Talk about a big gulp, and a big need to get its return done right.
Foxconn could be using seven million gallons of Lake Michigan daily, exceeding the average 6.1 million gallons daily Waukesha will pipe in from Milwaukee for its entire service territory beginning in 2023.
Waukesha has about 20,000 water uses in all categories.
The rules covering the diversion for Foxconn are not as demanding as those that helped delay Waukesha's bid, so the required approval for the Foxconn diversion by Wisconsin's DNR only should be without serious obstacles.
Of bigger concern: successfully removing from the water before its return to Lake Michigan various chemicals and other contaminants Foxconn which will use in its production facilities.
Foxconn could be using seven million gallons of Lake Michigan daily, exceeding the average 6.1 million gallons daily Waukesha will pipe in from Milwaukee for its entire service territory beginning in 2023.
Waukesha has about 20,000 water uses in all categories.
The rules covering the diversion for Foxconn are not as demanding as those that helped delay Waukesha's bid, so the required approval for the Foxconn diversion by Wisconsin's DNR only should be without serious obstacles.
Of bigger concern: successfully removing from the water before its return to Lake Michigan various chemicals and other contaminants Foxconn which will use in its production facilities.