[CPEO-MEF] WATER: Wisconsin approves alternate water at Badger Plant

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DNR OK with Army water plan to replace at-risk wells near Badger

BY TIM DAMOS
BARABOO NEWS REPUBLIC (WI)
July 1, 2012

A state agency has stamped its seal of approval on the U.S. Army’s  
plan to install a public water system for residents near the  
contaminated Badger Ammunition Plant.

In a decision released late last week, the state Department of  
Natural Resources placed conditions on its approval that will require  
the Army to provide evidence of the plan’s effectiveness as it is  
carried out.

"If the chosen remedy is not effective, the DNR has the authority to  
require that the Army take additional action to address concerns at  
the site," said DNR Drinking Water and Ground Water Supervisor Eileen  
Pierce.

The plan has been controversial because if the public water system is  
installed and citizens no longer drink from their private wells, the  
Army would be permitted to phase out its groundwater treatment system.


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