Canada Questions Waukesha's Bid For Great Lakes Water
Monday, March 18, 2013, 6:00am
The Canadian government is raising some questions about Waukesha's wish to get drinking water from Lake Michigan. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reviewing Waukesha's application to be the first city outside the Great Lakes basin to get lake water, under terms of a Great...
Waukesha's Bid To Tap Great Lakes Water Called Into Question
Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 6:45pm
A report released by the National Wildlife Federation questions whether Waukesha needs to divert drinking water from Lake Michigan. Waukesha recently applied with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to become the first city outside the Great Lakes basin to get Great Lakes water, under a multi...
Enviros to Tour Possible Water Diversion Area
Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 1:30pm
Over the next two days, Midwest environmental groups will be touring the possible drinking water diversion route from Lake Michigan to Waukesha. Waukesha is trying to reach a deal with Oak Creek to become the first city outside the Great Lakes basin to get Great Lakes water under a compact signed...
DNR to Take Different Look at Waukesha Water Plan
Thursday, October 4, 2012, 1:15pm
Waukesha's new agreement with Oak Creek to purchase water from Lake Michigan will affect the DNR's review of Waukesha's Great Lakes diversion request. Waukesha is trying to become the first city outside the Great Lakes basin to get lake water under terms of the 2008 Great Lakes compact...
Waukesha Lake Water Proposals Discussed
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 5:25pm
Proposals to have Racine and Oak Creek sell Lake Michigan water to Waukesha go before the Waukesha Common Council Tuesday night for a closed-door discussion.
The process would make Waukesha the first city, outside the Great Lakes Basin, to receive lake water under a multi-state compact...
Milwaukee Council won't open water talks with Waukesha
Monday, July 9, 2012, 2:00pm
Milwaukee's Common Council has voted not to start talks with the city of Waukesha, over sending Lake Michigan water twenty miles to the west. Without debate, the Milwaukee council voted 14-to-nothing against Great Lakes water diversion contract talks with Waukesha that would allow Lake Michigan...
Barrett chairs Great Lakes group; raises water diversion concerns
Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 7:45pm
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett now chairs a Great Lakes mayors' group, and is raising more concerns about Waukesha's proposal to get drinking water from Lake Michigan. Waukesha would be the first city outside the Great Lakes basin to get Great Lakes water, under a compact signed four years ago...
Waukesha water diversion via Milwaukee looks cloudy
Thursday, June 21, 2012, 1:45pm
Waukesha's hope to get drinking water from Lake Michigan is looking cloudy, after action on Wednesday by a Milwaukee city committee. Waukesha wants to become the first city outside the Great Lakes basin to get Great Lakes water since a regional compact was signed four years ago. A Milwaukee...
Waukesha still looking for water purchase deal
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:00am
Waukesha says it's still looking to buy water from a water utility along Lake Michigan. Chuck Quirmbach has this update on Waukesha's potentially land-mark Great Lakes diversion request...
Diversion prospects set off contentious debate in Waukesha
Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 12:00am
Elected officials in the city of Waukesha disagree over whether they want to get water from Lake Michigan, but a Department of Natural Resources review of an application to do that appears to be back on track. Shamane Mills reports...
Waukesha applies to tap Lake Michigan for drinking water
Friday, April 9, 2010, 12:00am
The City of Waukesha will apply to get drinking water from Lake Michigan. Waukesha's Common Council voted overwhelmingly last night to go ahead with the application. Chuck Quirmbach reports.....
Waukesha Great Lakes water plan challenged
Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 12:00am
Citizen groups are raising questions about environmental justice, as governments look at Waukesha's draft application for Great Lakes water. Chuck Quirmbach reports.....
Eyes turn to Waukesha for next Wisconsin water diversion project
Monday, May 25, 2009, 12:00am
Now that the state has approved Great Lakes water for part of the city of New Berlin, the spotlight will shift to Waukesha. Waukesha leaders say they hope Milwaukee will go along with Waukesha's expected diversion proposal, but that may not be the case. Chuck Quirmbach reports.....
County Considers Great Lakes Compact Option
Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 12:00am
Waukesha officials continue to look at whether to request drinking water from Lake Michigan. A meeting last night brought out more questions. Chuck Quirmbach reports...
Cities to Apply for Great Lakes Water
Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 12:00am
The city of Waukesha says it's getting ready to apply for drinking water from Lake Michigan, now that Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has signed a bill ratifying the Great Lakes Compact. Chuck Quirmbach reports.....
Program Examines Water Debate
Friday, November 10, 2006, 12:00am
A documentary produced by a religious group looks at water supplies as a human rights issue. The television program includes the Great Lakes water diversion debate in Waukesha County. Rachel Nason reports....
