Oak Creek-Waukesha Water Talks Still Uncertain
The Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility says it can't continue talks with Waukesha about providing Lake Michigan water unless cost-sharing between Oak Creek and Franklin is worked out.
The Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility says it's "willing to continue talks with Waukesha" about providing Lake Michigan water, but only if it can achieve fair cost sharing for its existing customers first. The utility released a statement Tuesday morning regarding the Public Service Commission's decision that shifted costs-of-service from Franklin to Oak Creek and results in a subsidy by Oak Creek of about $366,375, according to Utility General Manager Steve Yttri. If the decision stands, the average quarterly increase for Oak Creek would be $17.06, compared to an $8.14 increase for Franklin. Oak Creek is fighting the PSC's ruling, Yttri said, but doesn't know when its appeal will be heard. The PSC decision came one day after the Oak Creek…
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1:43 am on Thursday, October 11, 2012
The Great Lakes Compact that was passed back in 2007 mainly took care of the issues of selling water to communities outside the basin. Here is a link to a Legislative Council memo on the Compact if you wish to read it: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lc/publications/im/im_2008_04.pdf With passage of the Great Lakes Compact in 2007 there was a Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources … more ›