STEVEN VERBURG
, 608-252-6118
The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced on Monday a $60,000 judgment against a frac sand mining operation where a rainstorm washed sand and soil from a poorly constructed berm and improperly maintained soil stockpile into a navigable stream.
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