Researcher finds livestock waste in St. Croix watershed equivalent to more than 3 million people

Researcher finds livestock waste in St. Croix watershed equivalent to more than 3 million people

The stormwater pond at the Emerald Sky Dairy in St. Croix County that was polluted after a 2016 manure spill. A new survey finds that waste produced in the St. Croix River watershed is as much as if more than 3 million people lived there. (Wisconsin DNR photo)The waste produced by livestock in the St. Croix River watershed is equivalent to 3.25 million more people living in the region, according to a study conducted by a retired University of Io…