Protect our citizens, Scott Walker? Safe drinking water is a good place to start.

As reported in Scott Walker, GOP lawmakers say Wisconsin won't accept Syrian refugees.  (Madison.com, 11/16/2015)

The numbers:  Water concerns as raised in Nitrates in water widespread, current rules no match.  (Appleton Post-Crescent, 11/15/2015)

• Nitrate levels at an unsafe level in an estimated 94,000 Wisconsin households (4% of total households)
• 1 in 5 wells in agricultural areas are unsafe for drinking
• 57 violations of health-based standards for nitrate in 2014 in public water system
• 31 percent of private well samples in Spring Green area had nitrate levels above health standard.
• 90 percent of nitrate inputs into groundwater come from artificial fertilizers and manure from agriculture operations

Growth of so-called factory farms, or CAFOs, concentrated animal feeding operations.

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