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What The Future Holds For Former Propellant Facility

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PBS Wisconsin

The Badger Army Ammunition Plant in Sauk County was once the world's largest military propellant manufacturing facility, and contamination problems linger. Now, the Wisconsin DNR, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Ho-Chunk Nation are planning the future of the site.

From The Medicine Cabinet To Lake Michigan

Scott Gordon

WisContext

As medications and personal care products pile up in people's medicine cabinets, they are also increasingly making their way into water supplies, accumulating over time in tiny increments.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Why Kewaunee County Is A Flashpoint For CAFOs And Water Quality

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Kewaunee County, home to about 20,000 people on the lower half of the Door Peninsula, is hardly the only place in Wisconsin that's seen a rapid growth of concentrated animal feeding operations, but it has become central to a debate over how to regulate manure irrigation.

Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

Rural Wisconsin Counties Continue To Lose Population

Karen Faster

WisContext

Since the Great Recession, more people have been migrating out of Wisconsin than moving into the state — a pattern contrary to Minnesota and Iowa.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Series: Waukesha And Lake Michigan Water

Waukesha Water Decision Puts Regional Spotlight On Wisconsin's Environmental Enforcement

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Waukesha scored a victory with the historic June 21, 2016 agreement to let the Milwaukee suburb draw 8.2 million gallons per day of drinking water from Lake Michigan. But following a years-long negotiation, both the state of Wisconsin and city of Waukesha had to make some concessions.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

What An Audit Of DNR Wastewater Violation Enforcement Practices Found

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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The Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau found the state Department of Natural Resources has sent notices to only a small percentage of wastewater facilities and CAFOs that could be committing violations. Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Chairperson Terry Hilgenburg discusses these findings.

Series: Waukesha And Lake Michigan Water

Waukesha To Draw Water From Lake Michigan

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

A first of-its-kind vote at Great Lakes Compact hearing approved a diversion of water from Lake Michigan to supply the city of Waukesha.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

An Environmental Group's Perspective On The Audit Of DNR Enforcement

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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Environmental groups are sounding the alarm over enforcement of wastewater violations in the state in the wake of an audit of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Amber Meyer Smith, director of programs and governement relations at Clean Wisconsin, shares her take on the situation.

Tackling Agriculture's Plastic Waste Problem

Mark Mayer

UW-Extension

Wisconsin dairy and livestock farms are using silo bags, bunkers and wrapped bales at a dramatically increased rate over the last decade. Each of these tools relies on low-density polyethylene, a plastic film that provides a low-cost method for storing high-quality forages.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

DNR Responds To State Audit Of Its Enforcement Record

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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A critical audit found that over the past 10 years, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has failed 94% of the time to take enforcement action on private industry and municipal agencies when water pollution limits were exceeded. DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp responds to the audit's findings.