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.
Bringing together people, policies, priorities and resources is critical to the success of the state's Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program.Partnering efforts strengthen the program by bringing in new ideas, increasing public understanding of the problems…
Find the nonpoint source coordinator who serves your county by choosing a county below:
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Water Quality has developed the Erosion Vulnerability Assessment for Agric
Technical standardsConservation 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 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.
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…
Agricultural runoff may reduce the water quality in Wisconsin's lakes, streams and rivers. The same things that help farmers grow healthy crops or raise healthy animals may be too much of a good thing when it comes to water and the life in that…
The watersheds shown on this map have DNR and EPA-approved Nine Key Element watershed plans. To review the Nine Key Element watershed plan areas with other DNR GIS layers, use: Water condition viewer * Note: The Priority Watershed and Lakes…
Wisconsin has multiple expired watershed plans. To see their location, go to: