A Central Wisconsin Lawmaker Intends to Sponsor High Capacity Well Legislation Again
Monday, June 13th, 2016 -- 8:12 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -A central Wisconsin lawmaker who has been pushing for more regulations on where and when high-capacity wells can be drilled says he intends to sponsor legislation once again before this fall's general election.Rep. Scott Krug, who's been critical of the state's current well permitting process, unsuccessfully proposed a bill last year that would require the Department of Natural Resources to create procedures for determining minimum rate flows of streams and lake water levels necessary to avoid harm to local aquifers.
The Nekoosa Republican was responding to the DNR's decision last week to change its high-capacity well application procedures to match the May 10 legal opinion issued by Attorney General Brad Schimel, who concluded that the DNR does not have the legal right to regulate such wells based on how they could potentially effect nearby bodies of water. Krug has attempted to implement stricter policies for each of the past two sessions. But many business and environmental groups have been opposed to his efforts.
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