The superintendent of the Fond du Lac wastewater treatment plant says she hopes the DNR looks at the issue of microplasstics in light of a new study. Research at UW-Superior found that small pieces of plastic have skirted the wastewater treatment process and ended up in Lake Winnebago. Fond du Lac wastewater treatment plant supervisor Autumn Fisher says some of the plastics have entered the lake through the Fond du Lac plant. Fisher says she agrees with lead researcher Lorena Rios Mendoza that more research is necessary to determine if its dangerous to eat fish from Lake Winnebago. Fisher says ultimately in order for any wastewater treatment plant to remove microplastics or microbeads it would have to involve some type of filtration process.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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