Court's ruling on radium to cost communities millions

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: February 27, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Court's ruling on radium to cost communities millions

Judges uphold EPA standard on case involving Waukesha

By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ denriquez@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Thursday, February 27, 2003

Waukesha -- City water bills could double -- even triple -- for nearly 600 communities nationwide, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, after a federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

In upholding radium standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the court left many communities -- including Waukesha -- scrambling to bring their water ...

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