DNR Could OK Water Diversion: Despite Opposition, There's Precedent for Using Lake Michigan to Supply New Berlin
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By Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 11--There is a torrent of opposition across the region to the City of New Berlin's request to pump Lake Michigan water out of the Great Lakes watershed, but that doesn't mean Wisconsin will necessarily heed it.
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By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer  A low-water dam can be designed to be extremely safe for recreational use while addressing floodwater flows, fish migration, and sand buildup, a U.S. Corps of Engineers consultant said.
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By Tim Carpenter  By Tim Carpenter  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  State attorneys and agriculture officials Tuesday urged legislators to prepare for expensive legal wrangling to force Nebraska and Colorado to comply with court-ordered agreements on water consumption.
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By Elias E. Lopez, The Miami Herald  Feb. 4--The Palmetto Bay Village Council is stepping into the debate over a proposed wetland project at Bill Sadowski Park and Nature Center.
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By David Hendee, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Jun. 2--The owner of Lake McConaughy turned up the heat Friday on upstream irrigation regulators to protect flows into the state's largest reservoir.  "Nebraska is on the verge of the worst natural resource disaster in the state's history.
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By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 4--Summit faces issue of water vs.
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WHITING, Ind. -- A proposal to allow BP to greatly increase the amount of pollutants it discharges into Lake Michigan from its refinery here has prompted a bitter war of words between officials in Illinois and Indiana.
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  May 24--The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources must start work on statewide regulations for new construction along Minnesota lakes and rivers under orders from the Minnesota Legislature.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 9--A local lawyer's suggestion that La Crosse's proposed public intoxication ordinance would be illegal has been challenged by the city attorney.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Mar. 1--If Monterey Bay water officials are looking for alternatives to ensuring a regional water supply, they might start by deciding just what the "region" is.
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By THOMAS CONTENT and LEE BERGQUIST  In a setback for the state's largest utility, a Dane County circuit judge has ruled that a water permit for the $2.2 billion power plant under construction in Oak Creek does not comply with a recent federal appeals court decision.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 17--A long environmental battle over storm runoff into ocean waters off the Monterey Peninsula is close to over, though several local jurisdictions could still challenge details of the antipollution program.
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By Andy Mead, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 3--The path that brings Kentucky American before the state Public Service Commission to argue for a new treatment plant has nearly as many twists and turns as the Kentucky River itself.
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By JOHN FLESHER  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - It hardly seems fair, but water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators might harm their species more than help, new research suggests.
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By Dave Sheeley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 6--Lannon -- Village officials will consider Monday holding a binding referendum on Nov. 7 that would allow borrowing an estimated $3 million to create a municipal water system here.
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An American proposal to allow the diversion of water from the Great Lakes threatens both the environment and Canada&#39;s sovereignty, critics warn.
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By Gareth Purnell  IF YOU are planning a barbel session on one of the big rivers this weekend and you normally use fish pellets, you will have to alter your approach.