Complete DNR fail; Massive fecal pollution in Kewaunee County wells

The connected Wisconsin groundwater supply and contamination crisis about which I have devoted dozens of blog posts over the years - -  and which Wisconsin's special-interest-subservient GOP legislators and Governor just made worse by further minimizing state oversight of big polluters' groundwater now permanently privatized - - has been further revealed as a Scott Walker-Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Brown Water public health failure that runs more deeply and more dangerously than we imagined.

And which renders Walker's belated and campaign-related bottled water delivery program as little more than an insulting band-aid.

Look at this jaw-dropping headline and story about a known problem area that demands the kind of attention which is still drawn to Flint, Michigan:
Fecal microbes found in 60 percent of sampled Kewaunee County wells
Up to 60 percent of sampled wells in a Kewaunee County study contained fecal microbes, many of which are capable of making people and calves sick, two scientists told hundreds of local residents gathered at a public meeting Wednesday night.
The microorganisms included Cryptosporidium, a parasite that comes from both people and animals. Researchers estimated Crypto in drinking water is likely infecting 140 of the county’s 20,000 residents each year…
The researchers cautioned that the percentage of wells with microbial contamination may be even higher than their data show, since the 131 targeted wells were sampled only once during the study period, from April 2016 to March 2017. 
“It’s my professional opinion, based on 25 years of experience, that if we sampled more than once, (the contamination rate) would creep up to 90 percent,” Mark Borchardt, a microbiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, told the crowd. 
Walker's Brown Water, donor-driven public health crisis needs to stop now. 

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