About Runoff Management

Urban and rural nonpoint pollution is the leading cause of water quality problems in Wisconsin, degrading or threatening an estimated 40 percent of the streams, 90 percent of the inland lakes, many of the Great Lakes harbors and coastal waters, many wetland areas and substantial groundwater resources in Wisconsin. *

Polluted runoff contributes to habitat destruction, fish kills, reduction in drinking water quality, harbor and stream siltation, and a decline in recreational use of lakes. Through both voluntary and regulatory programs, DNR Runoff Management Section Staff work to decrease the impact of polluted runoff upon the water resources of Wisconsin.

A synopsis of the Runoff Management administrative rules is contained in Wisconsin's Runoff Rules. [PDF 459KB]

	Agricultural Runoff Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Manure Management and Water Quality Agriculture Statistics
Storm Water Construction Site Erosion Control Industrial Storm Water Management Municipal Storm Water Management
	Financial Assistance Priority Watersheds and Priority Lakes Targeted Runoff Management Grants and Urban Nonpoint Source and Storm Water Grants
Outreach Publications Nonpoint Source Administrative Rules Runoff Modeling Agency Partnership