DNR forwards Waukesha diversion application for regional review
MADISON, Wis. -- The city of Waukesha's Great Lakes diversion application
and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' review documents will be
forwarded for regional review to the other Great Lakes provinces and states.
The diversion application will be sent to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River
Water Resources Regional Body and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water
Resources Council. During the regional review process, the Great Lakes
provinces and states will provide opportunities for public participation.
The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body and Great
Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council are holding a
meeting via webinar today, Jan. 7, 2016. The meeting is open to the public.
At the meeting, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time, the city of Waukesha
and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will give a briefing on
the diversion application. The agenda, meeting materials and webinar link
can be found on the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Water Resources
Regional Body <http://www.glslregionalbody.org/> website.
The city of Waukesha has applied to divert up to an annual average of 10.1
million gallons of water per day to serve the water supply service area. The
city proposes to obtain Lake Michigan water from the Oak Creek Water Utility
and discharge treated wastewater to the Root River.
If the application is approved by the Compact Council following the regional
review process, the city of Waukesha would begin the necessary steps to
obtain the required state permits for diverting Lake Michigan water.
General information on the city of Waukesha's diversion application, the
Wisconsin DNR's technical review and preliminary final environmental impact
statement and all documents submitted for regional review can be found at
dnr.wi.gov <http://dnr.wi.gov/> , search "Waukesha diversion application
<http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wateruse/waukeshadiversionapp.html> ." More
information about the Great Lakes Compact
<http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/greatlakes/compact.html> is also available.