Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

$20 Million Federal Grant Aims To Improve Milwaukee River Water Quality

Effort will stretch from rural Fond du Lac County to the heart of Milwaukee.

Council adopts resolution to accept grant funding for flood mitigation efforts in the Grasslyn Manor neighborhood

Can You Find the Watermarkers?

New public water-themed art installations going up around the city.

Why Were Trees Cut Down at Veterans Park?

Parks clearing trees along lakefront lagoon killed by emerald ash borer.

Wisconsin Arborist Association heads to Forest Home on Friday for Annual Day of Service

Major Westside ‘Art Intersection’ Project Advancing

Derrick Cainion draws praise for his perseverance.

County Deploying $1.3 Million in Environmental Cleanup Grants

Projects including adding sand to Bradford beach, improving animal habitats along Menomonee River.

Parks, Riverkeeper, MMSD Partner on Tree Planting

Kinnickinnic River Parkway is first site chosen for reforestation partnership.

County Gets $1.5 Million for Urban Forestry

Federal funds will help the parks department expand its forestry crew.

Veolia Opens New Office, Celebrates W+E Forward Partnership

Company is latest to move Downtown, but its work with The Water Council's new partnership could be even bigger.

Is Milorganite Making People Sick?

Research suggests it’s laced with PFAS or forever chemicals.

Milwaukee’s Green Schoolyards Gain National Attention

Seattle and other cities learning from Milwaukee's 'incredibly inspiring' work.

MMSD Announces $13 Million Water Tech Lab

Federally funded lab at water reclamation facility in Oak Creek to develop new technologies.

Research Facility All About Cutting-Edge, Cost-Effective Advancements in Wastewater Treatment Technology

Colorful Benches Tell Story of Stormwater Management

High school art interns created 10 community benches illustrating unique Milwaukee story.

How 18 Municipalities Work Together on Water Quality

Their efforts clean and reduce amount of stormwater flowing into rivers and lake.

Parks Department Joins Pickleball Mania

Free, outdoor pickleball comes to the county parks system.

Dockwall Collapse Creates Uncertain Future For Riverfront Site

City could compel repairs, but hasn't yet. What comes next?

Officials Celebrate Kletzsch Dam Fish Passage

$3 million project connects fish to 54 miles of habitat that's been out of reach for 80 years.

7th Annual Promise Zone Ride Happening June 1st as part of WI Bike Week and kick-off to Soul Roll MKE 2024 Ride Series

On June 1st, Northwest Side Community Development Corporation to host Promise Zone Bike Ride, an annual family-friendly bike ride along the 30th Street Corridor as kickoff to 2024 season of Soul Roll MKE bike rides and events

Wellpoint Care Network kicks off multi-year project to transform its historic 18-acre campus

Statement of Alderman Lamont Westmoreland May 21, 2024

Walker’s Point Will Get New Plaza, Protected Bike Lanes

And upgraded skate park. City plans 11 projects to improve south-side area.

See the 2024 Mayor’s Design Awards Winners

20 projects big and small are named best of the best in Milwaukee design

Indigenous-Led Walk Honors Water

On 11-mile walk for the water, native wisdom connects environmental restoration and spiritual healing.

How Will Higher Assessments Impact Your Taxes?

Milwaukee properties are worth 17% more says city assessor.

Climate Justice in the Lincoln Creek Greenway

Activists and neighborhood residents seek to restore urban tributary.

Climate Has Changed for Sewerage District

Once trashed by local media and some officials, MMSD now enjoys wide support.

MMSD Storm Update – April 1 Through April 4

Metro Milwaukee Residents Urged to Cut Water Use

Steady rains caused combined sewer overflow, MMSD says.

Senator Baldwin Delivers for Southeastern Wisconsin in Government Funding Legislation

Baldwin secured support for affordable housing, critical infrastructure, public safety, and more

Get Rid of Mercury & Household Chemicals Properly

FREE Disposal Program for Milwaukee County Residents

Energy Plan Approved, Powered by 100% Renewable Sources

Baldwin Notches Wins for Wisconsin Farmers, Rural Communities, Water Infrastructure, and Tribes in Annual Funding Legislation

Will County Ever Be Able to Afford Parks System?

New Wisconsin Policy Forum report looks at potential tools and agreements to pay for park maintenance.

Expanded Partnerships Could Help Address Milwaukee County Parks’ Unmet Needs

Collaboration among local governments could yield mutual benefits, report finds

Why Do We Care About The Sturgeon?

How reintroducing sturgeon to the Milwaukee River connects all of us. Third story in series.

DNR To Hold Public Hearing On Fish Refuge Establishment Rules

Feb. 5 Hearing For Milwaukee, Outagamie And Waupaca Counties

MHD Release: Milwaukee Health Department Launches COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Dashboard

How the Kletzsch Fishway Was Created

And how it will change the Milwaukee River and its fish.

Construction Bid Expected to Save Taxpayers $35 Million

Part of Project to Clean 100+ Years of Toxic Pollution from Milwaukee Waterways

Michels’ Taxes Will Pay For Skate Park, Street Paving, Public Art

Success of R1VER mixed-use complex will pay for improvements in surrounding neighborhoods.

Largest Fish Barrier Between Grafton and Lake Michigan Removed

New fish passage opens up 54 miles of habitat for native species like northern pike and sturgeon.

Stone & Swan to Lead MMSD Governing Body in 2024

Supervisor Pushes Kletzsch Park Dam Overlook

$309,000 project would increase access to river, allow portage for canoes, kayaks.

New Park Will Be Built Atop 24th Street

One block of southside street near MPS school would become neighborhood amenity.

Milwaukee Casting Foundry Sentenced for Violating the Clean Water Act

Green Infrastructure Improvements Coming To Becher Street Overpass

Project will capture stormwater where W. Becher Street goes under Interstate 94.

Parks System Losing Trees Faster Than It Can Plant Them

Board moving to add funding to 2024 budget for reforestation.

EPA Giving Milwaukee $17 Million For Sewer Project

Relocating lakefront sewer overflow part of much larger environmental cleanup project.

Longest Tenured Council Member, Michael Murphy, Not Seeking Reelection

But he could run for Comptroller. First elected in 1989, Murphy announces he won't run for reelection.

Ezekiel CDC Shows Off Foreclosed Home Rehabilitation

Ezekiel VP Jim Gaillard shows off work to Sen. Tammy Baldwin, DCD Commissioner Crump

Milwaukee Wins $275 Million Grant To Fund Massive Waterway Cleanup

Generational effort will see Milwaukee waterways lose their "area of concern" designation.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Largest Ever Clean-up under EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to Address Milwaukee Area of Concern

Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding agreement between EPA and partners will invest an estimated $450 million to cleanup of nearly two million cubic yards of contaminated sediments

MPS Celebrates 5 Asphalt-To-Green Space Transformations

Leaders hold green ribbon cutting at Riley Dual Language Montessori School.

Milwaukee Faces Future Budget Challenges

Act 12 didn't solve all of city's fiscal woes says Wisconsin Policy Forum.

How Much Do Brewers Benefit Milwaukee?

Vos claims city is the biggest beneficiary. Really? Let’s look at the numbers.

Baldwin Secures $13.5 Million to Fight Climate Change, Expand Access to Green Space, and Create Healthier Communities

Baldwin-backed Inflation Reduction Act funding will plant and manage trees and create pathways for careers in tree maintenance in Milwaukee and Dane County

Water Company Moving To Downtown

Plus: Marcus closes its only Milwaukee theater, WHEDA offers new downpayment program and a recap of week's real estate news.

DOA Secretary Blumenfeld Marks Coastal Awareness Month with Awards for Southeastern Wisconsin Coastal Projects

Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Grant Application Period Remains Open

Residents Concerned I-94 Widening Would Increase Flooding In Nearby Neighborhoods

Valley Park, Merrill Park and other low-lying neighborhoods would see increased runoff.

Inside Wellpoint’s Campus Overhaul

1950s orphanage evolves into hub for community and trauma-informed care.

It’s Plastic Free July!

You can take the Plastic-Free Pledge, join the cause of groups like Plastic-Free MKE, to reduce use of single-use plastics.

Bike & Play Fest to be held in West Basin on Saturday

Gov. Evers Appoints Judge Pedro Colón to the Court of Appeals – District I

Riverwest Affordable Housing Development To Get City Subsidy

With plans for late summer groundbreaking.

Common Ground, MPS Celebrate New Washington High School Athletic Complex

New playfield and track have been eight years in the making.

Think Tank Studying Ways to Finance Parks Maintenance

Massive backlog of county parks infrastructure projects requires creative solutions.

Another Company Bucks Trend, Expands Downtown Office

HNTB expands downtown office. Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.

What’s That Orange Barrier in the Milwaukee River?

We Energies' project to dredge river bottom is part of much larger cleanup effort.

Construction Starts on Century City Park Expansion

Revamped Melvina Park at 29th and Melvina will nearly quadruple in size.

MATC Will Use Vacant Lot For Training Program

Partnership with city and We Energies will help train electrical line mechanics.

Work Starts on Redeveloping 150 Vacant Homes

Homes MKE aims to create new homeowners, improve neighborhoods.

UWM earns Fast Forward grant to offer more paid internship opportunities

Rite-Hite Completes Move to City

Moving from Brown Deer to Walker's Point. Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.

‘Living Breakwater’ Would Protect Harbor

Harbor District, partnering with city, wins grant to design wetland habitat structure.

Parks Foundation Boosts Reforestation Effort

Molson Coors, Fund for Lake Michigan funding reforestation staff with donation.

Final Estabrook Dam Lawsuit Ends

The last lawsuit related to the Estabrook Dam removal has been dismissed, five years after the dam itself.

Preston Cole Will Lead Department of Administration

Former DNR Secretary and City Hall veteran returning to city government.

ArtWorks for Milwaukee to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Supervisors Stall, Inflate Cost of Sea Wall Project

Cost of McKinley Flushing Channel rises as county board second guesses engineers.

DNR Shares Results From Summer 2022 Milwaukee Heat Mapping Campaign

Jackson Park Boathouse To Become Open-Air Pavilion

Boathouse being redesigned as part of MMSD stormwater project in the park.

More Than 15 Candidates Running For Three Council Seats

North side voters will find packed primaries on Feb. 21.

Senator Baldwin Secures Over $255 Million for Wisconsin in Senate Appropriations Legislation

Projects championed by Senator Baldwin were included in Fiscal Year 2023 bipartisan bill

Board Approves Waukesha Water Deal After Revisions

Board grants Waukesha access to one-acre of county land for $300 million drinking water project.

Supervisors Stall Waukesha Drinking Water Project

Waukesha needs access to one acre of county land. Committee votes to delay this.

Reflo Welcomes Delegation from Seattle to Showcase Milwaukee’s Green and Healthy Schools

Tours local MPS schools, shadows school project selection process, and meets local partners

Conference Touts Mayor’s 1,000,000 Milwaukeeans Goal

Urban Spaceship speakers offer ideas from scrapping I-794 to eliminating zoning code.

First Stage welcomes Chris Marschka as new President of the Board of Directors

Other new Board Members include Jeremy Tardy and Ashley Wroblewski

River Trail School Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Urban Forest Planting

Celebration on October 6 marks expanded agriculture programs

Fall Perennial Exchange continues beautification efforts on the South Side

Senator Baldwin Visits Milwaukee, Mequon to Discuss Investments in Community Safety and Conservation

County Parks Fights Ash Borer With Reforestation

Milwaukee County has removed 25,000 trees, but is ramping up its replacement effort.

Massive Tree Planting & Wetland Restoration Program Inaugural Event to Reduce Flooding Risks in the Region

City Wants Feedback on KK River Trails

Proposal would link two off-road trail segments, create corridor from South Side to Downtown

Storm Update – September 11 & 12, 2022

Harbor Commission Approves Massive Cleanup Facility

New 42-acre, MMSD facility on lake could store 1.9 million cubic yards of sediment

10 Riverwalk Projects Will Greatly Expand System

Three-mile, award-winning corridor is becoming far more than a downtown amenity.

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Secures Key Investments and Vital Resources for Milwaukee in House-passed FY 2023 Omnibus Funding Package

Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore voted to pass H.R. 8294, a six-bill appropriations minibus. This package includes the following six appropriations bills: Transportation-HUD; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services and General Government; Interior-Environment; and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.

Supervisors Propose Parks Youth Corps

A program for high school students to learn, earn a stipend and help maintain the parks.