Groundwater ordinance, manure irrigation focus of Land and Water meeting

At the Kewaunee County Land and Water Conservation Meeting Tuesday, the committee discussed implementation of the groundwater protection ordinance's first year and heard a scientific presentation on manure spraying.

The groundwater protection ordinance, which was approved by voters last year, prohibits manure spreading on fields with less than 20 feet to bedrock until April 15.

Davina Bonness reported that four farmers had been found in violation of the ordinance. She said that they would not be fined because it was their first violation....