The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is authorized under Section 283.35, Wis. Stats. [exit DNR], to issue Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) general permits to a designated area of the state authorizing…
Wisconsin General Permits are available for pest control treatment projects that have a pollutant discharge to a water of the state. The four Wisconsin WPDES general permits listed below were first issued in October 2011 and reissued effective…
The following resources describe things homeowners and farmers can do to reduce polluted runoff, related to the Wisconsin River Basin TMDL.
Groundwater Monitoring Inventory Form 3300-67 and Instructions [PDF] Groundwater Monitoring Well Information Form 4400-89 and Instructions [PDF] Monitoring Well Construction and Development Forms 4400-113A and 4400-113B and Instructions [PDF]…
To learn about the likely quantity and quality of groundwater in a geographic area, you will want to find data from several sources. Groundwater Quality and Basic Well Parameters Groundwater quality and basic well parameters can be found in the…
Special Well Casing Depth Area for Outagamie and Winnebago Counties - Effective October 1, 2004 Special casing areas have been established by DNR for specific areas within the arsenic advisory area where naturally occurring arsenic contamination is…
Private well sampling Map 2014 - 2019 Beginning in 2014 the department has required arsenic sampling when pump work is done on existing wells. The map is from the 35,000+ samples collected over the first four and a half years. The map depicts the…
For Outagamie and Winnebago counties (effective October 1, 2004)
Subscribe to NR 140 UpdatesAs part of a continuing commitment to protect public health and the environment, the DNR periodically updates groundwater quality standards in ch. NR 140, Wis. Adm. Code.
Wisconsin's groundwater law, Ch. 160, Wis. Stats., established the framework for a comprehensive approach to protect public health and welfare and the environment. The intent of this law is to minimize the concentration of polluting substances in…