Monitoring

Besadny Anadromous Fisheries Facility Report

Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan, or the big pond as many Wisconsinites know it, is the No.

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…

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…

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…

Landfill environmental monitoring data submittals

Procedures for preparing and submitting landfill data to the DNR's Groundwater and Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) have been consolidated into a single document called Procedures for Preparing and Submitting Landfill Environmental Monitoring…

Wolf River basin

The Wolf River basin lies in northern and central Wisconsin and drains 3,690 square miles. It includes all of Waupaca County and parts of Forest, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago…

Groundwater contaminants

Wisconsin DNR maintains a groundwater database. Sampling is conducted for the purpose of problem assessment, at-risk monitoring and some regulatory monitoring. Many of the sampling events are focused on problem areas. The Groundwater Retrieval…

Lower Rock River basinwide issues

For more information about stormwater management, connect to the Center for Watershed Protection [exit DNR].

Basin programs and activities

DNR policies on how to protect waters from degradation The creation of Chapter NR 207 "Water Quality Antidegradation" and changes to NR 102 "Water Quality Standards for Wisconsin Surface Waters", Wisconsin Administrative Code, allows DNR to…