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Public Service Commission Approves Application
On January 30, 2020, all of the years of due diligence and hard work to develop a viable water supply project for Waukesha were acknowledged when the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) voted unanimously to approve, with conditions, the Great Water Alliance application, allowing the program to move ahead.
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Moving Historic Project Forward
What is known today as the Great Water Alliance, started its historic journey more than a decade ago. In 2016, it received unanimous approval from the Great Lakes states who agreed that switching to Lake Michigan water was the only reasonable option to provide the 70,000 residents of Waukesha with a sustainable source of safe drinking water.
FREEMAN: Pumping station, reservoirs to be built in Waukesha
New Berlin has agreed to pay Waukesha $2 million in exchange for the Waukesha Water Utility abandoning plans to construct a booster pumping station (BPS) and two 9-million-gallon reservoirs on a farm field at Racine Avenue and Swartz Road in Minooka Park.
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Donna Kopshinsky, Waukesha Water Utility Customer Service Representative
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GWA Outreach 2017-2019
GWA Outreach 2017-2019 infographic
Imagine A Day Without Water
This national campaign asks us to consider what it would be like with no water to drink, or even to make coffee with. No water to shower, flush the toilet, or do laundry.
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Great Lakes Compact Council Approval
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Presentations
Waukesha Water Utility wants you to understand why it is important for our community to secure a Lake Michigan water supply. That’s why we’ve made several recent presentations available for review.
Partner Communities
Our efforts to bring a safe and sustainable water supply to Waukesha wouldn’t be possible without the collaboration and cooperation of our neighboring communities. Up-to-date information about how the new program may affect your community throughout the process will be shared here on our website, as well as in our e-newsletter.
Waukesha
Franklin
Muskego
- West Allis
Milwaukee
Greenfield
New Berlin
For program information regarding Waukesha, Milwaukee and New Berlin, follow the links below.
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We’d like to address some of the common questions and misperceptions that have arisen since Lake Michigan was identified as the only sustainable long-term water supply for Waukesha.
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Great Water Alliance welcomes your thoughts and opinions as we work towards improved water quality in the City of Waukesha, the Root River, and the Lake Michigan Basin.
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