According to records on the DNR’s Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System (BRRTS), the City of Wausau received a Responsible Party Letter from the DNR for the vacant parcels associated with 700 Grand Avenue. The letter from the DNR is dated November 20, 2024, and is addressed to Kevin Fabel, the City’s environmental engineer. The full letter can …
While the City of Wausau already sued 3M Company and other manufacturers for PFAS contamination in its municipal water supply, now a federal regulatory agency has submitted a formal information request to 3M regarding PFAS contamination identified in Wausau City Wells as far back as 2019. High PFAS water levels had been discovered at the 3M Greystone plant last …
Data posted on the EPA’s online enforcement and compliance tool, ECHO, shows that 3M Company in Wausau’s Thomas Street neighborhood received two new recent Notices of Violation for High Priority Clean Air Act Violations. The dates listed for the Notices of Violation are 3/29/24 and 5/2/24. Per the EPA data, the violations relate to elements such as Volatile Organic …
Another Year of Historic Citizen-Driven Action and Research. Riverside Park Finally Remediated 17 Years After First Dioxin Soil Samples in 2006. 2023 was a special year. It not only marked the 5-year anniversary of Citizens for a Clean Wausau’s founding in 2018, but also encompassed major community progress on multiple critical local environmental fronts. A list of CCW’s 2023 news …
Data available on the Wisconsin DNR’s Drinking Water System Portal shows that high levels of PFAS were recently identified in the test results associated with the 3M Company Greystone Plant in the Wausau area. For the 3M Company Greystone Plant, results show that for PFOA and PFOS that the results were 210 NG/L and 310 NG/L respectively, for a …
Due to PFAS detected in the 1300 Cleveland Avenue’s soil and groundwater, a September 25, 2023 email from Mr. Matt Thompson of the Wisconsin DNR to the City of Wausau’s environmental consultant for the property indicates that a PFAS groundwater investigation for the site will now be necessary. Inclusion of off-site monitoring wells is likely. According to public records recently …
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DNR Pages for Sites of Interest on Wausau’s Southwest Side
