what was in your tap water

1992 Health Assessment for Wausau Superfund, Including Wausau Chemical

In 2019, a Citizens for a Clean Wausau volunteer filed an open records request with the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services (DHS) regarding health assessments pertaining to Wausau Chemical, among other entities. The following health assessment was received from DHS. The PDF can be accessed directly through this link or reviewed embedded below. The report indicates that samples …

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1988 Civil Action Naming Wausau Chemical, City of Wausau, Others

Regarding the contamination of Wausau’s drinking water supply in the 1980s. Civil Action in the Western District Court naming Wausau Chemical, the City of Wausau, and others as defendants. “Analysis of water samples taken from various taps within the City of Wausau have shown evidence of contamination with hazardous substances including PCE.” The contamination resulted in a Wausau Superfund site …

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Some External Resources

EPA EJSCREEN

The EPA’s Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool. It is based on nationally consistent data and an approach that combines environmental and demographic indicators in maps and reports.

DNR BRRTS Database Search

Search the Wisconsin Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System for data about contaminated properties, among other information.

EPA Facility Search

Search the Environmental Protection Agency’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) for a variety of facility data.

DNR Air Permit Search

An air permit search tool from the Department of Natural Resources. Search for information on individual permits, and copies of permits and related records.

DNR Pages for Sites of Interest on Wausau’s Southwest Side

WAULECO (Former Crestline and SNE Property)

Riverside Park (Including Rail Corridor)

1300 Cleveland Avenue (Former Incubator and Connor Forest Industries Property)

Former CN/WCL Railroad Track (3M Company Lots)