Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane County, Wisconsin. We  
acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional, & contemporary land of the  
Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
Thursday, August 22, 2024  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive  
Moraine Room; attend virtually via zoom.  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
Yuav tsuam tau thov txog cov neeg txhais lus hau ntej; thov saib hauv qab kawg ntawm qhov txheej  
txheem rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv.  
The August 22, 2024 Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee meeting will be a hybrid  
meeting. Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive, Madison in the Moraine Room.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to you):  
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PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the  
body.  
If you want to submit written comments or other materials for this meeting, please email them to:  
lwrd@danecounty.gov. Staff will forward the email and materials to members of the committee.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Chawla called the meeting to order at 5:51 pm.  
Public present: Steve Books, Michael Farin (virtual), Cheryl Elkinton (virtual),  
Theo Callis (in person)  
Staff present: Amy Piaget, Laura Hicklin  
4 - YOGESH CHAWLA, PATRICK DOWNING, SARAH SMITH and KERRY MARREN  
Present:  
1 - STEVEN PETERS  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the July 25, 2024 Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources  
2024  
Committee  
MIN-163  
Environment and Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: EANR 07-25-24  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by MARREN, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0-1 (Downing abstained).  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
URBAN WATER QUALITY GRANT AWARD - CITY OF MONONA  
SMITH, CHAWLA, BLAZEWICZ, FRIES and ROSE  
1. 2024  
RES-110  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2024 RES-110  
2024 RES-110 FISCAL NOTE  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by MARREN, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
URGING A WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION PERMIT  
EXTENSION FOR BADGER MILL CREEK  
2. 2024  
RES-116  
KEMP, POSTLER and DOWNING  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2024 RES-116  
2024 RES-116 FISCAL NOTE  
A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by MARREN, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0-1 (Smith  
abstained).  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
F. Presentations  
G. Reports to Committee  
1. PFAS Remediation Responsibilities  
Steve Books spoke regarding his goal to see an increased commitment from public  
agencies for testing of both public and private drinking water and for the dissemination of  
information to the public.  
Michael Farin passed on speaking at the meeting and opted to wait for future meetings.  
Chair Chawla drew the committee's attention to pending litigation regarding the  
EPAs authority to enforce cleanup. EPA says that Tucson's drinking water is  
contaminated with PFAS and US Air Force claims that EPA lacks authority to  
order the cleanup based on the supreme court's Chevron ruling. Chawla noted  
that airport officials from the Dane County Regional Airport and from former  
County Executive Parisi's administration repeatedly assured the Dane County  
Board that the cleanup at the Dane County Regional Airport is a top priority for  
the Air National Guard and questioned how that might change in light of the  
pending Tucson case.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. The next EANR meeting will be September 26th or at the call of the Chair.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by SMITH, that the Meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 6:26 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Laura Hicklin and subject to committee action  
at a future meeting.  
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Sau tseg: Yog koj xav tau ib tug neeg txhais lus, txhais ua ntaub ntawv, cov ntaub ntawv uas nyob rau  
lwm yam kev lawm los sis lwm yam kev pab nkag rau qhov kev pab no, kev ua si los sis kev pab  
cuam, thov hu tus xov tooj rau hauv qab no—xav kom hu li peb hnub ua ntej tuaj tab sis tsis pub tsawg  
tshaj 24 xuab moos ua ntej rau lub rooj sib tham no.  
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