Mar 22, 2019 | issues
Following years of pressure and dedicated work by CSWAB, the Army announced this week that it will be offering a contract for the removal of mercury-contaminated sediments at Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin (and not the sand cover suggested by the Wisconsin DNR)!...
Mar 6, 2019 | issues
At a public informational meeting last November, Army officials assured local residents, government officials and the Wisconsin DNR that the highest concentration of two forms of PFAS (PFOA/PFOS) detected in groundwater at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant was...
Feb 25, 2019 | issues
On February 22, CSWAB participated in the initial meeting of the PFAS Technical Advisory Group hosted by the Wisconsin DNR in Madison. The goal of the group is to examine the what, where, when and how of PFAS investigation and remediation by sharing concerns,...
Feb 14, 2019 | issues
Today, the EPA announced the first-ever action plan to address the toxic water crisis affecting millions of Americans, but the plan does nothing to support residents and workers who have been drinking contaminated water for decades. “The EPA action plan will only...
Feb 11, 2019 | issues
CSWAB issued formal letters today asking the WDNR to confirm whether or not drinking water wells located near known sources of significant PFAS groundwater contamination are being regularly tested and how it is managing PFAS air emissions. “As the Department is aware,...
Jan 28, 2019 | issues
Recent laboratory testing by the U.S. Army has detected low levels of groundwater contaminants associated with the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant in several nearby residential drinking water wells. Of the 22 drinking water wells tested, five had chloroform,...
