Current Issues
New Tests Confirm Contaminants in Boundary Wells at BAAP
MERRIMAC -- Army officials reported today that laboratory tests have detected several contaminants in boundary wells at the Northeast corner of Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Low levels of the explosive 2,6-dinitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrophenol (a chemical used in the...
WDNR Responds to CSWAB’s Concerns
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release SAUK PRAIRIE On Wednesday, February 6, WDNR officials met with representatives of Badger Army Ammunition Plant to discuss the continued exceedances of the sanitary wastewater treatment plant Total-Nitrogen (Total-N) limit. The limit...
CSWAB Update
Between April 5, 2000 and August 30, 2001, total nitrogen discharges from Badger Army Ammunition Plant’s sanitary wastewater facility violated permit limitations 133 times. Even with so-called "tweaking" of the system in recent years, it fails to meet the Daily...
Badger Reports 133 Violations of Nitrogen Discharge Limits
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release MERRIMAC -- Between April 5, 2000 and August 30, 2001, total nitrogen discharges from Badger Army Ammunition Plant’s sanitary wastewater facility violated permit limitations 133 times. Even with so-called "tweaking" of the system in...
CSWAB UPDATE: Good News
The search for common ground took a remarkable step forward this month. The meeting of the Badger Intergovernmental Group on October 9 was a profound demonstration of good will and a cooperative spirit on the part of the Ho-Chunk Nation, the Wisconsin Department of...
Explosives Found in More Wells
Nearby Sumpter Homes Will Be Tested PRESS RELEASE For immediate release For more information, contact: Laura Olah, Executive Director, CSWAB (608) 643-3124 SUMPTER In yet another area of Badger Army Ammunition Plant, groundwater contamination is approaching the plant...
Community Feedback
CSWAB plays a key role as a member group in the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, as we work collaboratively to fulfill our mission - working towards a sustainable world, free from violence and injustice. Judy Miner, Executive Director, Wisconsin Network for...
CSWAB report on Army initiative
CSWAB report on Army initiative exploring early transfer of excess federal properties to non-profit conservation organizations Following months of investigation, Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger today makes public an Army initiative exploring early transfer of...
DOD Consultant Explores Options for Badger
Many Local Stakeholders Not Included in Process PRESS RELEASE For immediate release FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Laura Olah, Executive Director MERRIMAC -- Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger has learned a Virginia-based consulting firm called BAHR (Businesses of...
Army Will Identify and Sample Private Wells Near BAAP for Possible Explosives Contamination
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MERRIMAC -- Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) learned today that the Army will identify and sample wells that may be impacted by groundwater from the Deterrent Burning Grounds (DBG), an area located inside the far...
Sauk County Board Approves Badger Reuse
Last night, May 15, the Sauk County Board approved the Final Report of the Badger Reuse Committee by an overwhelming majority of 21 - 7! The report is the result of a nine-month long process that took literally took thousands of hours to develop. The land uses...
Mercury Landfill Approved Despite Overwhelming Opposition
Local Fundraising for Independent Scientific Review Begins PRESS RELEASE For immediate release MERRIMAC -- Despite more than 300 letters and postcards and standing-room-only attendance at the WDNR’s January 23 public meeting, the burial of mercury-laced sediments at...