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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued a final permit for Waukesha's $286 million project to build a water pipeline to Lake Michigan.
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Read More »DNR issues final permit to allow Waukesha to operate Lake Michigan pipeline
In settlement with Local 139, SJ Louis reinstates worker it accused of being a union ‘mole’ 
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139 is packing up its picket signs after the contractor SJ Louis agreed to reinstate an employee it had fired after accusing him of being a "mole" for the union.
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Read More »Lawsuit seeks to block Waukesha water pipeline construction (UPDATE)
The village of Waukesha is suing to stop the construction of a pipeline meant to supply water to its neighboring city of Waukesha, in a dispute likely rooted in a separate legal fight between the two municipalities.
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Read More »Waukesha Water Utility seeking contractors to build $286M Lake Michigan pipeline system
The Waukesha Water Utility is seeking contractors to bid on the first stages of a $286 million project to build a pipeline and other infrastructure needed to supply the city with water from Lake Michigan.
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Read More »View from around the state: Waukesha makes compelling case for water
The Conference of Great Lakes Governors should not be — and will not be — a rubber stamp for the city of Waukesha's request to draw its water supply from Lake Michigan.
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Read More »DNR to finish Waukesha water application within 2 months
The city of Waukesha should be getting an update within the next month or two on its application to tap into water in Lake Michigan.
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Read More »Letter to the editor: Waukesha proposal will not harm the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes will not be harmed by Waukesha’s application to use and return Lake Michigan water under the terms of the Great Lakes Compact. And Waukesha will not set any precedent for harm by others.
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Read More »Letter to the editor: Support Waukesha’s water application
The working men and women of Plumbers Local 75, as well as the members of our statewide organization, the Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association, stand behind the city of Waukesha in its efforts to get its water from Lake Michigan.
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Read More »Waukesha needs Lake Michigan to survive
For years, opponents of Waukesha’s application to use and recycle Great Lakes water have issued a series of misleading news releases and opinion pieces. They are usually intended to leave the impression that the project would somehow threaten the Great Lakes.
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Read More »DNR: Waukesha failed to justify water volume boost
Wisconsin environmental officials say Waukesha has failed to justify the volume of Lake Michigan water it says city customers will need over the next four decades as part of a Great Lakes diversion request.
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