Wisconsin DNR Makes Changes To State Water Pollution Code

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has approved 10 more changes to the state water pollution code in response to a 2011 letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

One of the items pertains to "backsliding."

The EPA letter stated 75 deficiencies in state Department of Natural Resource`s handling of federal water pollution regulations. The environmental groups later added legal pressure on the state.

The DNR, in its documents, characterizes the 75 items as "potential inconsistencies between state and federal regulations that govern the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) program." ...