Mayor`s view: Waukesha pursues only reasonable option

Waukesha, Wis., has applied to borrow and return Great Lakes water because we need a healthy and sustainable water supply. We are making the request under the terms of the Great Lakes Compact, a binding agreement among states bordering the Great Lakes that we helped enact.

Waukesha needs a new water supply because our current groundwater supply is severely depleted due in part to unique geological features that restrict recharge. The aquifer is projected to drop another 200 feet or more in the next 50 years. Continued use is unsustainable...

...Under our application, we will borrow 1/1,000,000th of 1 percent of Great Lakes water and return the same amount. That is equivalent to withdrawing a teaspoon of water from an Olympic-sized swimming pool — and then putting it back...

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Ken Notes: Hear him out, he makes very good points!