The RR Program provides monthly updates on the status of PECFA claims and the overall PECFA budget.
Below are the updated PECFA claim numbers for August 2017, including the number of claims received, claims paid, and the total dollar amount of claims paid in the current fiscal year.
|
Number |
Value |
|
| Claims Received | 81 | $716,832 |
| Claims Paid | 107 | $515,125 |
| Claims in audit line (as of August 31) | 13 | $323,128 |
| Total Paid FY18 | $1,196,495 |
September 19:
Integrated DNAPL Site Strategy
September 26:
Integrated DNAPL Site Characterization
September 28:
Use and Measurement of Mass Flux and Mass Discharge
October 3:
Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response
October 12:
Groundwater Statistics for Environmental Project Managers
October 26:
Geospatial Analysis for Optimization at Environmental Sites
The U & C Cost Schedule #22 has been posted in the new format of a UCCS Task Reference Guide. This format incorporates the U & C Task Reference Guide (formerly RR-069) directly into the applicable sections of the U & C Cost Schedule. This new format will continue to be updated semi-annually and posted to the PECFA web page, under the “Reimbursement” tab, then under the “Schedule” column.
In addition, PECFA Claim Completion Instructions (RR-946) and PECFA – Claim and Cost Eligibility Overview (RR-942) have also been updated and are posted under the “Documents” tab on the PECFA web page.
The Center for Creative Land Recycling – an EPA provider of Technical Assistance for Brownfields – will offer a variety of webinars in the coming weeks:
All the classes above begin at 1:00 CST and are free of charge, but require advance registration.
Registration is open for the 2017 National Brownfields Training Conference. This year’s event is being held in Pittsburgh, PA and will run from Dec. 5-7, 2017.
This is the premier brownfields and land revitalization event of the year; attendees will enjoy opportunities to participate in training events, observe success stories first hand during mobile workshops, listen to experts regarding best practices for meeting brownfields challenges, and network with thousands of other stakeholders.
Registration and accommodations are now open for the event.
Visit the official Brownfields Conference Website for additional information at www.brownfields2017.org.
The Remediation and Redevelopment Program will host a two-hour “Q & A” regarding the agency’s new guidance on vapor intrusion. The open house event will take place on Tuesday, August 29, in Madison, and via teleconference at the same time.
The guidance – RR-800 – is currently available for written public comment through the DNR’s “proposed program guidance” web page; comment on the document will be accepted through September 8, 2017.
Subjects discussed during the “Q & A” session will not take the place of written comments on the document. Rather, the opportunity is meant to help further clarify the material for those who may have questions about the content, with hope of alleviating potential erroneous comments.
Details of the vapor intrusion “Q & A” open house are:
Vapor intrusion team leader Alyssa Sellwood and Policy and Technical Resources Section Chief Judy Fassbender will be available to answer questions and clarify issues for participants.
If you plan to attend in person, please notify Alyssa Sellwood by the close of the business day on Monday, August 28, so that building security can be prepared for your arrival.
Tracker on the Web will be Discontinued Labor Day Weekend; Replaced by Password-Protected Website
Tentatively scheduled to take place on September 1, 2017, the Wisconsin DNR’s Remediation and Redevelopment Program will discontinue the online application, Tracker on the Web. The aging technology that currently supports Tracker on the Web will no longer be maintained by the State.
Continue reading “PECFA: Tracker on the Web Discontinues and Other Important Updates”
Oak Creek City Attorney Larry Haskin addresses members of the NRB and press at the future home of Lake Vista Park.
The DNR’s Natural Resources Board (NRB) had a chance to see several brownfield sites in the southeast region of the state during its recent tour of Oak Creek. The tour was part of the members’ activities in the Milwaukee area the day before the Board held its August meeting. Members got a walking tour of Oak Creek’s Drexel Town Square, previously the site of Delco Electronics, learning about its remediation and stormwater management features. From there, it was on to a tour of Lake Vista Park, part of the city’s formerly industrial lakefront, which wrapped up the Oak Creek portion of the tour.
The group then visited Milwaukee’s Harbor District, including the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences and Milwaukee’s inner harbor. They heard from RR Program staff about remediation and redevelopment projects in the area, including The Freshwater Plaza project. The tour concluded at Erie Street Plaza, a small urban park built in 2010 in near the confluence of the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, featuring native grasses and illuminated benches.
The Brownfields Study Group will meet on September 15 in West Bend. This group was created roughly 20 years ago at the behest of the Legislature to help the DNR develop solutions and strategies to increase the number of contaminated properties that were cleaned up and returned to productive use. The group meets regularly and has members from the private sector, local governments, non-profits and others.
For an agenda and other meeting details, please contact Mick Skwarok, (608) 266-9263.
The Remediation and Redevelopment Program’s FTP site for submitting large (>12 MB) electronic files recently experienced technical difficulties. The site is back online, but with new instructions for submitting large files. Please use the following instructions.
To upload files larger than 12 MB to the regional folder on the RR FTP site:
These new instructions are detailed in the guidance document RR 690, “Guidance for Electronic Submittals for the Remediation and Redevelopment Program.”
