On Wednesday, March 18 Axley Brynelson, LLP sponsored an all-day seminar on Industrial Sand Mining.

The seminar featured WDNR presenters, who spoke on the following topics:

• Wetland/Mitigation
• Stormwater Permitting
• Air Management
• High Capacity Wells
• Wisconsin Green Tier Program
• Emerging Industry Issues
• Enforcement

The event was also sponsored in part by Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci S.C.

Resources:

• Final Report on the Public Health Impacts of Non-Metallic Industrial Sand Mining in Trempealeau County
• Report: Ambient PM₄ Crystalline Silica Sampling
• Communities at Risk: Frac Sand Mining In The Upper Midwest

Materials:

• Environmental Analysis Questionnaire
• FML Sand Boldt Decision
• Air Map
• Air Permitting Issues – Michael Ross (Wisconsin DNR)
• Groundwater Use and Management in Wisconsin – Bob Smail (Wisconsin DNR)
• Green Tier: Wisconsin’s Environmental Leadership Program – Roberta Walls (Wisconsin DNR)
• Process for the Strategic Analysis of Industrial Sand Mining – David Siebert (Bureau of Environmental Analysis and Sustainability)
• WPDES Permits Required for Industrial Sand Operations – Jim Devlin (Wisconsin DNR)
• Sand Mining Monitoring in Wisconsin – Jason Truetel
• Industrial Sand Mining Near Waterways – Wetlands – Dave Pericak
• Stepped Enforcement Process

Contact Attorney Buck Sweeney with questions at csweeney@axley.com or 608.283.6743.