Property/Site Owners

Predicting Beach Conditions

Public health officials use beach advisories and closings to let the public know when the level of pathogens (disease-causing microorganisms) in the water may be unsafe for swimming, water-skiing or other similar water recreation. These advisories…

Beach Monitoring and Assessments

Every year thousands of people safely enjoy swimming in Wisconsin waters. The DNR and local health officials monitor water at public beaches on a regular basis to protect public health.Research has linked swimming in polluted waters with adverse…

Maps of Great Lakes Beaches

Wisconsin's Beach List

In anticipation of the beach season each year, the DNR's beach program reaches out to local beach managers and public health departments along Wisconsin's Great Lakes coasts to determine what changes, if any, are needed to Wisconsin's beach list and…

Historic and current waste disposal sites

Historic and current waste disposal site information may be important to individuals considering land purchases, governments planning redevelopment, businesses planning expansion and well drillers planning well installation.List of current licensed…

Solid waste tip fees and landfill tonnage reports

Solid waste environmental tip fees State law assesses fees on several types of solid waste disposed of in Wisconsin landfills. Chart of the tip fees by category [PDF]. Learn more about Category 30 and 31 fee exemptions.

Development on landfills

The DNR's Remediation and Redevelopment and Waste and Materials Management programs have jointly developed a process and guidance for development on landfills. The process and guidance discuss two general categories of landfills: historic fill sites…

Wisconsin Plant Recovery Initiative (WPRI)

WPRI is a DNR effort to help businesses and communities expedite the cleanup and reuse of industrial and/or commercial facilities that have or are planning to shut their doors. Besides the loss of jobs, tax revenue and local business, a plant…

Wisconsin Brownfields Coalition

The Wisconsin Brownfields Coalition was created in 2003 in order to obtain federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for brownfields cleanup. Current members include the DNR and Wisconsin's nine regional planning commissions.…

Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM)

The Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM) program provides funding to address specific brownfields sites where potential or known contamination is acting as an impediment to economic redevelopment. The DNR's Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program…