2 law firms suing farm for contaminating water in Wood and Juneau counties


2 law firms suing farm for contaminating water in Wood and Juneau counties


MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) -- Two Madison law firms are taking on a farm on behalf of residents in Juneau and Wood Counties living with contaminated water.

Dozens of people living near large farms, in particular the Wysocki Gold Sands Dairy, found nitrate levels three to five times beyond Wisconsin`s legal undrinkable limit in their private wells.

These wells and other area sites were tested by both Wood and Juneau county health departments, UW-Stevens Point`s environmental department, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Madison law firms, Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C., and Pines Bach LLP did not specify which farm they were taking on, but indicated it as a concentrated animal feed operation (CAFO), meaning a large animal farm.

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Ken Notes: I see the winners here being the law firms, too bad we could not put our efforts into requiring digestion and pasteurization of the effluent making the winner the land and citizens...

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