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Now Available: Guidance: What Landowners Should Know About Using Natural Attenuation To Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater (RR-671)

Posted on by Coreen Fallat

Following a public comment period and consideration of the comments received, the publication Guidance: What Landowners Should Know About Using Natural Attenuation to Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater (RR-671) is now posted and available online.   

This publication helps property owners understand what natural attenuation is and how it can help ensure long-term protectiveness of public health, safety and the environment. The publication must be provided by responsible parties to owners of property impacted by contamination where natural attenuation is used as a final remedy to address the contamination (Wis. Admin. Code § NR 725.07(4)(a)).  

Additional documents and guidance from the Remediation and Redevelopment Program may be found using the search tools available on the publications and forms webpage.     

Contact your RR project manager or program specialist with questions.   

 

Public Input Opportunity – Guidance: What Landowners Should Know About Using Natural Attenuation To Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater (RR-671)

Posted on by Coreen Fallat

The Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program is seeking input on the publication Guidance: What Landowners Should Know About Using Natural Attenuation to Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater (RR-671). The publication explains what natural attenuation is and how its use can protect public health, safety, and the environment.  

The publication must be shared by responsible parties with owners of property where natural attenuation is used to clean up contamination, as required by Wis. Admin. Code § NR 725.07(4)(a).  

The document can be found at the RR Program’s Public Notices & Guidance webpage under Current Notices. Submit comments through March 31, 2026, to DNRRRGuidance@wisconsin.gov.