Politics & Government
Waukesha Lake Michigan Water Return Pipeline Avoids Delay: Report
A new easement was granted to the return flow pipeline for Waukesha's water project after a delay over a right of way, a report said.
WAUKESHA, WI — The Milwaukee County Board on Thursday granted a new easement for the Waukesha water return pipeline to Lake Michigan after a right-of-way problem posed the risk of costly delays, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Thursday.
The easement has Waukesha paying $275,000 in lease payments over 100 years, the Journal Sentinel reported. Project delays could have run the risk of steep federal penalties for the city after a September deadline to be in compliance with groundwater radium concentration levels, a Journal Sentinel report on Wednesday noted.
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The return pipeline ran into a right of way that was full near Ryan Road, county board documents noted. Waukesha's Water Utility requested the new easement to place the pipeline near South 68th Street and Ryan Road in Franklin, according to board documents.
The return flow pipeline returns high-treated effluent from the City of Waukesha into the Root River, county documents said.
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