Aug 10, 2021 | issues
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: Nov 1, 2011 and Updated Jul 1, 2012 By Tim Damos, News Republic State regulators temporarily have withdrawn a requirement that the military expand soil testing at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Baraboo. The decision allows the Army and its...
Jul 26, 2021 | issues
The 300-acre Settling Ponds Area spans more than 2 miles along the southern boundary of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. During active production years, these ponds received sanitary and industrial wastewater from the entire facility and surface runoff from...
Jun 16, 2021 | issues
CSWAB Wants State to Set Enforceable Timelines for Compliance On June 2, the U.S. Army submitted a 730-page report to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on potential remedies for groundwater contamination at and near the former Badger Army...
Jun 9, 2021 | issues
Today, CSWAB petitioned the Wisconsin DNR for a reassessment of the state’s Groundwater Health Advisory Level (HAL) for a PFAS chemical known as PFBS. If approved, the toxicological review is expected to reduce the State’s current HAL from 450,000 ppt (parts per...
May 2, 2021 | issues
High levels of PFAS contamination have been detected in groundwater and other media at thousands of military and civilian sites in the U.S. and its territories including Wisconsin. For virtually all of these sites, the extent and degree of PFAS groundwater...
Apr 1, 2021 | issues
Webinar on PFAS Ecological Risks Want to learn more about how PFAS contamination may affect wildlife? SERDP and ESTCP are hosting a free webinar titled Advancing in Understanding PFAS Ecological Risks on April 8, 2021 at 11 AM CST. More info and registration at:...
