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March 21, 2005

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National/International News

—  Great Lakes News

• Higher Great Lakes levels welcomed
  (Marquette Mining Journal, 03/13) "Rising water levels in the Great Lakes during the past year not only have delighted property owners, who prefer views of waves over weeds, but the swelling bodies also are feeding commerce and a variety of plants and animals that call the lakes home."
  
  
• Michigan to seek Great Lake states' help in weeding out problem
  (NWI Times, 03/15) "Great Lakes states should regulate the oceangoing ship ballast widely suspected of ferrying exotic species to the region, instead of leaving the job to a slow-moving federal government, two Michigan legislative leaders said Monday."
  
  
• Lake states consider tougher freighter rules
  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 03/17) "Frustrated by what many see as federal foot-dragging in the fight to keep new invasive species from further ravaging the Great Lakes food web, a Michigan legislator is proposing Great Lakes states deal with the problem on their own."
  

—  Water Supply

• Report: Water is an essential utility for manufacturing plants
  (Expansion Management.com, 03/14) "When Azteca Milling LP, a subsidiary of Gruma Corp., began thinking about a facility expansion for its corn milling operation in Evansville, Ind., one of the first things it did was contact the municipal water authorities in the region to make sure that there would be an adequate water supply."
  
  
• Idaho Senate finalizes historic water deal
  (Fort Worth Star Telegram, 03/16) "The state Legislature has ratified a historic agreement between the Nez Perce Indian Tribe, the federal government and the state's water users, setting water policy in Idaho for the next 30 years."
  
  
• NOAA: No drought relief in Northwest seen
  (Reuters, 03/17) "Spring rains will provide the Pacific Northwest with only limited relief from a drought, U.S. government forecasters said on Thursday, increasing the risk of wildfires in the region."
  
  
• South Dakota tribe faces drought menace
  (Rapid City Journal, 03/17) "About 14,000 residents of Cheyenne River Indian Reservation could run out of water this summer because of a continued drought along the Missouri River basin, according to tribal and other officials."
  
  
• California OKs pilot desal project
  (Marin Independent Journal, 03/17) "The Marin Municipal Water District yesterday received a regulatory green light to try to turn salty bay water into something that will agree with the palates of Marin residents."
  

—  Water Quality

• How to fight perchlorate
  (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 03/13) Opinion by Senator Dianne Feinstein. "Perchlorate -- a chemical used in rocket fuel -- has permeated California's water supply and contaminated 350 drinking water sources from the Mexican border to Sacramento."
  
  
• Tests show lead reduction for DC's water
  (ENS, 03/14) "The DC Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) is encouraged by 'a significant drop' in the lead levels of recent samples of District of Columbia tap water, General Manager Jerry Johnson told lawmakers Friday."
  
  
• DuPont to cut amount of chemical used to make Teflon
  (Akron Beacon Journal, 03/15) "DuPont Co. has pledged to further reduce the amount of a chemical used in making the nonstick substance Teflon, following a $108 million settlement with residents along the Ohio River over possible drinking water contamination."
  
  
• Massachusetts state loans boost water projects
  (Republican, 03/16) "The state has awarded more than $34 million in low-interest loans from the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to cities and towns in Western Massachusetts for water and sewer improvement projects."
  
  
• Arizona city aims to meet arsenic rule
  (Arizona Republic, 03/17) "Avondale is among the Valley cities racing to meet an EPA mandate lowering the acceptable limits of arsenic in drinking water."
  

—  Water Resources

• Manure spillage fouls rivers in Cache County, Utah
  (Salt Lake Tribune, 03/16) "A manure spill from a Cache County poultry farm has dumped an estimated two million gallons of wastewater into the Cub and Bear rivers since late last week, and state water quality officials are still trying to assess the level of damage."
  
  
• Indonesian court rules Newmont exec detention legal
  (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 03/17) "Indonesia's Supreme Court has ruled that a police investigation into five executives of U.S. mining giant Newmont Mining Corp. over pollution allegations is legal, clearing the way for the men to face trial."
  
  
• EPA: Calif. city fails to regulate industrial discharge
  (San Jose Mercury News, 03/17) "For the second time since 1991, federal authorities have ordered the city of San Jose to do a better job regulating water-polluting industries."
  
  
• Delaware oil refiner pleads guilty to pollution discharges
  (Waste News, 03/18) "A Delaware oil refiner and retail business admitted to discharging pollutants into the Delaware River and negligently releasing sulfuric acid and will pay a $10 million fine, the state´s largest criminal fine."
  

—  Stormwater

• NOAA: Wet winter threatens spring flooding
  (Fort Wayne Gazette Journal, 03/17) "The wet winter that brought mudslides and record rains to the Southwest is now threatening spring flooding, forecasters said Thursday. Flooding is also expected in North Dakota, Minnesota and New England."
  
  
• Colorado oil, gas activities must comply with stormwater permits
  (Grand Junction Sentinel, 03/17) "Oil and gas companies may have a new hurdle to clear this summer. Thanks to a preliminary decision by the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission on Tuesday, small oil and gas construction activities will have to comply with stormwater discharge permits by June 30."
  

—  Wastewater

• Invention turns sludge into fertilizer
  (ENN, 03/14) "Using technology, local businessman Loran Balvanz is proving you can put a dollar sign in front of pig waste, feathers and onion peels."
  
  
• Filters to provide source of reclaimed water in Washington
  (King County News Release, 03/17) "King County has selected a vendor for an innovative process that treats wastewater to such a high level it can be used safely as a drought-proof water source for irrigation."
  

—  Manure Waste

• Oklahoma talks over chicken farm pollution break down
  (NPR, 03/16) Audio. "Jacqueline Froelich of member station KUAR in Arkansas reports on a dispute between the Oklahoma attorney general and local poultry producers over water pollution."
  
  
• Manure science's coming of age offers hope
  (FarmWeek, 03/17) Opinion. "Livestock producers facing federal and state regulations will appreciate the importance of this development. Today’s regulatory climate includes concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) and national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permits on top of state Livestock Management Facilities Act (LMFA) rules."
  

—  Landfill/Solid Waste

• PVC: So durable, it's hard to get rid of
  (Christian Science Monitor, 03/17) "It's the white plastic pipe that carries away the water when you empty the bathtub. Maybe it's in your home's vinyl siding, your wallpaper, or the beachball your son plays with."
  

—  Mercury

• EPA orders 50% decrease in plant mercury pollution
  (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 03/16) "The Bush administration Tuesday ordered a nearly 50 percent cut in mercury pollution from power plants over the next 15 years, adopting a market-based strategy that would raise electricity prices but help protect fetuses and young children from nerve damage."
  
  
• New Hampshire's southern border deemed a hot spot for mercury 
  (Dover Community News, 03/18) "More than 50 scientists analyzed new data from thousands of locations and discovered mercury in some unexpected places. They determined that mercury loading is higher than previously reported and identified a major biological hotspot of mercury on the New Hampshire/ Massachusetts border."
  

—  Meetings

• AWWA Seminar: Cost of Service Rate-Making
  (AWWA, 03/12) "Financial management, capital finance planning, and rate setting have become critical tasks that demand tried and true financial skills. This three-day course with time-honored strategies that will help you be precise and correct when you set rates."
  

—  Everything Else

• GAO documents federal water funding
  (AWWA WaterWeek, 03/16) "Dozens of US agencies delivered more than $52 billion over four years to support domestic and international freshwater programs dealing with water and wastewater services, desalination, conservation, watershed management, dispute resolution, flood control, irrigation and navigation, concludes a report from the General Accountability Office (GAO)."
  

Illinois

—  Water Supply

• Appellate Court denies Pekin water company buyout
  (Pekin Daily Times, 03/14) "The Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa confirmed this weekend an Illinois Commerce Commission ruling not to allow the city of Pekin to purchase Illinois-American Water Co., Pekin System in its eminent domain case."
  
  

• Changes to water service could be pricey for DuPage County
  (Chicago Daily Herald, 03/16) "A needed upgrade to a water treatment facility has DuPage County considering whether it's time to join a local water group."
  
  

• Downers Grove residents off hook for hook-up fee
  (Chicago Daily Herald, 03/16) "Last summer, they used plastic cups of tap water to toast the conversion of a neighborhood near Downers Grove from contaminated wells to Lake Michigan water."
  
  

• Gilberts reviews water use
  (Chicago Daily Herald, 03/16) "If Gilberts keeps growing as fast as it's expected to, the existing water sources won't be sufficient to support the village's needs in 20 years, engineering consultants told trustees on Tuesday."
  
  

• Wauconda Twp. families file lawsuit over well contamination
  (Chicago Tribune, 03/16) "Over the objection of some neighbors, two Wauconda Township families sued the owners of a landfill Tuesday after trace amounts of a toxic chemical that causes cancer were found in their well water."
  
  

• Wauconda board agrees to extend water system
  (Chicago Daily Herald, 03/17) "Wauconda trustees Tuesday approved an agreement with Lake County to provide village water to more than 400 houses with potentially contaminated private wells."
  

—  Water Resources

• Clean water event to be held March 21 in Peoria
  (Peoria Journal Star, 03/14) "The 2005 Clean Water Celebration takes place March 21 at the Peoria Civic Center."
  
  
• Volunteers pull heavy duty in Sangamon River cleanup
  (Decatur Herald & Review, 03/15) "Pop bottles, foam cups, paper and tires weren't the only things found by volunteers who helped clean up along the Sangamon River over the weekend. The cleanup project was a cooperative effort by the Macon County Conservation District, Solid Waste Management, Community Environmental Council and Decatur Park District."
  
  
• Crow Creek projects will have 'a high priority'
  (Peoria Journal Star, 03/15) "A large creek wandering through rural areas of four counties will have 'a high priority' if funding is renewed for a program using aerial video surveys to help plan projects to combat erosion and sedimentation problems, an official with the Illinois State Water Survey said Monday."
  
  
• West Chicago preserve is part of DuPage River cleanup
  (Chicago Tribune, 03/18) "Tony Charlton trudges through reed canary grass matted down by winter into the color and consistency of straw. It takes a little imagination to picture it on a cold, overcast day, but that drab field in the Blackwell Forest Preserve near West Chicago is about to undergo a dramatic metamorphosis."
  

—  Wastewater

• Coal City wastewater lagoon to receive a makeover
  (Morris Daily Herald, 03/15) "A former municipal wastewater lagoon is to become a unique wildlife habitat. 'And possibly a good demonstration site for the state of Illinois,' Acting Mayor Jim Micetich told the Coal City Village Council during the regular meeting Monday evening."
  

—  Everything Else

• Ellsworth Park water hook-up project completed under budget
  (EPA News Release, 03/15) "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5, the state of Illinois, DuPage County and the village of Downers Grove said today that because the 2003-2004 effort to bring safe public drinking water to about 800 residents of unincorporated Downers Grove was completed well under budget, remaining funds will be used to pay for a $2,000 per home village connection charge."
  

Indiana

—  Water Supply

• Clean Mt. Vernon water: a costly luxury
  (WFIE, 03/17) "From 1997 to February of 2000, Mt. Vernon residents endured five separate boil water advisories."
  

—  Water Resources

• Drainage and accountability
  (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 03/16) Opinion. "For 15 years, residents living in Inverness Lakes have enjoyed their neighborhood and have had few complaints. Then last year, they began having severe drainage problems after a developer began building in an adjacent subdivision, Fountain at Covington. The homeowners did nothing to create drainage problems, but it looks as if they will have to pay to have the problem resolved."
  

—  Wastewater

• Henderson sewer line collapsing under CSX railroad line
  (Henderson Gleaner, 03/13) "The general manager of the Henderson Water Utility has declared an official emergency situation because of a sanitary sewer line collapse under the CSX railroad line by the old depot."
  
  
• Hammond Sanitary District prepares to clean up its act
  (NWI Times, 03/14) "After more than a decade of planning and studies, the Sanitary District is poised to finally end its practice of ejecting raw sewage into the Grand and Little Calumet rivers."
  
  
• Seymour OKs sewer extension
  (Seymour Daily Tribune, 03/15) "Seymour Board of Works awarded the bid for a project to extend sanitary sewer and waters lines for a planned industrial development adjacent to the Eastside Industrial Park at a special meeting Monday."
  
  
• Berne council in feisty mood over sewage issues
  (Decatur Daily Democrat, 03/16) "Council President William McKean lashed out at the city's engineering consulting firm - and had a few harsh words for the mayor, as well - as emotions ran high over the course of action the city will take to meet Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) mandates surrounding a host of sewage-related issues."
  
  
• Hammond Sanitary District OKs $29-million basin project
  (NWI Times, 03/16) "Bowing to the will of the people -- and orders from federal and state authorities -- Sanitary District commissioners approved a plan Tuesday to end the release of raw sewage into local waterways."
  
  
• Number of approved sewer taps dwindling in Cedar Lake
  (NWI Times, 03/17) "Remembering well the state-imposed sewer ban and the resulting slowdown in development, the Town Council is wary of allowing its supply of available sewer taps to run low."
  
  
• Hobart awards contract for Green Acres sewers
  (NWI Times, 03/17) "The Board of Works took action Wednesday on two separate hot-button topics: sanitary sewers in the Green Acres subdivision and the expansion of Westfield Shoppingtown Southlake."
  
  
• Wabash Environmental offers Terre Haute property
  (Terre Haute Tribune Star, 03/17) "An offer made by the president of Wabash Environmental Technologies to sell the property to the city has met a cool reception from city officials."
  
  
• Ultraviolet light replaces chlorine in Plymouth wastewater system
  (South Bend Tribune, 03/18) "High tech continues to work its way into the Plymouth Wastewater & Sewer Department operations."
  

—  Everything Else

• Consultant: Sewer rate increase likely for Lowell
  (NWI Times, 03/15) "The Town Council and residents got a sneak preview Monday of how high sewer rates may go in order to pay for the second phase of improvements to the sewage treatment plant."
  
  
• Water utility probe moves to special prosecutor
  (Monticello Herald Journal, 03/16) "A criminal investigation that began last October into an alleged theft of funds from the Monticello Water Utility Department, has moved from Indiana State Police investigators to a special prosecutor appointed to the case."
  

Michigan

—  Water Supply

• Brooklyn water tower funding options considered
  (Jackson Citizen Patriot, 03/15) "Brooklyn will follow two parallel tracks in its search of funding to build a new water tower."
  
  
• Quarantine zone for groundwater cleanup sought in Ann Arbor
  (Ann Arbor News, 03/16) "Michigan's environmental authorities are seeking to create a groundwater quarantine zone spanning central Ann Arbor as part of a contaminated groundwater cleanup program under way for the past two decades."
  
  
• Sawyer water system discussed
  (Marquette Mining Journal, 03/16) "Marquette County Commissioner Deb Pellow of Tilden Township is interested in turning the Sawyer water and sewer system over to Forsyth and West Branch townships."
  
  
• Houghton Lake man ordered to pay fine for illegal well plugging
  (Houghton Lake Resorter, 03/17) "A Houghton Lake well driller and a master plumber from Soldotna, AK, were sentenced Feb. 7 for illegally abandoning and improperly plugging 162 drinking water wells in Oscoda County."
  
  
• High lead levels found in Detroit courthouse water
  (Detroit Free Press, 03/18) "Federal officials have shut off more than half of the water fountains at the federal courthouse in downtown after discovering unsafe levels of lead and copper in the water."
  

—  Water Resources

• Wetlands law mired in a bog
  (Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 03/14) Opinion by by Mackinac Center Senior Environmental Policy Analyst Russ Harding. "Tomorrow John Rapanos will stand before a federal judge for sentencing. The purported crime of this mid-Michigan builder is violating the federal Clean Water Act by moving sand in a cornfield he owns and had hoped to develop."
  
  
• Developer avoids prison time at resentencing in wetlands case
  (Detroit Free Press, 03/16) "A Midland developer whose feud with environmental officials over wetlands has lasted more than 15 years has been sentenced to probation he had already served -- despite a higher court's ruling that he should go to prison."
  
  
• Findings of Kalamazoo River contamination study released
  (WOOD TV, 03/16) "It's a West Michigan river dangerously overloaded with contamination. Tuesday night, state and federal environmental agents released the findings of a five year study examining how bad the contamination is in the Kalamazoo River."
  
  
• More pollution found near Bay Harbor resort
  (Detroit Free Press, 03/17) "The same highly alkaline contamination that forced sections of Little Traverse Bay shoreline in the Bay Harbor resort to close has been discovered in the water off Resort Township's East Park."
  
  
• Citizens group files protest to stop Saginaw River dredging
  (Bay City Times, 03/17) "Citizens Against Toxic Substances, an environmental group that sprang up around plans to dredge the upper Saginaw River, is formally contesting a state permit issued to Saginaw County for the project."
  
  
• DNR’s goal for county dams: 'Mimic natural processes'
  (Houghton Lake Resorter, 03/17) "The Michigan Department of Natural Resources does not expect Roscommon County Commissioners to keep lake levels precisely at court-ordered levels, DNR fisheries biologist Steve Sendek told commissioners at a special meeting Monday."
  
  
• Meetings held with DEQ and Dow on dioxin
  (WJRT-TV, 03/17) "Thursday night, officials held the first in a series of community meetings on cleaning up dioxins in Mid-Michigan rivers."
   

—  Everything Else

• Water rates put squeeze on Port Huron users
  (Port Huron Times Herald, 03/15) "Lynn Eyre said it's a surprise every time she opens the water bill for her restaurant in Fort Gratiot. Her latest bill, which includes sewer fees, for the Swissel Inn was $210 for three months."
  
  
• Waste expert sentenced
  (Detroit Free Press, 03/17) "An Iraqi-born hazardous-waste expert responsible for what authorities described as one of Michigan's worst environmental contamination episodes was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in prison and fined $60,000."
  

Minnesota

—  Water Supply

• Solution for tainted water near, Bayport says
  (St. Paul Pioneer Press, 03/17) "Bayport city officials are close to choosing a permanent fix for the city's water woes. Officials have closely monitored Bayport's drinking water since trace levels of trichloroethylene, considered a probable carcinogen, were found in a city well in 2003."
  

—  Water Resources

• Clean Water Legacy Act may have big impact
  (Agri News, 03/15) "Only a sliver of the state's surface waters have been tested for water quality impairments, yet the results of those tests could have far-reaching impacts."
  
  
• Proposal: Give portion of sales tax to environment
  (WCCO News, 03/15) "Several senators have revived a proposal to dedicate one-fourth of one percent of the state sales tax to preserve the state's outdoor resources and clean up its water."
  
  
• Bioverse to work on 8 to 10 lakes this year
  (Pipestone Star, 03/16) "Bioverse Chief Executive Officer Michael Van Erdewyck has appeared before House and Senate committees this session as a bill to raise money for Minnesota lakes and rivers advances."
  
  
• House committee kills atrazine ban
  (MPR News, 03/17) "Farmers in Minnesota and elsewhere oppose limits on the corn herbicide atrazine. They say the chemical helps bring them higher yields. Critics say the chemical is widespread in the groundwater and should be limited or banned."
  
  
• Repairs to put Coon Rapids Dam out of order for summer
  (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 03/18) "Needed repairs will put the Coon Rapids Dam on the Mississippi River out of commission this summer and eliminate the 6-mile-long reservoir popular with boaters and anglers."
  

—  Hazardous/Toxic Waste

• MPCA resolves airport fuel leak case
  (St. Paul Pioneer Press, 03/16) "Under a final settlement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Metropolitan Airports Commission and two businesses at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport must pay civil penalties and complete environmental projects totaling $540,000 to resolve aircraft fuel leaks discovered there two years ago."
  

—  Everything Else

• Pawlenty pledges $19.5 million for small city infrastructure
  (Minneapolis Business Journal, 03/15) "The Small Cities Development Program grants will fund projects including flood recovery and prevention, residential and commercial rehabilitation, lead paint abatement and sewer and wastewater treatment."
  
  
• Baxter residents concerned about proposed utility project costs
  (Brainerd Dispatch, 03/16) "Several residents in the Cherrywood Drive area of Baxter are displeased with a proposed road, water and sewer utility project scheduled for construction this summer."
  
  
• Shetek Sewer and Water Commission meeting moves forward
  (St. Paul Pioneer Press, 03/16) "The March 14 meeting of the Shetek Area Water and Sewer Commission was held in the courts building room of the government center in Slayton."
  

Ohio

—  Water Supply

• Ripley’s water story
  (Georgetown News Democrat, 03/16) "The Village of Ripley has been faced with numerous potential threats to the village's water supply. Ripley's drinking water supply is currently pumped from wells, treated with chlorine and distributed to residents in the village and those residing in the outskirts of Ripley."
  
  
• Wadsworth council gives waterline deal second reading
  (Akron Beacon Journal, 03/17) "The City Council on Tuesday placed on second reading a $369,000 contract with the engineering firm of Burgess & Niple to design a water well field and waterline."
  

—  Water Resources

• Hearing to explore Little Miami watershed problems
  (Cincinnati Enquirer, 03/14) "A public hearing will be held Tuesday to discuss solutions to the problems facing the Little Miami River Watershed."
  

—  Wastewater

• Jefferson meets with EPA on new sewer district plan
  (Chillicothe Gazette, 03/16) "Jefferson Township trustees met with an attorney, a representative of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and a representative from an engineering firm about plans for a new sewer district Tuesday."
  
  
• $1.6-billion Cleveland sewer project could cause rates to soar
  (News Net 5, 03/17) "A massive regional sewer improvement project is about to begin, and it will have a dramatic impact on the rates you pay, reported NewsChannel5."
  

—  Hazardous/Toxic Waste

• Chemical spill in Adena
  (WTOV-9 News, 03/14) "West Elementary went into lockdown in Adena because a truck hauling lime crashed, spilling part of its load, and while a hazmat team worked to clean up the spill and make sure the nearby creek was clean of the lime, traffic moved at a crawl's pace for much of the day."
  

—  Landfill/Solid Waste

• St. Bernard landfill gas sparks concern
  (Cincinnati Enquirer, 03/13) "Methane gas seeped through the ground from the old St. Bernard landfill and into Robert Schrenk's back yard last November, a ghost shimmering from the decay in a long-dead town dump just outside his back door."
  
  
• Rossford: $90,000 granted for landfill testing
  (Toledo Blade, 03/17) "Rossford City Council agreed this week to spend more than $90,000 to continue monitoring and testing at an old municipal landfill and to cover cleanup costs from a fuel leak last year that entered the city's storm sewer system."
   

—  Brownfields

• Akron and Cincinnati Port Authority to receive Clean Ohio Funds
  (ODOD News Release, 03/14) "Lieutenant Governor Bruce Johnson today announced that more than $921,000 from the Clean Ohio Assistance Fund (COAF) has been awarded by the State Controlling Board for brownfield cleanup activities on the former Morgan Avenue property located in Akron (Summit County) and the former GM/Globe property located in Norwood (Hamilton County)."
  

—  Air Quality

• EPA to review Army plan to burn ammunition plant buildings
  (Akron Beacon Journal, 03/17) "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is pledging a thorough review of plans by the U.S. Army to burn buildings contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the closed Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant."
  

—  Everything Else

• Union-Rome sewer rates go up this month
  (Ironton Tribune, 03/12) "URSD manager Tim Porter said the additional money is needed to pay for $14 million in system improvements that have been mandated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency."
  
  
• Mason to finish water, sewer project
  (Deerfield Community Press, 03/16) "Phase II of the Kings Mills Road water main replacement project will extend from Cox-Smith Road to the intersection with Ohio 741. The project also includes the replacement of some storm sewer piping and catch basins."
  

Wisconsin

—  Water Supply

• Pipeline could boost Manitowoc, Brown County jobs
  (Green Bay Press-Gazette, 03/16) "Construction of a 65-mile water pipeline from Manitowoc to Brown County could have a significant impact on the local economy, say contractors seeking to bid on the first local portions of the project. The latest estimates peg the total cost at $119 million."
  
  
• Denmark OKs future pipeline tap
  (Green Bay Press-Gazette, 03/16) "The village of Denmark became the second area community this year to support investing in a future connection to the Central Brown County Water Authority’s pipeline."
  
  
• Costly solution to Heritage Hills water problems
  (Onalaska Community Life, 03/18) "City water doesn't come cheap. Heritage Hills residents will find out just how expensive it can be to hook up to the city of Onalaska's water system."
  

—  Water Resources

• Delavan Lake project boosts economy in area
  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 03/12) "Dan Lemanski remembers visiting dying Delavan Lake with his family before millions of dollars were spent to bring it back to life."
  
  
• Watertown stormwater plan is on council agenda
  (Watertown Daily Times, 03/14) "The first reading of an ordinance establishing a Storm Water Management Utility in the city will be on the agenda of the Watertown Common Council meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of the municipal building."
  
  
• Anxieties ease as Lisbon water levels recede
  (Sussex Sun, 03/14) "In the words of one town official, the anxiety went down with the water level, but residents are still seeking a long-term solution to high water in the Sweetbriar Lane area."
  
  
• Watertown Storm Water Management Utility passes
  (Watertown Daily Times, 03/16) "The first reading of an ordinance establishing a Storm Water Management Utility in the city was approved by the Watertown Common Council Tuesday."
  
  
• Phillips Lakes drain proposes to get the weeds out
  (Phillips Bee, 03/17) "Talk about draining Phillips' lakes Duroy, Elk, Long and Wislon by two feet proposes to reduce foreign plant species, the draw done raises the concern about fish populations and lakefront property owners' shallow wells."
  
  
• Bill on Fox River PCB cleanup pits paper companies, insurers
  (Appleton Post Crescent, 03/17) "State lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday intended to move along the PCB cleanup of the Fox River by forcing insurance companies to pay out early to cover costs."
  
  
• Cleaner lakes mean changing habits
  (Capital Times, 03/18) Opinion. "I'm now the proud owner of a rain barrel almost like the one we had down on the farm 50 years ago."
  

—  Air Quality

• State DNR disappointed by new mercury rules
  (Duluth News Tribune, 03/16) "Don't expect mercury to disappear from our fish and lakes overnight. The Bush administration announced new regulations Tuesday that would require power plants to cut mercury emissions for the first time."
  

—  Everything Else

• Law would make farms meet air, water quality standards
  (Madison.com, 03/14) "The law seeks to protect the public's health and safety by establishing uniform siting standards, and helping livestock operations meet air and water quality standards, which would include monitoring odors produced by some farms."