The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Brownfield Funding supports assessment and cleanup of contaminated properties through assessment, multipurpose and revolving loan fund grants. Job training and technical assistance grants are also…
Launch ApplicationThe Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System (BRRTS) is a database that provides public information about reports of potential contamination, property with contamination, cleanup activities and redevelopment…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources maintains a database and an integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping application to provide public information about reports of potential contamination, properties with contamination,…
Certain chemicals that are spilled or discharged into the environment can emit gases, or vapors, that move through the soil. Contaminated vapors may enter a house or building through cracks, holes, drains and other small openings in a basement floor…
Screening for vapor intrusion (VI) must be conducted at every contaminated site in Wisconsin (Wis. Admin. Code § 716.11(5)(g)). When screening indicates the potential for vapor intrusion, the need to investigate increases, especially when…
The Remediation and Redevelopment Program is committed to providing timely, quality trainings and information to our customers and colleagues. Recordings of previous events, webinars and teleconferences are available below. Chrome and Edge are the…
The Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program provides presentations and trainings when needed. Upcoming events are described below. Details about upcoming presentations will…
In 1980, Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as the Superfund law. The Superfund law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries. The tax went into a trust…
Communities all across Wisconsin have successfully investigated, cleaned up and redeveloped many of their contaminated properties. Better yet, many of these redevelopment projects resulted in uses which make their communities a better place to be.…
Submittal PortalCustomers are encouraged to submit electronic copies of forms and documents via the online RR Program Submittal Portal (Submittal Portal). The DNR has suspended the requirement to submit a paper copy of each plan or report. The…