Safe Water is Free of Military Toxics

Safe Water is Free of Military Toxics

If it feels like nothing has happened in the last few years in terms of cleanup at Badger Army Ammunition Plant – it’s because nothing much has happened.  Seriously – we checked. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), has not received any of the...
Army Finds Contamination at Site of Underground Fire

Army Finds Contamination at Site of Underground Fire

  The first warning of trouble occurred when a routine prescribed burn of vegetation by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) ignited an underground fire that burned from August 26-28, 2020.  Despite millions spent on cleanup, residual soil...
WDNR Adjusts Groundwater Testing for Explosives at Badger Ammo

WDNR Adjusts Groundwater Testing for Explosives at Badger Ammo

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has asked the U.S. Army at Badger Army Ammunition Plant to reinstate annual testing of certain monitoring wells at the northeastern edge of a groundwater contaminant plume in the Town of Merrimac. The Central Plume...