Site Evaluations of Health
Hazards
All external hyperlinks are provided for your
information and for the benefit of the general public. The Department of Health
Services does not testify to, sponsor, or endorse the accuracy of the
information provided on externally linked pages. Staff at the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Bureau
of Environmental and Occupational Health, respond to all aspects of site
evaluation including: health assessment and consultation, health education
and risk communication, community involvement and health study.
Sites include National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites, brownfields,
and other hazardous sites. Staff provide assistance to the public as
well as to the US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), the
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
local
health departments, and private consultants.
The table below lists some of the sites in Wisconsin, as
well as links to more information and reports on these sites. If you
can't find what you are looking for, try the
Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry website, where you can
search for more sites.
To view more information about a site listed below,
click on the
 sign next to it. Click on the
 to
contract the list again.
- Former Amcast Industrial Site, Cedarburg, Ozaukee County
- About the Site
The Amcast Industrial site is part of the Cedar Creek site in Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. The Cedar Creek site is a Superfund Alternative Site. The Amcast project has been inactive for several years
following the bankruptcy of the responsible party. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the Amcast Industrial site for the National Priorities List (NPL) in April 2009.
- Fact Sheets
ATSDR
ToxFAQs on
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
US EPA
website
on Cedar Creek.
- Public Health Assessments and/or Health Consultations
Wisconsin DPH Health Consultation Public Comment
Version (PDF, 290 KB, 20 pages)
The public comment period for this document is now over. The final version of the health consultation will be available from this website soon.
- DPH Contact Information
Comments and questions about the Amcast Health Consultation can be directed to Robert Thiboldeaux at
robert.thiboldeaux@wi.gov
Ashland/Northern States Power Lakefront Site
- About the Site
The Ashland/Northern States Power site is 12 acres covering several properties within the City
of Ashland, and about 10 acres of sediment and surface water of Chequamegon Bay. The site is contaminated by
chemicals associated with former manufactured gas plant (MGP) wastes, which typically includes solid waste and a complex mixture of chemicals.
The most harmful chemicals are in classes called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic
compounds (VOCs).
- Fact Sheets
Wisconsin DPH Fact Sheet
(PDF, 39 KB, 2 pages)
- Public Health Assessments and/or Health Consultations
Final Public Health Assessment
(PDF, 621 KB, 40 pages)
Health Consultations Available for Ashland:
Management of Air Releases
(PDF, 217 KB, 11 pages)
Fish Tissue Exposure Investigation
(PDF, 229 KB, 13 pages)
Reuse of Former Waste Water Treatment Plant
(PDF, 311 KB, 11 pages)
- Other Agengy Links
EPA website
Wisconsin DNR website
- Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Sauk County
- About the Site
The Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAP) is a large former industrial installation located in south-central Wisconsin, approximately 9 miles south of Baraboo and 30 miles northwest of Madison. The plant covers approximately 7,354 acres within Sumpter and Merrimac townships in Sauk County, Wisconsin. In 1942, the U.S. Department of Defense built BAAP for the production of nitrocellulose-based propellants used in rocket propelled artillery, cannon, and small arms shells. The Department of the Army is in the process of permanently closing the idle BAAP.
- Public Health Assessments and/or Health Consultations
Final Public Health Assessment
Public Health Assessment
May 1999
Final Health Consultation:
Dinitrotoluene in Private Wells
(PDF, 1.1 MB, 32 pages)
- Baraboo Ringling Riverfront Redevelopment Project, Sauk County
- About the Site
The Burnham Canal is located in an industrial area in the southern portion of the Menomonee River Valley of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Fish Advisory Signs
DHS
fish advisory signs for Burnham Canal
(PDF, 198 KB, 1 page)
- Public Health Assessments and/or Health Consultations
Letter Health Consultation
(PDF, 346 KB, 14 pages)
- Other Agency Links
US EPA website
on Burnham Canal
- Former DuPont Barksdale Works, Bayfield County
- About the Site
The former DuPont Barksdale Works is approximately 1,800 acres and is bordered to the southeast by Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay. From 1905 until 1971, the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (DuPont) made millions of pounds of explosives at the facility, which is located in the Town of Barksdale, Bayfield County. In 1971, DuPont closed the facility and most buildings were demolished, but little environmental cleanup was done. Contamination remains on and around the former DuPont Barksdale Works property.
- Fact Sheets
Wisconsin
DPH Fact Sheet
(PDF, 102 KB, 2 pages)
- Public Health Assessments and/or Health Consultations
Public Health Assessment - Public Comment Version
(PDF, 608 KB, 36 pages)
- Janesville, Wisconsin, Brownfield Redevelopment Project
- About the Project
The City of Janesville and the Rock County
Health Department are collaborating to protect the health of
Janesville residents and improve community health related to
brownfields in Janesville.
Brownfields are
properties the are, or have the potential to be,
contaminated with hazardous substances. The City of
Janesville has been awarded a grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to inventory and
investigate these types of properties around Janesville.
The Rock County Health Department has received a grant from
the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
to ensure that community health issues are used as a driver
in the revitalization of Janesville.
- For More Information
City of Janesville
website on Brownfields
(exit DHS)
Rock County Health Department
website (exit DHS)
- Lower Fox River and Green Bay
- About the Site
The Lower Fox River from Lake Winnebago down stream to the bay of Green Bay, in Lake Michigan, contains sediments contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs were released into the river from seven pulp and paper companies located along its banks. The pulp and paper industries stopped releasing PCBs into the river in the early 1970's. However, much of the PCB contamination remains in the river today. PCBs that have been diluted in the environment have re-concentrated in the aquatic food chain. Fish consumption advisories have been issued for fish in the Fox River and Green Bay since they were first monitored in the 1970s.
- Fact Sheets
ATSDR
ToxFAQs on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Wisconsin DHS Fish Advisories for the Fox River and Green Bay
Little Lake Buttes Des Morts to De
Pere Dam
(PDF, 225 KB, 1 page)
Depere Dam to Mouth of Lower Fox River
(PDF, 223 KB, 1 page)
Green Bay
(PDF, 239 KB, 1 page)
- Public Health Assessments and/or Health Consultations
Public Health Assessment - Public Comment Version
(PDF, 162 KB, 23 pages)
Final Public Health Assessment
(PDF, 416 KB, 30 pages)
- Other Agency Links
Wisconsin DNR
website
on the Fox River Clean Up
US EPA
website
on the Fox River Cleanup
- Town of Jackson Pipeline Spill
- About the Site
On July 17, 2012, the West Shore Pipeline had a large gasoline release that occurred in the Town of Jackson, Washington County.
- Fact Sheets
DHS Fact Sheet on
Gasoline and information on the
Drinking Water Advisory
(PDF, 33 KB, 2 pages)
- Other Agency Links
Wisconsin DNR - Town of Jackson
Pipeline Spill
website
Washington County Health Department - West Shore Pipeline Leak
website
- Company Links
West Shore Pipeline Company - Jackson Wisconsin Response website
- Keyes Lake, Florence County
- About the Site
In July 2009, the Florence County
Health Department requested assistance from the Wisconsin Department of
Health Services (WDHS) to investigate elevated levels of arsenic in private
wells around Keyes Lake, located in western Florence County. In 2010, DHS
collected private well water samples from 66 homes and found elevated levels
of metals in 26 of these wells, with arsenic the most commonly elevated (18
homes).
- Fact Sheets
Wisconsin DPH Arsenic in
Keyes Lake Private Wells, Florence County (PDF, 347 KB)
Wisconsin DPH Arsenic in Well Water: Understanding Your Test Results
(PDF, 68 KB)
- Public Health Assessments and/or Health Consultations
Wisconsin DPH Health Consultation
on Metals in Keyes Lake Private Wells, Town of Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin
- Final Release Version with Public Comment
(PDF, 609 KB)
- Other Agency Links
Wisconsin DNR Fact Sheet on Arsenic
(PDF, 703 KB)
- Kinnickinnic River, Milwaukee
- Lincoln Park and Milwaukee River PCB Contamination
- Madison Area Manganese in Public Drinking Water
- About the Site
In 2005, a number of Madison citizens expressed concerns about discolored drinking water and whether it was a health concern, particularly when the Madison Water Utility found elevated levels of manganese in a few water samples. In 2006, more extensive water testing indicated a relationship between discolored drinking water and elevated manganese levels. On August 15, 2006, Dane County and the City of Madison requested assistance from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to evaluate the human health implications of elevated levels of naturally occurring manganese in the City of Madison municipal drinking water system.
- Fact Sheets
Wisconsin DHS Fact Sheet on Manganese
(PDF, 67 KB, 2 pages)
- Public Health Assessments and/or Health Consultations
Health Consultation Public Comment
Version (PDF, 255 KB, 18 pages)
- Other Agency Links
City of Madison Manganese in Water
website
- Milwaukee 30th Street Corridor Redevelopment Project
What are the purposes of the Public Health Assessment (PHA)
or Health Consultation (HC)?
Public health assessment (PHA) and Health Consultation
(HC) documents are intended to identify health hazards, address community
health concerns, and recommend actions to reduce unhealthy exposures at
ongoing chemical contamination sites.
An overview of the PHA process is available from the
Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
How do I write and submit a "public comment" to
a PHA or HC?
Email, send
or fax us your written comments, questions for clarification, and suggestions on
any of the PHA or HC Public Comment Version reports above.
Tell us which PHA or HC you are commenting on, and let us know which section or page you are referring to in your comments. Your suggestions and
ideas are vital to the communication process.
Where do I send my comments to a PHA or HC?
Unless specifically noted under a site's information above,
written comments on the PHA and HC reports can be sent by mail, faxed or
e-mailed to:
Superfund Section - Comments on PHA and HC Reports
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Bureau of Environmental
and Occupational Health
PO Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
fax: (608) 267-4853
telephone: (608) 266-1120
DHSEnvHealth@wi.gov
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