By Mark Evenstad
Apr 28, 2021 | 1:44 PM
The State of Wisconsin has reached a 242-thousand dollar settlement over a pair of manure spills in Vernon and La Crosse counties.
The agreements with K-and-D Manure Handling were brokered earlier this month and announced Monday. The spills happened in 2017 and 2019, causing fish kills both times in Otter Creek in Vernon County and Bostwick Creek in La Crosse County. Although Republican lawmakers passed a lame-duck law three years ago requiring Attorney General Josh Kaul to get their approval before signing off on settlements, the Department of Justice says the law wasn’t applied here because the settlements were reached before lawsuits were filed.
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Kaul reaches $242K settlement on manure spills
April 26, 2021 10:50 AM Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Attorney General Josh Kaul has reached a $242,000 settlement to resolve pollution violations resulting from manure spills in 2017 and 2019.
The state Justice Department announced the settlements with K&D Manure Handling, Inc. and Wild Rose Dairy LLC on Monday. They were brokered earlier this month.
State attorneys alleged K&D and Wild Rose caused spills in Otter Creek in Vernon County, resulting in fish kills. They also alleged K&D caused a spill in Bostwick Creek in La Crosse County, causing another fish kill.
Republicans passed a lame-duck law in 2018 that requires Kaul to get legislative approval before signing off on settlements, but DOJ officials said the law wasn’t triggered because the settlements were reached before lawsuits were filed.