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Environmental groups come out in support of exception to wetland-permitting rules

Lawmakers on Wednesday heard public testimony on a bill that would let dredgers dispose of fill material in certain types of wetlands without first obtaining a permit. And some of the support, at least, is coming from a surprising source – environmental groups. If adopted by the full Legislature and signed by the governor, Senate Bill 320 would expand the exception ...

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Hearing set on proposal to expand wetland permit exceptions

A panel of lawmakers is preparing to hear public testimony on a proposal that would expand the types of artificial wetlands that can be filled without a permit. Under current law, discharging fill or dredged material into a wetland requires either a general or individual permit. The state Department of Natural Resource’s rules allow exceptions to the permitting requirements for ...

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Settlement reached in wetlands violation

An Illinois resident who illegally filled wetlands during three separate years in Oneida County has agreed to pay $30,000 plus the cost of environmental restoration, the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced Monday.

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AG: Golf course to pay 12K for wetland, waterway violations

The Platteville Golf and Country Club will pay $12,000 for the grading and filling of a streambed and wetlands without obtaining a permit from the state Department of Natural Resources, according to a news release from Attorney General’s J.B. Van Hollen office.

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AG orders railroad to pay 49K for storm water, wetland violations

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Friday announced Progressive Rail Inc., and its Wisconsin Northern Railroad division, must pay $49,000 in forfeitures, assessments, costs and fees for violating Wisconsin's storm water and wetland protection laws, according to a news release from the Attorney General's office.

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Property owner to pay 12K for waterway, wetland violations

Suamico property owner David Blohoweak has been ordered to pay $12,000 in forfeitures, assessments, costs and fees for illegally filling wetlands and building an artificial pond on the bank of a navigable stream without any permits from the Department of Natural Resources, according to a news release from the Wisconsin attorney general's office.

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Contractor, land owner settle with state for depositing fill in wetlands

A property owner and a contractor have agreed to pay the state $12,500 to resolve a civil environmental lawsuit. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had asked the Wisconsin Department of Justice to prosecute Stan Johnson and contractor Mark Schultz for violating state wetland protection laws on Johnson’s rural Fond du Lac County property, a 40-acre parcel of hunting land ...

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2010AP2123 Lauderdale Lakes Lake Management District v. Walworth County, et al.

Property Variances; wetlands The Walworth County Board of Adjustment (the Board) denied the variance request of Lauderdale Lakes Lake Management District (the District). On petition for a writ of certiorari, the circuit court upheld the Board’s denial. The District contends it demonstrated its entitlement to a variance and that the Board’s decision is contrary to the evidence and to controlling ...

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