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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OSHA reports •    Berg Builders LLC, Pardeeville, reached a formal settlement with OSHA on Nov. 5 to reduce a $300 fall-protection citation to $150. The company was issued the citation June 30 during a roofing job in Pardeeville. •    MSLT ...

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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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By Sean Ryan Green Bay engineers made a list of 70 city projects to satisfy state runoff rules, then rejected 50 as not worth the money. “Some of the projects that were initially proposed were infeasible, so to speak,” said ...

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By Sean Ryan

staff writer

A rare deep freeze in Ireland this month has highlighted the importance of infrastructure and water.

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Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced Wednesday the county is accepting applications for two public/private grant programs to support projects that improve and protect land and water resources. The Capital Equipment Grant Program will make awards up to $2,500 per ...

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By Sean Ryan A state law preventing utilities from discriminating when setting water rates is hamstringing Milwaukee’s attempt to use Lake Michigan to attract businesses. Milwaukee aldermen are floating a plan to cut rates for companies that use a lot ...

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By Sean Ryan Before selling water to Waukesha, Milwaukee should force its neighbor to the west to make housing more affordable and transit more available, according to organizations skeptical of the deal. “It can’t be platitudes,” said Peter McAvoy, vice ...

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By DIRK LAMMERS Associated Press Writer SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could pinch the nation’s water resources says farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The public will get a chance to sound off on a state plan to add more than a dozen new contaminants to Wisconsin’s groundwater standards. The Department of Natural Resources wants to create standards for 15 ...

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