Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil EL&P Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Waukesha, WI to source up to 8.2 million gallons per day from Lake Michigan By: FOXNews.com September 05, 2023 at 17:28 PM EDT Waukesha, Wisconsin will soon be able to divert millions of gallons of Lake Michigan's water per day, in lieu of its own polluted supply. After years of seeking approval, a Milwaukee suburb is finally set to start pulling millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan to replace its polluted water supply.156-YEAR-OLD SUNKEN SCHOONER IN LAKE MICHIGAN FOUND INTACT WITH WELL-PRESERVED ARTIFACTSThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that the city of Waukesha in September will start diverting up to 8.2 million gallons of lake water per day to serve as its public water supply. The city plans to return treated wastewater to the lake via the Root River, resulting in what the DNR is calling a minimal net water loss.The city asked regulators in 2010 for permission to withdraw the water because its groundwater wells are contaminated with radium. The city is under a court order to find a solution.GROUNDWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS 'FOREVER CHEMICALS' PLANNED NEAR MICHIGAN MILITARY BASEA compact between the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces Quebec and Ontario generally prohibits diversions of water outside the Great Lakes basin but makes exceptions for communities in counties that straddle the basin's boundaries. Waukesha County fits that exception.Only the states were given legal authority to consider requests for U.S. water diversions. They approved the city of Waukesha's request in 2016. The Wisconsin DNR issued final approval for the diversion in 2021. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Waukesha, WI to source up to 8.2 million gallons per day from Lake Michigan By: FOXNews.com September 05, 2023 at 17:28 PM EDT Waukesha, Wisconsin will soon be able to divert millions of gallons of Lake Michigan's water per day, in lieu of its own polluted supply. After years of seeking approval, a Milwaukee suburb is finally set to start pulling millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan to replace its polluted water supply.156-YEAR-OLD SUNKEN SCHOONER IN LAKE MICHIGAN FOUND INTACT WITH WELL-PRESERVED ARTIFACTSThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that the city of Waukesha in September will start diverting up to 8.2 million gallons of lake water per day to serve as its public water supply. The city plans to return treated wastewater to the lake via the Root River, resulting in what the DNR is calling a minimal net water loss.The city asked regulators in 2010 for permission to withdraw the water because its groundwater wells are contaminated with radium. The city is under a court order to find a solution.GROUNDWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS 'FOREVER CHEMICALS' PLANNED NEAR MICHIGAN MILITARY BASEA compact between the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces Quebec and Ontario generally prohibits diversions of water outside the Great Lakes basin but makes exceptions for communities in counties that straddle the basin's boundaries. Waukesha County fits that exception.Only the states were given legal authority to consider requests for U.S. water diversions. They approved the city of Waukesha's request in 2016. The Wisconsin DNR issued final approval for the diversion in 2021. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd