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DNR tells Barrett water talks must cover broader Waukesha service area

CREATED Aug. 3, 2012

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  • Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. | Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The state Department of Natural Resources will require any municipality, including Milwaukee, selling Lake Michigan water to the City of Waukesha to supply its entire future water service area and not just the city, Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp said Thursday in a letter to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Common Council President Willie Hines.