[CPEO-BIF] "3M in Wausau [Wisconsin] ordered to investigate, clean up contamination found on west-side property"

[Lenny Siegel]

3M in Wausau ordered to investigate, clean up contamination found on west-side property

by Shereen Siewert
Wausau Pilot and Review (WI)
May 5, 2021

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is requiring 3M in Wausau to investigate and clean up environmental contamination on property the company purchased late last year, an area adjacent to a largely residential neighborhood.

The company received a responsible party letter from the DNR in February outlining state-mandated requirements. State officials are now reviewing 3M’s proposed cleanup plan.

In November 2020 3M , 141 Rosecrans St., purchased the property from Canadian National Railway. The roughly 1.25-acre site includes three lots consisting of both railroad track and right-of-way. According to historical aerial photographs and topographic maps, the site appears to have been developed with railroad tracks since 1898. Two of the parcels involved run along Thomas Street.

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For the entire article, see
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2021/05/05/3m-in-wausau-ordered-to-investigate-clean-up-contamination-found-on-west-side-property/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel at cpeo.org
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