County Executive Farrow and County Board Chairman Decker Support Waukesha's Lake Michigan Water Diversion Application
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday,
February 18, 2016
Contact:
Shawn Lundie
slundie@waukeshacounty.gov
262-548-7902
COUNTY EXECUTIVE FARROW AND COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN DECKER SUPPORT WAUKESHA’S
LAKE MICHIGAN WATER DIVERSION APPLICATION
(WAUKESHA,
WI)…Today, Waukesha
County Executive Paul Farrow and County Board Chairman Paul Decker testified at
Carroll University in strong support of the City of Waukesha’s application to
divert Lake Michigan water at a public hearing held by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water
Resources Regional Body and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water
Resources Council members.
“Thirteen
years of sound research led by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning
Commission has gone into developing a sustainable water supply plan for all of
southeastern Wisconsin. The best and
brightest water utility professionals from around the state, including
representatives from the City of Milwaukee, endorsed the Regional Water Supply
Plan that embraces the City of Waukesha accessing Lake Michigan water,” Farrow
said. “Today we stand in proud support of moving an important part of that plan
forward by supporting the City of Waukesha’s application to use and return Lake
Michigan water.”
The Waukesha County Board adopted
the Regional Water Supply Plan and supported contributing over $200,000 toward
the detailed research as a refinement to its own Comprehensive Development
Plan. Since the plan’s approval, the
City of Waukesha began the application process to divert Lake Michigan water as
outlined by the terms of the Great Lakes Water Compact. Late last year, the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources determined the City of Waukesha had met all the Compact
requirements.
“The conversion by the City of Waukesha to a Lake Michigan source of water with
return flow is grounded in years of research, sound science and responsible
land use planning. We encourage the
Regional Body to consider this information in developing its Declaration of
Finding and encourage the Governors’ Compact Council to support the City of
Waukesha application,” Decker concluded.
To learn
more about Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow, County Board Chairman Paul
Decker, or Waukesha County, please visit www.waukesacounty.gov.
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