WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Both of the city of Waukesha’s deep wells equipped with filters to remove radium from water are out of service after the failure earlier this month of the pump for well No. 3. Water Utility General ...

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By Joe Lanane Waukesha city officials say they want to meet with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to discuss the city’s application for Lake Michigan water — as long as no one else attends. Paul Ybarra, Waukesha Common Council ...

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The Waukesha Water Utility Commission will host a town hall meeting at the City Hall chambers from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday to address public questions and concerns about the city’s efforts to obtain Lake Michigan water. Waukesha officials are ...

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By Sean Ryan Milwaukee is negotiating from a position of strength after the state forced Waukesha to reveal the costs of buying water from other communities. Waukesha officials plan to buy Lake Michigan water from Milwaukee, Oak Creek or Racine, ...

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By Sean Ryan The Waukesha Common Council on Thursday decided to request state approval to tap Lake Michigan. The decision came after questions over whether the city should spend more time gathering details about the proposal and whether applying for ...

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By Sean Ryan Skeptics worried about Waukesha’s proposal to put water into flood-prone Underwood Creek say the city should instead build a pipe to Lake Michigan. The Waukesha Water Utility plan to buy Lake Michigan water includes returning it to ...

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By Sean Ryan Wauwatosa residents want a guarantee from Waukesha planners that a water pipeline emptying into Underwood Creek will not lead to flooding and pollution. “I’m taking an ‘I’m from Missouri’ stance on this one,” said Bill Kappel, Wauwatosa ...

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By Sean Ryan The Waukesha Water Utility has to spend millions drawing fresh water from a new source. Whether ratepayers bear the brunt of that cost depends, at least partially, on how successful the utility is drawing federal grant money ...

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By Sean Ryan Environmental groups are suspicious of the development projections Waukesha is using to justify its request for Lake Michigan water. “We are concerned about the land use and population estimates,” said Laurie Longtine, co-chairwoman of the Wisconsin Environmental ...

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By Sean Ryan As Dan Duchniak, general manager of the Waukesha Water Utility, explained the $164 million plan to build a pipeline to Lake Michigan, members of city government asked if he had any cheaper alternatives. After studying 14 alternatives ...

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