Ashland/NSP Lakefront Site

The DNR, through the Remediation and Redevelopment Program staff, are working with numerous agencies and public and private organizations to investigate and cleanup the Ashland/NSP Lakefront Site in northern Wisconsin. Information on the site, including health, investigative and contamination data, and information about the federal Superfund program is available through the links below.

Background Information

• EPA Ashland/NSP Lakefront Site Fact Sheet [exit DNR] -- provides a brief summary of the industrial history of the property, as well as some background information on the investigation and cleanup activities.
• EPA Ashland/NSP Lakefront Site Web Page [exit DNR]
• What is Superfund? (RR-122) [PDF, 242KB]

Community Involvement

• Community Involvement Plan Fact Sheet (RR-723) [PDF, 116KB]
• Community Involvement Plan (CIP) (RR-726) [PDF, 1,500KB]

Health Information

Both of these links exit the DNR web site:

• Health Information - "Ashland/Northern States Power Lakefront Site" provided by State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Public Health.
• Health effects related to manufactured gas plant sites

Site Photos

Other Links

All of these links exit the DNR web site:

• Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services, Environmental Health Resources - DHFS is involved with many contaminated sites where immediate or long term health concerns may exist.
• EPA Superfund web page
• Wisconsin League of Women Voters - the Ashland Bayfield County League of Women Voters have assisted with public involvement at the Ashland/NSP Lakefront Site for several years; this link takes you to a state-wide site -- please note that many local chapters may not have a web site yet.

For more information on this specific page, contact:

Andrew Savagian