Central Sands Water Action Coalition (CSWAC) is a grassroots, volunteer coalition of over 65 lake associations, lake districts, river groups and conservation groups that are concerned about the negative impacts to water resources in the six county Central Sands region of Wisconsin (Adams, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood Counties).
CSWAC has been working on these issues for years. Click here to read an OpEd piece from 2015 addressing both water quality and water quantity issues.
Click here for a list of CSWAC member groups.
What's New?
Two Huge Wins for Groundwater Quality
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued two opinions that are huge wins for groundwater quality, ruling that the DNR does have the authority to protect groundwater
Standards for PFAS Chemicals
The DNR will begin developing groundwater standards for 16 PFAS chemicals and six pesticides, and will begin setting maximum contaminant levels for PFAS chemicals in
Midwest Environmental Advocates Seeks to Protect Spills Law
Joined by the River Alliance of Wisconsin, Citizens for a Clean Wausau, Clean Water Action Council of Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin Environmental Health Network, and Doug
