Regulatory Performance Report
In Wisconsin, we recognize our air, water, forests, fish and wildlife as natural assets that greatly contribute to our economy, our health and our quality of life.
We believe our clean environment and abundant, high-quality land and water resources are important reasons why people want to locate their families and businesses here.
To safeguard our natural assets and balance their use, the Department of Natural Resources issues environmental permits and makes environmental decisions that allow businesses to flourish while meeting standards set to protect public health and the environment.
From the time we began issuing permits and giving approvals more than three decades ago, we have greatly improved and refined our processes. In the Regulatory Performance Report that follows, you will see the improvements and changes over the last five years. The DNR is also firmly committed to examining and improving regulatory processes to eliminate unnecessary steps and give businesses and individuals more certainty about whether they need a permit, how long it will take to get one, and what steps need to be followed.
The Regulatory Performance Report contains nine major types of environmental decisions. These decisions affect air quality, solid and hazardous waste, wastewater, wetlands and waterways (Chapter 30 permits), high-capacity wells and environmental laboratory certifications. The Regulatory Performance Report will be updated quarterly to show progress towards achieving our goals.
The links below provide summary information about the processing time for the regulatory decisions including permits, licenses, certifications and approvals. Performance information can be accessed by selecting the links in the center of this page. Each page contains performance statistics, goals for performance and our progress towards achieving those goals.
The links on the left side of this page will take you to explanatory information about the various kinds of regulatory decisions (including permits).
- Air Construction Permit
- Air Operating Permits
- Environmental Laboratory Certification
- Hazardous waste facility operating license
- High Capacity Well Approvals
- Solid Waste Facility Feasibility Determination
- Solid Waste Facility Operating License
- Water Discharge Permits (WPDES)
- Waterway & Wetlands Permits
Permit Results
- Air Operating Permits
- Environmental Laboratory Certification
- Solid Waste Facility Feasibility Determination
- Water Discharge Permits (WPDES)
Related Sites
- Business Wizard [exit DNR]
- WI Department of Natural Resources Permit Primer
- WI Department of Commerce publications regarding air permitting [exit DNR]
- U.S. EPA Permitting Glossary [exit DNR]
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