威斯康星州法官维持了 DNR 要求工厂化农场获得优先污染许可证的权力，维持对水资源的保护。 Wisconsin judge upholds DNR's power to require preemptive pollution permits for factory farms, maintaining protections for water resources.
威斯康星州的一名法官裁定，州监管机构可以要求工厂化农场在排放污染物之前获得许可证。 A Wisconsin judge upheld that state regulators can require factory farms to secure permits before discharging pollutants. 工厂化农场游说者对自然资源部 (DNR) 强制发放此类许可证的权力提出质疑，但法官凯里·里德 (Carey Reed) 的裁决支持监管机构，为湖泊、溪流和饮用水提供保护。 Factory farm lobbyists had challenged the Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) authority to mandate such permits, but Judge Carey Reed found in favor of the regulators, providing protection to lakes, streams and drinking water. 这一裁决对于保护水质具有重要意义，特别是在许多地表水和地下水受到动物粪便污染的情况下。 This ruling is significant for protecting water quality, especially as many surface and groundwaters are contaminated with animal waste.