Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Regulators have a stern message for contractors: If you ignore runoff and storm-water rules, we’ll see you in court. This week, the Wisconsin Department of Justice settled two cases against property owners and contractors that violated state ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Regulators and environmentalists are taking the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to task over the possible environmental impact of the Zoo Interchange project. WisDOT received letters this month from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (PDF) and U.S. ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com The state should have combined its two asbestos-inspection programs, abatement company owners say, before hitting up contractors for new certification fees. Wisconsin has two sets of regulators for asbestos-abatement projects. The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Wisconsin legislators seeking tougher groundwater regulations are hearing the same message from development and environmental groups: Be careful who you pick on. “I think it will be a problem for developers,” said Tom Larson, director of regulatory ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com The Oct. 1 deadline to sign contracts for water and sewer stimulus projects is forcing municipalities to scramble and builders to consider increasing their bids. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received more than $100 million from ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Strict county rules governing shoreline development could bust up the common ground builder groups are finding with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. “The thing about the DNR rules are that they’re minimum baseline standards,” said Brian ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Backers of a 200-acre Mazomanie development that was twice rejected by a Dane County planning group could use the project to undercut the group’s authority. If the village of Mazomanie appeals a decision by the Capital Area ...

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Todd Richmond AP Writer Madison (AP) — Shoreline property owners would have to limit the size of new driveways, decks and roofs under changes to Wisconsin’s waterfront building regulations announced by state environmental officials Wednesday. The revisions represent the first ...

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Melissa Rigney Baxter Special to The Daily Reporter Sometimes Mother Nature knows best. Technological advances in concrete and filtration are offering new methods for managing runoff from highways. But rain gardens and ponds remain among the most effective ways to ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is proposing a 17-mile methane gas pipeline to minimize effects on waterways and decrease permitting requirements. The district wants to take methane gas generated at the Emerald Park Landfill in Muskego, pipe ...

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