Tyson Burnett (right) stands on sandbags he placed in front of the home of his parents, Ken and Pam Burnett, in Jefferson. | Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Tyson Burnett (right) stands on sandbags he placed in front of the home of his parents, Ken and Pam Burnett, in Jefferson. | Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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What To Do With Those Sandbags

By Elizabeth Braun and Jay Sorgi

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Flood Coverage:
I-94 Westbound Lane Could Open Today Over Flood Areas
Waukesha, Washington, Dodge County Disaster Areas; FEMA Sees Jefferson Today
Unwanted Puppies Thrown into Flooded River, Killed
Scam Artists Working Flood Victims
What To Do with Those Sandbags
Milwaukee County Damage: $138 Million
Fema Money Starts to Flow
Fighting Collapsing Basements
Flooded Highway Closures: Updates

Audio: State Department of Transportation Secretary Frank Busalacchi on Wisconsin's Morning News

Video: Houses Swallowed

Photos: TMJ4 | Journal Sentinel

Phone contacts:
Emergencies Only:
911
 FEMA: 1-800-6221-FEMA (for people in counties declared as disaster areas) 
Milwaukee County Disaster Hotline: 414-278-3000
City of Milwaukee Flooded Basement Line: 414-286-3427
Jefferson County (evacuation/other needs hotline) : 920-674-7450
Jefferson County (road closures) : 920-674-9649
Racine County (reporting damage): 262-636-3308
Walworth Flood Hotline:  262-741-7700
Waukesha Flood Hotline:  262-524-6669
We Energies:  800-662-4797

Free Health Kits:
City of Milwaukee:
South Side Health Center: 1600 block of South 23rd Street

Red Cross Assistance:
Milwaukee:
2600 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee
Dodge: Washington Elementary School, 600 Grove Street, Beaver Dam
Jefferson: Fort Atkinson, 925 Lexington Blvd, Fort Atkinson
Racine: Union Grove MIddle School: 14th and State, Union Grove

Links:
 FEMA Disaster Relief for people in declared counties
Fond Du Lac County: Tips on Dealing with Floods
Help Clean Lake Delton
Live Radar
National Weather Service
Live WX Plus Feed
Information on river levels in your area
State Information on Freeway Closures

When flood waters receed, people will wonder what to do with all those sandbags.

The Department of Natural Resources says one thing they should not use them for is the kids' sandbox.

That's because the sand may be contaminated from flood water.

The agency says the sand can be used for the road during the winter, or for use in concrete or mortar.

If all else fails, it can be dumped at a solid waste landfill.

More: Wisconsin DNR