Wisconsin's
Approach
Single
approach
to
address
contamination
with
two
goals:


Remediation/
Clean
up

Redevelopment/
Reuse
whenever
applicable
The
single
approach
applies
to:


Management

Staff
Assigned

Process/
Approaches
Created
as
part
of
an
agency
reorganization
in
1995.

"
Strategic
Direction
and
Organization
of
the
Remediation
and
Redevelopment
Program"
 
September
1995
Components/
Responsibility
of
Wisconsin's
Remediation
and
Redevelopment
Program

Federal
Components/
Responsibilities:


Superfund

High
priority
LUST
sites

RCRA
Corrective
Actions
and
Hazardous
Waste
Closures

Federal
Brownfields

State
Components/
Responsibilities:


Environmental
Repair
(
State
Voluntary
Program)


Spill/
Abandoned
Container
Response

Land
Recycling
Program
(
State
Brownfields)


Dry
Cleaner
Reimbursement
Fund

State
Leads
(
State
funded
responses)


Closed
Solid
Waste
Facilities

Closed
Waste
Water
Facilities

Sediment
Cleanups
(
coordinated
w/
water
programs)
Program
Objectives
("
Desired
States"
from
1995
Strategic
Direction/
Organization
Report)


Environmental
Protection

Public
Participation
and
Community
Education

Partnerships

Redevelopment

Advocacy/
Single
Point
of
Contact

Privatization

Consistency

Geographic
Proximity

Trained,
Innovative
and
Responsive
Staff

Timeliness
and
Efficiency

Lack
of
Regulatory
Duplication

Fiscal
Resources
Wisconsin's
Funding
Sources/
Opportunities:


Environmental
Fund
 
Repair
Account

$
2.8
million
for
current
biennium
plus

$
5.0
million
in
Bonding.
Bonding
has
ranged
from
$
3.0
million
to
$
20
million
over
the
life
of
the
program.

This
money
is
used
for
State
Leads,
Spill
and
Abandoned
Container
Response
and
Federal
Superfund
Match
and
Operation/
Maintenance.

Land
Recycling/
Brownfields
Related

Brownfields
Grant
$
11.0
million
(
Commerce
admin.)


Brownfields
Loans
$
10.4
million/
biennium

Site
Assessment
Grants
$
1.7
million/
year

Greenspace
Grants
$
1.0
million/
biennium

SUDZ
$
525,000

Voluntary
Party
Insurance
 
VP
pays
fee
for
state
insurance.
Fee
is
site
specific;
approximately
$
10,000
­
$
15,000
for
$
1,000,000
in
coverage

Other

Dry
Cleaner
Reimbursement
­
$
3.0
Million/
biennium

LUST
Reimbursement
­
$
68
Million/
biennium
(
Commerce
Admin.)


Agrichem
Reimbursement
­
$_________

(
Agriculture
Admin.)
"
Other"
Aspects
for
Program
Success

Superfund/
VCP
MOU

Pending
RCRA
(
Hazardous
Waste)
Agreements

Promulgated
Cleanup
Rule
(
NR700
Rule
Series)


Comprehensive
Tracking
System,
development
of
GIS
system,
utilize
web
to
improve
"
getting
word"

out,
etc.


Standing
External
Stakeholder
Groups

Brownfields
Study
Group

NR700
Focus
Group
