Baraboo River, approximately 3600 feet upstream of State Highway 113 bridge).

Summary of Proposed Changes include a variance to the water quality standard for Mercury and an addition of new Total Nitrogen Ammonia limits. Fecal coliform monitoring and limits have been replaced with Escherechia coli (E. coli) monitoring and limits. Phosphorus TMDL Limits have been added to the permit to comply with requirements of the Wisconsin River TMDL. Total Nitrogen Monitoring (TKN, N02+N03 and Total N): Quarterly monitoring was added to the proposed permit.

In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and the Governor's Safer at Home mandate, the DNR will be hosting public hearings via a remote, virtual connection made available to the public via the options below. Virtual hearings will be recorded.

Join Zoom online [exit DNR] 
Join by phone: 1-312-626-6799
Meeting ID: 948 3814 1611

For questions on how to connect remotely, contact Stephen Nehring (608-261-6406, Stephen.Nehring@wisconsin.gov).

Public Hearing Notice [PDF]
WPDES Permits on Public Notice

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