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Wisconsin DNR names 240 new waters as impaired
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has named 240 new waterways as impaired, which means they need plans for reducing pollution.
The DNR said this week that of those, 183 of them are lakes or river stretches that exceed more restrictive phosphorous standards that took effect in December 2010.
Sharon Gayan is director of the DNR bureau for water quality.
She says the past five years DNR has assessed more than 6,000 waterways and more than 80 percent are in good condition.
Read more: http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/wisconsin-dnr-names-new-waters-as-impaired/article_11e4a48c-cbc4-11e7-9cd4-73ef2be3550c.html
