Hearings and Meetings Calendar
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September 2026
Friday
September
18
Urban Forestry Council | Events |
Urban Forestry Council Quarterly Meeting
Start Date: 09/18/2026
End Date: 09/18/2026
Time: 10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person; See Details for Information
Contact
Details
Agenda items include:
-Call Meeting to Order: Housekeeping Item
-WAA Conference Presentation Discussion
-DNR Leadership Updates
Join in person:
UW-Milwaukee Student Union
2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Union E280
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Published on
2026-09-18T10:15:00 - 2026-09-18T12:00:00
Monday
September
21
Department of Natural Resources | Events |
Public Notice Of An Air Pollution Control Permit Application Review
Start Date: 09/21/2026
End Date: 09/21/2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Contact
Jordan Munson, Jordan.Munson@wisconsin.gov or 608-733-0174
Details
We Energies-Oak Creek Power Plant, located at 11060 S Chicago Rd., Oak Creek, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, FID 241007690, submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a permit application. It includes plans and specifications to construct natural gas-fired comfort heating and HVAC units, update the component count for the natural gas pipeline (P429), update LNG facility stack information, update a permit condition related to the retirement of Boilers B25/B26/B27/B28 and the increase of a heat input limit for the five combustion turbines (P401 – P405). Air pollution control construction permit no. 26-MIN-058.
Register for this hearing.
Join online via Zoom.
Join via telephone:
312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 899 8277 9067
Published on
2026-09-21T10:00:00 - 2026-09-21T11:00:00
Wednesday
September
23
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting for proposed rules related to Designated Uses and Human Health Criteria
Start Date: 09/23/2026
End Date: 09/23/2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Contact
Jenni Kempf, JenniL.Kempf@wisconsin.gov or 608-867-9715
Details
Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee for the DNR’s proposed rules regarding revisions to designated uses to include wild rice waterbodies and subsistence fishing waterbodies and human health criteria for toxic substances revisions. Although this is a working committee meeting, the public may observe.
Register to join this meeting via Zoom.
Published on
2026-09-23T10:00:00 - 2026-09-23T13:00:00
Wednesday
September
23
Sturgeon Advisory Committee
Start Date: 09/23/2026
End Date: 09/23/2026
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Contact
Margaret Stadig, Margaret.Stadig@wisconsin.gov or 920-410-8670
Details
The Sturgeon Advisory Committee will meet to discuss the lake sturgeon population within the Winnebago System.
Join this meeting via Microsoft Teams.
Meeting ID: 251 903 712 183 246; Passcode: U4sZ2s2E
Join by phone: +1 608-571-2209; 827128216#
Join in person:
Fox Valley Technical College
Room HS114 AB
1825 N Bluemound Dr.
Appleton, WI, 54914
Published on
2026-09-23T18:00:00 - 2026-09-23T20:00:00
Tuesday
September
29
Laboratory Certification Standards Review Council Meeting
Start Date: 09/29/2026
End Date: 09/29/2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Contact
Tom Trainor, Tom.Trainor@wisconsin.gov or 920-412-5970
Details
This is a regular meeting of the Laboratory Certification Standard Review Council. The agenda for this meeting can be found on the DNR website.
Join the meeting via Microsoft Teams.
Meeting ID: 263 665 312 602 517; Passcode: nm2Fy29w
Join by phone: +1 608-571-2209; 759746156#
Join in person:
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
2nd floor Fishbowl Conference Room
2601 Agriculture Dr.
Madison, WI 53718
Follow appropriate check-in procedures when attending in-person. Lab Cert staff will be present virtually.
Published on
2026-09-29T09:00:00 - 2026-09-29T10:00:00
Wednesday
September
30
Small Business Environmental Council | Business | Events | Business
Small Business Environmental Council Meeting
Start Date: 09/30/2026
End Date: 09/30/2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Contact
Lisa Ashenbrenner Hunt, Lisa.AshenbrennerHunt@wisconsin.gov or 608-371-4367
Details
Join the Small Business Environmental Council for a free event
designed for students, entrepreneurs and small business owners
to gain confidence in navigating environmental requirements.
What to expect:
- Meet the Small Business Environmental Council
- Hear from Madison College President Dr. Jennifer Berne & DNR Secretary Karen Hyun, Ph.D.
- Learn what environmental requirements commonly affect small businesses
- Ask questions of Council members and DNR experts Connect with fellow students, entrepreneurs and small business owners
View the event agenda, learn more and register online.
Published on
2026-09-30T10:00:00 - 2026-09-30T12:00:00
Wednesday
September
30
Waste and Materials Management Program | Events |
PFAS Law Waste Facility Questions Subgroup
Start Date: 09/30/2026
End Date: 09/30/2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Contact
Drae Rogers, Drae.Rogers@wisconsin.gov or 920-461-0291
Kate Strom Hiorns, Kathrynm.StromHiorns@wisconsin.gov or 608-294-8663
Details
Provide information and feedback to the DNR regarding the implementation of liability exemptions and the PFAS community grant program under 2025 Wisconsin Act 201, including the following new liability exemptions and PFAS community grant program provisions:
292.11 (9) (g) 2. Subject to subds. 3. and 4., and except as provided in subd. 2. d., all of the following persons are exempt from subs. (3), (4), and (7) (b) and (c) with respect to PFAS contamination:
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f. A municipal waste landfill, as defined in s. 289.01 (22), that disposed of PFAS-contaminated leachate at a publicly owned treatment works. This subd. 2. f. applies only if the municipal waste landfill installs and operates department-approved leachate pretreatment to treat all leachate for PFAS no later than December 31, 2032, unless the municipal waste landfill demonstrates that pretreatment technology is not available or if, by December 31, 2032, the municipal waste landfill demonstrates to the department meaningful progress towards installation of leachate pretreatment. A municipal waste landfill may enter into an agreement with another landfill or wastewater treatment facility to provide department-approved pretreatment to treat all leachate for PFAS and shall provide a copy of the agreement to the department. This subd 2. f. does not apply if the PFAS contamination originates from a discharge at the location of the municipal waste landfill.
g. A licensed collection and transportation service or licensed transfer facility that transfers municipal solid waste or disposes of municipal solid waste into a solid waste disposal facility licensed under ch. 289 and in accordance with the solid waste disposal facility plan of operation.
292.74 PFAS community grant program. (2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The department shall administer a program to provide financial assistance to municipalities for all of the following activities to address PFAS contamination:
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(g) Sampling for PFAS in leachate, groundwater, or private wells
Join online via Zoom.
Published on
2026-09-30T13:00:00 - 2026-09-30T15:00:00
October 2026
Wednesday
October
7
Wild Rice Stewardship Council - Fall Summit
Start Date: 10/07/2026
End Date: 10/07/2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Contact
Tina L. Davis, TinaL.Davis@wisconsin.gov
Details
The Wild Rice Stewardship Council will convene to discuss the goals and priorities of the newly established Council.
Join in person:
Mole Lake Casino Lodge Event Center
3084 WI-55
Crandon, WI 54520
Register to join this meeting via Zoom.
Published on
2026-10-07T09:00:00 - 2026-10-07T15:00:00
Thursday
October
8
Greater Prairie-chicken Advisory Committee |
Greater Prairie-Chicken Advisory Committee Meeting
Start Date: 10/08/2026
End Date: 10/08/2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information
Contact
Lesa Kardash, Lesa.Kardash@wisconsin.gov or 715-340-5034
Details
This is a committee meeting to review the Fiscal Year 2026 Progress Report and Fiscal Year 2027 Work Plan and share updates from advisory committee members and partners.
Join this meeting via Zoom.
Meeting ID: 883 9176 4572
One tap mobile: +13017158592; 88391764572# or +13052241968; 88391764572#
Join in person:
Sandhill Wildlife Area Skills Center
1715 County Highway X
Babcock, WI 54413
Published on
2026-10-08T09:00:00 - 2026-10-08T10:00:00
Thursday
October
8
Waste and Materials Management Program | Events |
2026 Solid Waste Interested Parties (SWIP) Meeting
Start Date: 10/08/2026
End Date: 10/08/2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Contact
Casey Krausensky, Casey.Krausensky@wisconsin.gov or 608-577-3643
Details
The meeting will focus on Waste and Materials Management Program finances, the statewide annual recycling data report and a a summary of the nonlandfill proposed rule changes.
Join online via Microsoft Teams.
Published on
2026-10-08T13:00:00 - 2026-10-08T14:00:00
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