http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog daily 0.75 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473363865498-EB8KOTGONJNGMIP6VY65/KidvsCAFO.jpg Blog http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/10/7/dunn-county-to-study-impact-of-cafos monthly 0.5 2019-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1475859273863-HJDXAQ98YA07L00X18OI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Dairy farm proposal prompts environmental concerns http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/11/8/wi-dnrs-stepp-blows-off-more-regulators-even-gop-allies monthly 0.5 2018-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1478643518461-S79G9J3KWT7NKJX5IWME/image-asset.jpeg Blog - WI DNR's Stepp blows off more regulators, even GOP allies http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/10/28/915jsmyks90esvet2cn52dkribxqux monthly 0.5 2018-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1477677962989-J9IZMR01NZKE4LXET927/image-asset.jpeg Blog - 6-month moratorium OK’d for Dunn County CAFOs http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/10/28/dnr-tests-tainted-water-in-kewaunee-county monthly 0.5 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1477672534185-7T6SRCJB25NGCGHD02KO/image-asset.png Blog - DNR tests tainted water in Kewaunee County “We have simply too much manure being spread over what is a very vulnerable geology in northeast Wisconsin,” said Luft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1477672673289-X9AS40S7RZT7XRZLRWGI/image-asset.png Blog - DNR tests tainted water in Kewaunee County “I mean it’s gotten to the point where the nitrates have gotten so bad in the water that twice now they’ve eaten through copper pipes in the basement,” Rob Balza said. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/10/17/oehz2sfp784l7oiprxfdqbanqtbge4 monthly 0.5 2018-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1476720925452-P89Q9UTT8WK7KYJP0P4S/11868352_G.jpg Blog - Cranberry Creek Dairy proposes for expansion, community concerned Dunn County (WQOW) - An area dairy farm wants to expand its milking operations, but some neighbors are saying not so fast. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/10/17/dairy-expansion-concerns-discussed monthly 0.5 2018-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1476719578616-J0YNBEQ81AMD7DV5RYYD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Dairy expansion concerns discussed Jeff Smith, community organizer and former Assemblyman for the 93rd District, gave a presentation entitled “Expansion of Factory Farms” to a Community Conversations gathering at Menomonie Public Library on Saturday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1476719510933-UVN8Q2DY9O33P4X1J91L/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Dairy expansion concerns discussed Tom Quinn, a Dunn County Board supervisor and chair of the Planning, Resources and Development Committee, pointed out that the only control over the permitting process that the counties have is the storage of manure. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/9/26/state-study-finds-new-health-hazards-in-drinking-water monthly 0.5 2018-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1474922448943-BY7L75CESTI70LRV2VI5/maxresdefault.jpg Blog - State study finds new health hazards in drinking water http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/27/ledgeview-neighbors-win-fight-against-manure-pit monthly 0.5 2018-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503811940170-QU5NX3OQX9V7WF4059I6/poster+_OP_15_CP_+Cropped_1503617511419_64809675_ver1.0_640_480.jpg Blog - Ledgeview neighbors win fight against manure pit http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/27/viruses-in-nondisinfected-drinking-water-from-municipal-wells-and-community-incidence-of-acute-gastrointestinal-illness monthly 0.5 2017-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503812013708-822UOR6UCZBSXJ3I0KTX/dirty-water1.jpg Blog - Viruses in Nondisinfected Drinking Water from Municipal Wells and Community Incidence of Acute Gastrointestinal Illness http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/10/24/test monthly 0.5 2017-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503810717214-65WKV2X64JBQ1Q0O1PIT/image-asset.png Blog - Water contaminants across Wisconsin http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/sn7fajbajefplwjbgarp5y8d9feglp monthly 0.5 2017-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503810110073-ZU2EPSW600QN2B8S6VTM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - DNR should have the authority to regulate waste from large farms Manure is being applied via an irrigation system using a traveling gun and reel.(Photo: Courtesy Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Work, Wisconsin State Farmer Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Work) http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2glsf5h4xpszm42hpzs9jewtmk4jzt monthly 0.5 2017-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503808678498-U1D6H70KTJPOPX4ZERXT/Dead%2Bfish%2Bfloating%2Bin%2Bpolluted%2C%2Beutrophic%2Briver%2B-%2BiStock_Medium.jpg Blog - Pollution can’t be a local concern http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/26/safe-clean-drinking-water-eludes-many-wisconsinites monthly 0.5 2017-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503808041705-2ENDMR1CDVVNX6PNHLZL/frank-michna-with-bottles-1170x646.jpg Blog - Safe, clean drinking water eludes many Wisconsinites Frank Michna buys bottled water for drinking and cooking in his Caledonia home because of high levels of molybdenum and boron in his well. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/yrht7nbg9l6azwdbjks44hkyzd8w78 monthly 0.5 2017-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503806974379-QNRXA59O0BJBUE10XJMM/ap-367559374861.jpg Blog - Environmental Law Experts Weigh In On DNR Lawsuit Over CAFO Permits Newly Filed Case Could Change DNR Authority Over Large Animal Farms http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/8xw4grmgkpfewspb2lxd9rcgep8lkx monthly 0.5 2017-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503805658982-OQ7RAA6DU8MM0YAVHT2L/5936e840bb8ff.image-1.jpg Blog - Dairy lobby sues to roll back rules on pollution from large feedlots http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/4lrage2e29wsy7ybdw6dyhckydwflp monthly 0.5 2017-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503805399422-ZS9DMBVZ9M5J2R6ZMOKN/Screen+Shot+2017-08-26+at+10.42.40+PM.png Blog - Manure spills putting water supply at risk Lynn Utesch and his wife, Nancy, raise Beef Shorthorn cattle on a farm in the town of Pierce in Kewaunee County. The couple formed the group, Kewaunee C.A.R.E.S., which advocates environment friendly farming practices. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/7caemmm33n5syhpg4pfnymzy94pp6n monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503805240430-JJLC21UXV7SNLU9VYS47/636365293202065042-McCarthy-Manure-facility.jpg Blog - Ledgeview residents say manure pit idea stinks, seek to keep it away from houses Ledgeview residents Mike McCarthy and Charity Schneider stand at the end of a cul-de-sac in their neighborhood next to a farmland where construction of a manure pit is being proposed.. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/jtgyz5e3wld4tw8whp2yjearmgdhx3 monthly 0.5 2017-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503804788231-745MD0IQISN3TND0BZ1E/Screen+Shot+2017-08-26+at+10.32.13+PM.png Blog - For Jacksonport Family, No Indication Water Was Contaminated Till Too Late http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/4skxfddbeddsgfh6nzz5c49dgrgsat monthly 0.5 2017-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503804455420-HUYZLOB5CD2GIUDSLSPB/Dairy-farm-industrial-80439803-200.jpg Blog - As Dairy Farms Grow Bigger, New Concerns About Pollution More than half of U.S. milk is produced by 3 percent of dairies. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/fdae99webaxdgyhbhekyest4sxhe53 monthly 0.5 2017-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503804230655-I0A1HXOFXB39FKZ8FDIG/1_90.jpg Blog - Groundwater concerns floated as Wisconsin well regulations reduced Owners of wells that pump more than 100,000 gallons of water a day are no longer subject to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources review for maintenance and replacement of existing wells. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/r5rkhyelgf9d5r6p3jxrlwazjz5a6w monthly 0.5 2017-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503804003982-WCUNU3OKCXZU08T42V5F/image-asset.jpeg Blog - DNR Manure Plan For Eastern Counties Gains Early, But Guarded, Support http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/ye38wa5s5ml35b5djdrdel2xh8zycr monthly 0.5 2017-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503803698647-BQQ0QKJW2YQHJ0DZ053W/596520f6ebcc8.image.jpg Blog - Mucky lakes are a stark reminder http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/hr38fz7hfml8ym4pdrkd9fcafzsmgg monthly 0.5 2017-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503803529863-TGK0D44332HDND6M7FE1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - When Manure Is Not Manure http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/tnzf9cjdmtc4srpzy5rc3rj4mjgs4j monthly 0.5 2017-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503802436606-J9C3MWQAFRABFUKU5RPB/0B-f5_x5jGvnUMVVaMHFfSEVxLTA.jpg Blog - Emerald Sky Dairy's manure spill gives neighbors pause After more than 20 years of living on their grassy acreage tucked between farms, Chad and Mary Enerson were mortgage-free and the dream of replacing their century-old farmhouse was in sight. Their prospective house overlooked a pond pulsing with chirps and croaks, engulfed in a continuous buzz from the wildlife that gather at dusk. The couple even explored avenues to earn some retirement income from the pond — breeding shrimp or getting a permit to sell salamanders. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/5ejtbnh4nth6myth7kwfgcesa6jtgw monthly 0.5 2017-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503803085131-COKYHSHZ6ZF0VA888G90/-1.jpg Blog - Support for the CAFO moratorium, sign the petition http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/htgksdhzdejtm6l7aef7cpc9wl8l5g monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503801805257-DG4318AA99EFAUCZFPE1/580a572d3846a.image.jpg Blog - Lee Luft: State scores a rare trifecta — but Wisconsin farmers and residents don't win The number of CAFOs, or concentrated animal feeding operations, has shot up in the past decade -- as have concerns about their impact on water quality and quantity. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/m7ehrafpsgyxrfd94rmafzc5hcrkxn monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/9aksgh5k26tcahrjthkl77l9mjr44h monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503801183345-8L93TUXV023F7ARQYP9I/636075735731996855-WellWater-KK-09.JPG Blog - Water quality plan needs monitoring for all contaminants — not just nitrates Sophia Walsh, an environmental health specialist with the Cerro Gordo health department, collects a sample of Jack and Sandy Davis' water on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, in Clear Lake. Jack and Sandy have their water tested twice a year after discovering their well water was contaminated with arsenic. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/26/test-5 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503801029175-B86VZGS9YSS8K7VGQI4W/591f36c74af70.image.jpg Blog - Full-throttle agriculture’ squeezing out farmers In Wisconsin, dairy CAFOs are taking a toll on smaller operations http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/26/test-4 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503800776500-URQQ7I79S2FTV8N1KX0H/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Wisconsin state officials can point proudly to their recent “wins” – or can they? http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/26/test-3 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503800190071-LI2SIXHQE3AE9TO76POU/Screen+Shot+2017-08-26+at+9.14.05+PM.png Blog - Nitrate nightmare: La Crosse County advisory brings flood of well tests, worry Laboratory technologist Alana Clements processes water sampoles at the Lacrosse County Health and Human Servioces building. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/26/test-2 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503799728397-00OGMHKOF0X3H3DZ1IOQ/3034F44000000578-3402157-image-a-63_1452909436751.jpg Blog - DNR derelict in not alerting La Crosse County about tainted wells Since at least 2005, according to a report by the Legislative Audit Bureau, the nitrate levels measured in test wells near the hog operation have exceeded limits set by the state — as much as five times that limit as recently as 2010. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/26/test-1 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503799045097-2GUXFZ9Y6CG2JNMHG5X0/58fa7dbae18d2.image.jpg Blog - State OKs pumping of 1 billion gallons from vulnerable aquifers The state has revised high-capacity well permits to allow 1 billion gallons of additional groundwater extraction as the Legislature prepares to remove another layer of regulation. Above, Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, with Wisconsin Rep. Gary Tauchen, R-Bonduel, at left, speak in favor of legislation rolling back regulation on high-capacity wells during a public hearing at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/26/test monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503798830007-E69USGPFNFG15A7W0EL9/58fa40be2eaf1.image.jpg Blog - GOP fails oath with high-capacity well bill High-capacity wells that have been linked to lower surface water are the source of water for irrigation systems like this one watering a cornfield in Waushara County. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/26/t9262h73jjopqwap8v8dqfuhaivmmw monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503798491255-FI0C6F59W52WI8MVK101/58f54639a30a7.image.jpg Blog - DNR settles suit by agreeing to move toward lake pollution limit http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/8/26/wisconsin-dairy-farmers-have-been-duped monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1503798084735-E6LRXXQ6AT2SWKKUPFJC/5936e840bb8ff.image.jpg Blog - Wisconsin dairy farmers have been duped http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/6/13/fecal-microbes-found-in-60-percent-of-sampled-wells-in-kewaunee-county monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1497353069869-AYPIYN1KEEBIISHMQSQ0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fecal Microbes Found in 60 Percent of Sampled Wells in Kewaunee County http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/6/13/nancy-utesch-dnrs-low-key-response-to-kewaunees-water-crisis-not-nearly-enough monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1497352916026-K81HY6V98RC9XB9Q4E27/runoff-1.jpg Blog - Nancy Utesch: DNR's low-key response to Kewaunee's water crisis not nearly enough http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/6/2/manure-runoff-plan-coming-soon-natural-resources-board-member-says monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1496446637624-8FV52688IFNALKB7FRB8/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Manure Runoff Plan Coming Soon, Natural Resources Board Member Says http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/6/5/walker-got-50m-from-special-interests-that-will-get-huge-share-of-states-water-in-return monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1496388378370-A8DRYPQM7Z2JDRSIWI3P/Wells-1.jpg Blog - Walker got $50M from special interests that will get huge share of state’s water in return high-capacity wells have caused some rivers, lakes, and streams around the state to shrink or even dry up during the summer, damaging fish, wildlife, and their habitat. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/6/2/6svwdcwli1osx9g2nqtnz3u6b4765u monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1496387975700-KFIEJMSNSNLLK6C2LA0Q/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Full-throttle agriculture’ squeezing out farmers http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/5/18/door-county-cafo-skewered-at-hearing monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1493388174402-LE22P6DQUZMCXTJ69TJY/panorama-660x440.jpg Blog - Door County CAFO Skewered at Hearing At a packed public hearing in the Forestville Town Hall the morning of March 2, modern industrial farming was repeatedly pitchforked for being a monster on the landscape http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/27/one-farm-takes-30-years-of-life-away-from-that-one-road-theres-no-debate monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1493334490474-Q0I5NFMKSMDFNRI0J6RI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - One farm takes 30 years of life away from that one road. There’s no debate. The University of Wisconsin has calculated that a 700-cow dairy would generate about 7 million gallons of manure a year. To empty a pit of that much manure with a Husky 5000 manure tanker legally loaded (about 3,340 gallons), it would take 2,071 trips up the road, Koles said. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/5/11/t0n0l2xdiuopy59t0h6z7rrzq98qf8 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1493332552629-GYOHJLQSTIZCAQ9U3Y0G/Long-Lake-no-wake-sign-1170x780.jpg Blog - Critics say GOP skipping debate on bill deregulating wells linked to shrinking lakes http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/27/7lyqi6r7wkzwxl8c9tmm767yxc2ppl monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1493331834014-GSRXGJVZ07SZC4JFDRUW/20170325_asp001.jpg Blog - New Zealand declares a river a person The law acknowledges the river as a “living whole”, rather than trying to carve it up, putting to rest an ownership dispute that has dragged on for 140 years. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/27/xpwjkm638bxtefybzilt2wv255qp6e monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1493331359192-TUPFP17GHC4BZ9APC8BO/image-asset.jpeg Blog - 3/15 hearing kicks off permanent WI groundwater privatization Major Walker campaign donor Herb Kohler is working with the DNR on a plan to allow Kohler to turn a 247-acre wooded/wetland/artifact-rich nature preserve into a golf course along Lake Michigan. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/27/p9b72dlon8lmh6rtbuu0ngjyot1yte monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1493330943393-8Q0GB5SGHM5RGO36UIRU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Get used to more corporate control of WI, US environment "Records show Walker's campaign has received more than $30,000 from two of the most recent big-volume ground water permit winners. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/27/new-bill-has-one-less-safeguard-for-wisconsin-lakes-near-high-powered-wells monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1493330202661-1GC4BJBDX49NFYW1TXF2/image-asset.jpeg Blog - New bill has one less safeguard for Wisconsin lakes near high-powered wells State Assembly members have dropped a provision that would have strengthened legal protections for Wisconsin waters. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/28/canada-to-us-dairy-this-is-not-our-fault monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1493329489562-DR1BTNUWDKSV4PHPJUSZ/Crossroads.jpg Blog - Canada to U.S. Dairy: This Is Not Our Fault Over the past few weeks much discussion in the dairy industry has centered on trade with Canada. On April 1, dozens of farmers in Wisconsin and Minnesota were told by their processor that milk would no longer be picked up from their farm. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/18/epa-oks-state-gop-exemptions-for-pollutors monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1492554585725-7M71ZI3O7L0KL1BEMWMA/Untitled-2.jpg Blog - EPA OKs state GOP exemptions for pollutors In 2010, the state was among the first in the nation to adopt specific, measurable standards for how much phosphorous could be released into state waters. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/18/study-finds-human-cattle-viruses-in-milwaukee-river monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1492553951546-B82RTWBV1Z7N8USMN61D/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Study finds human, cattle viruses in Milwaukee River http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/14/dnr-investigating-large-manure-spill-at-st-croix-cafo monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1492187168636-CZOV2XPCPFV5OBWWNF71/CAFO%2C+Socially+Responsible+Agricultural+Project+%28CC-BY-NC-ND%29.jpg Blog - DNR Investigating 'Large' Manure Spill At St. Croix CAFO Savagian said. "The storm water pond is impacted by liquid and solid manure, and the outlet has been closed to prevent additional impacts to a wetland area downstream from the storm water pond." http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/4/10/biodynamic-farming-is-on-the-rise-but-how-effective-is-this-alternative-agricultural-practice monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491833409505-9LLTTWCMEZX27HU8MPAA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Biodynamic farming is on the rise – but how effective is this alternative agricultural practice? Apricot Lane Farms is a 213-acre biodynamic and organic farm in Moorpark, California. The farm nurtures 100 different types of vegetables, 75 varieties of stone fruit, Scottish highland cattle, pigs, chickens, sheep, ducks, hens, horses and livestock dogs. Photograph: Apricot Lane Farms http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/3/20/httpsthepoliticalenvironmentblogspotcom201702walker-ignores-state-govt-geographyhtml monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1490048598145-R2RHGM2C1N8BDNCZM2EK/unnamed.jpg Blog - The Political Environment: Walker ignores State gov't, geography, hydrology, physics, etc. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/3/20/an-english-sheep-farmers-view-of-rural-america monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1490047835280-IETWICKFY1JLHL8KBL9Z/02rebanks-inyt-master768.jpg Blog - An English Sheep Farmer’s View of Rural America http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/3/20/rjyvhyqgv9gp0kw1t7s4jqq6qe6osf monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1490047353116-TR9VH88VT9UGZLJZYN9H/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Political Environment: Water is life, but not to WI GOP leaders The Little Plover River can run dry when Big Ag's big pumps are running. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/3/20/private-green-energy-deal-did-not-mean-gold-for-uw-oshkosh monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1489010292038-SAJKHGCKWBH00TSK3LF1/Screen+Shot+2017-03-08+at+3.57.46+PM.png Blog - Private green energy deal did not mean gold for UW-Oshkosh http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/3/23/public-criticized-dnr-scott-walker-over-climate-change-scrub monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1489009849210-EOR8KVA229Z9BGH0RI8Y/image-asset.png Blog - Public criticized DNR, Scott Walker over climate change scrub http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/3/20/xzh6h84yljt22x6n98wds0bj3nrkof monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1489004409943-E4UOO01J8QEDRXK3A24S/Screen+Shot+2017-03-08+at+2.19.51+PM.png Blog - Cattle, humans both help taint wells in Wisconsin's Kewaunee County A Holstein steer from Kewaunee County at the Wisconsin State Fair. Cattle have a role in polluted wells in the county, as do humans, a new study says http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/3/16/cafos-the-good-the-bad-and-the-possible monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1488580912701-IUETLG1YW4MPRI6F1MK6/cafo-watersupply.jpg Blog - CAFOs: The good, the bad and the possible http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/3/3/demand-runs-high-for-dnr-magazine-gov-scott-walker-wants-to-cut monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1488580229337-6K86M0GP5W7W6Q0AR86P/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Demand runs high for DNR magazine Gov. Scott Walker wants to cut Demand for Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine ran high after news of Gov. Scott Walker's plans to shutter the publication became widely known. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/3/3/2vko1nxp29azaz0z0uu7wsttj7zzs6 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/2/23/dnr-break-up-just-another-quick-fix monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1487870635617-RKLAA60G4NHYG6CB98LJ/B9326156921Z.1_20170209182058_000_G46HC5CDU.1-0.jpg Blog - DNR break up just another quick ‘fix’ The Little Plover River in 2014 was below minimum levels set by the Department of Natural Resources. Stephen Born argues that it would be a mistake to break up the department into several different agencies. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/2/23/life-with-nitrates-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/2/23/des-moises-waterworks-was-suing-the-counties-to-their-north-for-polluting-the-water-they-provided-for-500000-des-moines-residents monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1487869597848-N21HBQPHZ8W3Y7R6YMJI/image-asset.png Blog - Des Moises Waterworks was suing the counties to their north for polluting the water they provided for 500,000 Des Moines residents http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/2/9/nr28mmuucn24m6c53npcpn6ssa9th2 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1486675673245-16WRH9LWPO4V7C6HGY2O/0BzbsdLE9dS1zM2VZX2dYM0Z4ckk.jpg Blog - Bayfield woman leads opposition to corporate farms near Lake Superior and beyond http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/2/9/w4kdub7iyxana08kndxgmk0ojc7eg9 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1486675336249-01OT7JC1VLXQM6IRZD49/800px-Minneapolis_and_Lake_of_the_Isles_5.jpg Blog - New Goal to Improve Water Quality in Minnesota http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/2/20/state-water-woes-drive-unpolished-effort-to-sway-lawmakers monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1486674676859-VYAIGO49MHEZTEF3F90K/Screen+Shot+2017-02-09+at+3.10.48+PM.png Blog - State water woes drive 'unpolished' effort to sway lawmakers Blue-green algae is among the water quality problems residents want to address. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/31/proposed-hog-confinement-killed-after-rural-neighbors-speak-out monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1485888681879-UMQSOM3GQ6ICBKPM7F5I/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Proposed hog confinement killed after rural neighbors speak out Fulton County farmer Matt Howe speaks out against hog confinements during a news conference Jan. 24, 2017, at the Capitol in Springfield. The Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water organized a news conference during which several residents from around Illinois spoke about the adverse effects hog and dairy confinements have had on their lives. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/23/emerald-sky-dairy-under-new-ownership-is-back-to-spreading-the-manure-much-like-our-grandfathers-did monthly 0.5 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1485212152313-XM1C9RRNNIO1JGVI2QXO/static1.squarespace.jpg Blog - Emerald Sky Dairy, under new ownership, is back to spreading the manure much like our grandfathers did http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/17/changes-scale-back-wisconsin-dnr monthly 0.5 2017-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484672995778-DGW1K3ZTPLPJ9BJANF8R/Screen+Shot+2017-01-17+at+11.09.33+AM.png Blog - Changes scale back Wisconsin DNR http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/2/6/dnrs-cathy-stepp-says-a-law-on-water-use-would-help monthly 0.5 2017-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484672413327-VQGKT9XZ0XJ13NP3XEFS/Screen+Shot+2017-01-17+at+10.59.09+AM.png Blog - DNR's Cathy Stepp says a law on water use would help http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/2/2/the-political-environment monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484671463375-1H1J2MK6L8Q6LZB88IQZ/lg_1316616066b973fbff684566ace1a06c2f325f34c8.jpeg Blog - The Political Environment GOP Gov. Scott Walker has just signaled he will keep trying to fool all of the people all of the time by stealing the very issue - - clean water for everyone - - which should disqualify him from further public service to keep his inevitable 2018 re-election campaign afloat. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/17/7-uw-madison-faculty-purging-dnrs-website-doesnt-change-climate-facts monthly 0.5 2017-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484670952939-A3OOUGVOVJ6J04YM7IW5/Screen+Shot+2017-01-17+at+10.34.37+AM.png Blog - 7 UW-Madison faculty: Purging DNR's website doesn't change climate facts Failing to accurately inform the public about these threats and the opportunities to reduce them violates the trust we place in our public institutions. Even more disturbing, the Wisconsin DNR is repudiating its own longstanding tradition of applying the best available science in the public interest. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/27/plain-talk-website-scrubbing-adds-insult-to-injury-at-dnr monthly 0.5 2017-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484669607983-3LMZ5U2OR68OKBD7NWFA/Screen+Shot+2017-01-17+at+10.12.09+AM.png Blog - Plain Talk: Website scrubbing adds insult to injury at DNR http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/17/tiffany-and-jarchow-shortsighted-in-approach-to-northwoods monthly 0.5 2017-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484669116609-Q9HSW5SSYZECIFKK5WG5/Screen+Shot+2017-01-17+at+10.03.52+AM.png Blog - Tiffany and Jarchow shortsighted in approach to Northwoods Such damage is exactly what Tiffany’s and Jarchow’s policies risk allowing — and have in fact allowed by weakening protection of our lake and river shorelines. How severely would degraded water resources damage the economy? What happens to the stores, gas stations, restaurants, motels, car dealers and other businesses when people no longer visit because the lakes have lost their luster? http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/17/the-physics-chemistry-of-karst-topography monthly 0.5 2017-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484668114855-01I15ZI66W3GI4NUUB09/Screen+Shot+2017-01-17+at+9.48.14+AM.png Blog - The Physics & Chemistry of Karst Topography http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/19/uw-madison-faculty-challenge-dnr-climate-change-revisions monthly 0.5 2017-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484074659588-2RCQ96KLALHEMM965IZ0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - UW-Madison faculty challenge DNR climate change revisions http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/10/wisconsins-climate-may-need-to-adapt-to-donald-trump monthly 0.5 2017-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484073706876-W42HLVZSU64K9WRC7TNA/farm-pollution1.png Blog - Wisconsin's climate may need to adapt to Donald Trump http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/9/people-in-wisconsin-understand-that-when-liquid-manure-is-flowing-out-of-their-faucets-now-is-not-the-time-to-weaken-our-protections-against-polluters monthly 0.5 2017-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1483989168455-W56AJF7Q1P8BQ6I8WPV5/image-asset.png Blog - Matthew Rothschild: Tiffany and Jarchow’s bad defense of their pro-polluter records Tiffany and Jarchow claim to be on the side of people in our rural communities, but it’s these very people who are suffering the most from the pollution that’s devastating their water supply. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/9/thousands-of-pigs-perish-in-barn-fire monthly 0.5 2017-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484001087102-3GESI17TH8O54XYCLCIP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Thousands of pigs perish in barn fire The barn was reported a complete loss. The nursery barn for feeder pigs was engulfed when the Fire Department arrived in scene. No human injuries were reported and damage was limited to the barn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1484003161446-EK3MYNG4MPM7Q1TRJMNU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Thousands of pigs perish in barn fire http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/6/scott-walker-proposal-to-split-dnr-might-have-merit monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1483566067197-SNEOIJ40E6PEO54RSH8L/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Scott Walker: Proposal to split DNR might have merit http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2017/1/4/how-scott-walker-dismantled-wisconsins-environmental-legacy monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1483562114320-V6QELWGXXRQZW1IPT6KT/Screen+Shot+2017-01-04+at+2.35.02+PM.png Blog - How Scott Walker Dismantled Wisconsin's Environmental Legacy But since Gov. Walker took office, she says, “We have not been able to settle one permit—we’ve had to litigate every single challenge. We’re often told by [DNR] staff, ‘We know you’re right, but you’re going to have to sue us because the people above me won’t let me issue a technically sufficient permit.’ That’s a really big difference—the interference in science-based decision-making is pretty complete." http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/29/climate-change-deleted-from-wisconsin-dnr-website monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1483047856599-D7CHCBX0PDKM3E23SD9F/image-asset.png Blog - 'Climate Change' Deleted From Wisconsin DNR Website And let's not forget that in April 2015, state officials banned employees of a state agency from talking about climate change, conducting any work on it or even responding to emails about it.   http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/30/dnr-breakup-plan-called-a-boon-to-polluters monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1482452069071-SZK5FHOM697LTCDD2WKP/Screen+Shot+2016-12-22+at+6.13.56+PM.png Blog - DNR breakup plan called a boon to polluters A Wisconsin lawmaker wants to break up the DNR, creating a fish and wildlife department seperate from the environmnetal regulators. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/29/dnr-purges-climate-change-from-web-page monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1483047230959-071UUMS76FC1IBERIRJP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - DNR purges climate change from web page Officials replaced this wording: “Earth’s climate is changing. Human activities that increase heat-trapping ('greenhouse') gases are the main cause.” http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/28/ags-ruling-on-wells-praised-by-special-interests-that-spent-22m-to-elect-him monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1482450539303-F5CTSRMBXHP01RQ6D6B7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - AG’s Ruling on Wells Praised by Special Interests that Spent $2.2M to Elect Him Schimel’s decision was praised by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state’s largest business group, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, and Americans for Prosperity, founded and funded by Charles and David Koch. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/26/hearings-set-on-changes-to-soil-and-water-conservation-rule monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1482448854985-0SVM3GQHUN220R55OL1N/ShowImage.jpg Blog - Hearings Set on Changes to Soil and Water Conservation Rule The revised rule would also clarify that, whenever a nutrient management plan is required by local regulations, it would have to meet state standards. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/23/state-to-hold-hearings-on-stricter-manure-runoff-rules monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1482448391605-A3ZG3ZITCJ4AMAEXODWA/dairyrunoff.jpg Blog - State to hold hearings on stricter manure runoff rules The proposed changes include new restrictions aimed at keeping manure and other nutrients away from direct conduits to groundwater, while allowing farmers to choose conservation practices that are appropriate for their operations, and still protect resources http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/safe-drinking-water monthly 0.5 2017-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473436678891-55MSNLS8I2M6K3TEU3HR/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Farms to subsidize cost of safe drinking water for those with tainted wells https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473433401392-9EHUFS989KH0RZS45CIX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Farms to subsidize cost of safe drinking water for those with tainted wells http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/9/13/dead-zones-haunt-green-bay-as-manure-fuels-algae-blooms monthly 0.5 2016-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473793004558-0XG5Y8CAUPCD0SJ6V1CG/LAKE15G11.jpg Blog - Dead zones haunt Green Bay as manure fuels algae blooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473793642759-2KL6L317ZGN3R9XIMJQE/0034.jpg Blog - Dead zones haunt Green Bay as manure fuels algae blooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473793653863-1NEVROPYES1JLTU1Y08Y/0033.jpg Blog - Dead zones haunt Green Bay as manure fuels algae blooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473793630884-VTRUYI2ZTUSQ2YGAVA3O/0032.jpg Blog - Dead zones haunt Green Bay as manure fuels algae blooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473793646847-KUFGQQKPO2ELX53VHD5V/Screen+Shot+2016-09-13+at+1.14.03+PM.png Blog - Dead zones haunt Green Bay as manure fuels algae blooms http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/dont-drink-the-water monthly 0.5 2016-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473352058977-CVH1HUN0NPD5SJ6BSCCY/image-asset.png Blog - Impacting rural drinking water wells, waterways and wetlands Phosphorus flowing into the lower Fox River watershed, defined as the 39-mile stretch of river between Lake Winnebago and Green Bay. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/1/with-more-change-coming-dnr-retirement-concerns-remain monthly 0.5 2017-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1480629673877-DQBSGK7M2D876Y5ZKFST/image-asset.png Blog - With more change coming, DNR retirement concerns remain At the DNR, there were almost 40 percent more retirements from 2011 to 2015 compared to 2006-2010. In the latter five years, there were 806 retirements in a department with about 2,500 full-time employees. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/1/new-questions-raised-on-how-wisconsin-will-protect-lakes-drinking-water monthly 0.5 2017-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1480628134560-Q6RNWVGDG6VTHYWII2XK/Screen+Shot+2016-12-01+at+3.35.02+PM.png Blog - State audit finds DNR ignoring own rules on water pollution Kewaunee County citizens documented runoff from wastewater lagoon flowing through a parking ares and directly into a ditch leading to the East Twin River. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/1/natural-resources-board-wants-answers-on-surprising-dnr-audit monthly 0.5 2016-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1480627399294-K962R0ZD0QJSJ59XSDHD/image-asset.png Blog - Natural Resources Board wants answers on 'surprising' DNR audit State Sen. Rob Cowles: “I can tell you the DNR board is steaming mad,” Cowles said last week. “This was a surprise to them. Three of them called me, and a lot of my constituents did, too.” http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/11/30/epa-joins-public-hearing-about-groundwater-quality-concerns monthly 0.5 2016-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1480548529170-2XO3XNZYKVXZDNJPPON4/img_2487sm1.jpg Blog - EPA joins public hearing about groundwater quality concerns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1480548728895-QQ2JXS6GAM5T3XQY6NMI/img_2487sm1.jpg Blog - EPA joins public hearing about groundwater quality concerns This meeting is in response to the number of frac sand mines and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) that are not being regulated properly by the DNR and other local bodies. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/1/dnr-to-alter-handling-of-pollution-parks-enforcement-1 monthly 0.5 2017-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1480629178219-7766E8OFY78ECOEVQ22O/Screen+Shot+2016-12-01+at+3.00.12+PM.png Blog - DNR to alter handling of pollution, parks, enforcement Stepp touted the plan as a first-of-its-kind “business plan” detailing agency functions in ways that should help shield the department from budget cuts and make the shrinking DNR workforce happier and more efficient. http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/blog/2016/12/1/dnr-to-alter-handling-of-pollution-parks-enforcement monthly 0.5 2016-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1480626440782-5VMRBHNGE72F9360IKBB/Screen+Shot+2016-12-01+at+3.02.20+PM.png Blog - New questions raised on how Wisconsin will protect lakes, drinking water The DNR collects $5 million to $7 million annually in fees from concentrated animal feeding operations, known as CAFOs, municipal sewer plants and private industry, but it typically keeps less than $90,000, with the rest 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There is a reason factory farms are very controversial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471020552141-ZE1RG77AVBJ42ACDRC1G/Screen+Shot+2016-08-12+at+11.40.46+AM.png About - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #1 As seen from an aerial view from google maps the manure pools are exposed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471020552428-UMCRK89XA7SL4N2J14N7/Screen+Shot+2016-08-12+at+11.44.14+AM.png About - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #2 Multiple manure piles covered with plastic and tires while pathogens can leak into the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471320225646-FNDH3VWTBUJM7PK7G201/20160813_161834.jpg About - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #4 Plastic and tires won't save the day as manure pathogens make it into the ground and as pathogents get airborn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471320226433-4J9W6PPO582T9MJ1XBOC/20160813_161837.jpg About - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #5 Multiply the farm by 5 times the existing site and disaster will be in our back yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471320234497-4LSUBW623Q3W6WR60TP5/20160813_162128.jpg About - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #6 The existing facility will grow at least 5 times it's existing size to accomodate almost 7,000 cows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1739403322360-ZWPXPN58KMI3M56B7S9K/PineBreezeDairyViolations.JPG About Showing manure spills from Pine Breeze Dairy LLC. The same owners with Croix Breeze Dairy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1739403322355-SCNIHP1WOW9NB73HBO53/LakeBreezeViolations.JPG About Showing manure spills from Lake Breeze Dairy LLC. The same owners with Croix Breeze Dairy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1739403315975-SVHLZILMUT6G0DFWCN19/Screen+Shot+2025-02-12+at+17.25.33.png About The map displays average nitrate concentrations by grid. Data from 2019 through 2023 was used to calculate the average. The darker red areas on the map indicate a higher average nitrate concentration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1467733958943-V33Y578C33NQZ29SS04Q/100_0156.jpg About http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471029900331-KNA214ERU23PQ6C3O4FQ/Screen+Shot-90+Homes.jpg About (Copy) - Pathogens around the corner (Copy) This won't be funny when pathogens travel to your water stream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473436582826-NOEZHAU19196GVOM0X3M/manure_coverage_teaser_image.jpg About (Copy) - Manure Storage (Copy) Manure pathogens make it into the ground or get airborne, you don't have to be a rocket scinetisct to figure it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471020555162-KAQRS5ICBH5Q78HZA48M/Screen+Shot+2016-08-12+at+11.43.32+AM.png About (Copy) - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #3 (Copy) The new manure pools will be gigantic to accommodate the factory farm facility. There is a reason factory farms are very controversial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471020552141-ZE1RG77AVBJ42ACDRC1G/Screen+Shot+2016-08-12+at+11.40.46+AM.png About (Copy) - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #1 (Copy) As seen from an aerial view from google maps the manure pools are exposed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471020552428-UMCRK89XA7SL4N2J14N7/Screen+Shot+2016-08-12+at+11.44.14+AM.png About (Copy) - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #2 (Copy) Multiple manure piles covered with plastic and tires while pathogens can leak into the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471320225646-FNDH3VWTBUJM7PK7G201/20160813_161834.jpg About (Copy) - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #4 (Copy) Plastic and tires won't save the day as manure pathogens make it into the ground and as pathogents get airborn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471320226433-4J9W6PPO582T9MJ1XBOC/20160813_161837.jpg About (Copy) - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #5 (Copy) Multiply the farm by 5 times the existing site and disaster will be in our back yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471320234497-4LSUBW623Q3W6WR60TP5/20160813_162128.jpg About (Copy) - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #6 (Copy) The existing facility will grow at least 5 times it's existing size to accomodate almost 7,000 cows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1467733958943-V33Y578C33NQZ29SS04Q/100_0156.jpg About (Copy) http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/about-copy daily 0.75 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471029900331-KNA214ERU23PQ6C3O4FQ/Screen+Shot-90+Homes.jpg History - Pathogens around the corner (Copy) This won't be funny when pathogens travel to your water stream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1473436582826-NOEZHAU19196GVOM0X3M/manure_coverage_teaser_image.jpg History - Manure Storage (Copy) Manure pathogens make it into the ground or get airborne, you don't have to be a rocket scinetisct to figure it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471020555162-KAQRS5ICBH5Q78HZA48M/Screen+Shot+2016-08-12+at+11.43.32+AM.png History - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #3 (Copy) The new manure pools will be gigantic to accommodate the factory farm facility. There is a reason factory farms are very controversial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471020552141-ZE1RG77AVBJ42ACDRC1G/Screen+Shot+2016-08-12+at+11.40.46+AM.png History - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #1 (Copy) As seen from an aerial view from google maps the manure pools are exposed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471020552428-UMCRK89XA7SL4N2J14N7/Screen+Shot+2016-08-12+at+11.44.14+AM.png History - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #2 (Copy) Multiple manure piles covered with plastic and tires while pathogens can leak into the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471320225646-FNDH3VWTBUJM7PK7G201/20160813_161834.jpg History - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #4 (Copy) Plastic and tires won't save the day as manure pathogens make it into the ground and as pathogents get airborn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471320226433-4J9W6PPO582T9MJ1XBOC/20160813_161837.jpg History - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #5 (Copy) Multiply the farm by 5 times the existing site and disaster will be in our back yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1471320234497-4LSUBW623Q3W6WR60TP5/20160813_162128.jpg History - Emerald Dairy Facility / Image #6 (Copy) The existing facility will grow at least 5 times it's existing size to accomodate almost 7,000 cows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1467733958943-V33Y578C33NQZ29SS04Q/100_0156.jpg History http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/massive-spill daily 0.75 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839259992-7BS0XX86J3I3SMS4OVHT/Spill-03.jpg Polluters A close-up shows some kind of effort to cover up the spill of December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839728566-VVH89WJ3OETDSBEWKBQR/image-asset.jpeg Polluters You could not built on a wetland but they can and also pollute it at your expense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839716350-D1Y1QX226STFBO66FMV0/Spill-04.jpg Polluters Emerald Sky Dairy is located around wetlands, the spill can lead to disaster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988000407-HT1RV0LZ758VUDPCZ4OH/Arial+spill+zone.jpg Polluters Aerial view of manure spill (inside red lines) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1739376280702-WCMOQDI88OHQJ9MRD8NN/ManureSpillPhoto28.jpg Polluters Water sample from storm water pond (E.coli readings were 10x higher than when DNR closes beaches due to concerns for public health) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988002204-098AO8AAD24IYN2GX6IK/Arial+spill+zone2.jpg Polluters Another aerial view of manure spill (inside red lines) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987991713-1WAIC06LPWNRZ0LZE9IX/ManureSpillPhoto29.jpg Polluters Wetland pond so filled with manure the yard stick can measure it (greater than 36” deep). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988000588-BAUMAZ4MX6GKP5MICN68/ImpactMap.jpg Polluters Area of spill impact and path (not to scale) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987993479-RY5GOPVXV99XYMZ68RUK/ManureSpillPhoto23.jpg Polluters Dead cow bones piled up next to channel....not properly disposed of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987993752-XT70HUI7AT0P48NOAQM3/ManureSpillPhoto26.jpg Polluters Manure liquids and solids floating in storm water pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987995047-G3CERI7L268AOGCOPCB6/ManureSpillPhoto25.jpg Polluters Manure filling storm water pond outlet into wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987995142-1JC48HRK650FB6INPGOP/ManureSpillPhoto22.jpg Polluters Wetland filled with manure solids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987996580-5Y60LJW2SYXCJ0MDGWHW/ManureSpillPhoto21.jpg Polluters Manure solids located outside of lagoon and 13” deep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987996475-46PHLSOGUDGIIPMTA4ZC/ManureSpillPhoto17.jpg Polluters Manure lagoon had broken cover....showing disrepair and neglect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987997806-P5P61AQ5YILY9Q6Q1Y2Q/ManureSpillPhoto13.jpg Polluters Manure solids and liquids flowing out of storm water pond into adjacent wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988002026-VQQ0S44KVK7SWXRBH6H3/ManureSpillPhoto11.jpg Polluters Manure liquids & solids floating in the storm water pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988002924-D3BI92CYWPSUR2V2ZG1X/ManureSpillPhoto7.jpg Polluters Staff walking outside of storm water pond....manure solids almost to top of boots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839195499-0OX7HXK8W8FSBQV101VN/image-asset.jpeg Polluters The site of the clean-up where manure water escaped to the groundwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839173925-XPYW4VIIFAT2ZDYZ5RJL/image-asset.jpeg Polluters The clean-up is on the way and this is 4 months later not when it took place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1492187605011-MCIVEETP5C7REEUOWELF/Screen+Shot-90+Homes.jpg Polluters Todd Tuls of Nebraska is named as Emerald Sky Dairy’s Operator. He said that heavy snow cover in December hid the manure spill from staff at the farm and they’ve been working with the DNR and contractors to clean it up. He forgot to mention, there are 90 homes around this toxic spill and water tests may reveal this was a catastrophic failure on the hands of these operators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839751740-XXHBBZ6BUHHXRJ90QMNJ/image-asset.jpeg Polluters Thousands of gallons of both liquid and solid manure in the storm water pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988002204-098AO8AAD24IYN2GX6IK/Arial+spill+zone2.jpg Polluters http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/massive-spill-copy daily 0.75 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839195499-0OX7HXK8W8FSBQV101VN/image-asset.jpeg Massive Spill (Copy) The site of the clean-up where manure water escaped to the groundwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988000407-HT1RV0LZ758VUDPCZ4OH/Arial+spill+zone.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Aerial view of manure spill (inside red lines) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1739376280702-WCMOQDI88OHQJ9MRD8NN/ManureSpillPhoto28.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Water sample from storm water pond (E.coli readings were 10x higher than when DNR closes beaches due to concerns for public health) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988002204-098AO8AAD24IYN2GX6IK/Arial+spill+zone2.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Another aerial view of manure spill (inside red lines) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987991713-1WAIC06LPWNRZ0LZE9IX/ManureSpillPhoto29.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Wetland pond so filled with manure the yard stick can measure it (greater than 36” deep). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988000588-BAUMAZ4MX6GKP5MICN68/ImpactMap.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Area of spill impact and path (not to scale) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987993479-RY5GOPVXV99XYMZ68RUK/ManureSpillPhoto23.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Dead cow bones piled up next to channel....not properly disposed of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987993752-XT70HUI7AT0P48NOAQM3/ManureSpillPhoto26.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Manure liquids and solids floating in storm water pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987995047-G3CERI7L268AOGCOPCB6/ManureSpillPhoto25.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Manure filling storm water pond outlet into wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987995142-1JC48HRK650FB6INPGOP/ManureSpillPhoto22.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Wetland filled with manure solids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987996580-5Y60LJW2SYXCJ0MDGWHW/ManureSpillPhoto21.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Manure solids located outside of lagoon and 13” deep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987996475-46PHLSOGUDGIIPMTA4ZC/ManureSpillPhoto17.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Manure lagoon had broken cover....showing disrepair and neglect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565987997806-P5P61AQ5YILY9Q6Q1Y2Q/ManureSpillPhoto13.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Manure solids and liquids flowing out of storm water pond into adjacent wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988002026-VQQ0S44KVK7SWXRBH6H3/ManureSpillPhoto11.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Manure liquids & solids floating in the storm water pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1565988002924-D3BI92CYWPSUR2V2ZG1X/ManureSpillPhoto7.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Staff walking outside of storm water pond....manure solids almost to top of boots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839173925-XPYW4VIIFAT2ZDYZ5RJL/image-asset.jpeg Massive Spill (Copy) The clean-up is on the way and this is 4 months later not when it took place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839716350-D1Y1QX226STFBO66FMV0/Spill-04.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) Emerald Sky Dairy is located around wetlands, the spill can lead to disaster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839259992-7BS0XX86J3I3SMS4OVHT/Spill-03.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) A close-up shows some kind of effort to cover up the spill of December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1491839728566-VVH89WJ3OETDSBEWKBQR/image-asset.jpeg Massive Spill (Copy) You could not built on a wetland but they can and also pollute it at your expense. 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He said that heavy snow cover in December hid the manure spill from staff at the farm and they’ve been working with the DNR and contractors to clean it up. He forgot to mention, there are 90 homes around this toxic spill and water tests may reveal this was a catastrophic failure on the hands of these operators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/576eb0c89f7456eedf83531f/1467732086304-DAVA2A5XDASLLKSYCBVU/IMG_1309.jpg Massive Spill (Copy) http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/hire-us-hayden daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5310cef7e4b08602cbfa36bf/1410209232219-Y3G9CSHANEQWI5VEOEWC/NT03.jpg Hire Us http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/read-me daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5310cef7e4b08602cbfa36bf/1412689652885-P9TPK298WCTZU748L0SG/Lifestyle03.jpg Read Me http://www.saveemeraldwater.com/team-hayden daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5310cef7e4b08602cbfa36bf/1412382359097-ID3SFF3357NY8R4RGDWU/image-asset.jpeg Team - Jared Gordon Partner, Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5310cef7e4b08602cbfa36bf/1412382348403-WFE6SPPELX52N93S8VBS/image-asset.jpeg Team - Mikael Lindberg Partner, Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5310cef7e4b08602cbfa36bf/1412382331082-G9LIX1YE7FC69CB42GPM/image-asset.jpeg Team - Tessa Cortes Partner, Operations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5310cef7e4b08602cbfa36bf/1396022200094-BHNZLTY2F80I074Y1FM6/image-asset.jpeg Team - Transient