After the State Journal published a story online about the fine, Schimel sent out an announcement saying that in the first half of 2017 the agency obtained 22 environmental enforcement judgments totaling more than $486,000, including the Stahl Brothers case and air pollution violations.

Schimel’s statement said Stahl Brothers was paying a total of $100,000 over five years, including $50,000 in supplemental environmental projects.

Stahl Brothers also agreed to limit manure runoff through training of contract manure spreaders, use of a qualified nutrient management planner, installation of about 10 acres of filter strips in fields, and planting of cover crops on at least 100 acres, Schimel said.

“The Department of Justice continues to actively enforce the state’s environmental laws, and remains committed to working with the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and the regulated community to ensure compliance with the law,” Schimel said in a statement.

Scott Dye, regional representative for SRAP, called the Kewaunee dairy case “the tip of the iceberg for industrial dairy violations that deserve penalties and sanction from the State of Wisconsin.”