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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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Assembly matches Senate high-capacity wells bill
Assembly Republicans have introduced an identical companion bill to a Senate measure that would loosen high-capacity well regulations, a sign the GOP has reconciled its differences on the issue.
Read More »GOP leader resurrects bill to relax well rules (UPDATE)
The state Senate's top Republican has resurrected a bill that would relax Wisconsin's high-capacity well regulations, setting the stage for another fight over the state's groundwater.
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Read More »Water flows from Janesville park fountain after long hiatus
A small fountain that usually doesn't operate in a Janesville park is running again after being mostly dry since the 1990s.
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Read More »EPA finalizing plans to supply water in Kewaunee County
The Environmental Protection Agency says it's finalizing a plan to supply water to some residents of Kewaunee County of northeastern Wisconsin, where manure from large dairy farms is being blamed for contaminated wells.
Read More »AG opinion not just about high-capacity well permits
In what industry representatives hope is a sign of more good things to come, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is streamlining its high-capacity-wells policies in response to Attorney General Brad Schimel’s May 10 formal opinion on 2011 Wis. Act 21’s limits on agency authority.
Read More »DNR adopts opinion, won’t consider wells’ cumulative effects
Department of Natural Resources officials say they won't consider high-capacity wells' cumulative effects in permit decisions after Attorney General Brad Schimel said they lack such authority.
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Read More »Attorney general: DNR lacks broad authority to regulate wells (UPDATE)
Attorney General Brad Schimel says state environmental officials lack broad authority to regulate high-capacity wells.
Read More »11 of 30 Kewaunee County wells test positive for viruses
State officials say 11 of 30 wells tested in northeastern Wisconsin are contaminated with salmonella or rotavirus.
Read More »High-cap well bill likely dead for this session
A bill that would loosen regulations on high-capacity wells is likely dead for this session.
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