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February 4, 2012
Save Copper Creek
Dr. Long has decided to proceed with the test well near Copper Creek. This Wisconsin State Journal article was printed in the La Crosse Tribune and covers this development: http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/crawford-well-plan-moves-forward/article_3c05704a-3f32-11e1-8720-0019bb2963f4.html

Attorneys and scientists will be monitoring the test well operation on behalf of our organization. We will keep you informed.

January 2012
Crawford Stewardship Project has been awarded a $3,200 grant by Wisconsin Community Fund to use to work on the sand mining issue and sustainable development in Crawford County,

August 15, 2011
Crawford Stewardship Project has been awarded a $4,000 grant by RESIST, Inc., a national progressive foundation based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Saturday, June 11, 2011
Karst Identification Workshop, 10:00-2:00. Join Dr. Kelvin Rodolfo for this free presentation and discussion of karst geology. Field trip to nearby karst features. Bring your own bag lunch, beverages provided. Co-sponosored by Crawford Stewardship Project, 608-735-4277 and the Soldiers Grove Public Library, 608-624-5815

July 13, 2011
Letter to DNR - Comments on the “Comment Summary and Response Related to a Proposed High Capacity Well Near Mount Sterling, WI

"On behalf of the 900 supporters of Crawford Stewardship Project, I am registering our opposition to granting approval of the high capacity well proposal of Darrell Long in Utica Township. Our opposition is based on the comments made by hydrogeologist Bob Nauta and the lack of study on effects on fish and other habitat of Copper Creek." Read more...

July 13, 2011
Comments to DNR Wasau on the proposed Richfield Dairy CAFO owned by Milkscource

June 24, 2011
Update on High Capacity Well from Save Copper Creek.
Read more...

June 11, 2011
Karst Workshop with Dr. Kevin Rudolfo - free presentation and discussion of karst geology. Field trip to nearby karst features.
Read report. . .

June 7, 2011
A group of local citizens has formed an organization called "Save Copper Creek" to fight a proposed high-capacity well in the Town of Utica. A resident of Lima, Ohio, Dr. Darrell Long, has asked the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to approve the drilling of a well on his property just west of Mt. Sterling and within 500 feet of the North Branch of Copper Creek, a Class I trout stream. The pump would have a pumping capacity of as much as 500,000 gallons per day. Fifty to 100 tanker trucks could be filled daily and the bulk water would be trucked away and sold.

Save Copper Creek will be affiliated with the Gays Mills umbrella organization, Kickapoo Cultural Exchange, which is a 501 (c) 3 organization; thus, donations to Save Copper Creek are tax deductible.

Save Copper Creek welcomes concerned citizens to become involved in the organization. Inquiries can be made to Bob Van Hoesen, 18641 Gays View Road, Gays Mills, WI 54631, or at 735-4117 or bobdana@mwt.net. Donations can be made out to "Save Copper Creek" and sent to the above address.

Read more...

May 13, 2011
CSP sent a Letter to the DNR about Proposed High Capacity Well

May 10, 2011
A High Capacity Well is being proposed by Mr. Darrell Long for the North Branch of Copper Creek in Utica Township.

Crawford Stewardship Project representatives and neighbors met by phone with Mr. Lawrence Lynch of the DNR and Mr. Darrell Long, the owner of the proposed high capacity well. This well could take as much as 500,000 gallons of water per day from our local aquifer. Suggested actions:

Read the Environmental Assessment on the DNR website at: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/es/science/eis/eis.htm

Send Comments to: Lawrence.lynch@wisconsin.gov. Lawrence Lynch, Hydrogeologist, 101 S. Webster St., Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707, 608-267-7553. Email is preferred. Official comment deadline is May 16, but Mr. Lynch said he will take comments the week of May 16.

Read more...

March 24, 2011
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued their decision in Anderson v DNR today. The Court really got it wrong. They denied the right for citizens to challenge state-issued pollution discharge permits when the terms don’t comply with Clean Water Act requirements. Justice Ziegler may have just as well said let them eat cake when directing citizens to federal courts of appeal as their only venue. The Seventh Circuit court of appeals has clearly said they will not review state-issued permits. The Fort James permit allowed unlimited discharges of mercury, a known neurotoxin, but citizens have been told they have no access to the legal system to challenge the permit for non-compliance with federal standards. Please stand shoulder to shoulder with us as we fight the war on public health and the environment on multiple fronts.I knew you would want to hear about this alarming development in the fight for public participation and clean water in Wisconsin. It is critical that we stand together at this time and work to restore the people's right to have a say in the health and safety of our environment!
- Kim Wright
http://www.midwestadvocates.org/archive/fort%20james/index.htm

March 12, 2011
About 85,000 people flooded the State Captiol March 12 to join the farmers Tractorcade protest led by Wisconsin Farmers Union, Family Farm Defenders, and Land Stewardship Project. Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network along with CSP supporters joined the parade with the now famous “Herd of Cows” with the message of “Solidarity”.
Report and more pictures....

March 9, 2011
Letter to Senator Kohl - About Funding Bill to Threaten Clean Air and Water. It includes measures that would threaten our public health and environments. Under this bill, the Environmental Protection Agency would be barred from taking any action to clean up carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants from coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other industrial pollution

March 3, 2011
CSP joined with over 100 people gathered in Viroqua at a Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network (SRWN)-organized rally unifying a number of groups concerned about the governor’s budget bills and other actions that impact rural Wisconsin. Read the report...

February 24, 2011
Letter to Senator Dan Kapanke Information presented to Senator Kapanke's aide at his Feb 25 listening session in Gays Mills. Since he is now Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, we want to inform him of our concerns in this region of the state.

February 18, 2011
CSP signs on to High Voltage Powerline Letter

February 2011
Rock Prairie Dairy
Letter from CSP to the DNR. This CAFO is going to have the largest manure storage facility in the state. Letter DNR environmental assessment

December 2010
The Food & Climate Connecton
Here's an interesting discussion on global warming and factory farming
http://www.organicconsumers.org/
articles/article_22129.cfm

September 2010
CSP Newsletter
Downloadable version - PDF

April 6 2010
DNR Public Hearing on General Permit for CAFOs

March 5 2010
WRSN ACTION ALERT - A Public Hearing regarding the DNR's intent to reissue a WPDES permit for Larson Acres near Evansville, Rock County

December 1 2009
Action at the Dairy Business Association Annual Meeting - News Release

November 25 2009
Concerns about Crawford County Operation - CAFO over limit without permit

May 14 2009
State Representatives Address Water Quality and CAFO Issues

September 2008
CSP Newsletter
Download Printable Version (PDF)

May 2008
CSP Newsletter - PDF

May 2008
CSP Update

April 2008
CSP Update

November 2007
CSP Update

November 2007
CSP Newsletter

			Crawford Stewardship Project works to protect the environment of Crawford County from threats such as those posed by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and to promote sustainable land use, local control of natural resources, and environmental justice. Crawford Stewardship Project is a nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible. Support CSP Send a check to: Crawford Stewardship Project P.O. Box 284 Gays Mills, WI 54631 csp.county@gmail.com
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	Ongoing Projects Sand Mining Crawford County CAFOs Water Quality and CAFO Monitoring Karst Geology Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network-SRWN Livestock Siting Law & State CAFO Permitting Crawford Stewardship Project is grateful for the generous support of the Wisconsin Community Fund. Order your Driftless Wisconsin poster today! "CAFOs are only profitable because so much of the cost and damage is externalized onto the environment, neighbors and wildlife. The monitoring, supervision, clean-up, restitution, fines are not happening, thus the true cost of CAFOs never find the way onto the balance books." Talking point from the CAFO Conference.	News February 4, 2012 Save Copper Creek Dr. Long has decided to proceed with the test well near Copper Creek. This Wisconsin State Journal article was printed in the La Crosse Tribune and covers this development: http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/crawford-well-plan-moves-forward/article_3c05704a-3f32-11e1-8720-0019bb2963f4.html Attorneys and scientists will be monitoring the test well operation on behalf of our organization. We will keep you informed. January 2012 Crawford Stewardship Project has been awarded a $3,200 grant by Wisconsin Community Fund to use to work on the sand mining issue and sustainable development in Crawford County, August 15, 2011 Crawford Stewardship Project has been awarded a $4,000 grant by RESIST, Inc., a national progressive foundation based in Somerville, Massachusetts. Saturday, June 11, 2011 Karst Identification Workshop, 10:00-2:00. Join Dr. Kelvin Rodolfo for this free presentation and discussion of karst geology. Field trip to nearby karst features. Bring your own bag lunch, beverages provided. Co-sponosored by Crawford Stewardship Project, 608-735-4277 and the Soldiers Grove Public Library, 608-624-5815 July 13, 2011 Letter to DNR - Comments on the “Comment Summary and Response Related to a Proposed High Capacity Well Near Mount Sterling, WI "On behalf of the 900 supporters of Crawford Stewardship Project, I am registering our opposition to granting approval of the high capacity well proposal of Darrell Long in Utica Township. Our opposition is based on the comments made by hydrogeologist Bob Nauta and the lack of study on effects on fish and other habitat of Copper Creek." Read more... July 13, 2011 Comments to DNR Wasau on the proposed Richfield Dairy CAFO owned by Milkscource June 24, 2011 Update on High Capacity Well from Save Copper Creek. Read more... June 11, 2011 Karst Workshop with Dr. Kevin Rudolfo - free presentation and discussion of karst geology. Field trip to nearby karst features. Read report. . . June 7, 2011 A group of local citizens has formed an organization called "Save Copper Creek" to fight a proposed high-capacity well in the Town of Utica. A resident of Lima, Ohio, Dr. Darrell Long, has asked the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to approve the drilling of a well on his property just west of Mt. Sterling and within 500 feet of the North Branch of Copper Creek, a Class I trout stream. The pump would have a pumping capacity of as much as 500,000 gallons per day. Fifty to 100 tanker trucks could be filled daily and the bulk water would be trucked away and sold. Save Copper Creek will be affiliated with the Gays Mills umbrella organization, Kickapoo Cultural Exchange, which is a 501 (c) 3 organization; thus, donations to Save Copper Creek are tax deductible. Save Copper Creek welcomes concerned citizens to become involved in the organization. Inquiries can be made to Bob Van Hoesen, 18641 Gays View Road, Gays Mills, WI 54631, or at 735-4117 or bobdana@mwt.net. Donations can be made out to "Save Copper Creek" and sent to the above address. Read more... May 13, 2011 CSP sent a Letter to the DNR about Proposed High Capacity Well May 10, 2011 A High Capacity Well is being proposed by Mr. Darrell Long for the North Branch of Copper Creek in Utica Township. Crawford Stewardship Project representatives and neighbors met by phone with Mr. Lawrence Lynch of the DNR and Mr. Darrell Long, the owner of the proposed high capacity well. This well could take as much as 500,000 gallons of water per day from our local aquifer. Suggested actions: Read the Environmental Assessment on the DNR website at: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/es/science/eis/eis.htm Send Comments to: Lawrence.lynch@wisconsin.gov. Lawrence Lynch, Hydrogeologist, 101 S. Webster St., Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707, 608-267-7553. Email is preferred. Official comment deadline is May 16, but Mr. Lynch said he will take comments the week of May 16. Read more... March 24, 2011 The Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued their decision in Anderson v DNR today. The Court really got it wrong. They denied the right for citizens to challenge state-issued pollution discharge permits when the terms don’t comply with Clean Water Act requirements. Justice Ziegler may have just as well said let them eat cake when directing citizens to federal courts of appeal as their only venue. The Seventh Circuit court of appeals has clearly said they will not review state-issued permits. The Fort James permit allowed unlimited discharges of mercury, a known neurotoxin, but citizens have been told they have no access to the legal system to challenge the permit for non-compliance with federal standards. Please stand shoulder to shoulder with us as we fight the war on public health and the environment on multiple fronts.I knew you would want to hear about this alarming development in the fight for public participation and clean water in Wisconsin. It is critical that we stand together at this time and work to restore the people's right to have a say in the health and safety of our environment! - Kim Wright http://www.midwestadvocates.org/archive/fort%20james/index.htm March 12, 2011 About 85,000 people flooded the State Captiol March 12 to join the farmers Tractorcade protest led by Wisconsin Farmers Union, Family Farm Defenders, and Land Stewardship Project. Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network along with CSP supporters joined the parade with the now famous “Herd of Cows” with the message of “Solidarity”. Report and more pictures.... March 9, 2011 Letter to Senator Kohl - About Funding Bill to Threaten Clean Air and Water. It includes measures that would threaten our public health and environments. Under this bill, the Environmental Protection Agency would be barred from taking any action to clean up carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants from coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other industrial pollution March 3, 2011 CSP joined with over 100 people gathered in Viroqua at a Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network (SRWN)-organized rally unifying a number of groups concerned about the governor’s budget bills and other actions that impact rural Wisconsin. Read the report... February 24, 2011 Letter to Senator Dan Kapanke Information presented to Senator Kapanke's aide at his Feb 25 listening session in Gays Mills. Since he is now Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, we want to inform him of our concerns in this region of the state. February 18, 2011 CSP signs on to High Voltage Powerline Letter February 2011 Rock Prairie Dairy Letter from CSP to the DNR. This CAFO is going to have the largest manure storage facility in the state. Letter DNR environmental assessment December 2010 *The Food & Climate Connecton* Here's an interesting discussion on global warming and factory farming http://www.organicconsumers.org/ articles/article_22129.cfm September 2010 CSP Newsletter Downloadable version - PDF April 6 2010 DNR Public Hearing on General Permit for CAFOs March 5 2010 WRSN ACTION ALERT - A Public Hearing regarding the DNR's intent to reissue a WPDES permit for Larson Acres near Evansville, Rock County December 1 2009 Action at the Dairy Business Association Annual Meeting - News Release November 25 2009 Concerns about Crawford County Operation - CAFO over limit without permit May 14 2009 State Representatives Address Water Quality and CAFO Issues September 2008 CSP Newsletter Download Printable Version (PDF) May 2008 CSP Newsletter - PDF May 2008 CSP Update April 2008 CSP Update November 2007 CSP Update November 2007 CSP Newsletter		Newsletter Fall 2011 Newsletter Spring 2011 Newletter Fall 2010 Newsletter 2009 Newsletter Fall 2008 Newsletter Spring 2008 June 24th DNR Comments and Response Document on High Capacity Well CSP Letter to the DNR about Proposed High Capacity Well Letter to the Editor March 12, 2011 Crawford County Copper Creek High Capacity Well Information