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roadmaster
04-26-2018, 05:08 PM
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has approved a request to pull millions of gallons of water daily from Lake Michigan to serve a new Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing plant, helping the Taiwanese electronics giant clear a major regulatory hurdle.
Foxconn expects to begin construction on a $10 billion flat-screen plant in Mount Pleasant within weeks. The city of Racine filed a request with the DNR in January to withdraw 7 million gallons of water daily from the lake to serve the plant. The city’s application estimated about 2.7 million gallons will be consumed daily by plant operations and evaporation. The rest will be treated and returned to the lake.


Local leaders praised the DNR’s decision as well. Mount Pleasant Village President David DeGroot said the withdrawal will provide clean, safe water to the Foxconn plant and the thousands of workers it’s expected to employ. Racine Mayor Cory Mason, who helped pass the compact through the Wisconsin Legislature as a Democratic member of the state assembly, said he believes the application meets the compact standards. He pledged to ensure Foxconn meets or exceeds every federal, state and local water standards.
The DNR approved air pollution permits for the plant Tuesday.

https://apnews.com/8056742a9cec4c62bac31340b4dded2f/DNR-approves-pulling-Lake-Michigan-water-for-Foxconn-plant

jimmyz
04-26-2018, 06:22 PM
Great! Jobs for Americans. I would like the EPA to keep a close eye on the "treated water" being returned into Lake Michigan. A very close eye.