Milwaukee Post
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By BRIAN HUBER Conley News Service MILWAUKEE – The state of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Electric Power Co. have reached a settlement after a 2011 bluff collapse in Oak Creek. On Oct. 31, 2011, a bluff on the south end of the WE facility along Lake Michigan collapsed, sending about 22,720 cubic yards of material including coal ash into the lake, as well as construction debris and machines. No one was injured. WE spent about $12.1 million to remediate the site over the next several months, the state Department of Justice said in a press release. The state Department of Natural Resources, while responding to the incident, discovered violations in the construction of a retention pond. A complaint in Racine County Circuit Court alleged that WE excavated waste materials and constructed the new retention pond in areas other than those originally approved by the DNR, failed to notify the DNR when grading of the project reached 50 percent completion and failed to revise its erosion control plans when the retention pond was moved, the DOJ said. WE agreed to pay the state of Wisconsin $100,000 to reimburse the DNR $53,397.03 for its costs of response, the DOJ $3,000 for its costs of prosecution and forfeitures, costs and surcharges totaling an additional $43,602.97. "We fully support the settlement filed in Racine County today regarding the bluff collapse of October 2011 at our Oak Creek site. The amounts will be paid by the company's shareholders, not customers," We Energies spokesman Brian Manthey said Tuesday. "There was really no threat to health or public safety. No one was injured. The area was restored within about a month of the event and there was no sign of environmental impact as well." Manthey said the parent company is the Wisconsin Energy Corp., which is regulated as Wisconsin Electric Power Co. It is comprised of Wisconsin Electric Power Co. and the Wisconsin Gas Co., and uses We Energies as a brand name. Contact Brian Huber bhuber@conleynet.com Difference! ® Piggly Wiggly New York: Big City Sizzle 2201 E. Rawson Ave. • 764-7640 7 Days Departing Sept 16 & Oct 21 $1,959 per person DBL Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-10pm •Sat 7am-9pm •Sun 7am-8pm Every Sunday: Hot Baked Ham & Fresh Baked Rolls. Quantity rights reserved. No sales to dealers. New England: Autumn Harvest 11 Days Departing Sept 21 $2,089 per person DBL See ALL our ad specials @shopthepig.com! New England: Lobsters & Lighthouses July 11 to July 17 10 Days Departing Sept 21 $1,799 per person DBL Frozen Center Cut Chuck Roast 89¢ $ 99 6 Days Departing Sept 30 & Oct 21 $1,099 per person DBL lb. lb. Ready to Eat! Butterball Turkey Breast 3 Days Departing Oct 23 $419 per person DBL Peaches, Plums or Nectarines $ 49 $ 99 414.281.2002 • 1.800.236.8687 www.lamerstour.com 1:00 p.m. "Guest Choice" Voting Begins 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Music by Harpist Mary Kempler 2:30 p.m. Artist Speaker Time Champagne, Hors d'oeuvres, Coffee & Desserts 2 Deli Fresh! Scenic Bluffs of the Mississippi Valley THURSDAY, JULY 18TH, 1PM-3PM eadowmere Oak Creek Senior Living Community invites you to attend the Interfaith Lifetime Art Competition 2013 an annual juried exhibition of artwork created by Senior Artists throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. 3 lb. 1 lb. Food Club Must Buy 10 24 Ct Rainbow or Juice Pops Dannon Oikos Yogurt Limit 2 ¢ 79 ¢ 99 ea. Patrick Cudahy Our Own! Hard Salami Jumbo Kaiser Rolls $ 99 $ 99 4 lb. 1 6 ct. pkg July 18 to July 24 Farmland Angus Boneless Assorted Pork Chops Rump or Bottom Round Roast $ 89 1 $ 79 lb. 2 lb. 14 oz pkg Sliced or Shaved Johnsonville Bratwurst Old Tyme Deli Ham $ 99 $ 28 Limit 3 2 each 2 lb. Farmland USDA Choice Country Style Pork Ribs Lamb Loin or Rib Chops $ 49 $ 99 1 lb. 9 lb. Baked Fresh! 701 E. Puetz Road • Oak Creek, WI 53154 414-766-2100 www.MeadowmereOakCreek.com 233161063 Angus Boneless Chicken Drumsticks The Smokies: Misty Mountain Music ART EXHIBITION & CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION Pet Friendly Potter's 12 Days Departing Sept 11 $2,199 per person DBL Flying Dragon, by Jack Pachuta We look forward to seeing you! ★ Support Your Local Business ONLY AT Utah National Park Trail ate lebr Ce rt A lebrate Ce ife! L M JOIN US FOR OUR KICK-OFF CELEBRATION 1:30pm, July 6 Experience the 233346031 Wisconsin Electric, state settle in '11 bluff collapse 233161046 July 12, 2013 • Milwaukee Post • 3 © 2012 Five Star Quality Care, Inc. Original Sheboygan Brat Buns Reser's Potato Salad $ 99 1 6 ct pkg 99¢ lb.