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blog BY mikek.trout ON February 29 - 0 COMMENTS
High Capacity Well Permits need Periodic Review Posted in
Senate Bill 239 / Assembly Bill 874 allows high capacity wells to be rebuilt, moved, repaired, and transferred without any review. Effectively, the bill allows that permits issues to high capacity wells are PERMANENT.
Wisconsin Trout Unlimited is strongly opposed to permanent high capacity well... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON February 26 - 0 COMMENTS
Legislative Update - Railroad Crossing and High Capacity Well bills Posted in
HELP US PASS THE RAILROAD CROSSING BILL (SB 734 / AB 876).
The Railroad Crossing Bill would allow hunters and anglers to cross a railroad track that divides two pieces of public lands. This bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety... but left off the agenda... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON February 17 - 0 COMMENTS
URGENT - GROUNDWATER UPDATE Posted in
Senate Bill 239 / Assembly Bill 874 allows high capacity wells to be rebuilt, moved, repaired, and transferred without any review. Effectively, the bill allows that permits issues to high capacity wells are PERMANENT.
Wisconsin Trout Unlimted is strongly opposed to permanent high capacity well... [ READ MORE... ]
Posted in
Public Hearing Wed. Feb. 10. 11:01 am North Hearing Room (2nd floor North)
AB: 874 - Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires a person to obtain approval from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) before constructing or operating a high capacity well,which is... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON January 29 - 0 COMMENTS
Fish Farm Bill (AB 640) Gets Public Hearing Posted in
AB 640 - Fish Farm Bill - PUBLIC HEARINGTues. Feb. 2, 201611:01 am State Capitol room 328 NorthwestAssembly Committee on Environment and Forestryhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2…/committees/assembly/1403
Please note that 2 amendments to the original bill have been proposed. We encourage folks to... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON January 27 - 0 COMMENTS
Fish Farming Bill UPDATE Posted in
As many have seen, there has been one amendment already made to the fish farming bill (SB 493 / AB 640), which works to address some of Trout Unlimited's concerns with the bill. The amendment works to significantly limit dam minimum flow issues, and removes that portion of the bill which re-... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON January 8 - 3 COMMENTS
ACTION ALERT: TU reacts to SB493: the "Fish Farming Bill" Posted in
Earlier this week, a Senate Bill (SB 493) was introduced by Senators Thomas Tiffany and Richard Gudex. SB 493 would greatly expand the ability to use natural water bodies for fish farming operations.
SB 493 was introduced on January 4, 2016, and was the subject of a public hearing just 24 hours... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON December 21 - 0 COMMENTS
ACTION ALERT: DNR Land Sales could affect access to trout waters Posted in
A message from Linn Beck, WITU Council Chair:
Dear Friend of Wisconsin TU,
Thank all of you for contacting all of the DNR representatives and expressing your concerns on the properties that were proposed to be coming up for sale by the state. The review process on these properties will be... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON December 4 - 0 COMMENTS
DU / TU Weigh in on Groundwater Posted in
DU_TUGroundwater_Letter_Final.pdf
Two of the nations leading conservation organizations offer suggested changes to pending groundwater legislation in Wisconsin.
The letter refers to Senate Bill 291 which aims for comprehensive reforms to how groundwater is managed in Wisconsin. The same bill has... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON November 11 - 0 COMMENTS
2016 WITU Banquet Tickets Available Now Posted in
We are pleased to announce that the 2016 Wisconsin TU Banquet will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
As most know, our annual banquet is the State Council’s largest fundraiser, and is incredibly important to our group. The funds we raise at this event helps make Wisconsin TU's mission... [ READ MORE... ]