Farmers, community members review water quality issues and strategies
Posted About One Year Ago by Tim Kowols
Water quality concerns are easing but not disappearing in Kewaunee County, adding to the renewed focus to the topic at the Peninsula Pride Farms annual meeting held in Luxemburg on Monday. One of the sessions featured a panel discussion with Kewaunee County Land and Water Conservation Department Director Davina Bonness, Door County Conservationist Tim Dahl, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Private Water Reporting and Compliance Enforcement Coordinator Sara Fry, and League of Women Voters of Door County Natural Resources Committee Chairperson Virge Temme. They discussed where the two counties have been with their water quality concerns and where they feel they are going, thanks to implementing new farming practices and government ordinances. Bonness said the combination of the two is making a difference in Kewaunee County, especially when it comes to lower amounts of E.Coli and other bacteria being detected in well tests. She added that they are trying to get more information on why they are seeing spikes in the detection of nitrates in well testing, specifically in the Casco area.
The panel was part of a larger event hosted by Peninsula Pride Farms that featured Lance Gunderson of Regen Soil Labs and Jamie Patton from the Natural Resources Conservation Services as guest speakers and the release of the conservation outcomes for 2024.
