The extreme drought of 2021 brought a record drawdown in private wells often exacerbated by agricultural irrigators pitting neighbors against one another in rural pockets of the state s western edge.
The bill would give the DNR a slate of new accountability measures for water users who violate their permits. It would increase the maximum penalty to $40,000, and require payment for serious or repeat violations.
The bill would give the DNR a slate of new accountability measures for water users who violate their permits. It would increase the maximum penalty to $40,000, and require payment for serious or repeat violations.