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Public input sought on economic impacts of proposed nitrate rule Comment period ends Saturday, April 10
DRIFTLESS - Most have heard about the drinking water problems in Kewaunee County, where residents have experienced brown water coming out of their taps that resulted in the Wisconsin legislature enacting ‘sensitive area’ targeted performance standards for manure runoff in 15 counties on the east side of the state in 2018.
Out of those headlines came the SWIGG Study, a water quality testing effort in Grant, Iowa and Lafayette counties. SWIGG round one results in November 2018 showed 42 percent of wells sampled were contaminated with either nitrate or coliform bacteria. This prompted Representative Robin Vos, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, to form a Speaker’s Task Force on water quality, which held hearings all over the state.
RACHEL BECKER
CalMatters
California is poised to issue the worldâs first guidelines for microplastics in drinking water despite no data on how plentiful they are in the state, no scientific agreement on how to test water for them and little research on their health risks.Â
The pieces of plastic â smaller than an ant, some so tiny they can be seen only with a microscope â have contaminated wildlife and human bodies through their food, air and water.
Under a 2018 state law, California must require four years of testing for microplastics in drinking water, and the state must consider guidelines to help water providers and consumers determine what levels may be safe to drink.
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An annual report on runoff management grants has been announced by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The grants have been particularly valuable in the state’s responses to polluted runoff, which affects Wisconsin’s water systems.
Runoff management grants helped local governments employ over 20 distinct pollution control practices and storm water planning activities during 2020. The DNR highlights successful practices “including barnyard runoff control systems, cropping practices, stream bank stabilization, storm water erosion plans and urban detention systems. Grants provided over $1.9 million in reimbursement payments to local governments throughout the state.”
Runoff Management Grants Annual Report Now Available urbanmilwaukee.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from urbanmilwaukee.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.