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A state audit has found Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources has been lax about monitoring large livestock farms and municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants.
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Read More »Trempealeau County shuts down sand mining operation (UPDATE)
Regulators in western Wisconsin have shut down a frack sand mine that they say was dumping polluted wastewater into an unlined pond.
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Read More »Walker signs bill delaying phosphorus rules (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that would give wastewater plants, paper mills and food processors up to 20 years to comply with the state's phosphorus limits.
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Read More »EPA find violations at tribe’s treatment plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an order Friday demanding that the Bad River Band of Lake Superior and Chippewa Indians correct alleged Clean Water Act violations at the wastewater treatment plant at the tribe’s reservation in northern Wisconsin.
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Read More »Milwaukee sewers spilled 595M wastewater gallons
Officials say last week's heavy rains caused sewers in the Milwaukee area to spill an estimated 595 million gallons of untreated wastewater to local waterways.
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Read More »Waukesha wants upgrades to wastewater treatment plant
The city of Waukesha is seeking Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approval for about $55.7 million in construction at its wastewater treatment plant.
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Read More »Coal ash ruling looms as ferry companies feud
On one level, it's a straightforward case of a business seeking a government permit to discharge wastewater.
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Read More »Editorial: DNR waste permit needs new course
A good politician can convince people that what’s right before their eyes isn’t what they think it is.
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Read More »Dairies get tax credits to build wastewater, energy plant
Two Wisconsin dairies will receive $23 million in New Markets Tax Credits to build a new industrial wastewater treatment and energy plant outside of Richland Center, state officials announced Monday.
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Read More »Time running out for construction-related bills
Two construction-related bills were slated for the Assembly calendar early Wednesday morning, placing the proposals on track for approval prior to the Legislature’s current session ending Thursday.
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