State News
Water fees viewed as economic spark
The Business Journal of Milwaukee (3/12)
A recent poll indicates rank-and-file citizens also understand the impact water can have on the local economy and they are willing to pay higher rates for water if the additional fees are earmarked to help grow businesses in southeast Wisconsin.
Specialist: Asian carp potential problem
Herald Times Reporter (3/11)
DNA evidence suggests that there is a low abundance of Asian carp, if any, in Lake Michigan. A Wisconsin Sea Grant researcher says population numbers are an important factor in establishment.
EDITORIAL: Protect the aquifers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/11)
With two of the Great Lakes lapping the Wisconsin's shores, water supply shouldn't be a problem. But appearances are deceiving. It's time for the state Legislature to approve a bill protecting groundwater supplies and better regulating them in sensitive areas.
Sheboygan County WI still hoping for dune restoration
Sheboygan Press (3/10)
Sheboygan County officials will seek federal funding to transform the Amsterdam Dunes property into a nature preserve. The 323-acre site represents one of the last considerable expanses of undeveloped wilderness on the western shores of Lake Michigan.
Site helps to identify at-risk inland lakes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/9)
Resource managers and cottage owners have a new tool in the fight to keep inland lakes from being infested by zebra mussels. A web site from the U. of Wisc.-Madison will help property owners determine how vulnerable their lakes are to an invasion.
Marquette, UWM launch joint research program for water industry
Milwuakee Journal Sentinel (3/9)
Marquette Univ. and the Univ. of Wisc.-Milwaukee have launched a shared research program called the Industrial/University Cooperative Research Center linking university researchers with water-engineering companies.
State Beach Resources
Beach Health
Wisconsin Great Lakes Beaches
Beach Health allows access to information on Great Lakes beaches in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Beach Monitoring and Closure/Advisory Practices
Natural Resources Defense Council
Wisconsin beach map and information on beach monitoring and closings.
State Beaches
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