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January 2013 Volume 40 Number 1 JANUARY 2013 VOLUME 40 NUMBER 1 Environmental Officials Find Good Compliance with First Year of Ballast Water Regulations ADISON – Good news on the of Science and the United States Coast In the meantime, waterfront: the state’s first full Guard. DNR’s permit and certification in- the ballast water Myear of inspections of ocean- clude additional conditions to protect wa- exchange that Wis- going and Great Lakes ships arriving in ter quality, such as the open ocean water consin requires Wisconsin ports has found good compli- exchange or saltwater flushing, Ohm says. and that other ance with ballast water regulations and DNR had originally set limits on the Great Lakes states recent legal decisions have cleared the way number of living organisms allowed in bal- strongly support to more fully implement those regulations last water to be 100 times more protective has been very effec- to reduce the risk that ballast water will than the standard proposed by the IMO, tive at reducing the bring invasive species to Wisconsin, state but DNR reverted back to the IMO pro- risk of new intro- water quality officials say. posed standard after a study group of bal- ductions of aquatic Department of Natural Resources of- last water experts determined that there invasive species, ficials have approved general permits for was no commercially available technology Madsen says. “Since more than 300 vessels that include condi- that could treat ballast water to reach a the Saint Lawrence tions to protect water quality, such as re- standard 100 times more protective than Seaway Develop- quiring that oceangoing vessels perform the IMO standard and no way to measure ment Corporation open ocean water exchange or saltwater compliance with such a standard. began to require flushing. And DNR’s two inspectors – the In a separate ruling, Boldt accepted an exchange in 2006, only two in the Great Lake States – have agreement between DNR and the ocean- there have been no inspected more than 130 vessels since going shippers that pushes back the date documented cases of a new aquatic inva- May 2011, conducted training for shipping they are required to install treatment tech- sive species being introduced to the Great crews, and participated in ballast water nologies for ballast water, Ohm says. New Lakes system,” she says. research. ships were to have had that treatment DNR water leaders also continue to Ballast water in the United States is technology installed by 2012, and existing work on a regional and national basis to regulated by the U.S. Environmental Pro- ships by 2014; the judge approved pushing strengthen federal protections to avoid a tection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard, back the deadlines to Dec. 1, 2013 for new patchwork of regulation. While there is no but other Great Lakes states including vessels and to 2016 for existing vessels, the one national or bi-national regulatory body Wisconsin have put in place their own per- same as required by the U.S. Coast Guard, for ballast water, there have been efforts to mits over concerns the federal regulations or sooner if such treatment technology is coordinate on a bi-national basis. Sylvester were not protective enough. available and compatible for specific ves- is involved in the Great Lakes Ballast Wa- A decision by a state administrative sels. ter Collaborative, and Ken Johnson, DNR’s law judge late last month allowed Wiscon- Laura Madsen, who coordinates the Water Administrator, leads the Great sin to move ahead to amend its general ballast water program for DNR, says Lakes Commission. water quality permit for ballast water dis- that Wisconsin “is eager to see the Coast charges for those 300 vessels. The decision Guard start approving ballast water treat- also allowed Wisconsin to submit its water ment systems so that the systems can be quality certification, with additional water installed on ships, which we want to see quality conditions, to be included in EPA’s happen as soon as possible. It has been final federal permit regulating ballast wa- frustrating waiting on the technology to be ter discharges for large vessels. improved!” “We’re pleased with the recent legal de- cisions supporting our approach as offer- ing the best protection possible given the currently available treatment technology,” says Susan Sylvester, who leads the DNR Water Quality Bureau. Noting that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has identi- fied more than 50 species as high risk for invading and becoming established in the Great Lakes as a result of ballast water, Sylvester says that Wisconsin is “pleased to have these issues settled and turn our attention to fully implementing proactive efforts to reduce the risk of new invaders entering the Great Lakes or existing ones spreading.” National and state wildlife groups had sought contested case hearings against DNR relating to ballast water discharges from vessels to Wisconsin waters. Adminis- trative Law Judge Jeffrey D. Boldt on Nov. 29 rejected arguments advanced by the groups that DNR was required to estab- lish numeric water quality based effluent limitations on ballast water discharges, according to DNR attorney Judy Ohm, the lead attorney on the case. The judge concluded, among other find- Night Deer Hunting Update ings, that DNR’s decision to adopt the In- Page 3 ternational Maritime Organization stan- dard and not to impose additional water quality based effluent limitations was reasonable. The IMO standard is included in EPA’s vessel general permit, and is the same standard adopted by EPA’s Science Advisory Board, the National Academy WISCONSERVATION 2 January 2013 * * * OFFICERS * * * ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS STATE AFFILIATES Craig Challoner, Omro, WI DIRECTORS/REPRESENTATIVES President Chuck Matyska, 5055 Cty V, Cecil, WI 54111, (715) 745-6382. Email: mmatyska@ Norb Moes, Green Bay, WI American Wild Turkey Hunting Dog Association yahoo.com Tom Nissen, Hartland, WI Jon Fries, Maribel, WI, 920-776-1272 First Vice President John Wagner, 722A Silver Lake St., Oconomowoc, WI 53066, Bob Chojnowski, Plover, WI Challenge The Outdoors, Inc. (262) 560-1230. Email: [email protected] Roxanne Taylor, Plymouth, WI Larry Laehn, Milton, WI, 920-540-9927 Bill Tollard, Omro, WI Izaak Walton League, Bill Cook Chapter Second Vice President George Borchert, 7420 US Hwy 45, Oshkosh, WI 54902, (920) Jim Huhn, Watertown, WI Ronald Macdonald, Stevens Point, WI, 715-344-0054 Pat Ramirez, Waldo, WI 688-3122. Email: [email protected] Sturgeon for Tomorrow, North Chapter Andy Lewandowski, Muskego, WI Wayne Hoelzel, Menasha, WI, 920-725-1206 Secretary Carolyn Brown, 8131 N. Oak Ridge Drive, Milton, WI 53563, (608) 868-2514. Email: Carolyn Brown, Milton, WI [email protected] Mike Kemper, New Berlin, WI Trout Unlimited, Aldo Leopold Chapter Michael Barniskis, Beaver Dam, WI, 920-356-0081 Treasurer Pat Ramirez, 3696 Blueberry Lane, Waldo, WI 53093, (920) 838-1266. Email: HONORARY DIRECTORS Trout Unlimited, Green Bay Chapter [email protected] Art Jorgenson Paul Kruse, Green Bay, WI, 920-494-4220 Catherine Koss, Land O’ Lakes, WI Walleyes for Tomorrow, Inc. Vern Mangless Michael Arrowood, Oakfield, WI, 920-922-0905 Jim Mense, Menomonie, WI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / LEGISLATION WI Association of Field Trial Clubs Ray Rheinschmidt Jim Gleash, Madison, WI, 608-257-3089 George Meyer, 201 Randolph Dr., Madison, WI 53717, (608) 516-5545. Email: georgemeyer@ J. L. Schneider tds.net WI Association of Sporting Dogs Betty Schneider-Borchert, Oshkosh, WI Robbie Brooks, Cascade, WI, 920-602-1439 BUSINESS MANAGER Art Seidel, Brookfield, WI Jennifer Evans, W2516 Kuehn Road, Cambria, WI 53923, (608) 635-2742. Email: jennifer@ Al Kube, Cochrane, WI WI Association of Beagle Clubs Jerry Knuth, Stevens Point, WI, 715-340-5414 wiwf.org Joe Zanter, Sparta, WI Bucky Kilishek, Menasha, WI WI Coon Hunters Association Martha Kilishek, Menasha, WI Dennis Roehrborn, Plymouth, WI, 920-467-3845 Mary Cassidy, Plainfield, WI WI Council of Sportfishing Organizations Ken Zettlemeier, Waukesha, WI John Durben, Cecil, WI, 715-745-2248 Wisconservation WI Deer Hunters Association HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS Mark Toso, Roberts, WI, 715-781-4887 WISCONSERVATION (USPS 108-190 ISSN 0164-3649) is published monthly for $25 per year by Joseph A. Gruber, Campbellsport, WI WI Deer Hunters Inc. Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, W7303 County Road CS & Q, Poynette, WI 53955-9690. Periodical postage Dr. Dan Trainer, UW-Stevens Point Dennis Hoffman, Neshkoro, WI, 920-293-4098 paid at Oshkosh, WI and additional mailing offices. 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