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’ was in violation dur »ber and November, arks Director Tom jportation committee d Thursday that the f fines of between $250d the county Oct. 26 or that month r, Peter Bumo, has ful-lautz said The county vict Bumo, who held aise of failures to oper-f-reed to leave in ex-ig back taxes that he he Stebbinsville DamLegatesAdv!ce/5BWeather/6BThe Janesville Gazette, Friday, December it, 1998 IBon the Yahara River Kautz told the committee that the county will eat about $ 16,000 in back taxes.Bumo took over the dam in 1976, in tending to generate electrical power and sell it to a utility.Burno never generated power He has charged that the DNR s operating order made it impractical to make electricity at Indianford The order mandates that the water level above the dam be kept too low, Bumo has saidWatertown businessman Tom Reiss, though, is studying the feasibility of electrical generation at Indianford under a federal permit. The county has an oral agreement with Reiss for his company totake over operation of the dam, Kautzsaid. SKsaid.Reiss wall try to get the county back into compliance with the understanding that he will be reimbursed for time and materials, said Terryf May bee. a committee member and chairman of the county board.One of the reasons the county boardmeeting was postponed from this weekwas to allow some of the details to be worked out with Reiss, Maybee saidKautz believes the DNR started formal action on violations of the operating order due to complaints from hunters that water in the marshes was too high, he said“The DNR is aware we are taking positive steps to correct the problems,” KautzMeanwhile, the county is reviewing a contract with UW Extension to study the economic impact of removing the dam. The contract calls for Rock County and Jefferson County to each pay $1,500 for the studyFuel tankirks airport dealerMore strineent rulesmmROCK COUNTYto cost operator moreBy Steve EngelbertG.vene StaffPhil Bout well, assistant to the county administrator, also came down on the siae ofmore safetvThe rules for underground fuel tanks at Rock County Airport will remain in place, much to the disgust of Mark JacobsonJacobson is president of Black-hawk Aviation Properties, which is a fixed-base operator at the airport FBOs are like gas stations for aircraft“If you reduce standards, you are setting a precedent Bout wellIf you look at t he worst -case scenario, if you have a major leak, it sgoingtobe 12.000gallons That will be very expensive Ultimately. Hus is a county-owned propertyJacobson s business has a fuel tank installed in 1980 State regulations require that either a liner or cathodie protection be installedon such tanksBout well means that because the county owns the airport.bears the final responsibility for the land If costs to clean a spill exceed insurance coverage, countytaxpayers would face t he billRock County, though, has morestringent standards and will not permit the cheaper cathodic protection, which consists of running constant electrical current to thetank to monitor it for leaksThey go after the one with the deepest pockets, Ron Burdick, airport director, said after themeeting ISDave Holman of the Rock County Health Department asked thetransportation committee of the county board Thursday to retain its present regulationJacobson continued to argue that the cathode system at least guarantees that any leak would bediscovered. Tanks with liners undergo periodic inspections, which is how ensuing problems are dis covered, he saidWhat we have is a 20-year-old steel tank. ‘ he said, showing partsnf a ftimilar f ank that umr# himnv“We*re monitoring constantly he said Tm going to have msur ance for $1 million You've got proAM-
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Janesville Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Dec 11, 1998
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