Kevin Masarik, a groundwater education specialist at UW-Stevens Point’s Center for Watershed Science and Education.

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Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week Goes Virtual
Press Release

Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week Goes Virtual

Residents encouraged to learn about the impact of road salt from free programs

Tainted Water: Wisconsin A Leader in Strontium Pollution
Tainted Water

Wisconsin A Leader in Strontium Pollution

73 of 100 worst readings in strontium-laced drinking water were in Waukesha, Brookfield, other towns.

Tainted Water: State’s Drinking Water Has Radium Problem
Tainted Water

State’s Drinking Water Has Radium Problem

Waukesha is among dozens of communities in Wisconsin with radium-tainted well water.

Tainted Water: Arsenic Still Poisons Many Wells
Tainted Water

Arsenic Still Poisons Many Wells

Despite state efforts, problem persists in 51 of 72 counties, affects more than 22,000 homes.

Tainted Water: Consumers Bear Costs of Polluted Water
Tainted Water

Consumers Bear Costs of Polluted Water

Nitrate pollution requires local taxpayer solutions or buying bottled water.

Tainted Water: Nitrate Pollutes State’s Drinking Water
Tainted Water

Nitrate Pollutes State’s Drinking Water

Chemical is at unsafe levels in estimated 94,000 Wisconsin households.