Village of Somers Water Diversion Application |

The DNR approved the Village of Somers’s diversion application to divert up to 1.2 million gallons of water per day from Lake Michigan.
The Village will divert water purchased from the City of Kenosha Water Utility and return treated water to Lake Michigan via the Kenosha Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The approval was granted under the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (Compact).
The Compact banned diversions of Great Lakes water with a few exceptions.
- One exception to the Compact’s ban on diversions allows a “straddling community,” such as New Berlin, to apply for a diversion of Great Lakes water.
- Diversions allowed under this exception must be used solely for public water supply purposes in the community.

The DNR approved the Village of Somers’s diversion application on February 23, 2022.

The DNR held a seven-week comment period on the application and received four comments. The department summarized and responded to comments.

Date	Title
Jan. 13, 2022	Village of Somers Response to DNR Request for Information
Dec. 15, 2021	DNR Request for Information
Sept. 24, 2021	SEWRPC Somers Water Supply Service Area Delineation [PDF]
Sept. 17, 2021	Village of Somers Response to DNR Request for Information [PDF]
Sept. 13, 2021	DNR Request for Information [PDF]
Aug. 17, 2021	Village of Somers Response to DNR Request for Information [PDF]
May 17, 2021	DNR Request for Information [PDF]

Village of Somers Water Diversion Application