CNOW Week of Oct. 4, 2021
This week's notices:
- Oppose AB 500: Injecting Pollution Into Our Groundwater
- Oppose AB 505: Poisoning Our Ponds
- Oppose AB 521: Mangling Floodplain Management
Oppose AB 500: Injecting Pollution Into Our Groundwater
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose AB 500, which is before the Assembly Committee on Environment on Wednesday.
Groundwater is the source of drinking water for a large majority of Wisconsinites. Wisconsin has an obligation to ensure we are keeping our groundwater free of pollution whenever possible. AB 500 would permit the installation of certain groundwater recharge systems that would allow potentially polluted surface waters to be injected into our groundwater. This process would unnecessarily put our drinking water sources at risk.
Oppose AB 505: Poisoning Our Ponds
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose AB 505, which is before the Assembly Committee on Environment on Wednesday.
Wisconsinites should have a right to know and influence what chemicals are being added to our water. AB 505 allows individuals to add certain chemicals to shared waters without DNR oversight and without the consent of impacted neighbors.
Oppose AB 521: Mangling Floodplain Management
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose AB 521, which is before the Assembly Committee on Local Government on Wednesday.
With the growing unpredictability of intensified climate change-related flooding, we need nimble floodplain management strategies that pay attention to the unique needs of local communities. AB 521 restricts the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR’s) capacity to manage structures in Wisconsin floodplains, limiting floodplain management approaches to those authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This overly broad approach takes us in the wrong direction by undermining the DNR’s capacity to implement additional public safety-based measures adapted to community-specific consequences of climate change.
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