Wisconsin/Department of Defense
Pollution Prevention Alliance

The state of Wisconsin and the department of Defense have formed a voluntary Alliance that focuses on pollution prevention and facilitating progressive information exchange at defense sites in Wisconsin. This alliance's mission is to create a working relationship with government agencies and local communities to promote and implement pollution prevention as the preferred strategy for protecting the environment, conserving resources, fostering community well-being and enhancing mission readiness at DOD/federal facilities in Wisconsin. The military units that are currently active participants are the Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Air Force, and the Air National Guard. These units are implementing pollution prevention in their activities that occur at Fort McCoy, Volk Field, Mitchell Field, Truax Field and the local Army National Guard and Reserve stations in cities throughout the state. Non military participants are the Department of Natural resources, EPA and Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center (SHWEC).

The Department of Natural Resources and Fort McCoy are co-chairs of the Alliance. The Alliance meets quarterly to discuss issues, and will communicate in other ways, to share information that will save both resources and time. the meeting location is often on a military base and a tour to review pollution prevention activities is one method of information exchange. The meeting agenda may include a speaker on a waste management topic of interest, such as paint waste, oil water separators or the universal waste rule. The Department of Natural resources provides information on environmental regulations and both DNR and SHWEC provide technical information on pollution prevention. the Alliance has agreed on a format for publicizing pollution prevention success stories and they will be available on our web site. For individual soldiers of civilian employees a certificate of appreciation will be awarded for good performance that furthers the goals of the Alliance. These activities will lead to improved environmental conditions at the military sites and further pollution prevention for all involved.

Related Sites

• DENIX [exit DNR] facilitates the exchange of information and ideas between Department of Defense (DoD) environmental, safety, occupational health and fire professionals and promotes partnerships with Federal, State, International, and Native American Communities.