A new legislative task force formed to deal with water pollution began its work Wednesday by learning about the wide range of contaminants in Wisconsin waters and state agencies' recommendations for cleaning them up.

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Gov. Tony Evers pledged in his State of the State address to clean up drinking water in Wisconsin, promising to work to replace lead pipes throughout the state and improve well-water quality during what he deemed the year of clean drinking water. Here's a look at the extent of water pollution in Wisconsin, how lawmakers are dealing with it and Evers' promise:

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President Donald Trump signed a wide-ranging bill this week meant to improve the country's water infrastructure.

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The city of Racine and village of Mount Pleasant reached a deal this week to both reduce local utility fees and build water infrastructure needed for the massive factory that Foxconn Technology Group is building in the village.

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A new commission in Michigan is moving forward with a decades-long plan to revamp the state's transportation and drinking-water systems and other infrastructure.

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A new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers says Wisconsin will have $7 billion in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs in the next 20 years.

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Waukesha has applied to borrow and return Great Lakes water because we need a healthy and sustainable water supply. We are making the request under the terms of the Great Lakes Compact, a binding agreement reached among states bordering the Lakes and that we helped enact.

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The Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to scale back a bill that would ease the regulatory path for developers looking to build on bodies of water, sending the revised measure back to the Assembly for approval.

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Wisconsin's lakes and shorelands are the precious jewels of our state and a great driver of our thriving tourism industry.

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The Legislature would be wise to put the brakes on a proposal reportedly moving quickly that would make it easier for private companies to buy and operate municipal water systems in Wisconsin.

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