Wisconsin Gets Wiggle Room On Phosphorus Pollution

The U.S. EPA gave Wisconsin some leeway last month on the question of phosphorus pollution from sewage plants in a decision that will affect wastewater treatment across the state.

The agency essentially told Wisconsin that the state can set its own pace for phasing in tougher regulations on phosphorus discharges from point sources such as sewage plants, according to the Tribune News Service....

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Ken Notes: We do need to explore solutions and move forward together on this issue. Mandates and or penalties on communities with no cost effective solutions will not help. Also we need to work with farms on this at the same time. Now we are just blaming each other and not addressing a comprehensive solution....