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Close-up of front of blue MCTS bus with "Ride MCTS" on marquee in urban Milwaukee neighborhood

Waukesha Transit Joins Milwaukee Fare Collection System

New technology allows for more streamlined travel and fare capping for riders across the region.

September 14, 2023 - Urban Milwaukee

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June 24, 2016 - Planetizen

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Milwaukee Suburb Allowed Unprecedented Water Diversion from Lake Michigan

The city of Waukesha will be able to pump water from the Great Lakes to replace its contaminated local ground water supply. It's the first community outside the Great lakes watershed allowed to divert water under terms of the Great Lakes Compact.

June 21, 2016 - Chicago Tribune

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Water Diversion Controversy Stifles Milwaukee Suburb's Growth Plans

The city of Waukesha asked for more water than the Great Lakes Compact would allow. Commenters remind the city of Waukesha that water for growth was never the goal of the Great Lakes Compact.

May 6, 2016 - Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

Drought

The Evolving Market for Water in an Era of Droughts and Efficiencies

As some areas of the country seek out new sources of water, other areas are trying to protect what they have.

October 21, 2015 - Brookings: The Avenue

Legislators, Newspapers Line Up to Oppose Great Lakes Water Diversion Proposal

A controversial application by the small Wisconsin town of Waukesha would allow treated wastewater to flow the Root River and then into Lake Michigan. The proposal has provoked a far-reaching outcry of opposition.

September 15, 2015 - The Political Environment

Wisconsin Water Policy May Drain Cities and Destroy Rural Towns

Suburban Waukesha seeks to be the first city to pipe water from the Great Lakes since the 2008 Great Lakes Pact. But will approval just mean more sprawl in a sprawling region?

January 28, 2011 - Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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