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Groups Urging EPA to Crack Down on Farms for Contaminating Water
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 10/23/2014

A half-dozen environmental groups are asking the federal government to investigate groundwater contamination caused by large dairy farms in Kewaunee County. On Wednesday, the Midwest Environmental Advocates, Midwest Environmental Defense Center, Kewaunee CARES, Clean Wisconsin, Environmental Integrity Project, and the Clean Water Action Council of Northeast Wisconsin issued a petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asking them to exercise emergency powers under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Specifically, the groups claim the state's natural resources department is not doing enough to protect drinking water. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that in 2013, nearly 150 wells that were tested for water quality contained some bacteria or nitrates that exceeded public health standards.

DNR spokesman Bill Cosh says his agency operates its permit programs to meet all requirements of current laws and rules.

Kewaunee County is home to about 200 dairy farms, including 15 concentrated animal feeding operations.


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