Residents voice concerns over proposed frac sand facilities


Residents voice concerns over proposed frac sand facilities


Tomah, WI (WXOW) -

A public hearing was held Tuesday in Tomah, Wisconsin on a proposal to build two frac sand facilities in Monroe and Jackson counties.

Meteor Timber, LLC plans to fill in more than 16 acres of wetlands in order to build a $65 million frac sand facility in the Township of Grant in Monroe county.  It will then supply sand to a processing facility in Jackson county.  The company needs approval from the Wisconsin DNR.  Nearly everyone who spoke at the   hearing urged the DNR to reject the proposal.

Staff attorney for Midwest Environmental Advocates, Sarah Geers was one of those who addressed the panel.

"It will allow over 16 acres of high quality, forested wetlands to be destroyed and those are very hard to recreate.  They provide habitat for numerous species including threatened and endangered species and by taking away that wetland area, it has secondary affects by the surrounding environment as many folks talked about today," said Geers...

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