Waukesha Nearing Round Of Water Rate Spikes

The City of Waukesha will be looking at substantial water rate hikes during the next four-to-five years related to its spending on a new water supply, presumably Lake Michigan - - but only if a willing seller is found and all eight Great Lakes states agree.

The increased rates have been projected before; what will be interesting is whether it can be successfully floated in a conservative city, a rough economy and a political and media environment dominated by campaigns centered on government size and spending.