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Comments posted by cnicols
On Judge upholds DNR in Koshkonong case
Posted on May 13 at 8:32 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am pleased with the judge's decision. It was fair and well written. Hopefully we can move on and tackle things we all agree on, like cleaning up the water quality. Like the other guy (or gal), I'd like to focus on making our fish safe to eat. Since my son isn't allowed to eat more than 8 ounces a month, he can't even eat most of the fish he catches. How messed up is that? And you wonder - given how science discovers new things all the time - if that is even safe. We need to own up to our responsibility to clean up the mess we made.
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On Opposing sides see different futures for lake
Posted on May 15 at 8:50 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I agree with the others who say it is time to end the lawsuit. I noticed the RKLD web site has a post implying that no fish advisory exists for Lake Koshkonong. As others have pointed out, this is incorrect. You can read the advisory here: http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/consumption/FishA.... Generally speaking, young women and children are advised to eat NO muskie, and only 8 ounces a month of walleye, pike, bass, catfish, and several other species. Men and older women are advised to eat no more than 8 ounces per week of these fish. Other fish such as bluegill, crappies, yellow perch, sunfish, bullheads and inland trout can be safely eaten in slightly greater quantities. According to the advisory, "Two main contaminants are responsible for fish advisories in Wisconsin. They are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)and mercury." I would suggest it is within the scope of the District's mission to be concerned with a change in mercury release into the Rock River, but for reasons I don't understand they seem to disagree.