City of Milwaukee - File #: 201360

• File #: 201360
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/9/2021
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 3/2/2021
• Title: Resolution to authorize the City Attorney’s Office to intervene on behalf of the City before the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin regarding the application of the Wauwatosa Water Utility to acquire existing water facilities from Milwaukee County.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WATER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/10/2021	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/2/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	TAKEN FROM COMMITTEE	Pass	15:0
3/2/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
2/18/2021	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: ACA Tom Miller - CAO Karen Dettmer - MWW	Pass	5:0
2/9/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
201360
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution to authorize the City Attorney’s Office to intervene on behalf of the City before the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin regarding the application of the Wauwatosa Water Utility to acquire existing water facilities from Milwaukee County.

Analysis
This Resolution authorizes the City Attorney’s Office to intervene on behalf of the City before the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin regarding the application of the Wauwatosa Water Utility to acquire existing water facilities from Milwaukee County.

Body
Whereas, The City of Wauwatosa and the Wauwatosa Water Utility (“Wauwatosa”) filed an application for Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approval to acquire water supply facilities currently owned by Milwaukee County; and

Whereas, Milwaukee County owns and operates water system assets located on the Milwaukee County Grounds and serving the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus and certain Wauwatosa retail water customers; and

Whereas, Milwaukee County has recently sold the Milwaukee County Grounds property to members of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center and wishes to divest itself of the water and sewer facilities located on the Milwaukee County Grounds property as it no longer owns the real property served by the water assets; and

Whereas, Wauwatosa and Milwaukee County purchase wholesale water from the City of Milwaukee pursuant to wholesale water service agreements that delineate each wholesale customer's service area; and

Whereas, Milwaukee Water Works will remain the wholesale water provider and the amount of water sold by Milwaukee Water Works is not anticipated to change if Wauwatosa’s application is approved; and

Whereas, It is anticipated that, if Wauwatosa’s application is approved, the wholesale water service agreement between Wauwatosa and the City would need to be amended; and

Whereas, intervention in this or any other related Commission proc...