Waukesha, WI – Represented
by the WMC Litigation Center, Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and Venture
Dairy Cooperative filed an appeal on Friday in their case against the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The dairy groups argue
that DNR has exceeded its authority by requiring hundreds of Wisconsin farmers to obtain a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit.
This requirement for a discharge permit – which is separate from the ban on unauthorized discharges – creates a “failure to apply” liability for farmers, resulting in far greater compliance costs and time associated with this additional layer of burdensome regulation.
“Larger-scale farms in Wisconsin are already some of the most regulated entities in our state and nationally, and this permit requirement simply creates additional burdens on our agricultural community,” said WMC Litigation Center Executive Director Scott Rosenow. “Further, DNR has exceeded its authority, in violation of Wisconsin’s uniformity requirement, by being inconsistent with federal law.”....
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