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    Concentrated animal feeding operations WPDES permits

    What is an “animal unit”? “Animal units” (AU) measure equivalencies between animal types as established by s. NR 243.05, Wis. Adm. Code [exit DNR] and the CAFO WPDES permit program. For example, 1,000 beef cattle, 715 milking cows or 200,000…

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    Laboratory certification & registration program

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Laboratory Certification Program was created in 1986 to help ensure that laboratories submit reliable and consistent data to the department's various environmental programs. The program currently…

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    Laboratory Certification Standards Review Council

    The Laboratory Certification Standards Review Council is created under s. 15.107 (12), Wis. Stats. and generally meets quarterly each calendar year. Next meeting Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Time: 9:00 a.m. to end of…

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    PFAS certification

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is offering certification for PFAS in drinking water (potable water), aqueous (non-potable water), and non-aqueous matrices. Labs that currently hold WI DNR PFAS certification can be found here: WI PFAS…

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    Background

    This is an overview of the city of Waukesha diversion application and review process. Flow chart for next steps on review of Waukesha application --> 2010 - Application and review The city of Waukesha submitted an application for use of Lake…

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    Waukesha Water Diversion EIS

    Subscribe to updates about the Great Lakes Compact and Waukesha diversion. In 2019, the DNR completed an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the City of Waukesha's proposed diversion of water from Lake Michigan with return flow via the Root…

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    Wild Rice Strategic Analysis

    Subscribe to receive email updates on the Wild Rice Strategic Analysis. Wild rice helps maintain water quality and provides food and habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. Harvested by hand from canoes, wild rice is also an important part of…

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    Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act

    Signed into law in 1972, the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) set forth the state’s environmental policy and created section 1.11, Wis. Stats. Under WEPA, all state agencies must analyze, consider and disclose the anticipated environmental…

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    Kohler Golf Course Proposal

    The Kohler Company has proposed construction of a golf course adjacent to Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan County. The proposed 18-hole golf course would be constructed on 247 acres owned by the Kohler Company. The project site is along the…

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    current EIA projects and topics

    As part of its procedures for complying with the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act, the DNR prepares environmental impact statements on certain agency actions and proposed projects, along with strategic analyses of natural resource issues and…

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