Apr 12, 2007 | issues
After more than 17 months of pressure from CSWAB, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has set a May 1 deadline for getting the Dairy Forage Research Center Farm into compliance with state and federal laws that protect water quality. Since 2002, all Wisconsin farmers...
Feb 2, 2007 | issues
For more than 7 years, CSWAB has led a steadfast and determined campaign for the complete cleanup of toxic muck in Gruber’s Grove Bay and on November 26, the WDNR announced the completion of the project. “The river system is better off because Gruber’s Grove Bay is an...
Jan 8, 2007 | issues
Frustrated with the lack of response from the Wisconsin DNR, rural neighbors of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant are asking the Governor to help them get clean water. Recent testing by the Army has confirmed that as many as 23 residential wells are contaminated with...
Jan 7, 2007 | issues
Dinitrotoluene, commonly known as DNT, exists as a mixture of two or more of its six isomers (forms). The 2,4- and 2,6- DNT isomers are the most predominant and have been used in military munitions and dye manufacture. Technical grade DNT is a mixture composed of...
Dec 4, 2006 | issues
On November 16, the Army made a presentation to officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Illinois EPA outlining a proposal for thermal treatment of 10 buildings at the Savanna Army Depot in Illinois – an alternative to the Army’s...
Oct 16, 2006 | issues
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN ENFORCEABLE PLAN OF ACTION IN RESPONSE TO EXCEEDANCES OF PREVENTIVE ACTION LIMITS IN GROUNDWATER AND DRINKING WATER WELLS IN AND NEAR BADGER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT October 16, 2006 WHEREAS, recent testing of private wells near the southeast...
