Wisconsin regulators can impose operating conditions on factory farms and consider high-capacity wells' cumulative environmental impacts when deciding whether to grant permits, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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Kaul allows DNR to consider high-capacity wells’ effects
Attorney General Josh Kaul has restored the state Department of Natural Resources' power to consider, when granting permits, whether high-capacity wells might drain area water bodies.
Read More »AG opinion not just about high-capacity well permits
In what industry representatives hope is a sign of more good things to come, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is streamlining its high-capacity-wells policies in response to Attorney General Brad Schimel’s May 10 formal opinion on 2011 Wis. Act 21’s limits on agency authority.
Read More »Schimel: DNR lacks broad authority to regulate wells (UPDATE)
In a step likely to roll back the state’s ability to regulate high-capacity wells, Attorney General Brad Schimel has released an opinion finding the DNR cannot exercise authority that wasn’t explicitly granted it by state statute or rules.
Read More »Assembly GOP asks AG for opinion on high-capacity wells
Assembly Republicans asked Wisconsin's attorney general Tuesday for an opinion on the extent of state environmental officials' authority to regulate high-capacity water wells, a move that could resolve the debate without legislation as lawmakers rush to end their two-year session.
Read More »Judge: DNR can’t impose requirements on wells at large farms
Wisconsin environmental officials can't impose groundwater monitoring requirements as a condition for high-capacity well permits, an Appleton judge has ruled in a decision that could have far-reaching effects on well construction across the state.
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11-3369 Wehrs v. Wells
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2011AP1547-CR State v. Wells
Read More »Supreme Court: DNR should consider well impact
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says the Department of Natural Resources must consider high-capacity wells’ impact on navigable waters if the agency has concrete evidence the wells could do harm. The ruling involves a 2005 DNR permit for a well in East Troy. Conservancy groups argue the DNR didn’t consider the impact on nearby Lake Beulah. An ...
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