LA FARGE - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) announced on Wednesday, Dec. 30, that they have reissued the five-year permit for the Wild Rose Dairy, and approved the dairy CAFO’s expansion plans.
The dairy, located in rural LaFarge has experienced two manure spills into Otter Creek in 2017 and in 2019 for which they have yet to be penalized.
...In
responding to comments from citizens opposing the reissuance of the
dairy’s permit, WDNR acknowledged that since the agency began to permit
large operations in 1974, to their knowledge, a WPDES permit “has never
been denied.” ...
Ken Notes: Wow this may be the problem. Two spills, no fines, and expansion is OK. We need to address this now before we have no small farms, no control, and more accidents. Maybe we should allow cities to treat their waste by spreading it on farm fields...
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