Representative Joel Kitchens and his Democratic opponent Kim Delorit Jensen both know a lot can be learned from the Total Daily Maximum Load study taking place in northeast Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is conducting the TMDL study on a number of waterways in the area, including the Ahnapee, Kewaunee, East Twin, and West Twin Rivers to get a gauge on the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter and still meet quality standards. The four waterways were all on the 2018 impaired waterways list. Both agree farmers play a role in changing the narrative. Kitchens says the information learned from the study can give farmers ideas of what to do next.

Jensen says activists and government leaders need to come together and have a conversation on how to move forward.

The Wisconsin DNR hosted its fourth and final webinar on the current progress of the TMDL study on Thursday. You can listen to the full interviews with Kitchens and Jensen on our Podcasts page at DoorCountyDailyNews.com.