Current Issues
Army Testing Confirms Mercury Still High in Lake Wisconsin: Public Meeting on July 27
In 2003, Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin was placed on the federal list of Impaired Waters pursuant to the Clean Water Act. Despite two previous dredging actions, the bay remains one of the most highly contaminated sediment sites in the State of Wisconsin. This...
National Parks Unhappy with DNR Plan for Badger
The federal agency enabling the transfer of former Badger Army Ammunition Plant lands to the State of Wisconsin has cited dozens of deficiencies in its proposed land use plan. The May 3 letter from the National Park Service has prompted an argumentative reply from the...
Public Meeting on Mercury Contamination Sought
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger petitioned the Wisconsin DNR today for a public meeting to explain recent approvals pertaining to testing and modified cleanup goals for mercury contamination at Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin. The bay is one of the worst...
USDA: Non-Invasive Rec Should be Priority at Badger
USDA officials say that they are supportive of most aspects of the Draft Master Plan for the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area but have concerns about certain recreational uses that will negatively affect the mission and activities at its Dairy Forage Research Center farm...
Defense Amendment Seeks Safe Disposal of Conventional Munitions Stockpile
A nationwide effort to assure the safe disposal of our nation’s conventional munitions stockpile is one step closer to achieving its goal. The Senate approved an amendment to promote alternatives to open air burning and detonation of hazardous munitions wastes with...
Cease Fire Campaign Pushes To End EPA Policy Allowing Open Burning Of Munitions
by Suzanne Yohannan, Superfund Report. A coalition of environmental, citizens and environmental justice groups is building a national campaign to urge EPA to require the use of alternative destruction technologies instead of open air burning and detonation (OB/OD)...
Badger Recreation Potential Limited by Residual Contamination
Land uses that will disturb vegetation and allow direct contact with contaminated soils should be avoided in certain areas of the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area, according to public Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) records obtained by Citizens for Safe...
Open Air Burning of Munitions is Obsolete and Dangerous
A national coalition of 29 organizations is supporting Louisiana residents in their fight to end open air burning of hazardous explosive waste in the town of Colfax. In formal comments submitted to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality today, the coalition...
CSWAB Reports on Groundwater Conditions at Badger
This spring, the Army tested 126 groundwater monitoring wells and two residential wells at and near the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Following is a summary of the April 2016 results provided by the Army. RESIDENTIAL WELLS. Only two residential wells were...
Massachusetts Will Not Share List of 200 TCE Sites
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality (MDEP) has declined our open records request for public disclosure of the list of approximately 200 TCE-contaminated sites that the state is planning to revisit to determine whether indoor air poses a risk of...
Ho-Chunk Nation Shares Plans for 2016 Field Season
The 2016 field season is shaping up to be a busy year on the Ho-Chunk Nation lands at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Activities planned include continuing to monitor and inventory wildlife and forestry resources; invasive species management; and removal of...
Potential Explosives Contamination Needs Better Follow-up
CSWAB is calling for prompt re-testing of all drinking water wells in a rural neighborhood near the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The action follows the Army’s recent announcement that very low levels of the explosive DNT have been detected in 9 of 16...