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”
The Wisconsin DNR’s Environmental Management (EM) Division is seeking professionals to fill two positions: one in the Waste and Materials Management (WMM) program; the other with the Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) program.
Continue reading “EM Division Seeks Waste Team Supervisor; RR GIS Pro”
The Remediation and Redevelopment Program provides a monthly update on the status of claims submitted to the Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award (PECFA) program, along with the overall PECFA program budget.
Below are the updated PECFA numbers for July 2019.
| Number | Value | |
| Claims Received | 103 | $517,456 |
| Claims Paid | 104 | $481,109 |
| Claims in audit line (as of July 31, 2019) | 36 | |
| Total Paid FY20 | $481,109 |
As a reminder, the former two-page STAR Vendor Information form (old DOA-6457) is no longer valid or accepted by the Department of Administration (DOA). New claimants are required to submit the New Supplier Request form (DOA – 6460) and a matching IRS W-9 form. Existing claimants are only required to submit a copy of the current year’s IRS W-9 form with their claims, provided there are no updates to the name, address or tax identification number previously submitted.
The Usual & Customary (U&C) Cost Standardized Invoice #26 is now available for July 2019 through December 2019 on the Remediation and Redevelopment Program’s PECFA webpage reimbursement tab. U&C #26 rates are effective for work done on or after July 1, 2019. Please note, the U&C Task Reference Guide #26 will be released at a later date.
Continue reading “PECFA Usual & Customary Schedule #26 Now Available Online”
Jodie Peotter, P.G., and Trevor Nobile, P.G, CPG, will take on management positions with the Wisconsin DNR’s Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program.
Beginning August 5, Peotter will become the new chief of the Brownfields, Outreach and Policy section, stationed in Madison. Nobile, on August 19, will become the Program’s new Field Operations Director, working from the DNR’s Milwaukee office.
The Remediation and Redevelopment program notifies environmental consultants who use the Remediation Site Operation, Maintenance, Monitoring & Optimization Report (Form 4400-194) that the form’s instructions have been updated.
No changes have been made to the sections for the remedial actions employed.
The Remediation and Redevelopment program’s site investigation checklists, released in April 2019, are now available in fillable PDF format.
The Site Investigation Work Plan Preparation Checklist (Form 4400-316, formerly RR-096) and the Site Investigation Report (SIR) Preparation Checklist (Form 4400-317, formerly RR-097) are optional tools that environmental consultants and responsible parties can use to help develop site investigation work plans and reports in compliance with Wis. Admin. Code NR 716.
Continue reading “Site Investigation Checklist is now Fillable Form”
