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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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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Perch return to local waters - in an old factory

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 1:30 a.m.

A new generation of yellow perch is being netted about a mile from Lake Michigan at an urban fish and vegetable farm called Sweet Water Organics, which mimics the Earth's natural ecosystem in a cavernous industrial building ...

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Project Milwaukee: Successful Industry Hubs Inspire Water Proponents

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Published Dec. 14, 2009 at 8:43 a.m.

Is it possible to intentionally become a hub of a particular industry? We explore that subject in today's installment of Project Milwaukee: The Currency of 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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Waukesha Water Manager Envisions Lake Michigan As City's Future Water Source

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Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 12:43 p.m.

Waukesha has been investigating ways to come up with clean water for its residents ... City leaders hope to get approval to tap into Lake Michigan ...

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Wisconsin residents using less water

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Published Sept. 4, 2009 at 11:55 a.m.

Wisconsin water usage per residence has dropped by 6.7 percent over the period from 2004 to 2008 as water conservation efforts in the state continue to grow, according to an annual study from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin ...

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