Bill has local impact


Bill has local impact


George Kraft, director of the Center for Watershed Science and Education at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, explains at Lake Emily in Portage County, why some lakes have high water and others don`t....

A bill recently signed into law by the governor on June 1 will impact waters in central Wisconsin.

On the surface, Senate Bill 76 allows businesses and farmers the ability to sell, repair or replace high capacity wells.

But just below the surface is where opponents of this bill find problems.

These wells can withdraw as much as 100,000 gallons of groundwater per day, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

There are roughly 2,200 high capacity wells in the region.

The region is home to the Central Wisconsin Sands and Gravel Aquifer, which supplies the groundwater that feeds many lakes and streams in the area....

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