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Resources for Environmental Professionals

The purpose of this page is to provide resources for cleanup professionals. For a lay person's description of the cleanup process please see our Cleanup page.

Environmental Professionals should refer to RR Publications and Technical Guidance for the majority of site clean-up questions. Links to the 4 categories of technical guidance are provided in the left column on this page.  Additional links to closure related information are provided below.  Our newsletter articles can provide additional valuable technical information.  Links to some of those articles are also provided below.  Please contact RR Staff for situations not addressed by guidance or for site-specific questions regarding Technical Guidance documents.

Consultants

Consultants not only work with RR Program staff on remediation and redevelopment projects, they also work with a number of Program customers, helping them explore investigative, cleanup and redevelopment options, including financial assistance.

The following information is available to assist consultants with RR Program work.

Consultant Qualifications

Summary of Chapter NR712

Environmental Response Action NR 712 Minimum Personnel Qualification Requirements
Phase I and Phase II Environmental Assessment No minimum qualifications.
Note: samples taken by technicians who are not qualified under NR712 are not acceptable samples for later use, if remedial actions are required.
Sampling - not involving treatment or engineering controls
  1. Graduate of a voc/tech school, with coursework in science or engineering, with 40 hours supervised field experience, or
  2. 40 hours of training in sampling techniques, with 80 hours of supervised field experience.
Sampling - involving treatment or engineering controls, and remedial actions Working under the supervision of a Professional Engineer (P.E.), Hydrogeologist, or Scientist:
  1. Graduate of a voc/tech school, with coursework in science or engineering, with 40 hours of supervised field experience, or
  2. 40 hours of training in sampling techniques, with 80 hours of supervised field experience
Soil Boring Logs Bachelor of Science degree in an appropriate scientific or engineering major.
Submittals for:
Product Removals Prepared under the supervision of a P.E. or Hydrogeologist
Response Actions (not including groundwater) Prepared under the supervision of a P.E.
Assessments of groundwater conditions Prepared under the supervision of a Hydrogeologist

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Case Closure Information

Please Note: Institutional Controls Guidance (RR-606) and General Soil Performance Standards Guidance (RR-528) are in the process of being revised to account for recent statutory changes.

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Other DNR Forms

  • Chain of Custody Form (Form 4100-145) [PDF, 15KB] - from DNR's Laboratory Services, Bureau of Integrated Science Services.
    This form is used to document how samples are handled between the time they are collected and analyzed.
  • Notification to Treat or Dispose of Petroleum Contaminated Soil & Water (Form 4500-168) [PDF, 71KB]
    This form is required by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to ensure that the remediation of petroleum contaminated soil and water is in compliance with NR 158, NR 500-540, NR 419, and NR 445, Wis. Adm. Code. Note: This form replaces obsolete form 4400-120. We plan to discontinue this form when the RR Program proposes revision to the NR 700 series of administrative rules. As part of those revisions, we plan to revise the section of the Air Management rules that requires this form 10 days prior to the start of remediation action.
  • Well and Boring Forms
    Well log, boring log and well and boring abandonment forms, from the Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater.

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Newsletters

  • ReNews: Our quarterly newsletter created in 1990 to provide subscribers the latest information on remediation and redevelopment issues, including grant award announcements, new cleanup rules and guidance, technical updates, successful brownfield redevelopments, new staff or publications, and more..
  • RR Report: Get information on cleanup issues such as new rules, forms, grants, guidance, procedures and more. Our goal is to provide short timely items with links to more information. We send the "RR Report" about every other week.

Technical Newsletter Article Archive

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Wisconsin Closure Protocol Study

This data is part of an ongoing study of closed leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs) to review the effectiveness of state agency decision making when applied to natural attenuation closure protocols at petroleum contaminated sites.

1st Year Data

2nd Year Data

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Use of Remediation Technologies and the RR Program

There is no need or requirement for remediation technology vendors or others to obtain a statewide approval from the RR Program for the use of their technologies. Responsible persons (RPs) should use whatever appropriate technology to achieve cleanup standards in accordance with Chapter NR 700 requirements. Cleanup activities and technologies may not cause additional discharges or cause the contamination to spread further or contaminate uncontaminated media.

If the application of the technology results in a discharge or activity that requires another DNR Program approval, then the RP will have to get that approval.

This includes:

Technology vendors are encouraged to contact consultants who do cleanup work in Wisconsin to familiarize them with their technologies if they want them tried here. They may want to fund demonstrations of their technologies at a site or sites in Wisconsin if they want additional exposure and acceptance.

Vendors may provide technical information to the RR Program at any time. If they would like a written review or reaction, then they should pay a $500 fee for other technical assistance in accordance with Chapter NR 749. However, such a letter is not a formal statewide approval for statewide use of the technology from the RR Program.

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Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)

MOU Between DATCP and DNR Concerning the Discharge of Hazardous Substances

This MOU between DATCP and DNR [PDF, 15,463KB] concerns the discharge of hazardous substances. Section.94.73, Stats., established the Agricultural Chemical Clean up Program (ACCP) managed by the DATCP. The purpose of ACCP is to identify and assist in remediation of releases of pesticides and fertilizers. ACCP provides reimbursement for eligible cost incurred by parties conducting clean ups. A portion of the law, s. 94.73(12), Stats., required DATCP and DNR enter into an MOU describing each agencies' functions in the administration of s. 94.73 Stats, to ensure corrective actions taken by DATCP are consistent with actions taken under s. 292.11(7) Stats. The focus of this MOU is on the remediation and waste management activities related to agricultural chemical releases and consequently other DNR regulations are not fully addressed in the MOU.

MOU Between ATC and DNR

DNR negotiated an agreement with the American Transmission Company (ATC) [PDF, 5,794KB] on how they would deal with lead contamination in soil at their transmission towers.

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Contaminated Sediment Information

Contaminated sediments guidance covering sampling and assessment guidance, sediment quality objective technical documents, and the locations of remediation sites is also available on the Wisconsin's Contaminated Sediment Program web page.

Contaminated Sediment External Links

All of the following links exit the DNR web site:

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Vapor Intrusion Information

Evaluation of the Vapor Migration Pathway

Vapor migration is a contaminant migration pathway that needs to be evaluated like other pathways, and is required by s. NR 716.11(5)(a) and (b). DNR encourages environmental professionals to use EPA's Draft Guidance for Evaluating the Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air Pathway from Groundwater and Soils [exit DNR]. If you have general questions you may contact DNR's Terry Evanson (608.266.0941). For site specific questions please contact DNR's regional project manager.

All of the following links exit the DNR web site:

EPA Web Links

DHFS VI Guidances

ITRC VI Guidances

Vapor Intrusion Training Materials

The information presented at the May 10, 2007 FET/DNR Vapor Intrusion Consultant's Day are available through the links below. If you have questions, please contact Terry Evanson (608.266.0941).

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Methamphetamine Labs

Cleaning Up Hazardous Chemicals at Former Meth Labs [exit DNR]
Information from the Department of Health and Family Services about illegal methanmphetamine lab residues.

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For more information on this specific page, contact:

Gary Edelstein

Last Revised: Monday July 07 2008