RURAL WATER E-NEWS …………………………….……….….……………………………. 9/18/2024
Deadline For Lead And Copper Rule Revisions Service Line Inventory Approaching. All public water systems must submit their initial inventory by Oct. 16, 2024, make their initial inventory publicly accessible by Oct. 16, 2024, submit required information about inventory methods and completeness and how the inventory was made publicly accessible, and send consumer notices to all consumers served by service lines classified as lead, unknown or galvanized requiring replacement by Nov. 15, 2024. Service Line Inventory Requirements For Lead And Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) | | Wisconsin DNR
Wisconsin groundwater report released – Wisconsin lawmakers are seeing a new report about the issues facing groundwater in the Badger State. Seventy percent of Wisconsinites get their drinking water from groundwater, but for most counties in the state that water contains high levels of contaminants. Wisconsin groundwater report released | Things To Do | wkow.com
UWL research looks at how PFAS impact fish – PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, are showing up in waterways all over Wisconsin. The toxic chemicals have been found to be harmful to human health, and a recent study found more than 96% of adults in Wisconsin have detectable PFAS compounds in their blood. New UWL research is now exploring the affect PFAS has on fish health. UWL research looks at how PFAS impact fish | News | news8000.com
Next Phase of Work Begins on Heart of the Valley’s Interceptor Rehabilitation Project – Crews are entering the next phase of Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage District’s interceptor rehabilitation project. During a video inspection in 2022, surface corrosion was discovered in a 5.5-mile concrete pipe that carries wastewater from nearly 60,000 residents to the Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage District treatment plant in Kaukauna along the Fox River. The pipe was originally installed in 1977. By addressing the corrosion of the pipe now, the district will avoid a more costly repair or replacement at a later date and will prolong the life of the pipe by an estimated 50 years. Next Phase of Work Begins on Heart of the Valley’s Interceptor Rehabilitation Project | WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM · 1360 AM | Green Bay, WI
Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear case about DNR ability to make businesses clean up toxic spills – Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear case about DNR ability to make businesses clean up toxic spills Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear case about PFAS cleanup efforts (usatoday.com)
Oneida have never harvested wild rice. But ‘the rice wants to be here,’ so they’re learning – Tony Kuchma, wetlands program coordinator for the Oneida Nation, was exploring the tribe’s newly restored wetlands area one day about 15 years ago when he saw something that made him react as if he bumped into a Hollywood celebrity. “We’re not sure how the (wild) rice got there,” he said. “I was star-struck. No one reseeded it. It came back on its own. The rice was telling me it wants to be there.” Oneida have never harvested wild rice. But ‘the rice wants to be here,’ so they’re learning (msn.com)
Quote: “Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.” – Mary Engelbreit, American Artist