Hazardous substances play important roles in our everyday quality of life.
When a discharge or spill of a hazardous substance occurs, there is a potential danger to the safety and welfare of the public and the environment. Find information on Wisconsin Spills in this fact sheet. 292.11 Wis. Stats . This statute also requires responsible parties to take the actions necessary to restore the environment to the extent practicable and minimize the harmful effects from the discharge to the air, lands or waters of the state. Specifically, where responsible parties are not taking actions necessary, the department or its authorized representative may identify, locate, monitor, contain, remove or dispose of the hazardous substance or take any other emergency action which it deems appropriate under the circumstances.