Environmental coalition calls for moratorium on new, expanding CAFOs in WI


Environmental coalition calls for moratorium on new, expanding CAFOs in WI


Enough is enough and it`s time to press the pause button on new and expanding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in Wisconsin. Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network (SRWN), a coalition of grassroots groups working to protect their communities from CAFO pollution, is calling for a statewide moratorium on new and expanding CAFO permits.

Between the 2016 Legislative Audit Bureau report that highlighted the DNR`s lack of oversight and enforcement, the recent report from Kewaunee County that found nearly 60 percent of sampled wells in the study contained fecal microbes, the fact that nearly one-third of CAFOs in Wisconsin are operating with expired permits, and the water contamination in La Crosse County that prompted DNR spokesman Jim Dick to state: “The DNR doesn’t have a policy regarding notifying municipalities or private well owners in the vicinity when a CAFO violates a permit” -- it`s well past time to put public health and safety before an `open for business` mantra....

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Ken Notes: The income available for political influence can only be offset by the actual voters. So if farmers and voters become vocal we can slow the tide. Personally I am not a just say no guy, I am a better tech guy, digest and heat the effluent to create a clean product is the only way to have the density associated with CAFO`s in Wisconsin.

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