WDNR: Petroleum Funding

From Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

to protect and enhance our natural resources; to provide a healthy, sustainable environment; to ensure the right of all people; to work with people; and in this partnership consider the future and generations to follow.

Type of Support

Overview

The "Ready for Reuse" program by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers grants and loans to local governments and non-profits for the cleanup of environmental contamination at brownfield sites. Funded through U.S. EPA Revolving Loan Fund grants, this program supports the removal of contamination from petroleum or petroleum products mixed with hazardous substances, enabling the revitalization and safe reuse of these sites.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
WI
Organization Type
General purpose unit of local government (county, city, town, village)
Redevelopment authority under s. 66.1333, Wis. Stats.
Community development authority under s. 66.1335, Wis. Stats.
Housing authority under s. 66.1201, Wis. Stats.
Local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments, other regional or interstate government entity, agency or instrumentality of a local government
Tribe or other eligible tribal entity under 40 CFR 31.3
Nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, except those that lobby and are exempt under Section 501(c)(4)
Other
  • The site must meet the federal definition of an eligible brownfield
  • The site or costs must not be eligible for PECFA reimbursement
  • The grant or loan recipient must not have contributed to the site contamination, and there must be no responsible parties able to pay for cleanup involved in environmental enforcement action
  • There must be no federal enforcement action under RCRA, no obligations under OPA, or use of LUST funds at the site
  • Only a "municipality" as defined in s. 67.01(5), Wis. Stats., may apply for a ready for reuse loan
up to 200k

Submission

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