Study follows path of pollution on river

From the Janesville Gazette

...Once the maximum load is approved, the DNR could require polluters to limit the waste running into the Rock River basin. That could mean some farms, municipalities or businesses would have to operate under restrictions.

IF YOU GO

What: Public hearing on the proposed "pollution budget" for the Rock River Basin

When: 1 p.m. Thursday

Where: Lake Mills Community Center, 200 Water Street, Lake Mills.

Details: The public can comment on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' proposed pollution reduction goals for the Rock River, its tributaries and lakes Koshkonong, Sinissippi and Fox.

If you can't go:

The DNR will accept written comment for another month. Mail letters to: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Watershed Management; Attention: Kevin Kirsch, WT/3; P.O. Box 7921; Madison, WI 53707-7921. Letters must be postmarked by Friday, Jan. 21. Or, e-mail comments to Kevin.Kirsch@Wisconsin.gov.