Triebold’s Forced to Evacuate their Property
Town of Warren residents Lenny and Dianne Triebold were forced to evacuate their home in September of 2020 due to the rising lake levels precipitated by the sustained discharge of wastewater from the Village of Roberts.
Town of Warren Declares State of Emergency to Address Flooding
The Town of Warren declared a state of Emergency for a second time since 2015 at its June 18, 2019 meeting of the Town Board. The Board did so in response to the flooding conditions affecting the area surrounding Twin Lakes. Lake levels originally reached damaging...
DNR Railroads Village of Roberts on Treatment Plant Update to Detriment of Area Residents
The Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) operated by the Village of Roberts in St. Croix County WI is on a path toward implementing a groundbreaking new technology as a part of its treatment process by the end of 2019. The system, designed by startup company, CLEARAS...
Village of Roberts Petitions DNR for Contested Case Hearing Against Reporting Requirements
The Village of Roberts has petitioned the DNR for a Contested Case Hearing to eliminate the requirement that it file annual progress reports on efforts to implement a Lake Management Plan to resolve the issues related to the chronic, long term, continued...
DNR Denies Resident’s Petition for Additional Hearing on Roberts WPDES Permit
The WI State DNR Denied the petition for adjudicative review of the Village of Roberts Wastewater Treatment plant's WPDES permit, which was reissued for a 5 year term effective September 27th, 2017. The petition was not denied due to its lack of merit,...
DNR Adjudication Hearing Petition Filed Against Roberts’ WPDES Permit
After much discussion, additional research, and debate, Friends of Twin Lakes unanimously voted to petition the WI State Dept. of Natural Resources for a Contested Case Adjudication hearing related to the October decision to re-issue the WPDES (Wisconsin Pollutant...
DNR Issues Final Determination on Roberts Treatment Plant Certification
The DNR published its final determination to reissue the WPDES permit for the Village of Roberts water treatment plant on September 27, 2017. The permit is valid from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2022. The only changes made to the certification relating to...
DNR Holds Public Hearing on Roberts Treatment Plant Recertification
On August 29, 2017, the WI DNR held a public hearing related to the recertification of the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Permit for the water treatment facility operated by the Village of Roberts. 18 Town of Warren residents petitioned the...
Warren Town Board Unanimously Approves Resolution of Support
Following a series of meetings with local residents, officials from Town of Warren, Village of Roberts, WI Dept. of Natural Resources, Friends of Twin Lakes developed a Resolution of Support that is hopes to have passed by the various governing entities who all have...