Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group

The Remediation and Redevelopment External Advisory Group (RR EAG) was formed to address a broad range of issues, encompassing both technical and policy topics related to encouraging the investigation, cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated sites in Wisconsin.

The RR EAG identifies issues and topics of interest that may be addressed by ad hoc subgroups. Subgroup members are expected to research and develop recommendations on the selected topics for presentation to the full group.

The RR EAG meets quarterly, with additional subgroup meetings scheduled as needed. Meetings are open to the public.

Charter - Remediation and Redevelopment External Advisory Group

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Members

Members

Remediation and Redevelopment External Advisory Group members are appointed by the DNR Secretary. Members represent a range of stakeholder organizations including local government units, industry, environmental organizations, responsible party representatives and other state agencies.

 

Name	Organization
Brian Bartoszek	WEC Energy Group - Business Services
Judy Fassbender	DNR Remediation and Redevelopment Program
Sarah Gruza	U.S. EPA Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division
Roy Irving	Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Dave Misky	Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee
Lynn Morgan	Waste Management
Jodie Thistle (Chair)	DNR Remediation and Redevelopment Program
Noah Saperstein	Red Cliff Environmental Department Treaty Natural Resources Division, Red Cliff, Band of Lakes, Chippewa
Jason Scott	Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Debora Sielski	Washington County Public Agency Center Community Development Department
Sharlene TeBeest	Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Chris Valcheff	Truth North Consultants
Donna Volk	Ramboll
Ned Witte	Godfrey & Kahn
Academia representative member (pending)

Meetings

Upcoming meetings

Date	Information
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 9 a.m.-noon	Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Room G-09 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Please check in at the security desk before taking the elevator. In person attendees should RSVP to jody.irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Zoom attendance registration  Agenda: TBD
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 10-11:30 a.m.	RR EAG Funding Sustainability Subgroup Milwaukee DNR Service Center Harbor Room 1027 W. St. Paul Ave. Milwaukee WI 53233 Main entrance on the northeast corner of the building; check in with the security desk inside the front door. In person attendees should RSVP to Jody.Irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Zoom Attendance Registration Agenda: TBD
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 Noon-1:30 p.m.	RR EAG NR 700 Subgroup Milwaukee DNR Service Center Harbor Room 1027 W. St. Paul Ave. Milwaukee WI 53233 Main entrance on the northeast corner of the building; check in with the security desk inside the front door. In person attendees should RSVP to Jody.Irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Zoom Attendance Registration Agenda: TBD
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 2-3:30 p.m.	RR EAG Vapor Intrusion Subgroup Milwaukee DNR Service Center Harbor Room 1027 W. St. Paul Ave. Milwaukee WI 53233 Main entrance on the northeast corner of the building; check in with the security desk inside the front door. In person attendees should RSVP to Jody.Irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Zoom Attendance Registration Agenda TBD
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 4-5:30 p.m.	EAG Environmental Justice Subgroup Milwaukee DNR Service Center Harbor Room 1027 W. St. Paul Ave. Milwaukee WI 53233 Main entrance on the northeast corner of the building; check in with the security desk inside the front door. In person attendees should RSVP to Jody.Irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Zoom Attendance Registration Agenda: TBD
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 1-4 p.m.	Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting Location: TBD Zoom attendance registration Agenda: TBD
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 10-11:30 a.m.	RR EAG Funding Sustainability Subgroup Meeting State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Rm 513 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Please check-in at the security desk before taking the elevator. In person attendees should RSVP to jody.irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2023. Zoom attendance registration Agenda (TBD)
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 Noon-1:30 p.m.	RR EAG 700 Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Rm 513 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Please check-in at the security desk before taking the elevator. In person attendees should RSVP to jody.irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2023. Zoom attendance registration Agenda (TBD)
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 2-3:30 p.m.	RR EAG Vapor Intrusion Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Rm 513 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Please check-in at the security desk before taking the elevator. In person attendees should RSVP to jody.irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2023. Zoom attendance registration Agenda (TBD)
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 4-5:30 p.m.	RR EAG Environmental Justice Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Rm 513 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Please check-in at the security desk before taking the elevator. In person attendees should RSVP to jody.irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2023. Zoom attendance registration Agenda (TBD)
Thursday, April 11, 2024 1-4 p.m.	Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting Location: TBD Zoom attendance registration Agenda: TBD
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 10-11:30 a.m.	RR EAG Funding Sustainability Subgroup Meeting State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Rm G-09 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Please check-in at the security desk before taking the elevator. In person attendees should RSVP to jody.irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Tuesday, May 28, 2023. Zoom attendance registration Agenda (TBD)
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 12-1:30 p.m.	RR EAG NR 700 Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Rm G-09 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Please check-in at the security desk before taking the elevator. In person attendees should RSVP to jody.irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Tuesday, May 28, 2023. Zoom attendance registration Agenda (TBD)
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 2-3:30 p.m.	RR EAG Vapor Intrusion Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Rm G-09 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Please check-in at the security desk before taking the elevator. In person attendees should RSVP to jody.irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Tuesday, May 28, 2023. Zoom attendance registration Agenda (TBD)
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 4-5:30 p.m.	RR EAG Environmental Justice Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Rm G-09 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Please check-in at the security desk before taking the elevator. In person attendees should RSVP to jody.irland@wisconsin.gov by noon on Tuesday, May 28, 2023. Zoom attendance registration Agenda (TBD)
Thursday, July 25, 2024 9 a.m.-noon	Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting Location: TBD Agenda: TBD

Previous meetings

Date	Information
2023
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 10-11:30 a.m.	RR EAG Funding Sustainability Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Room G-27 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Agenda
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 Noon-1:30 p.m.	RR EAG NR 700 Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Room G-27 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Agenda
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 2-3:30 p.m.	RR EAG Vapor Intrusion Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Room G-27 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Agenda
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 4-5:30 p.m.	RR EAG Environmental Justice Subgroup State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) Room G-27 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Agenda
Thursday, July 13, 2023 9 a.m.-noon	Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting DNR La Crosse Service Center Room B-19 3550 Mormon Coulee Road La Crosse, WI 54601 Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 1-2:30 p.m.	RR EAG Funding Sustainability Subgroup Milwaukee DNR Service Center Harbor Room 1027 W. St. Paul Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233 Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 3-4:30 p.m.	RR EAG NR 700 Subgroup Milwaukee DNR Service Center Harbor Room 1027 W. St. Paul Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233 Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 5-6:30 p.m.	RR EAG Environmental Justice Subgroup Milwaukee DNR Service Center Harbor Room 1027 W. St. Paul Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233 Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
Fri., April 14, 2023 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting DNR Green Bay Office Lake Michigan Room 2984 Shawno Ave. Green Bay, WI Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
Fri., March 3, 2023 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	RR EAG Funding Sustainability Subgroup Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
Fri., March 3, 2023 8 - 10 a.m.	RR EAG NR 700 Subgroup Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
Thurs., March 2, 2023 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.	RR EAG Environmental Justice Subgroup Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
Thurs., March 2, 2023 12:15 - 2:15 p.m.	RR EAG Contaminated Sediments Subgroup Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
Fri., Jan. 27, 2023 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.	Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster Street Madison, WI Updated Jan. 17, 2023, to online meeting only for this instance. Agenda Meeting Notes and Materials
2022
Fri., Dec. 9, 2022 8 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	RR EAG Environmental Justice Subgroup Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster St. Madison, WI Agenda Meeting notes and materials
Fri., Dec. 9, 2022 10 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	RR EAG Funding Sustainability Subgroup Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster Street Madison, WI Agenda  Meeting notes and materials
Fri., Dec. 9, 2022 12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	RR EAG NR 700 Subgroup Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster Street Madison, WI Agenda Meeting notes and materials
Fri., Dec. 9, 2022 2:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	RR EAG Contaminated Sediment Subgroup Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster Street Madison, WI Agenda Meeting notes and materials
Fri., Sept. 23, 2022 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting Godfrey & Kahn, S.C 833 E. Michigan Street, Suite 1800 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Agenda Minutes Workplan Slides Presentation
Fri., July 15, 2022 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Remediation & Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting Rm. G09, State Natural Resources Bldg. (GEF 2) 101 S. Webster Street Madison, WI Agenda Minutes Workplan Slides Presentation
2021
March 18, 2021	NR 700 Technical Focus Group meeting Agenda

Contaminated Sediments Subgroup

Contaminated Sediments Subgroup

The Wisconsin Administrative Code chs. 700-799 (“NR 700”) rules are the road map for the restoration of contaminated sites in Wisconsin. Sediment cleanup is an integral section of NR 700 therefore it is necessary to evaluate and establish consistent guidance regarding sediment cleanup. The objective of the Sediment Subgroup is to develop a consistent approach for the management of contaminated sediments from dredging projects, environmental cleanups, redevelopment and other construction projects in waters of the State. Meeting this purpose/objective includes providing recommendations for implementation that consider and incorporate environmental justice.  

The DNR established the Contaminated Sediments External Advisory Group in 2015 to develop a unified approach to address issues associated with the investigation, management and remediation of contaminated sediments in waters of the state. The group was incorporated into the RR EAG as a subgroup in 2022.

• Work Plan
• Contaminated Sediments Subgroup Issues Paper (5/1/15) [PDF]

Environmental Justice Subgroup

Environmental Justice Subgroup

The U.S. EPA defines environmental justice (EJ) as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. Meeting this purpose/objective includes providing recommendations for integrating environmental justice into remediation and redevelopment policies and practices, cultivating strong community partnerships to improve on-the-ground results, and charting a path forward for achieving better environmental outcomes and reducing disparities in the state’s most overburdened communities by identifying and addressing resource and policy gaps.

• Work Plan

Funding Sustainability Subgroup

Funding Sustainability Subgroup

The restoration and beneficial reuse of contaminated sites requires financial resources – both to assist parties in the investigation and cleanup and to fund the DNR staff who oversees this work.  The objective of the Financial Subgroup is to evaluate and recommend improvements to current grant/funding programs and to recommend new programs or resources to fill current funding gaps.  Meeting this purpose/objective includes providing recommendations for implementation that consider and incorporate environmental justice.  

• Work Plan

NR 700 Subgroup

NR 700 Subgroup

The Wisconsin Administrative Code chs. 700-799 (“NR 700”) rules are the road map for the restoration of contaminated sites in Wisconsin. Relevant program policies that promote consistent application of NR 700 rules are essential to the RR Program’s success and sustainability. The objectives of the NR 700 Subgroup are to (1) advise on legislative action affecting the program, (2) evaluate and recommend revisions to the NR 700 rules and (3) recommend new or revised policies for consistent implementation of the rules.  Meeting these purposes/objectives includes providing recommendations for implementation that consider and incorporate environmental justice.  

• Work Plan

Vapor Intrusion

Vapor Intrusion

Proposed and formed July 2023. Purpose/objective, deliverables and milestones, and expected outcomes to be determined at first meeting (see details under Meetings).

• Work Plan (TBD)