From Kriss Marion
President, Wisconsin Farmers Union, South Central Chapter
Blanchardville
To the editor:
Dear Green County Community,
Tonight, March 8, the Green County Board of Supervisors will vote whether to conduct a Comprehensive Groundwater Study through researchers at University of Wisconsin-Extension - and how very fitting that the decision will be considered during National Groundwater Awareness Week.
As the leader of a local family farm and rural advocacy organization, I want to very much applaud the work of citizens, county employees and the Green County Land and Water Conservation and Finance Committees for putting many hours into crafting and recommending this terrific proposal for a study that will enable our local leaders to take a closer look at our community's water resources. With this detailed hydrogeologic survey in hand, we will be able to make plans to keep our water clean and safe for years to come.
Iowa County recently conducted a similar study, and other counties throughout Wisconsin are considering taking advantage of new advances in mapping technology and research methods that allow communities to update the groundwater information available to them. Kudos to Green County for being at the forefront of this movement.
National water disasters in Flint, Michigan, and Des Moines, Iowa, as well as recent events closer to home, like the fish kill in Fennimore and the 2015 finding that more than 30 percent of private wells in Kewaunee County are contaminated, have demonstrated conclusively that we can't act fast enough to become educated on the condition of and possible threats to our shared groundwater.
I encourage all residents of Green County to celebrate Groundwater Awareness Week by calling your county supervisor and affirming a "yes" vote on the Groundwater Study. Better yet, come out to the Courthouse tomorrow and stand to witness this very important decision for the future of our water at the board meeting at 7 p.m. tonight.
President, Wisconsin Farmers Union, South Central Chapter
Blanchardville
To the editor:
Dear Green County Community,
Tonight, March 8, the Green County Board of Supervisors will vote whether to conduct a Comprehensive Groundwater Study through researchers at University of Wisconsin-Extension - and how very fitting that the decision will be considered during National Groundwater Awareness Week.
As the leader of a local family farm and rural advocacy organization, I want to very much applaud the work of citizens, county employees and the Green County Land and Water Conservation and Finance Committees for putting many hours into crafting and recommending this terrific proposal for a study that will enable our local leaders to take a closer look at our community's water resources. With this detailed hydrogeologic survey in hand, we will be able to make plans to keep our water clean and safe for years to come.
Iowa County recently conducted a similar study, and other counties throughout Wisconsin are considering taking advantage of new advances in mapping technology and research methods that allow communities to update the groundwater information available to them. Kudos to Green County for being at the forefront of this movement.
National water disasters in Flint, Michigan, and Des Moines, Iowa, as well as recent events closer to home, like the fish kill in Fennimore and the 2015 finding that more than 30 percent of private wells in Kewaunee County are contaminated, have demonstrated conclusively that we can't act fast enough to become educated on the condition of and possible threats to our shared groundwater.
I encourage all residents of Green County to celebrate Groundwater Awareness Week by calling your county supervisor and affirming a "yes" vote on the Groundwater Study. Better yet, come out to the Courthouse tomorrow and stand to witness this very important decision for the future of our water at the board meeting at 7 p.m. tonight.
