Foxconn Water Raid Gets First Hearing
Conservationists from across the state to speak out against the plan
![Foxconn chairman Terry Gou and Governor Scott Walker signing a memorandum of understanding. Photo from the State of Wisconsin.](https://urbanmilwaukee.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Wisconsin_is_Working_Square.png)
Foxconn chairman Terry Gou and Governor Scott Walker signing a memorandum of understanding. Photo from the State of Wisconsin.
MADISON – Conservationists from across the state will speak out today against a plan to siphon off seven million gallons a day of Great Lakes water solely for manufacturing giant Foxconn – an unprecedented betrayal of the core intent of the hard-won, bipartisan Great Lakes Compact.
At 6 p.m. today in Sturtevant at the SC Johnson iMET Center, 2320 Renaissance Blvd, the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on Racine’s diversion application.
The diversion plan – like the entire Foxconn deal – has been rushed through for an approval without the necessary information needed to make an informed decision – including how the water will be used in the manufacturing process and the quality of the water returned to the Great Lakes.
Under the Great Lakes Compact, diversions are meant to provide water for uses such as municipal drinking water and groundwater replenishment for family wells. This is the first time a state in the compact has been so brazen as to suggest a diversion almost exclusively for a private company.
“In a new Marquette poll this week, 62 percent of voters are concerned the Foxconn plant will have a negative impact on water and environmental quality,” Kerry Schumann, executive director, said. “This hearing will be the only opportunity for the public to comment on a huge decision that will have long-term impacts for this project and potentially set precedent for future compact diversions.”
Staff from Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters will be available for interviews before and after the hearing.
For more information visit conservationvoters.org/foxconn
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to electing conservation leaders, holding decision makers accountable, and encouraging lawmakers to champion conservation policies that effectively protect Wisconsin’s public health and natural resources.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
More about the Foxconn Facility
- Biden Hails ‘Transformative’ Microsoft Project in Mount Pleasant - Sophie Bolich - May 8th, 2024
- Microsoft’s Wisconsin Data Center Now A $3.3 Billion Project - Jeramey Jannene - May 8th, 2024
- We Energies Will Spend $335 Million on Microsoft Development - Evan Casey - Mar 6th, 2024
- Foxconn Will Get State Subsidy For 2022 - Joe Schulz - Dec 11th, 2023
- Mount Pleasant Approves Microsoft Deal on Foxconn Land - Evan Casey - Nov 28th, 2023
- Mount Pleasant Deal With Microsoft Has No Public Subsidies - Evan Casey - Nov 14th, 2023
- Microsoft, State Announce Massive Data Center Expansion, Land Purchase - Joe Schulz - Nov 11th, 2023
- Gov. Evers Announces Microsoft Makes Major Investment in Wisconsin - Gov. Tony Evers - Nov 10th, 2023
- State Can’t Regulate We Energies $100 Million Project for Microsoft - Joe Schulz - Sep 20th, 2023
- Foxconn Selling Green Bay, Eau Claire ‘Centers’ - Joe Schulz - Aug 16th, 2023
Read more about Foxconn Facility here
Recent Press Releases by Wisconsin Conservation Voters
Voters reject extreme rewrite of the state’s constitution
Aug 13th, 2024 by Wisconsin Conservation VotersWisconsin Votes No coalition lauds victory over special interests