The Wisconsin Geographic Names Council (WGNC) is a state council established to maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout Wisconsin. The WGNC comprises representatives of state agencies most concerned with geographic information. Sharing its…
Beach Closings and Advisories MapBeach Advisory ReportsIn order to alert the public about potentially unhealthy water quality conditions at Great Lakes beaches, local health departments sometimes post swimming advisories. Depending on the severity…
Frequently asked questions about beaches are answered on this page.General Beach QuestionsWhat is a beach?For the purposes of coastal recreational water quality monitoring, the DNR has defined a beach as "a publicly owned shoreline or land area, not…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requires a variety of different permits, licenses, procedures and reporting depending on your business activities.Commonly regulated activities
PFAS contamination has been detected on French Island in the Town of Campbell in municipal wells, private drinking water and groundwater. In addition to the information on this website, the city of La Crosse has a website dedicated to providing…
Healthy Watersheds, High-Quality Waters provides a road map for how to strike an improved balance between restoration and protection, all while emphasizing and celebrating the wonderful waters of Wisconsin.
DNR nonpoint source (NPS) pollution reduction implementation programs require external entities (counties, permittees, consultants and others) to submit data regarding how they are using funds provided by the State of Wisconsin and other…
Subscribe to PFAS External Advisory Group UpdatesGov. Tony Evers declared 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking Water and signed Executive Order #40 in August 2019 to address the issue of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in Wisconsin.The PFAS…
We welcome your input on all Drinking Water and Groundwater Program guidance. The guidance available for comment tab lists guidance that is being developed or revised. Feedback related to the documents posted should be emailed to the staff member…