Let's protect, restore and preserve the rivers and waterways we love. While we can.
A letter from Dan Kohler, Wisconsin Environment Director:
I've started daydreaming about summer. I can't wait to get up to Door County and Lake Michigan, to get out fly fishing on a bubbling brook, or simply watch the sunset over Lake Mendota.
Like so many of us, I love summer on Wisconsin's waterways. But as you know, our lakes face threats from pollution, and each summer too many get choked with algae and weeds.
But there's good news: The Department of Natural Resources is proposing to strengthen rules to address the problem, specially the runoff pollution - sediment, manure and chemicals - that 'run off' into our waterways from agriculture, construction sites, sewers and roads.
The proposed rules will prevent excessive spreading of manure and fertilizer near waterways, and require municipalities to improve sewer systems to restrict sediment and chemicals from flowing directly into lakes and streams. If these proposed rules get adopted, they will reduce the main sources of the pollution that causes the algae blooms we see each summer choking our beaches and best fishing spots.
You can add your name to the petition here. Opponents representing big agribusiness and developers are trying to weaken the proposed rules, and they have a lot of clout. The DNR is taking comments until this Friday, March 12, so click through to add your voice.
Sincerely,
Dan Kohler
Wisconsin Environment Director
action@wisconsinenvironment.org
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