Waukesha, Wisconsin is on a quest for water; its groundwater supply is dwindling and contaminated. Although the town is less than 20 miles away from Lake Michigan, it falls west of the Great Lakes basin line, which means no water without permission from the Great Lakes Compact.
Gary Wilson, journalist forGreat Lakes Echoand former co-editor of the Great Lakes Town Hall, discuss what Waukesha’s quest for water means for the Great Lakes.