Description of Initiative: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has launched an initiative to assist local governments and property owners with economic redevelopment when closed or closing manufacturing plants…
Wisconsin
2014 Environmental Innovations Green Report: State Bridge-Building, E-Initiatives Yield Results
In 2014, ECOS was pleased to receive 17 impressive nominations and to present awards at its Fall Meeting in Santa Fe to the following five deemed by the Executive Committee…
Wisconsin’s Assessment Monies Program
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has launched an initiative to assist local governments and property owners with economic redevelopment when closed or closing manufacturing plants are acting as…
Wisconsin’s Initiative for Sustainable Remediation and Redevelopment
Description of Initiative: Building upon the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Remediation and Redevelopment Program’s history of applying innovation to a strong foundation of protecting public health and the…
2013 State Innovations Report
State-developed initiatives are solving pressing challenges, both in protecting human health and the environment and in enhancing operations within agencies themselves. From incorporating new technologies in data tracking and permitting…
Wisconsin’s Initiative for Sustainable Remediation and Redevelopment
Building upon the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Remediation and Redevelopment Program’s history of applying innovation to a strong foundation of protecting public health and the environment as well…
State Research Needs Green Report
This report provides case studies of research being conducted in some states and some information on research needs of the states.
2012 State Innovations
This report looks at how states are devising a variety of forward-thinking solutions to pressing challenges, with approaches range from simple to complex, and from narrowly focused to cross-media in…
Wisconsin’s Point Source Phosphorus Implementation Rules
In late 2010, as part of a three-rule package, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources developed innovative administrative rules for including effluent limits in point source permits based on numeric…
Wisconsin’s Pollutant-load Ratio Estimation Tool
What is the origin of phosphorus contributions to Wisconsin’s waterways? That persistent question led a team from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to develop the Pollutant-load Ratio Estimation…
