WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - The Department of Natural Resources has approved the final step in the Holtz-Krause Landfill remediation project.
The clean-up began nearly 20 years ago, and the downtown Wausau site is now capped and seeded for the development of several soccer fields.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources this week will send a Certificate of Completion to the partners involved, including the city, Marathon County, and the Holtz-Krause steering committee. The certificate means that the Holtz-Krause Landfill Steering Committee has completed all the necessary work to investigate and clean up the site of contamination and is exempt from any future liability for past releases of hazardous substances on the property.
The 57-acre site is already being prepared for soccer with lighting for night games, bleachers, concession stand, and on-site parking.
Spokesman Ed Culhane says this is the first time in Wisconsin that DNR has issued a Certificate of Completion on the clean-up of a licensed, municipal landfill.