(WI) Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel – The volume of Lake Michigan water the city likely will pursue to replace its ailing deep wells will be nearly 23% less than originally planned, a reduction credited to local water conservation initiatives, Mayor Larry Nelson confirmed Tuesday.
Last year, when Water Utility officials decided that diverting water from Lake Michigan was the best source of new drinking water, a supporting study found the city should seek a maximum allotment of 24 million gallons a day.
Nelson said the pending maximum allotment request has dropped to 18.5 million gallons a day. More