States to vote on first diversion of Great Lakes water

The vote on whether to allow a Wisconsin city outside of the Great Lakes basin to withdraw water from Lake Michigan is expected to come Tuesday in Chicago.

A unanimous vote of the governors of eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces is required to allow Waukesha, Wisc., to divert the water.

The measure is the first test of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, an international agreement designed to conserve water in the Great Lakes basin....