Waukesha-Oak Creek Water Deal: $183 Million
So much for that earlier $261 million construction cost estimate in the Waukesha diversion application for a water deal with Oak Creek.
Was that designed to push a deal to Milwaukee, Waukesha's once-preferred seller, for a mere $164 million - - a deal which Waukesha chose not to negotiate.
The deal - - Waukesha and Oak Creek's Common Councils approved letters of intent in separate meetings Tuesday night - - becomes part of Waukesha's pending application for a Lake Michigan diversion.
The Wisconsin DNR is reviewing the application, and it needs the approval of all eight Great Lakes state governors before the project would begin.
Waukesha must offer its customers a new water supply by June 30, 2018.
4 comments:
No, Waukesha must have all it's wells radium compliant by 2018. That can be accomplished without a Lake Michigan diversion exception and for a fraction of the cost. All it's surrounding communities with deep wells are compliant.
How much will it cost without federal funding assistance from the Army Corp of Engineers?
Does this price assume a return flow to Underwood Creek in Tosa? Im sure they will love getting the sewage but not the money from the sale of water?
I would imagine a return flow closest to the point of withdrawal (root river?) as required by the compact will be much more costly.
Then there is the whole, "no other alternatives" which of course there are.
How about actually returning it all the way to the Lake? I mean if Waukesha wants it, shouldn't that be the way to go? Aina'
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