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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of City Of Milwaukee Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Milwaukee is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of water mains throughout the City of Milwaukee.
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DNR Confirms CWD In Green Lake County Wild Deer; New Baiting And Feeding Ban In Effect
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Green Lake County. The CWD-positive deer was an adult deer found dead in the Town of Brooklyn in early May 2021. This is the first wild deer that has tested positive for CWD in Green Lake County, and its location is also within ten miles of adjacent Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Waushara counties.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Village Of Gresham Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Village of Gresham is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of watermains on County Highway A and Fischer St. near and in the Village of Gresham.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Village Of Cross Plains Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Village Of Cross Plains is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. There are two funded projects: project 5537-03 includes the construction of Well #3 and pump house and project 5537-05 includes rehabilitation and upgrades of Well #2 in the Village of Cross Plains.
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UPDATE: DNR Assisting With Cleanup Of Manure Spill Near The Town Of Merrill, Investigation Ongoing
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is assisting with the investigation of a manure spill that occurred at a dairy farm in southern Lincoln County.
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DNR Assisting With Cleanup Of Manure Spill Near The Town Of Merrill
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is assisting with the investigation of a manure spill that occurred at a dairy farm in southern Lincoln County that resulted in a fish kill in Devil Creek.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of City Of Ripon Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Ripon is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of lead service lines throughout the City of Ripon.
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Town of Campbell Listening Session
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual listening session about PFAS contamination in the Town of Campbell.
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New PFAS Fish Consumption Advisories For Yahara Chain Of Lakes And Waterways To The Rock River
Based on results from fish sampling conducted in 2020, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) are recommending new PFAS-based fish consumption advisories for Yahara Chain waters in Dane and Rock counties.
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PFAS Contamination in the City of Madison and Dane County
PFAS contamination has been detected in the city of Madison and Dane County in soil, municipal wells, surface water and groundwater. Yahara Chain of Lakes and Starkweather Creek: Surface Water and Fish In summer 2019, DNR collected water chemistry…