Waukesha water proposal reaffirmed by SEWRPC
Waukesha - The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, in a letter to a regional business group, reaffirms its recommendation that Waukesha should switch from deep wells to Lake Michigan for its water supply.
Waukesha's application for a Great Lakes water supply is consistent with the findings of the commission's preliminary regional water supply plan, SEWRPC Executive Director Ken Yunker says in a letter to representatives of the Sustainable Water Supply Coalition.
An advisory committee studied possible options for four years before selecting a Lake Michigan supply for Waukesha, according to Yunker. The advisory committee did not recommend continued use of deep or shallow wells, or a combination of wells drawing water from deep and shallow aquifers.
The commission letter was distributed to city officials Monday in an attempt to build support for restarting state review of Waukesha's application, coalition executive director Brian Nemoir said.
"City officials need assurance that all possible options have been studied," Nemoir said.
The coalition also is working with the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce on an online petition drive asking the Waukesha Common Council to reaffirm its choice of Lake Michigan as the only reasonable option for the city. Petitions are to be presented to the Common Council during its meeting July 20.
Mayor Jeff Scrima's stated intention to continue evaluating other water sources was the primary reason state review was halted on June 8, Department of Natural Resources officials have said.
The Common Council approved a Great Lakes application on April 8 and an application was delivered to the DNR on May 20.
"A Lake Michigan water supply is the only reasonable, long-term option for Waukesha," Water Utility General Manager Dan Duchniak said Monday.
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