From the Editorial Board: Lake Michigan holds more than 1 quadrillion gallons of water, so supply will never be a problem. The challenge lies in sound, reasoned governance over how to distribute that ample supply, and attaching a fair price for it.
Opinion content—editorials, columns and guest commentaries—is created independent of news reporting and is exclusive to subscribers.Chicago and its suburbs wrestle with a vast array of problems and challenges, but thanks to the cool, pure sustenance that Lake Michigan offers, an ample water supply isn’t one of them.
Chicago officials paint the situation far differently, saying talks with the DuPage Water Commission “have been candid and productive,” the Tribune recently reported. Chicago also would pay a price in the form of lost revenue. In 2022, City Hall received from DuPage water customers $113 million. For a city scraping for every source of revenue it can find, losses like that are far from inconsequential.
DuPage felt as if the Lightfoot administration was giving it the runaround on negotiating a new water delivery contract, which expires next year. The new City Hall under Mayor Brandon Johnson should make talks with the DuPage Water Commission a priority, and be clear about the switch to cost-of-service rates.We’d rather see the region’s leaders address a much more vexing and urgent dilemma linked to Lake Michigan water.
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