The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding online listening sessions on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 to seek public input on PFAS contamination in Marinette, Peshtigo and surrounding communities. The meeting is the 12th in a series of 14 meetings the DNR will host for area residents.
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet virtually on Friday for a Special Meeting to discuss the next steps to establish a wolf hunt in Wisconsin in 2021.
Melanie Johnson of the Wisconsin DNR did a presentation on 1/13/2021 about the new PFAS action plan and the problems with PFAS contamination in Wisconsin. The slide deck from the presentation is attached below.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the reissue of the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit that regulates industrial wastewater discharges from the Johnson Controls Inc. and Tyco Fire Products, LP Facility ("JCI/Tyco") to the Menominee River at One and Two Stanton Street in Marinette, Wisconsin.
The primary item of interest in this meeting is a public hearing on the proposed Agricultural Performance Standards and Manure Storage and Management Ordinances. The other hearing for this meeting was supposed to cover the Draft Land Division, Condominium, and Surveying Regulations Ordinance. The Land Division Ordinance hearing has been postponed.
The committee will be taking the comments made during the hearing under advisement and will use those comments to improve the ordinance.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a public meeting to discuss a proposed change to the walleye regulations for Lake Menomin in Dunn County on Dec. 8.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is assisting with the investigation of a manure spill that occurred in northern Vernon County which resulted in a fish kill in Knapp Creek.
Michael Vickerman of RENEW Wisconsin provided an interview of the current state of Wind and Solar renewable energy in Wisconsin. This presentation was part of the HEAT (Environmental) team of Health Dunn Right on 10/21/2020.
