Ships on Great Lakes may need permits from Wis.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle wants to create new ballast water discharge permits for vessels on the Great Lakes to fight the spread of invasive species.
Doyle's budget proposal includes about $460,000 for three Department of Natural Resources positions to administer the permits. But budget summary documents don't provide details on what the permits would require or their cost, saying only that they would closely mirror Minnesota's permits.
Before vessels can dump their ballast water in Minnesota ports, they must buy a $350 permit and have a ballast water management plan. They also must install ballast water treatment equipment by 2016.
Federal regulations require ships to dump ballast water at sea or rinse their tanks. But every Great Lakes state except Wisconsin has adopted tougher standards.
Feb 21, 2009 at 9:25 p.m.
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Making that statement because you are a Janesville resident and/or a "cracker" yourself? What are you "TRYING" to say now?
Feb 21, 2009 at 5:41 p.m.
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Janesville's the right spot for Crackers...
Feb 21, 2009 at 5:17 p.m.
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before i can stop i need cheese to go with the whine,,,,,,,LOL oh and crackers please.
Feb 21, 2009 at 2:33 p.m.
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What I was TRYING to say is STOP FLAPPING YOUR GUMS AND DO SOMETHING (or stop your whining).
Feb 21, 2009 at 1:31 p.m.
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Yes! Let us all embrace our inner anarchists and ride this bald-headed fool out on a rail!!
Feb 21, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.
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I think JD is being responsible (Finally). He seems to be managing our resources (Fresh water) and collecting a few buck doing it (How does appear to be tax/spend?)
Should we NOT do this?
Should he sit on his hands and let the Gazette posters make policy?
Take the blinders off.
Run for office.
Write letters.
Send e-mails.
If you don't like the government, change it.
We have a revolutionary right to overthrow the government if we don't like.
DO something about it.
Feb 20, 2009 at 6:01 p.m.
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I should think what coyote means would be fairly obvious! Tax, spend, tax, spend, tax, spend and on, and on, and on, ad nauseum.
Feb 20, 2009 at 3:56 p.m.
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We are last because all Doyle can do at one time is tax tax tax. Multi tasking wan't one of his strong points in grade school.
Feb 20, 2009 at 3:28 p.m.
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Why is Wisconsin always last to adopt these measures?
Feb 20, 2009 at 1:52 p.m.
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This is one plan that actually might be worth the cost. The benefits in this case could offset the cost. Before putting into effect tho, it would be nice to know estimated costs, savings and methods of enforcing the regulation.
Feb 20, 2009 at 12:28 p.m.
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coyote: What does your comment mean?
Feb 20, 2009 at 12:03 p.m.
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And the J. Doyle legacy continues. Oh, the pain.
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