Wisconsin adopts innovative environmental remediation law

WISCONSIN, March 10, 2016 -- Wisconsin is the first state to explicitly extend brownfield liability protections for cleanups of riverfronts, lakebeds and other waterways thanks to legislation that was signed into law by Governor Scott Walker on March 1, 2016.

The new law extends the highly successful Wisconsin Voluntary Party Liability Exemption program to sediment underlying waterbodies throughout the state.  This law means that brownfield liability protection can apply to an entire property, including the underwater sediment...

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Ken Notes: This will require the test of time and a dedicated effort to improving our waters not just developing them. There was a lot in the legislation and I always remember a friend telling me -- You know Ken, rat poison is 97% stuff rats love! That is why it works so well...