Applications for FY 2020 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brownfield grants are now being accepted. EPA’s request for proposals and application guidance are available here: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/solicitations-brownfield-grants.
Applications are due by Dec. 3, 2019.
The Department of Natural Resources is hiring a Regional Program Supervisor within the Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program.
This position will be located in Waukesha or Milwaukee County, depending on program needs. The deadline to apply is October 13, 2019.
Continue reading “RR Program Hiring Southeast Region Program Supervisor”
The Wisconsin DNR Remediation and Redevelopment Program is hiring a Hydrogeologist to act as the agency’s Regional Spill Coordinator. The position is based in the Eau Claire service center.
The deadline to apply for the position is October 20, 2019.
Continue reading “West Central Region Seeks Hydrogeologist – Spill Coordinator”
The Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program reminds consultants that when submitting revisions to a closure submittal as requested by the DNR project manager, the consultant need only submit the revised pages to the DNR project manager via the Document Submittal Portal.
Continue reading “Reminder: Closure Packet Revision Submittals”
The Remediation and Redevelopment Program provides monthly updates on the status of Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Funds Award (PECFA) program claims and the overall PECFA budget.
Below are the updated PECFA number for August, 2019.
| Number | Value | |
| Claims Received | 67 | $439,185 |
| Claims Paid | 70 | $452,642 |
| Claims in audit line (as of 8/31/19) | 20 | $79,663 |
| Total paid FY20 | $933,751 |
Jenna Soyer has accepted a position as the Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program’s new Policy and Program Operations Director (PPOD), effective September 1.
PPOD duties will include overseeing the development of annual RR work plans, sponsoring policy work groups, overseeing program performance metrics, responding to media and legislative requests, and coordinating cross-program and cross-division projects.
Continue reading “Soyer named RR Program’s Policy, Program Ops Director”
The Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program will host two Consultants’ Day events in the spring of 2020.
The first of two conferences is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29 in Stevens Point at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. The second conference will take place on Wednesday, May 13 in Pewaukee at The Ingleside.
Continue reading “Mark your Calendar: Consultants’ Day returns in 2020”
The Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program reminds environmental consultants to follow Chapter NR 141 when abandoning groundwater monitoring wells and boreholes. If not properly abandoned, these wells or holes can pose a risk of environmental contamination.
When abandoning a monitoring well, please keep these details in mind:
Continue reading “Proper Monitoring Well Abandonment (“Filling and Sealing”) is Required”
Wisconsin DNR staff will play a role in a multi-state remediation and redevelopment conference planned for later this fall in Michigan.
The Great Lakes Environmental Remediation and Redevelopment Conference will be held October 16-18 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Michigan.
Mark your calendars and make plans to join the US EPA’s RE-Development Academy for Communities, a free three-part webinar series where you will learn the process for redeveloping a contaminated site through the eyes of a property developer.
These events are sponsored by the EPA’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization. For details and to register, click the separate links below:
September 13: Redevelopment Process: The Intersection of Real Estate and Brownfields
October 18: Peering into the Crystal Ball: How the Market Decides Future Use!
November 8: Pulling Back the Curtain: How Developers Make Money!
Continue reading “EPA Brownfields Redevelopment Webinars – Fall 2019”
