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DNR Kicks Off Water Quality Month With Safe Water For All Campaign; Announces Panel Series
Ahead of National Water Quality Month this August, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department is launching the Safe Water For All Campaign to spotlight the need for Wisconsinites to have safe, clean drinking water.
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DNR Seeking Public Input On PFAS Contamination In Marinette, Peshtigo And Surrounding Communities
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding online listening sessions on Wednesday, July 21, to seek public input on PFAS contamination in the city of Marinette, the town of Peshtigo and surrounding communities. These listening sessions are the 15th in a series of public input opportunities hosted by the DNR for area residents.
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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 In Wisconsin Webinar 2 p.m. April 19
Join the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) for the PFAS in Wisconsin Webinar at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 19.
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New Fish Consumption Advisory For Silver Creek
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) are recommending a new fish consumption advisory of one meal per month for brook and brown trout in Silver Creek located in Monroe County.
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DNR Extends Deadline For Town Of Peshtigo Residents To Receive Free PFAS Sampling Of Private Drinking Water Wells
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it is extending the deadline for Town of Peshtigo well owners in the Expanded Site Investigation Area to submit documents to have their wells sampled. The DNR is testing private drinking water wells as part of its investigation into groundwater contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Multiple State Agencies Responding To PFAS Contamination On French Island
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Department of Health Services (DHS), Wisconsin Air National Guard (WANG) and Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) are taking steps to provide bottled water to residents with private wells that are impacted or suspected to be impacted by PFAS contamination on French Island in La Crosse County.
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DNR To Host Virtual Listening Sessions Regarding PFAS Investigation In Marinette, Peshtigo And Surrounding Communities On March 17
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host online listening sessions on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 to seek public input on PFAS contamination in the city of Marinette, town of Peshtigo and surrounding communities.The meeting is the 13th in a series of meetings the DNR will host for area residents.
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DNR Continues PFAS Drinking Water Well Sampling In Town Of Peshtigo
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will continue to sample drinking water wells in an Expanded Site Investigation Area in the Town of Peshtigo due to the potential presence of groundwater contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The DNR will use state funds for the sampling effort, which is scheduled to begin this spring.
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DNR Launches PFAS External Advisory Group
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host the first PFAS External Advisory Group meeting on Feb. 23, 2021.