Certain chemicals that are spilled or discharged into the environment can emit gases, or vapors, that move through the soil. Contaminated vapors may enter a house or building through cracks, holes, drains and other small openings in a basement floor…
Screening for the vapor intrusion (VI) pathway must be conducted at every contaminated site in Wisconsin. The need to investigate VI is elevated when screening indicates the potential for VI is present, especially when trichloroethylene (TCE) is…
The Remediation and Redevelopment Program is committed to providing timely, quality trainings and presentations to our customers and colleagues. Recordings of previous presentations, webinars and teleconferences are available below. Chrome and Edge…
Events are offered by the Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program:
In 1980, Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as the Superfund law. The Superfund law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries. The tax went into a trust…
Communities all across Wisconsin have successfully investigated, cleaned up and redeveloped many of their contaminated properties. Better yet, many of these redevelopment projects resulted in uses which make their communities a better place to be.…
Customers are encouraged to submit electronic copies of forms and documents via the online RR Program Submittal Portal (Submittal Portal). The DNR has suspended the requirement to submit a paper copy of each plan or report. The Submittal Portal…
Site investigations and cleanup procedures can be complex, time-consuming and costly. It is important to select a qualified environmental consultant to perform the tasks required to thoroughly investigate and clean up your contamination. A…
This toolkit is provided as a "one-stop shop" for site investigation-related resources and guidance for environmental professionals and others working with the DNR. The toolkit provides a framework for site investigation work plans and reports…
Wisconsin, like most states, allows some residual contamination to remain after a cleanup of contaminated soil or groundwater. Residual contamination means that some contamination remained above state standards after an environmental cleanup was…