Surface Water
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources proudly celebrates the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act, a foundational act to protect our shared waters nationwide, signed into law on Oct. 18, 1972.
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DNR Accepting Pre-Applications For 2023 Surface Water Grants
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will award more than $6 million to local groups to protect and improve surface water.
- Hearing/Meeting
Antidegradation Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting #4
This is the last of four Advisory Committee meetings regarding revising rule language related to the state's antidegradation policy and procedures to maintain surface water quality.
- Hearing/Meeting
Antidegradation Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting #3
This is the third of four Advisory Committee meetings regarding revising rule language related to the state's antidegradation policy and procedures to maintain surface water quality.
- Hearing/Meeting
Antidegradation Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting #2
This is the second of our four Advisory Committee meetings regarding revising rule language related to the state's antidegradation policy and procedures to maintain surface water quality.
- Hearing/Meeting
Antidegradation Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting #1
This is the first of four Advisory Committee meetings regarding revising rule language related to the state's antidegradation policy and procedures to maintain surface water quality.
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Healthy Watersheds, High-Quality Waters
Healthy Watersheds, High-Quality Waters provides a road map for how to strike an improved balance between restoration and protection, all while emphasizing and celebrating the wonderful waters of Wisconsin.
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DNR Surface Water Grant Deadline Approaching
The final grant application deadline is approaching for eligible sponsors who submitted a pre-application to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource's Surface Water Grant Program. Because the grant deadline falls on a Sunday this year, applicants will have until the end of Nov. 2 to submit their final application.
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Sewer Service Area Planning
Sewer Service Area Planning is a process designed to anticipate a community's future needs for wastewater treatment. This planning helps protect communities from adverse water quality impacts through development of cost-effective and environmentally…
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Wisconsin's Water Quality Report to Congress
Every two years section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act requires states to publish an overall report on the quality of all surface waters across the state. This report, called the Integrated Report of Water Quality, is submitted to the EPA on April 1…