Adaptive Management and Water Quality Trading Project Locations
This map depicts WPDES permit holders that have formally selected adaptive management or water quality trading as their preferred phosphorus compliance option. Select a pin on the map to view more information about the permit holder, including the Notice of Intent (NOI) submitted to the DNR. Permittees identify themselves by submitting either a Notice of Intent to Trade or an Adaptive Management (AM) Request Form to the DNR. If you would like to be identified on this map in advance of form submittals, contact Matt Claucherty.
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West Salem Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020389)
This project involves sediment removal from Neshonoc Lake throughout 2020 and 2021. Ongoing monitoring to verify effectiveness is required.
43.874022 -91.098597 WQT
Monticello Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0024830)
Monticello will work with eroding streambank sites on the West Branch Little Sugar River and Unnamed Tributary WBIC 881500. Phosphorus in eroded soil is quantified with the NRCS estimator spreadsheet tool.
42.741578 -89.563719 WQT
Hub Rock Sanitary District #1 Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0049689)
Hub Rock will complete the Brendon Clarke/Engine Creek streambank restoration project on the southeast side of Yuba.
43.452091 -90.359835 WQT
Kieler Sanitary District #1 Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0029289)
Kieler's WQT plan is to perform streambank stabilization to the Sinnipee Creek which will utilize grading and/or riprap to prevent the erosion of sediment from the streambanks.
42.598303 -90.605153 WQT
Patch Grove Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0022705)
The Village plans to perform streambank stabilization to unnamed tributary to Blake Fork (Middle Grant River Watershed, GP05 - Grant-Platte River Basin) at Outfall 001.
42.954631 -90.952481 WQT
Fenwood Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0031411)
This project will work with Miltrim Farms, Inc. to implement cover crops.
44.865545 -90.012569 WQT
Watertown Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0028541)
The City will implement a combination of best management practices, including wetland restoration and perennial vegetation on fields it owns.
43.114737 -88.75779 WQT
Shullsburg Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0028321)
This project plans to perform streambank stabilization to the Shullsburg Branch utilizing grading and/or riprap to prevent the erosion of sediment from the streambanks.
42.587983 -90.238447 WQT
Loganville Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0029114)
The Village intends to perform streambank stabilization to Narrows Creek and barnyard containment projects utilizing a roofed and curbed concrete barnyard with onsite manure storage to eliminate any manure runoff from the farm site.
43.440871 -90.038731 WQT
Janesville Wastewater Utility
(WI-0030350)
The City of Janesville will work with the Rock County Land Conservation Department to assist in nonpoint source control practices including working with landowners and conducting annual inspections to verify all management measures are installed and properly maintained.
42.732331 -89.274914 WQT
Fort Atkinson Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0022489)
The City of Fort Atkinson has installed a tertiary treatment that exceeds regulatory standards and therefore may generate phosphorus credits to facilitate urban stormwater TMDL compliance.
42.878425 -88.883533 WQT
Spring Green Golf Club Sanitary District #2 Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0028363)
This water quality trading effort involves a partnership between the Sanitary District, Farmer-led Watershed Group, and Sand County Foundation. Various projects seek to improve water quality and promote ethical land management within the Lowery Creek Watershed.
43.161817 -90.022675 WQT
Potosi-Tennyson Sewage Commission WWTF
(WI-0021547)
The Potosi-Tennyson Sewage Commission has partnered with Alliant Energy to exceed regulatory standards by establishing perennial prairie vegetation on approximately 1700 acres of solar array sites as part of the Grant County and Cassville Solar Projects.
42.685942 -90.699233 WQT
Viroqua Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0021920)
Viroqua has completed two water quality trades involving streambank stabilization - one on city owned land adjacent to the wastewater treatment facility and one on private land.
43.560394 -90.901186 WQT
Blue River Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0023418)
The Village intends to perform WQT projects upstream of the outfall and within the Village's HUC-12 #070700051407 watershed via streambank stabilization.
43.191094 -90.554669 WQT
Prairie Du Chien Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020257)
The City plans to perform streambank stabilization within the city's HUC-12 #070600011003.
43.100553 -91.128958 WQT
Cassville Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0021423)
The Village intends to perform WQT projects upstream of the outfall and within the Village's HUC-12 #070600030706 watershed via streambank stabilization.
42.720811 -90.985086 WQT
Grafton Water & Wastewater Utility
(WI-0020184)
Grafton is undertaking an adaptive management effort for the Milwaukee River.
43.3076 -87.9531 AM
Mineral Point Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0024791)
This water quality effort focuses on stabilizing eroding streambanks to generate phosphorus credits.
42.8499 -90.1773 WQT
Sextonville Sanitary District #1 WWTF
(WI-0060038)
The water quality effort focuses on stabilizing eroding streambanks to generate phosphorus credits.
43.295 -90.3061 WQT
Stratford Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0024469)
The Village of Stratford is working with local agricultural producers to convert fields to perennial grass-hay cover to generate phosphorus credits.
44.8081 -90.0677 WQT
Columbus Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0021008)
This project employs a number of agricultural best management practices to generate credits and achieve compliance with a local NR 217.13 water quality based effluent limit for phosphorus.
43.3284 -89.0079 WQT
Phillips Plating Corporation
(WI-0041149)
Phillips Plating Corporation is working with upstream agricultural producers to reduce phosphorus inputs from barnyards and farm fields.
45.699307 -90.412237 WQT
Norway Sanitary District No. 1 Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0031470)
Norway Sanitary District is working with a nearby farm to establish cover crops on agricultural fields to reduce soil and phosphorus contributions to surface waters.
42.8089 -88.161 WQT
Cross Plains Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020788)
The City of Cross Plains is working with local agricultural producers to reduce runoff from barnyards, thereby generating phosphorus credits.
43.1142 -89.6637 WQT
Belmont Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020419)
The Village of Belmont proposes to generate phosphorus credits through streambank stabilization.
42.8595 -89.5253 WQT
Beloit Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0023370)
The City of Beloit is partnering with Rock County Land Conservation Department and local agricultural producers to implement a variety of best management practices.
42.4963 -89.0413 WQT
Albany Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0021199)
Albany proposes to generate phosphorus credits through perennial vegetation establishment and restoration of a riverside golf course.
42.6923 -89.4342 WQT
Eleva Strum Joint Sewerage Commission WWTF
(WI-0064998)
This project proposes generating phosphorus credits through streambank stabilization.
44.5558 -91.41 WQT
Great Lakes Investors LLC WWTF
(WI-0060607)
Great Lakes Investors are working with nearby landowners to implement agricultural best management practices, including riparian buffers.
43.0364 -88.5956 WQT
BelGioioso Cheese Inc. - Freedom Plant
(WI-0044938)
BelGioioso will implement management practices to generate TP and TSS credits on portions of BelGioioso’s fields which are also within the Middle Duck Creek Subwatershed.
44.3829 -88.3092 WQT
Beloit Town Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0026930)
The Town of Beloit has purchased credits from the City of Columbus Wastewater Treatment Facility to comply with Rock River TMDL-derived limits.
42.5658 -89.044 WQT
Arcadia Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0023230)
Arcadia, in partnership with the Trempealeau County Department of Land Management, will be stabilizing streambanks upstream from their WWTF to generate phosphorus credits.
44.246 -91.5198 WQT
Baker Cheese
(WI-0050521)
Baker Cheese purchased 20 acres of agricultural cropland adjacent to their facility and converted this land from cropping practices to prairie, rather than installing expensive treatment technology to comply with the phosphorus limits. This change in land use reduced non-point source phosphorus pollution by about 70 lbs/year and generated sufficient phosphorus credits for Baker Cheese to comply with their phosphorus limits. It also provided habitat for wildlife and has the potential for other recreational benefits. This trade also reduced diesel inputs and carbon emissions since the company is no longer hauling waste off-site.
43.73192 -88.17522 WQT
BelGioioso Cheese Inc.
(WI-0065579)
This project is focusing on generating credits from agricultural nonpoint sources through natural prairie restoration to offset a new discharge.
44.67659 -88.15258 WQT
Bemis Manufacturing Corporation
(WI-0027456)
Bemis Manufacturing has converted agricultural fields to permanent grassland to generate phosphorus credits to be used at their nearby facility.
43.731 -87.8383 WQT
Blue Mounds Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0055611)
The Blue Mounds Adaptive Management Plan will focus on lowering in-stream phosphorus concentrations of Williams-Barneveld Creek through agricultural best management practices.
43.0108 -89.836 AM
Brodhead WWTF
(WI-0021903)
This project is focusing on generating credits within the village of Brodhead through storm water detention and other urban BMPs as well as from agricultural nonpoint sources through nutrient management activities. Wetland restoration and sediment control basins are also being considered.
42.6194 -89.3806 WQT
Brooklyn Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0023485)
This project seeks to generate phosphorus credits by implementing filter strips along Allen Creek in Green County.
42.84655 -89.3708 WQT
Brown County Organics
(WI-0066303)
BC Organics, LLC, plans to use water quality trading to comply with phosphorus limits for the new BC Organics wastewater facility. Credits will be generated by conversion of 15 acres of cropland to native prairie grassland and installation of wet detention ponds to treat runoff.
44.3086 -88.1102 WQT
City of Burlington Water Pollution Control Facility
(WI-0022962)
The city of Burlington plans to achieve phosphorus compliance via adaptive management efforts within the Fox River watershed.
42.6499 -88.248 AM
Cambridge Oakland Wastewater Commission
(WI-0026948)
Cambridge-Oakland's adaptive management plan will work within the Koshkonong Creek Watershed to reduce agricultural phosphorus runoff by establishing buffer strips and engaging producers in nutrient management planning. Streambank stabilization may also be employed.
43.0153 -89.0097 AM
Conrath Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0032522)
This project utilizes phosphorus credits generated by agricultural nonpoint pollutant reductions to achieve compliance.
45.3826 -91.0432 WQT
Cuba City Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0022217)
Cuba City's adaptive management plan will work within the Coon Branch Watershed of the Fever River to achieve the phosphorus criterion in-stream. Proposed efforts include nutrient management planning, establishment of perennial vegetation and streambank stabilization.
42.5993 -90.4166 AM
DNR Nevin Fish Hatchery
(WI-0002585)
A joint adaptive management plan is underway to help implement the requirements of the Rock River TMDL; improve the health of the Madison lakes and surrounding surface waters, and; meet the phosphorus regulatory requirements for the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (WI-0024597), Stoughton WWTF (WI-0020338), Oregon WWTF (WI-0020681) and DNR Nevin Fish Hatchery (WI-0002585). Permitted municipal storm sewer systems in the Madison area may also partner in this project to meet their Rock River TMDL reduction requirements for phosphorus and total suspended solids (TSS) in all participating permits. The Yahara WINS Adaptive Management plan has been deemed approvable.
43.01525 -89.41581 AM
Dane-Iowa WWTF
(WI-0049816)
This project is focusing on improving water quality within Black Earth Creek, a cold water trout fishery. Dane County Land and Water Resources Department is assisting the Dane-Iowa WWTF to create partnerships with local landowners and to find and implement nonpoint source projects. The Dane-Iowa AM plan has been deemed approvable and the permit reissuance process is currently underway to include Adaptive Management language and requirements.
43.1659 -89.8186 AM
Darlington Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0021016)
This project will generate phosphorus credits through streambank stabilization, barnyard practices and sediment control basins. These practices will be installed adjacent to the Pecatonica River and tributaries near Darlington.
42.6798 -90.1068 WQT
Deerfield Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0023744)
The village of Deerfield is pursuing adaptive management as a means to comply with total phosphorus limits at their WWTF. The village will partner with Dane County Land and Water Resources Department and local landowners to reduce phosphorus runoff throughout the Mud Creek Watershed.
43.0562 -89.071 AM
Devils Lake
(WI-0060241)
This project is focusing on generating credits from agricultural nonpoint sources by converting cropland to a recreational area and expansion of the Devils Lake State Park. The WI Devils Lake permit has been reissued to include water quality trade language and requirements.
43.4181 -89.7319 WQT
Fontana Walworth Water Pollution Control Commission
(WI-0036021)
The project will generate phosphorus credits by treating agricultural runoff from farm fields near the wastewater treatment facility.
42.5215 -88.6627 WQT
Greenwood Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020249)
The Greenwood water quality trade involves partnering with multiple landowners to reduce agricultural runoff through whole field management and establishment of perennial vegetation.
44.7619 -90.6125 WQT
Heart of the Valley
(WI-0031232)
This project seeks to generate TSS credits by establishing permanent riparian buffers and working with landowners to adjust tillage practices.
44.2810 -88.2619 WQT
LaGrander's Hillside Dairy
(WI-0054364)
This project is focusing on generating credits from agricultural nonpoint sources by converting cropland to permanent grassland.
44.9007 -90.88403 WQT
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
(WI-0024597)
A joint adaptive management plan is underway to help implement the requirements of the Rock River TMDL; improve the health of the Madison lakes and surrounding surface waters, and; meet the phosphorus regulatory requirements for the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (WI-0024597), Stoughton WWTF (WI-0020338), Oregon WWTF (WI-0020681) and DNR Nevin Fish Hatchery (WI-0002585). Permitted municipal storm sewer systems in the Madison area may also partner in this project to meet their Rock River TMDL reduction requirements for phosphorus and total suspended solids (TSS) in all participating permits. The Yahara WINS Adaptive Management plan has been deemed approvable.
43.0748 -89.3841 AM
Montfort Wastewater Treatment Plant
(WI-0024821)
The project is focusing on generating phosphorus credits by establishing permanent vegetation at a streamside cattle lot.
43.0035 -90.4362 WQT
Mount Horeb Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020281)
This project will generate phosphorus credits utilizing streambank stabilization and conservation cover in agricultural fields.
43.00000 -89.7333 WQT
Mukwonago Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020265)
Mukwonago's adaptive management efforts include streambank stabilization, agricultural runoff reductions and point source reductions within the Fox River Watershed.
42.861 -88.3137 AM
NEW Water
(WI-0065251)
NEW Water's adaptive management efforts will focus on phosphorus reductions throughout Ashwaubenon and Dutchman Creek Watersheds.
44.5341 -87.9958 AM
Oconomowoc WWTF
(WI-0021181)
This adaptive management project is focusing on meeting phosphorus standards within the Oconomowoc River prior to the confluence with the Rock River. This project will help Oconomowoc WWTF comply with phosphorus regulations and will also help meet the goals of the Rock River TMDL for the area is question. The Oconomowoc municipal separate storm sewer system is also partnering with the WWTF. The Oconomowoc adaptive management plan has been deemed approvable and the permit reissuance process is currently underway to include adaptive management language and requirements.
43.0997 -88.5038 AM
Oregon WWTF
(WI-0020681)
A joint adaptive management plan is underway to help implement the requirements of the Rock River TMDL; improve the health of the Madison lakes and surrounding surface waters, and; meet the phosphorus regulatory requirements for the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (WI-0024597), Stoughton WWTF (WI-0020338), Oregon WWTF (WI-0020681) and DNR Nevin Fish Hatchery (WI-0002585). Permitted municipal storm sewer systems in the Madison area may also partner in this project to meet their Rock River TMDL reduction requirements for phosphorus and total suspended solids (TSS) in all participating permits. The Yahara WINS Adaptive Management plan has been deemed approvable.
42.9267 -89.3836 AM
Poplar Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0049760)
Poplar, in partnership with Douglas County Land & Water Conservation Department, will pursue water quality trading using agricultural practices and/or conservation easements.
46.5911 -91.7579 WQT
Plymouth Utilities WWTF
(WI-0030031)
They city of Plymouth is using adaptive management to comply with phosphorus limits at their WWTF. With partners Sheboygan County and McMahon Associates, this effort will focus on reducing in-stream phosphorus concentrations of the Mullet River through agricultural and urban practices.
43.7295 -87.9699 AM
Village of Slinger Wastewater Treatment Plant
(WI-0020249)
This project proposes to generate phosphorus credits by stabilizing eroding streambanks.
43.3352 -88.2976 WQT
Sparta WWTF
(WI-0020737)
This project is focusing on generating credits within the Village of Sparta through storm water detention and other urban BMPs as well as from agricultural nonpoint sources through grass waterway and grade stabilization projects. Some reductions have been reviewed and approved by DNR in advance of permit reissuance and final plan approval. These reductions will not be counted towards permit compliance until permit reissuance.
43.9431 -90.8117 AM
Springfield Clean Water
(WI-0065889)
This project is focusing on generating phosphorus and TSS credits within the Rock River TMDL area for a new discharge. Grassed waterways will be installed to generate credits.
43.1245 -89.5461 WQT
Stoughton WWTF
(WI-0020338)
A joint adaptive management plan is underway to help implement the requirements of the Rock River TMDL; improve the health of the Madison lakes and surrounding surface waters, and; meet the phosphorus regulatory requirements for the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (WI-0024597), Stoughton WWTF (WI-0020338), Oregon WWTF (WI-0020681) and DNR Nevin Fish Hatchery (WI-0002585). Permitted municipal storm sewer systems in the Madison area may also partner in this project to meet their Rock River TMDL reduction requirements for phosphorus and total suspended solids (TSS) in all participating permits. The Yahara WINS Adaptive Management plan has been deemed approvable.
42.9215 -89.2170 AM
Superior Fresh
(WI-0065200)
Superior Fresh, in partnership with the Jackson County Land Conservation Department, has stabilized eroding streambanks to generate phosphorus credits. These credits will be used for compliance with total phosphorus limits for the Superior Fresh Aquaponics Facility located in the Pigeon Creek Watershed.
44.4541 -91.0936 WQT
Tomah Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0021318)
This project is focusing on improving water quality within the Little Lemonwier River Watershed. Monroe County Land and Water Conservation Department is assisting the Tomah WWTF to create partnerships with local landowners and to find and implement nonpoint source projects. The Tomah AM plan has been deemed approvable.
43.99272 -90.47682 AM
US Army Headquarters, Fort McCoy
(WI-0022420)
The Fort McCoy Adaptive Management Plan will focus on reducing in-stream phosphorus concentrations of the La Crosse River. This will be accomplished through agricultural practices such as nutrient management, contour farming, cover crops and riparian buffers as practices implemented throughout the watershed.
44.0082 -90.7171 AM
VPP Group, Inc. (WI-0052931)
This project is focusing on generating credits in Monroe County through streambank stabilization projects.
43.8229 -90.6113 WQT
Village of Hawkins Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0024201)
The village of Hawkins water quality trade involves reducing tillage and manure applications to streamside farm fields upstream from the WWTF. These practices will generate credits used for compliance with total phosphorus limits.
45.5116 -90.7084 WQT
WE Energies Paris Generating Station
(WI-0049131)
This project proposes to generate phosphorus credits through conversion of agricultural land to native prairie vegetation.
42.6636 -88.0139 WQT
WPL - Riverside Energy Center
(WI-0061441)
This project is focusing on conversion of company owned fields from agricultural use to permanent grassland and greenspace adjacent to their Beloit, WI, facility.
42.5744 -89.0349 WQT
Weyerhaeuser Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020761)
This project will generate phosphorus credits through conversion of high intensity row crop farm fields to perennial vegetation.
45.4122 -91.4126 WQT
Wisconsin Whey Protein, LLC
(WI-0066371)
Wisconsin Whey's water quality trade plan focuses on generating phosphorus credits by converting agricultural fields to permanent grassland.
42.6666 -90.129 WQT
Western Racine County Sewerage District
(WI-0028754)
Western Racine County Sewerage District is undertaking adaptive management in partnership with the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission (SEWFRC), the Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County (WPCR), and County Land and Water Conservation Departments. The Action Area encompasses seven subwatersheds within the Fox River Watershed. Agriculture is a major land use within the Action Area, and several phosphorus loss reduction practices were identified to be compatible with corn production.
42.7258 -88.2269 AM
Beaver Dam Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0023345)
The City of Beaver Dam, in partnership with the Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Association, amongst others, will pursue adaptive management for Reaches 34, 33, 82, and 32 of the Rock River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). Efforts will target reductions from agricultural sources of phosphorus to improve Beaver Dam Lake, as well as the WWTF's receiving water.
43.4429 -88.8465 AM
Independence Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0024287)
The City of Independence has restored eroding streambanks within Four Seasons Park, and at another upstream site, to generate phosphorus credits for use at the City's wastewater treatment facility.
44.3560 -91.4163 WQT
Belmont Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020419)
The Village of Belmont graded and placed rock rip rap on roughly 7,000 feet of streambank to generate phosphorus credits for their wastewater treatment facility.
42.7329 -90.3269 WQT
Wauzeka Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0022276)
The Village of Wauzeka constructed two infiltration basins to treat agricultural runoff. These basins, along with streambank stabilization projects, generate 236 lbs/yr of phosphorus credit for the Wauzeka WWTF.
43.0844 -90.8797 WQT
Seneca Foods Corporation - Mayville Plant
(WI-0050822)
Seneca Foods converted row crop agricultural land into perennial vegetation to generate phosphorus and TSS credits for their discharge.
43.4687 -88.5669 WQT
Bloomington Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0023400)
The Village of Bloomington has graded and placed rip rap on roughly 5,000 feet of eroding streambank to generate phosphorus credits for use at the Bloomington WWTF.
42.8806 -90.9212 WQT
Belleville Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0023361)
The Village of Belleville has contracted with nearby landowners to convert row crop agriculture to perennial grass/hay and stabilize eroding streambanks. These practices generate phosphorus credits for compliance with stringent phosphorus limits at the Belleville WWTF.
42.8596 -89.5255 WQT
Monroe Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0020362)
The City of Monroe plans to generate credits with a number of urban and agricultural practices.
42.5988 -89.6642 WQT
Augusta Wastewater Treatment Facility
(WI-0023272)
Augusta's water quality trading plan proposes to generate 211 lbs/yr of phosphorus credits through streambank stabilization and buffer projects to improve water quality at Diamond Valley Creek.
44.6837 -91.1307 WQT
Grande Cheese Company - Brownsville
(WI-0050016)
Grande Cheese - Brownsville proposes to take cropland out of production and place into permanent vegetative cover for the generation of 188 lbs/yr of phosphorus credits.
43.6148 -88.5439 WQT