Clean Water Lobby Day
Join hundreds of fellow clean water advocates on January 30, 2020 in Madison to speak directly to legislators about the importance of clean water! Your voice alone carries great power. […]
Category: Lake Policy
Happy Thanksgiving from Wisconsin Lakes!
To all of our members and all those who work for the betterment of Wisconsin’s waters, we offer our heartfelt thanks! By Michael Engleson, WI Lakes Executive Director Once again, […]
Wisconsin needs standards for PFAS. Now.
Wisconsin Lakes Supports WDNR Rulemakings to set standards and rules for emerging pollutant levels in surface, ground, and drinking waters. Wisconsin Lakes submitted comments to the Wisconsin Department of Resources […]
Court rules towns hold power to regulate lot width on shorelands
Town of Newbold decision affirms the use of subdivision authority to set minimum lot sizes in shoreland areas By Wisconsin Lakes staff Towns may regulate minimum lot sizes in their […]
Water Quality Hearings Enter Stretch Run
Hearings scheduled for Sept 4 and 5 in Menomonie and Superior The Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force will hold the final two of thirteen public hearings Sept. 4 in Menomonie […]
Water Quality Task Force Heads to Milwaukee
Invited guests and the public to be heard by legislators Tuesday, August 13 at UW-Milwaukee The Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force, a bipartisan joint committee of both houses of the Wisconsin […]
Less Than a Week to Weigh in On Surface Water Grant Changes
Public Comment Period on NR193 Ends Wed, July 24, 2019 By Wisconsin Lakes staff The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources continues to accept public written comments on its revision of […]
Time to Comment on DNR Water Grant Program Revision
DNR Announces Public Comment Period for Its Surface Water Grants Code Revision Wisconsin DNR recently published the following announcement regarding the revision of its surface water grants program. Public comment […]
DNR Working Hard on Lakes
Weekly Update Features Several Lake Related Items, Including a Public Comment Period on Surface Water Grants By Wisconsin Lakes Staff Just about every week, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources […]
Speak for Clean Water – Round 3-4
Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force to Hold Hearings June 12 and 13 The Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force, a bipartisan joint committee of both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature will […]