Newsmakers

Newsmakers, January 9, 2020


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Water Pollution Notification Bill- In 2017, about 2,000 homeowners with private wells in northern La Crosse County found out through some investigative work by the La Crosse County Health Department that their wells may be contaminated with nitrates. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had found contamination of groundwater from a concentrated animal feeding operation dating back for more than a decade that was never made public. Now, local state lawmakers are trying to create a system to notify people about potential water pollution much sooner. In 2017, about 2,000 homeowners with private wells in northern La Crosse County found out through some investigative work by the La Crosse County Health Department that their wells may be contaminated with nitrates. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had found contamination of groundwater from a concentrated animal feeding operation dating back for more than a decade that was never made public. Now, local state lawmakers are trying to create a system to notify people about potential water pollution much sooner....
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