Downstream impacts drained from WI GOP water scheme

The Wisconsin water privateers are making their case in Madison today for permanent, regulatory-averse control of groundwater that everyone needs.

Industry has its talking point  - - "certainty" - - scripted and its eager chief water-carrier - - Senate Majority leader Scott Fitzgerald - - locked down to guarantee delivery of this special interest, 'chamber of commerce mentality' privilege:

Growers say water certainty is needed

It's the same talking point Big Ag and Big Dairy made to the Legislators in 2015 in a brazen, hand-delivered written demand for permanent groundwater control - -" certainty" for them but not for people living nearby or fishing downstream:

The bold, hand-delivered memo, its bold-faced language and the weighty array of powerful logos at the top tell the story:

An urgent communication to all Wisconsin legislators 

We are at a crossroads. It is imperative that the legislature assert its authority and bring certainty and sanity to the regulation of new and existing high capacity wells in Wisconsin. 

And..

However, we cannot accept any legislation that would create new, stifling regulations or establish regulatory uncertainty as to how DNR and the state will approach new well applications moving forward. 

Groundwater is connected to surface water, and vice-versa. 

It's already known that The Little Plover River, below, suffers from heavy withdrawals to irrigate big farms. 

Say "No" to privatizing groundwater and making this a new Wisconsin symbol:
 

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