Good to see the Evers administration coordinating major agencies to begin attacking chemical pollution.
This inter-agency coordination should be the template for further and vital Wisconsin clean air and water initiatives, since there are serious environmental problems posed by Wisconsin's multiple Great lakes diversion schemes, water-sucking and polluting farms, wetland losses, rampant sprawl, the Back 40 sulfide ore mine, multiple sand mines, the Kohler golf course planned next to and within Kohler Andrae State Park, and Foxconn - - all of which need honest, comprehensive and science-based, people-first attention.
And the public will have to carefully track the new, multi-agency groundwater initiative and be ready to confront any GOP attempt to foil what people in the state want, voted for and deserve.
DHS Has Sent New Groundwater Recommendations to DNR
Working together to make sure the water you drink is safe, the Department of Health Services (DHS), Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) have reviewed key compounds that can be in Wisconsin's groundwater and the effects they could have on health. State health officials today provided groundwater quality standards recommendations [exit DNR] for 27 substances to DNR as part of the state's process to protect public health.
Two per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - human-made chemicals used in many products, including non-stick cookware, fast food wrappers, stain resistant sprays, and firefighting foam - were among the contaminants reviewed.Here is one media report on the matter:
Three agencies joined together to announce new groundwater quality standards for 27 substances to protect public health. Photo credit: DNR
Deputy DNR Secretary Elizabeth Kluesner said the agency will move as quickly as possible to set new groundwater standards based on the recommendations.
"I also want to point out that today begins a new chapter for returning Wisconsin to being a leader in the field of environmental protection," Kluesner said. "The DNR has not revised our groundwater standards for 10 years and with these science-based recommendations in hand we will immediately begin rule writing.This is the very approach Walker intentionally avoided because he put special interests first, ignored science, degraded public employment and disrespected the environment. Some of that is covered in this series.
This inter-agency coordination should be the template for further and vital Wisconsin clean air and water initiatives, since there are serious environmental problems posed by Wisconsin's multiple Great lakes diversion schemes, water-sucking and polluting farms, wetland losses, rampant sprawl, the Back 40 sulfide ore mine, multiple sand mines, the Kohler golf course planned next to and within Kohler Andrae State Park, and Foxconn - - all of which need honest, comprehensive and science-based, people-first attention.
And the public will have to carefully track the new, multi-agency groundwater initiative and be ready to confront any GOP attempt to foil what people in the state want, voted for and deserve.