Public Health
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Reminder: ‘Protecting The People – Safe Drinking Water For All’ Webinar Oct. 12
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding the public that the last of three Safe Water For All educational webinars, Threats on Tap: Marginalized Communities, will take place 12-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
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DNR Listening Session #16 Regarding PFAS in Marinette-Peshtigo Area
PFAS contamination has been detected in the Marinette and Peshtigo area in soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, private drinking water wells and biosolids. The DNR has scheduled a series of listening sessions to ensure that the public…
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DNR Listening Session #16 Regarding PFAS in Marinette-Peshtigo Area
PFAS contamination has been detected in the Marinette and Peshtigo area in soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, private drinking water wells and biosolids. The DNR has scheduled a series of listening sessions to ensure that the public…
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DNR PFAS Technical Group Meeting
The second meeting of the PFAS Technical Group will focus on PFAS and airports, with special guests from Michigan and the Battelle Memorial Institute.
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DNR PFAS External Advisory Group Meeting
This is a DNR PFAS External Advisory Group Meeting.
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DNR To Host ‘Protecting The People – Safe Drinking Water For All’ Webinar Oct. 12
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host the last of three educational webinars, Protecting The People - Safe Drinking Water For All, from 12-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of City Of St. Francis Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of St. Francis is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of lead service lines throughout the City of St. Francis.
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DNR Confirms Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease In La Crosse County Deer
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms that a tissue sample collected from a deer in La Crosse County tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease. The disease was detected after a landowner reported eight dead deer on a 200-acre property south of La Crosse.
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Virtual CWD Response Plan Review Committee Meeting Oct. 1
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the department will host the first Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Response Plan Committee meeting 9 - 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1. The committee will discuss the upcoming review process during which it will examine plan progress of goals and objectives.
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New Baiting And Feeding Ban In Effect For Outagamie And Calumet Counties Beginning Oct. 1
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received notification from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Outagamie County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). With this new CWD detection, Outagamie County is now considered a CWD-affected county.