A much-anticipated study of groundwater conditions in three southwestern Wisconsin counties shows widespread contamination in private wells — a finding that underscores the vulnerability of groundwater in some areas of rural Wisconsin.

The results released Wednesday found that 42 percent of 301 wells tested in Grant, Iowa and Lafayette counties did not meet standards for bacteria or nitrates.

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Ken Notes: We have to shine a light on factory farms in these area. Imagine a city of 10,000 spreading their waste on adjacent lands. Yet we turn a blind eye to CAFO`s doing exactly that. This area, part of the driftless, has the potential to lead the nation is organic produce and craft dairy -- instead we run the risk of turning the area into the path of least resistance for mega farms...