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FREEMAN: A modern MARVEL
Since starting this past winter, construction crews from half a dozen firms have been laboring along with giant machinery to lay the many miles of pipeline required to bring Lake Michigan water to taps across Waukesha and send the treated wastewater back to the lake via the Root River.
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The most recent articles on the Great Water Alliance and water resource management. This list will be constantly updated, so make sure to check back in.
Meet Chris
Meet Chris Walter, Technical Services Manager for Waukesha Water Utility
FREEMAN: Council approves $223K purchase of booster station land
A swath of agricultural land at the southeastern edge of Minooka Park in New Berlin will someday be home to a key piece of infrastructure needed to bring Great Lakes water to taps across Waukesha.
FREEMAN: Booster Station land, Mill Reserve settlement on tap for council
A piece of agricultural land at the southeastern edge of Minooka Park could soon be home to a key piece of infrastructure needed to bring Great Lakes water to taps across Waukesha.
FREEMAN: Utility could spend $325K to replace or repair well pump
The Waukesha Water Utility is facing a cost of up to $325,000 to replace or repair a pump at its largest radium-compliant well.
NEWS RELEASE: Waukesha to Shut Down Well Ten for Repairs
Switch to lake water must stay on schedule, officials say.
MJS: Waukesha faces costly pump repair at primary well four years before switch to Lake Michigan supply
Just four years before Waukesha plans to make the switch to a Lake Michigan water supply, the city will be spending up to $325,000 in 2019 to rebuild or replace the motor of its highest-capacity well pump.
Presentations and Postings
It is important to understand why Waukesha must secure a Lake Michigan water supply, so we’ve made several presentations available. Program development has included many organizations, so we’ve also posted key approvals and permits.
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.
For program information regarding your community, follow the links below.
