Environmental Protection
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Aquatic Plants
Aquatic plants form the foundation of healthy and flourishing lake ecosystems - both within lakes and rivers and on the shores around them. They not only protect water quality, but they also produce life-giving oxygen. Aquatic plants are a lake's…
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Air Permit Resources for Businesses
General Overview Permit options Permitting requirements for nonattainment areas PSD class 1 areas Applying for a Permit How to Apply
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Wisconsin Water Monitoring
The DNR monitors aquatic resources to assess ecosystem health, evaluate environmental problems and determine the success of management actions. The state's monitoring strategy (see below) directs data gathering to support management…
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Thermal water quality standards
Thermal pollution is the change in the water temperatures of lakes, rivers and other surface waters caused by man-made practices. These temperature changes may adversely affect fish and aquatic life in Wisconsin's surface waters by reducing the…
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Madison-Kipp Corporation Madison, Wisconsin
The Madison-Kipp Corporation web page has been archived. If you have any questions about the Madison-Kipp Corporation remediation, please contact Luke Lampo. Information is also available on the Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking…
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PFAS Contacts
Contact the following staff if you have questions about PFAS. If you are unsure who to contact, please email DNRPFASInquiries@Wisconsin.gov.
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Frequently Asked Questions
PFAS contamination has been detected in the Marinette and Peshtigo areas in soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, private drinking water wells and biosolids. Answers to questions asked of DNR staff are posted on this page, which will be…
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PFAS Contamination in the Marinette and Peshtigo Area
PFAS contamination has been detected in Marinette, Peshtigo and surrounding communities in soil, private wells, surface water and groundwater.Subscribe to receive updates about PFAS contamination in the Marinette and Peshtigo area.FAQ for PFAS…
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Water Quality PFAS Initiatives
The DNR is conducting a number of initiatives related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination and water quality in Wisconsin. These initiatives are:PFAS surface water rule and implementation;surface water and fish tissue sampling…
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Wisconsin PFAS Action Council (WisPAC)
Subscribe to WisPAC Updates Gov. Tony Evers declared 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking Water. As part of the statewide initiative to ensure Wisconsinites have access to clean, safe drinking water, Gov. Evers signed Executive Order #40 in Aug. 2019…