City of Wausau to Apply for EPA Remediation Grant for 1300 Cleveland Ave.

  The EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant Would Assist with Costs to Remediate Longstanding, Widespread Site Contamination At its October 25, 2022 meeting, the Wausau City Council voted unanimously to approve a proposal from GEI — the City’s environmental consultants — to prepare and submit an application for a U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Cleanup Grant for 1300 Cleveland Avenue …

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Report to DNR Details Contamination Identified at 1300 Cleveland Avenue

  The Site Investigation Report for 1300 Cleveland Avenue submitted to the DNR by the City of Wausau’s consultants — GEI Consultants, Inc. — details multiple Contaminants of Concern (COCs) related to soil contamination on the property, such as Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate or DEHP Arsenic Per the report Individual PAH compound concentrations were identified in the soil …

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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

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DNR Air Permit Search

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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)