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Article: Elm Grove wants to buy lake water from Milwaukee; Supply would come through Wauwatosa's facility, in that city's first such deal
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 11, 2005
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Elm Grove Elm Grove is pursuing the possible purchase of Lake
Michigan water from Milwaukee via Wauwatosa's water utility to serve
the village's downtown properties.
The mayors of Milwaukee and Wauwatosa said Wednesday that they
were receptive to the idea, although the cities are in the early
stages of discussion with Elm Grove.
Unlike communities in western Waukesha County, such as the City of
Waukesha, which face major barriers to buying Lake Michigan water
because they lie west of the subcontinental divide, Elm Grove's
entire 4 square miles lie in the Lake Michigan basin.
Elm Grove has no municipal water. Its 2,470 homes, condominiums,
schools and businesses are served by private ...