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Farmers push bills to ease drainage ditch rules in Wisconsin
At a July hearing in Madison farmers urged rollbacks on permit regulations for farm drainage ditches. Testimony supported three bills allowing non navigable ditches to be cleaned without DNR permits while limiting oversight for navigable waters and shoreland rules. DNR official cited wetlands legislation as a balanced alternative.
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Wisconsin Assembly Committee On Environmental Resources
Wisconsin
Court of Appeals
DNR
State
Dwyer
Steve Slinger
Randolph
Wisconsin Muck Farmers Association
Michael Vaughan
Madison
Harold Sargent
Antigo
Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
Robert Roden
Bureau of Water Regulation and Zoning
Roden
Natural Resources Board
Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
The
Agriculture Board
Wisconsin Farm Bureau