MADISON, Wis. (WRN) – A bill at the state Capitol looks to improve safety measures around retention ponds.
The measure, introduced by two Madison-area state legislators in unison with a Madison alder proposes three safety options: A shallow ledge around the pond, vegetation that’s a minimum of two feet high between the pond and any easy point of access to the pond, or any other safety feature approved by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The legislation was prompted by the 2012 death of a five-year-old boy who wandered from his home and drowned in a retention pond in Stoughton.