First Chance To Ask Questions About SEWRPC Water Plan Tonight In Milwaukee

The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Committee rolls out its first water supply study meeting- - with speakers, story boards and a comment period - - tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at HeartLove Place, 3229 N. Martin Luther King Jr Dr.

The full regional water supply proposed plan meeting schedule during the next several weeks is here.

The City of Waukesha, which SEWRPC recommends receive Lake Michigan water for its city purposes, rolls out its proposed city water diversion plan tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in its Common Council chambers.

Waukesha uses nine million gallons of well water daily, which the lake water would replace, because it is cleaner, and the switch will allow the overused underground supply to rebound.

The Waukesha plan envisions an eventual Lake Michigan diversion of 24 million gallons a day.

Perhaps officials at each meeting can explain the purpose of the additional 15 million daily gallons of diverted water, and how much of the total will spur new development rather than serve existing needs, and how much is likely to end up in basements along Underwoood Creek when Waukesha's treated water is to be returned.