Property/Site Owners

Financial Resources for Cleaning Up & Redeveloping Contaminated Properties

Remediation & Redevelopment (RR) Program services and fees

Wisconsin's RR Program can provide a variety of services to assist in the investigation and cleanup of environmental contamination and the redevelopment of contaminated properties. The program collects fees to support certain services, as required…

Dry cleaning contamination

The dry cleaning industry began long before there were rules to manage chemical wastes. This includes liquid wastes (wastewater) and solid wastes (sludges and used filters), both of which are contaminated with the chemicals used for the dry cleaning…

Remediation & Redevelopment (RR) Program staff contacts

The DNR's Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program oversees the investigation and cleanup of environmental contamination and the redevelopment of contaminated properties. Our staff members provide a comprehensive, streamlined program that…

An introduction to cleaning up contamination

When you encounter contaminated soil or groundwater, the first step is to report the contamination to the DNR in accordance with the Spills Law, ch. 292, Wis. Stats. Property owners or the person who caused the discharge are responsible for…

Understanding Brownfields and the Benefits of Redevelopment

A brownfield is a property where expansion, redevelopment or reuse is complicated by real or potential contamination. Brownfields vary in size, location, age and past use; a brownfield can be anything from a 500-acre former automobile assembly plant…

Lower Rock River surface water quality report

The Lower Rock River in south-central Wisconsin extends 48 miles from Fort Atkinson to the Illinois-Wisconsin border at Beloit. A large, low velocity, warmwater river, it is classified as warmwater sport fishery. The main stem only partially…

Lower Rock River groundwater

Groundwater is an important resource of the Lower Rock River basin. It is the source of almost all water used for domestic, agricultural, commercial and industrial purposes in the basin. All of the basin's residents rely on groundwater for potable…

Lower Rock River geologic and geographic setting

The Lower Rock River basin includes the portion of the Rock River below Fort Atkinson and its tributaries. The Bark River originates in Washington County and traverses the southern Kettle Moraine region before emptying into the Rock at Fort Atkinson…

Groundwater contaminants

Wisconsin DNR maintains a groundwater database. Sampling is conducted for the purpose of problem assessment, at-risk monitoring and some regulatory monitoring. Many of the sampling events are focused on problem areas. The Groundwater Retrieval…