Waukesha mayor demands information on changes to lake water application

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Published June 1, 2010 at 10:38 p.m.

Mayor Jeff Scrima is demanding that water utility staff highlight all changes made in a city application for a Great Lakes water supply between the time the Common Council approved the plan on April 8 and when it was submitted to state environmental officials six weeks later ...

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Hunting for invasives dates back a few decades

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Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

Asian carp, the latest invasive threat has made its way to Chicago via canals leading to the Mississippi River. In the past, most invasives arrived by way of the man-made St. Lawrence Seaway that links the Atlantic Ocean with the Great lakes ...

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Public can comment on Waukesha water plan

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Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

The public is invited to comment on topics to be included in an environmental impact study of Waukesha's pending bid for Great Lakes water ...

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Waukesha postpones public meeting on Great Lakes water diversion application

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Published Dec. 2, 2009 at 5:35 p.m.

Waukesha -- Mayor Larry Nelson has canceled a Dec. 8 public hearing and special Common Council meeting on the city's proposed switch to Lake Michigan water.The meeting will be rescheduled in early January to give city staff more time to complete a draft application, officials said.Waukesha intends to seek the approval of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and each of the governors of the seven other Great Lakes states to buy Lake Michigan water ...

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Waukesha can move forward with bid for lake water, state tells Barrett

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Published Oct. 22, 2009 at 3:03 p.m.

Waukesha's pursuit of Lake Michigan water does not have to wait until state rules are adopted implementing a Great Lakes protection compact, state Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank says in a letter to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett ...

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Great Lakes Restoration Could Bring Jobs

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Published Aug. 13, 2009 at 5:33 a.m.

Congress split on how much to allocate to Great Lakes while advocates touting jobs ...

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