Sep 17, 2007 | issues
Explosives contamination from the closing Badger Army Ammunition Plant continues to plague groundwater in an area extending from Weigand’s Bay in Merrimac to the Village of Prairie du Sac. The detected explosive is dinitrotoluene (DNT), a suspected human carcinogen...
Aug 9, 2007 | issues
Thousands of Wisconsin’s wells have been sampled and of the 59 different volatile organic compounds detected in Wisconsin’s groundwater, trichloroethylene (TCE) is the most common. Local environmental group Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) has joined...
Jul 26, 2007 | issues
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) is challenging a WDNR proposal to cover up readily-accessible contamination at a major hazardous waste disposal site at Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Contaminated soils at the Propellant Burning Grounds are the source of...
Jul 10, 2007 | issues
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) is urging the WDNR to respond to increasing levels of explosives in groundwater at the closing Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Baraboo. In a July 9 letter to WDNR Regional Director Lloyd Eagan, CSWAB asks for additional...
May 18, 2007 | issues
Four uncommon forms of the explosive Dinitrotoluene (DNT) have been detected in hundreds of monitoring and water supply wells in and around Badger Army Ammunition Plant, prompting the State of Wisconsin to look into potential health risks including cancer. According...
May 4, 2007 | issues
After countless phone calls, emails, and meetings, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has finally agreed to CSWAB’s petition to initiate a process that will provide rural neighbors of Badger Army Ammunition Plant with safe drinking water guidelines...
