[CPEO-MEF] WATER: Badger Ammo Plant (WI) proposes municipal supply

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Army proposes water district around Badger Ammo

by Andrew Beckett
Wisconsin Radio Network
September 30, 2010

The clean-up efforts around the former Badger Ammunition Plant outside 
Baraboo are winding down, but concerns about water contamination from 
the facility still persist among residents of the area. The U.S. Army is 
hoping to address those concerns with a proposed municipal water 
district serving the region.

The Army does routine testing of private wells in the area surrounding 
the plant. While they haven't found dangerous signs of contamination, 
plant spokeswoman Joan Kenney says some residents remain worried about 
the long term safety of water supplies.

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For the entire story, see
http://www.wrn.com/2010/09/army-proposes-water-district-around-badger-ammo/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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