Business

Spreadsheet Tool for Estimating Pollutant Loads (STEPL) webinar

The DNR and EPA offered a hands-on technical training on the Spreadsheet Tool for Estimating Pollutant Loads (STEPL) on Aug. 5, 2014. A recording of the training session and the presentation materials are available.

Nonpoint source program contacts

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Erosion Vulnerability Assessment for Agricultural Lands (EVAAL)

Agricultural technical standards and assistance

Technical standards Conservation practices used to meet the agricultural performance standards and prohibitions must be designed and installed according to accepted technical standards. Examples of conservation practices that could be used include…

Agricultural performance standards and manure management prohibitions

Agricultural performance standards and manure management prohibitions are outlined in Ch. NR 151, Wis. Adm. Code [exit DNR]. This rule establishes performance standards for urban and transportation sources of polluted runoff as well.

Agricultural financial assistance

The DNR offers financial assistance in the form of grants for local efforts to control nonpoint source pollution. These grants support both the implementation of source-area controls to prevent runoff contamination and the installation of treatment…

Babcock Genetics Inc. CAFO Permit

Babcock Genetics LLC is an existing Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO). It currently has 3,302 animal units (3,929 pigs less than 55lbs, 5,424 pigs greater than 55lbs, 1,325 sows, 418 boars). Babcock Genetics has a total of 680.67 acres…

Reporting and Responding to Spills

Reporting is everyone’s responsibility.Individuals and entities that cause a spill are required by state law to notify the DNR immediately - as soon as the spill is identified. Reporting should not wait for laboratory analysis if the discharge can…

Mercury spills and cleanup

When mercury is spilled, it shatters into tiny beads and spreads in many directions. These tiny droplets can accumulate in the smallest places. The droplets emit toxic, odorless vapors, which can be very dangerous when inhaled by people or pets.

Meth lab/clandestine drug lab information

Methamphetamine (meth) made in makeshift laboratories, such as rented apartments or hotel rooms, may cause contamination of indoor air and property and pose a risk of fire or explosion. When law enforcement officials seize a meth lab, containers and…