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Preliminary results of a study on an east Wisconsin county's groundwater indicate some wells in the area contain fecal microbes that can make people sick.
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Read More »Western Wis. county finds contaminated private wells
Health officials in a west-central Wisconsin county are finding increased levels of nitrates in private wells.
Read More »Assembly sends high-cap well bill to Walker
Republican lawmakers finished their drive Tuesday to relax high-capacity well regulations, pushing a bill through the state Assembly and on to Gov. Scott Walker's desk despite Democrats' warnings that wells are draining central Wisconsin's lakes and streams.
Read More »Legislature set to pass well water bill
The Wisconsin Legislature is set to give final approval to a bill relaxing regulations on high-capacity wells.
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Read More »Legislature set to give wells bill final OK
A bill relaxing high-capacity well regulations in Wisconsin is scheduled for final legislative approval next week.
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Read More »Outdoor lovers sound off on mines, wells in survey (UPDATE)
Wisconsin lawmakers should put future sand mines on hold, delay approval for large farms that could cause pollution and pull permits for high-capacity wells that damage state waters, an overwhelming majority of Conservation Congress spring hearing attendees told the group in its annual survey.
Read More »Senate OKs high-cap well bill
The state Senate has approved a Republican bill that would relax high-capacity well regulations.
Read More »Senate debates relaxing well regulations
Republicans in the state Senate moved a bill that would relax Wisconsin's high-capacity well regulations to the brink of passage Tuesday evening before Democrats used a procedural move to delay the final vote until Wednesday morning.
Read More »Committee OKs well bill by paper ballot
A key legislative committee has approved a bill that would relax high-capacity well regulations, clearing the way for a full Senate vote.
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Read More »Conservationists, farmers clash at wells hearing (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Senate's top Republican tried to persuade his colleagues Wednesday to pass a measure that would relax high-capacity well regulations, saying the move would give farmers regulatory certainty even as lake homeowners and conservationists lined up to oppose the proposal.
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