MADISON, WI (AP)-- Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp is pointing to a
reorganization of the department as a way to address deficiencies a legislative audit found in the department's regulation of water pollution.
DNR officials said Wednesday at a Natural Resources Board meeting that short staffing and lax documentation underlie many of the issues outlined in the Legislative Audit Bureau's report released in early June. The audit found the DNR hasn't been following its own policies or meetings its goals for policing pollution from large livestock farms and wastewater treatment plants.
Instead of asking for more staff funding, the department first plans to use a "core work analysis" it's been conducting to move positions and funding to the areas that need it most, such as water quality management.
