APPLETON, WI – (WGBW & WISS) – The Wisconsin DNR is asking for comment on an environmental review of an Appleton Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project to improve the public drinking water system. The project would include water main replacements on Spencer Street. An environmental review by the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program determined the project will not result in any adverse environmental effects. The public is encouraged to submit comments on the decision to the DNR by April 18th.
Press Release:
DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Appleton Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Appleton is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system.
The project includes water main replacements on Spencer Street in the city of Appleton.
Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150, Wis. Admin. Code, for which no environmental analysis is required; however, following the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program federal requirement 40 C.F.R. §35.3580, an environmental review must be conducted before funding this project.
The Safe Drinking Water Loan Program has determined that the project will not result in significant adverse environmental effects, and no further environmental review or analysis is needed before proceeding with funding the project.
The public is encouraged to submit comments regarding this decision and the potential environmental impacts of this project. Submit comments by April 18, 2024 to:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
C/O Michelle Brietzman, Community Financial Assistance, CF/2
101 S. Webster St.
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
DNRCFELEnvironmentalReview@wisconsin.gov
Based on the comments received, the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the funding process. The analysis would summarize the DNR’s consideration of the project’s impacts and reasonable alternatives.
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