Local Officials and Labor make case for easing proposed ballast rules KUWS/Business North April 14, 2009 Officials from Douglas County and the City of Superior gathered at the Cenex Harvest States grain elevators today to speak out against Wisconsin's proposed ballast water permit. Rich Kremer reports... READ MORE: http://www.businessnorth.com/kuws.asp?RID=2878
State's Proposed Ballast Rules Draw Fire, Praise Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (March 24, 2009) by Dan Egan If the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wanted to get the shipping industry's attention by proposing some of the nation's toughest ballast discharge rules to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species, it has succeeded.
About 90 people turned out at a public hearing Monday on new rules that would force the overseas shipping industry to install ballast treatment systems by 2012. Advocates of the shipping industry showed up in force to say the DNR is playing a dangerous game with the state's economy. READ MORE ...
Ballast water proposal raises opposition Wisconsin Radio Network (Monday, March 23, 2009) by Andrew Beckett In an effort to control the spread of invasive species in the Great Lakes, the DNR wants to require international ships to treat their ballast water before releasing it in Wisconsin ports. Superior Mayor Dave Ross says the standard is being set much higher than what other states are doing and Wisconsin's rules would be unenforceable. … READ MORE
Port officials rip DNR's proposed ballast standards BizTimes.com (Monday, March 23, 2009) Wisconsin will incur lost jobs, increased manufacturing costs and stifled economic development if proposed statewide regulations on regarding ballast water at the state's Great Lakes ports are approved, a group of business leaders, labor representatives and elected officials warned today. ...
Officials rally at Milwaukee port before ballast water permit hearing Superior Telegram (Monday, March 23, 2009) by Shelley Nelson MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin’s proposal on ballast water permits is the equivalent of putting out a business not welcome sign on at the state’s ports, according to officials gathered today to object to the proposal during a public hearing sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources. READ MORE ...
Douglas County Board Passes Resolution Opposing DNR Vessel Permit Development Association bulletin (March 20, 2009)
The Douglas County Board of Supervisors, at its March 19 meeting, passed a resolution (#25-09) urging the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to consider the adoption of ballast water permitting requirements for Oceangoing Vessels ("Salties') that do not put the Port of Superior at a competitive disadvantage to ports in other Great Lakes states.
The resolution, similar to that passed earlier in the week by the Superior Common Council, contained additional language opposing the DNR permit as written. READ MORE
DNR rule puts port development at risk
The Daily Reporter, by Sean Ryan (March 19, 2009) ... A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ proposal to regulate ballast water threatens the ports the rules are designed to protect, said Superior Mayor Dave Ross. “The governor’s push to so-called lead on this issue,” he said, “is going to cause Wisconsin ports to lag in terms of our job creation and our port development.” READ MOREhttp://www.dailyreporter.com/item.cfm?recid=20051031&snippet=f
In a unanimous vote, the Superior Common Council at its March 17 meeting passed a resolution (R09-12865) urging the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to consider the adoption of ballast water permitting requirements for Oceangoing Vessels ("Salties') that do not put the Port of Superior at a competitive disadvantage to ports in other Great Lakes states. READ MORE
