I'd posted that Wisconsin's roads are in the 2nd worst condition among the 50 states.
Add to that - - by one new measurement, Wisconsin is 12th worst nationally for wells which supply drinking water out of compliance with Federal law:
* Don't forget that Wisconsin is still working to fix 75 Clean Water Act "deficiencies" Walker and his DNR let accumulate over the last six years.
* There are many, many contaminated wells are near big feedlots which are also extracting huge amounts of groundwater.
* Walker is about to sign a bill making thousands of those big groundwater withdrawals permanent without further review, so people who near the feedlots and other Big Ag operations can expect contamination and second-class citizenship to be the status quo.
Add to that - - by one new measurement, Wisconsin is 12th worst nationally for wells which supply drinking water out of compliance with Federal law:
The study released Tuesday by [an] environmental advocacy group lists nearly 1,400 violations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act by public wells in Wisconsin, resulting in the state's 12th worst ranking for the number of violations per the number of people using community wells. The study ranks states in several ways.In its defense, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said it was because the DNR does better reporting than other states and things get corrected quickly:
Our robust system to discover violations early is likely more comprehensive than other states, meaning violation numbers may seem high when looking just at EPA data, which some broadly interpret as a widespread problem, but in fact our system enables us to identify more problems quicker and allows us to assist systems in getting them resolved quicker, which in turn gets clean, safe water back on line for the public quicker.Some great spin there, given the agency's cut-back on pollution inspections and enforcement actions during the Walker years, and this disclosure:
State audit finds DNR ignoring own rules on water pollutionThree related things:
* Don't forget that Wisconsin is still working to fix 75 Clean Water Act "deficiencies" Walker and his DNR let accumulate over the last six years.
* There are many, many contaminated wells are near big feedlots which are also extracting huge amounts of groundwater.
* Walker is about to sign a bill making thousands of those big groundwater withdrawals permanent without further review, so people who near the feedlots and other Big Ag operations can expect contamination and second-class citizenship to be the status quo.