Monitoring
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Bad Axe La Crosse basin
The Bad Axe La Crosse river basin in southwest Wisconsin contains numerous scenic vistas from hilltops and beautiful stream valleys. This basin's steep-forested hillsides coexist with agricultural activities located mainly in the relatively level…
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Long-Term Monitoring
The Lower Fox River PCB Cleanup Project is in the monitored recovery phase. The project will remain in this phase until fish, water and sediment evaluations indicate that the remedial action objectives have been met, which often takes many years…
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Project Documents
On this page, you will find reports and documents associated with the Lower Fox River PCB Project. Other documents are available upon request.
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Cleanup Operations
Sampling and studies on the Lower Fox River started in the early 1970s. These studies indicated that sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) was deposited along the entire length of the river, but primarily in OU1, OU3, OU4 …
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Project Background
The Lower Fox River runs 39 miles from Lake Winnebago to the bay of Green Bay in northeast Wisconsin. The Lower Fox River basin was home to the highest concentration of pulp and paper mills in the world. Production and recycling of "carbonless copy…
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Laboratory services
The DNR receives laboratory data from many sources for environmental monitoring. This environmental monitoring is done for compliance with state and federal rules, investigating environmental problems, determining baseline quality, verifying cleanup…
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Central Sands Lakes Study
In the past several decades, we have witnessed low water levels in water resources throughout the Central Sands, driven by changes in weather and land use. Due to concern about groundwater pumping from high-capacity wells, the DNR collaborated with…
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Help With Online Monitoring Report Forms
The following instructions are intended to assist individuals who complete the monitoring forms for facilities regulated under the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) program. Electronic reporting is required for the Discharge…
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Lower Fox River Basin Volunteer Monitoring Program
In May 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the Lower Fox River Basin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). The TMDL set targets to improve surface water quality by reducing phosphorus and sediment loading in the watershed.
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Groundwater forms
Groundwater Monitoring Inventory Form 3300-67 and Instructions [PDF] Groundwater Monitoring Well Information Form 4400-89 and Instructions [PDF] Monitoring Well Construction and Development Forms 4400-113A and 4400-113B and Instructions [PDF]…