The proliferation of stormwater ponds over the years has cost taxpayers and developers millions of dollars in the Fox Cities, but officials say they are working as intended.
An Illinois-based sand mining company has agreed to pay an $80,000 fine in response to allegations that it failed to prevent untreated rainwater from running off a mine site in western Wisconsin.
When the state adopts its uniform erosion-control standards, Mark Etrheim said, he wants it to eliminate a La Crosse County rule forcing his company to lay down a gravel driveway before beginning work on a house.
Almost one-fifth of Wisconsin’s 70 active frac sand mines and processing plants were cited for environmental violations last year, as the industry continued to expand at a rapid clip.
By Jack Zemlicka The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking another shot at establishing a controversial sediment runoff threshold, less than a year after backing off a similar attempt that resulted in a lawsuit. The agency is considering proposed modifications ...
Holst Excavating Inc., Prescott, and its owners and operators, William Holst and Nancy Beeler, have agreed to pay a $25,000 fine to the state and will come into compliance with the state’s erosion control laws under the terms of a ...