| More weeds, more phosphates, more erosion. |
Algae as above, lower water tables Carp. |
| Cover crops |
Carp over run our lakes and rivers. |
| Too much manure on fields |
Weird taste to the water |
| Flooding of the Rock River. |
Algae in the lakes. Nitrates in the wells. |
| Just what I explained, better soil management. |
Algae and water level is too low |
| Waterways |
Lower water levels in local ponds |
| Less green algae in water bodies |
Cannot |
| Building of new houses. |
Too much growth in rural farm areas |
| Water clarity on Fox Lake and Beaver Dam lake. |
The tree program is very beneficial. |
| No news |
More cover crops grown, less tillage happening |
| Phosphorous level in Beaver Dam Lake have decreased slightly |
Has the river water quality gotten better or worse? |
| Continued support of grants or other funding opportunities to help improve land practices. |
Ground water and surface water affected by manure penetration and run off. |
| I’m beginning to see slightly more cover cropping each year. |
As stated above the Rock River turns brown after rains from filed run offs. |
| Less tillage, less brown soil all winter so runoff is much less, lake water is much better manure mangement is much more controlled |
We have made advances in farmer manure handling, but have gone backwards in chemical learning. |
| On our farm, we have made great improvements, but overall things are getting worse. |
Surface water quality improved or stayed the same depending of body of water. Reduced field erosion due to improved practices. |
| Look at the Rock river, used to be sick with foam and stink, now game fish gallore and happy critters. |
Tillage, synthetic fertilizer ane pesticides, too much bare soil, runoff and erosion, lack of crop rotation |
| The liquid manure spreading rates and municipal water treatment plants dumping sewage when it rains to much. |
Our lakes and rivers have not improved that I see and with erosion some have filled in more than I think they should have |
| My water is being tested by UW-Steven’s Point and it hasn’t changed much in my area of southwestern Dodge. |
City municipal problems of lead in the water and deteriorating/rusting out pipes due to outdated plumbing |
| Beaver Dam Lake, Fox Lake, Lake Emily, Mud Lake, Rock River, Beaver Dam River, Lake Puckaway, Buffalo Lake, Ashippun Lake, Lake Sinissippi, Madison lakes. |
Invasive water plants clogging small streams, scum covering ponds/property line ditches due to lower water levels. Rivers often extremely cloudy. |
| I think improved practices are moving things in the right direction but a ship takes some time to turn as does seeing the results of improved land and water quality practices. |
In my area of the county, some farmers consistently leave manure trails on the roadways. I also see more crop dusting, and less strip and contour planting. |
| See above and I think people are more aware of the areas of concern with the water quality. No one in our area that I know of drink their water from the faucet which is all well water. |
Lots of efforts have been made to provide shore-land buffers, and cities and villages have done an extraordinary job installing retention ponds to help purify surface water run-off. |
| Hear about more and more wells being polluted with nitrates. Land clearing to accommodate larger equipment and farming wetland areas is more prevalent. |
Many residents in Dodge county have been informed that their water is over limits for nitrates, iron etc.... which leads to long term health concerns |
| Algae blooms, loss or decline of species, loss of farmland, emphasis on artificial green lawns and indiscriminate development instead of sustainable practices to improve our water sources and public lands. |
I'm not really sure. I know there has been a lot of attention on farming practices and that's good. We need to look more closely at the toxic runoff from urban areas when pesticides and fertilizers are spread with no regulations. |
| Land and water conservation practices have improved in the last 10 years but there will be a lag in observable water quality improvements until the bed load of sediment and phosphorus is reduced. |
The wind turbines that were allowed to be installed in close proximity to where people live. Although when they wanted to install them they claimed little impact, I live miles away and can hear them whooshing. How awful to live nearer. And all the bats they kill ... |
| City's within the County have taken on TMDL requirements, while agriculture remains the largest issue towards TMDL compliance. If agriculture was held to the same TMDL standards (Phosphorus & TSS) as municipalities, water quality would greatly enhance. |
All of the emphasis is on the cities and villages to make their wastewater cleaner than it was before coming in contact with the sewage plant. Rarely do the efforts or lack thereof the rural residents and farmers get looked at with the same amount of emphasis. |
