Milwaukee Riverkeeper Files Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. EPA for Failure to Regulate Phosphorus and Nitrogen Pollution

Milwaukee Riverkeeper, together with a coalition of other environmental organizations,  is calling upon the U.S. EPA to regulate phosphorous and nitrogen pollution in Wisconsin waterways, including the Milwaukee River Basin.  The pollution is contaminating our drinking water, contributing to the growth of toxic "blue green" algae and causing algal blooms in Lake Michigan.

In a Notice of Intent to Sue filed on November 23, 2009, counsel Midwest Environmental Advocates and the Environmental Law and Policy Center, claim that the U.S. EPA is violating a mandatory duty under the Clean Water Act to set standards for nitrogen and phosphorous pollution in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee Riverkeeper and the other parties giving notice must now wait 60 days before formally filing suit against the U.S. EPA in federal district court.

The Journal-Sentinel recently ran an article detailing the situation.  To read that please visit JSonline.com.

*If you'd like more information please view the attached press release and notice sent to the EPA located below.

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Wisconsin Public Radio recently interviewed us on the matter.  To listen to that broadcast click here for the Realplayer File.