A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency review of Franklin’s Ryan Creek interceptor revealed the sewer project’s $27.5 million Clean Water Fund Program loan was not federal money.

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No matter how thirsty the three members of the state’s Public Service Commission get, they shouldn’t expect anyone in Oak Creek to offer up a glass of water.

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A state commission’s ruling in a dispute over fire protection payments to the Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility is headed toward more hearings and a possible lawsuit.

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The Wisconsin Public Service Commission will reconsider the Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility’s rate increase application after it determined that the city of Franklin, a wholesale customer, should not be charged for fire protection.

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After paying Oak Creek hundreds of thousands of dollars during the past four years for fire protection that it claims it doesn’t need, the city of Franklin found a way to curb its expenses.

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Franklin officials are considering approval of a sewer project to remedy septic failures, even though residents say there’s no such issue.

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By Sean Ryan Franklin can afford to wait as its neighbor to the north scrambles for money to deal with a growing roster of water pipe replacement projects. “We really don’t have old water mains, so we just don’t have ...

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