• HOME: Brief History & Status
  • Who We Are
  • How the Project Was Accomplished
    • Sediment Dredging
    • Staging Areas
    • Landfill Disposal
    • Sand Cover & Armored Caps
  • What Was Accomplished
  • Information Sources
  • Contact Us
  • HOME: Brief History & Status
  • Who We Are
  • How the Project Was Accomplished
    • Sediment Dredging
    • Staging Areas
    • Landfill Disposal
    • Sand Cover & Armored Caps
  • What Was Accomplished
  • Information Sources
  • Contact Us
  LITTLE LAKE CLEANUP
  • HOME: Brief History & Status
  • Who We Are
  • How the Project Was Accomplished
    • Sediment Dredging
    • Staging Areas
    • Landfill Disposal
    • Sand Cover & Armored Caps
  • What Was Accomplished
  • Information Sources
  • Contact Us

LITTLE LAKE BUTTE DES MORTS CLEANUP​

​GW Partners LLC and Its Contractors

BRIEF HISTORY & STatus

Welcome to the Little Lake Butte des Morts Cleanup website. GW Partners, LLC and various contractors, came together to clean up Little Lake Butte des Morts by decreasing the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the lake and their exposure to the fish. GW Partners, LLC consisted of two companies, WTM I Company (formerly Wisconsin Tissue Mills in Menasha) and P.H.  Glatfelter Company (former owner of the Bergstrom Mill in Neenah).

The Little Lake Butte des Morts cleanup project was the first operable unit (OU1) to be completed as part of the larger Lower Fox River cleanup project (OU1-OU5).  The Little Lake Butte des Morts cleanup project took six years to complete and was part of a federal and state initiative. Initial sediment removal began in September of 2004, and the entire remedial effort was completed by May 2009. Our team did the cleanup work under the oversight of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which monitored the project for compliance with all rules and regulations. The project is currently in the long term monitoring phase.

We encourage you to explore the pages of this website, which offer insight into various aspects of how this important and large project was completed. If you have any questions, please contact Foth at (920) 497-2500 or email [email protected]. 
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Boat Landing Dock in OU1

We encourage you to explore the pages of this Web site, which offer insight into various aspects of how this important and large project was completed.

If you have any questions, please contact us:  Contact Us

Website Contents
  • Who We Are
  • How the Project Was Accomplished
    • Sediment Dredging
    • Staging Areas During Cleanup
    • Landfill Disposal of Contaminated Sediment
    • Sand Cover & Armored Caps
  • What Was Accomplished
  • Public Sources of Information
  • ​Project Contacts
GW Partners, LLC - A combined effort of WTM | Co. (Formerly Wisconsin Tissue Mills) and Glatfelter