On September 7th, Governor Evers signed his approval to lower site-specific phosphorus criteria in Lac Courte Oreilles to 10 ug/L. Unfortunately, efforts for meeting this criteria are on a voluntary basis. Nonetheless, the rule was proposed by the Natural Resources Board on July 6th after a unanimous vote.

The next step in the process will be reviews by the Wisconsin Legislative standing committees; one in the Senate and one in the Assembly. We can expect a 30-60 review that will wrap up by the middle of November.

Stay tuned for updates on this initiative!

To view the approval letter, click here.