The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will receive $940,000 under a Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 through the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA #66.817) to support Wisconsin's state comprehensive response program from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The WDNR's Remediation and Redevelopment Program oversees various state environmental cleanup and enforcement programs, including leaking underground storage tanks,...
This $940,000 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources supports the state's response program under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817). The funding will allow the Wisconsin DNR to survey and inventory brownfield sites, provide oversight of response actions to protect human health and the environment, and offer meaningful public involvement. It will also support resources for approving cleanup plans and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $949,062 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to enhance the state's brownfields response program. The grant funding will support WDNR's efforts to manage their remediation and redevelopment program, administer the state's brownfields initiatives, and enhance the public record. Key activities include conducting site inventories, providing...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $995,925 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program to enhance the state's brownfields response program. The grant funding will support the department's efforts to maintain a public record of brownfield sites, conduct site assessments and cleanups, and provide technical assistance to communities throughout Wisconsin. Specifically, the grant...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $125,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) on April 1, 2024. The grant funding supports non-site-specific activities that enhance WDNR's overall capabilities to implement the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) within the state. Key activities include program...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $188,156 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802). Through this award, WDNR will provide support activities at 41 Superfund sites in Wisconsin from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. Specifically, WDNR will assist with remedial investigations/feasibility studies at 6 sites, remedial...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $181,250 Project Grant under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) program. The grant will fund core Superfund program activities from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. Specifically, the Wisconsin DNR will conduct routine program assessments, prepare the annual core cooperative agreement application, develop new or revised guidance documents,...
This $125,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 funds the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to conduct activities supporting the state's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Specifically, the grant provides for program management, contract administration, fiscal management, legal assistance including cost recovery and litigation, and administrative/clerical support. These...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $131,947 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.802). Through this April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 award, WDNR will provide support activities at 45 Superfund sites in Wisconsin, including remedial investigation/feasibility studies at 8 sites, long-term response actions at...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.809). The grant will fund WDNR's core Superfund program activities from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. Key deliverables include preparing routine program assessments, guidance documents, and administrative rules to support WDNR's site...