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City Could Issue Citations For Failing To Disconnect Downspouts

But focus will be on hiring contractors to complete work, keep stormwater out of Deep Tunnel.

Officials Celebrate Tent City Replacement

Joint effort by city, county, state and MMSD worthy of national emulation?

Flood Control Helps Milwaukee Watershed

MMSD, conservationists have preserved 11,000 acres to help reduce flooding caused by climate change.

Climate Change Is Already Unfolding in Wisconsin

The past decade was warmest, wettest on record. UN Report warns of irreversible climate change.

Rite-Hite Building To Right Height

New headquarters will fill Reed Street Yards business park.

River Hills Wetland Development Sparks Controversy

Residents oppose village board's plan to build 60 homes in area of unique watershed.

EPA Administrator Tours Pulaski Park

Michael Regan calls MMSD and county project to revitalize KK River a national model.

The Downspout Police Are Coming

Disconnecting downspouts is part of strategy to reduce Deep Tunnel overflows into Lake Michigan.

MMSD Deconstructing Former We Energies Building For Flood Abatement Project

Jackson Park will also see changes as part of multi-year effort.

Bay View Wetland Restoration Gets Boost From Grant

Stormwater retention effort part of restoration of Grand Trunk site, Lake Michigan cleanup.

Milwaukee Church Breaks Ground with MMSD on 1.8 Million Gallon Green Infrastructure Project

Contaminated Canal To Become Restored Wetland

MMSD and partners working to fill Burnham Canal.

DNR To Host Public Meeting On Dredging Materials In The Milwaukee Estuary Area Of Concern

Prepare for Spring with a Rain Garden Workshop

Plus, Pi Day at Lakefront Brewery, a virtual Northern Lights presentation and a craft fair in Brookfield.

Shorewood Debates Affordable Housing

CDA board opposes extending TIF district for affordable housing. How will village board vote?

Green Wave Sweeping the State

Economic prosperity and environmental progress can work hand-in-hand.

Hotels Fight City Hall, Win $500,000

Marriott and Springhill Suites win settlement. And council debates assessments.

Massive Harbor, River Cleanup Moving Forward

Project expected to cost over $100 million, take six years to complete.

Rite-Hite Finds Its Footing

Foundation work underway on new corporate headquarters.

Rite-Hite Expands Planned Headquarters

Warehouse equipment specialist will relocate from Brown Deer to Milwaukee.

City Clears Way For Big Sewer Project

84-inch-wide pipe is first phase of 40-million gallon stormwater project to prevent sewer overflows.

$1.6 Billion Adopted Budget Raises Fees, Cuts Police

City's fiscal challenges continue to mount under state restrictions, rising costs.

45 Projects To Improve Century City Area

Trails, parks and road diets designed to improve residents' health and safety.

City, MMSD Advance 40-Million Gallon Stormwater Plan

Improvements would prevent flooding in Capitol Dr. neighborhood and add parkland.

Lincoln Park Becoming A Little Bigger

County merging former residential parcel into surrounding park.

MPS Revamps Southgate Playfield

Playfield with 77% less asphalt opens. Plus: alll the week's real estate news.

City-County Planning Public Trail Improvements Along Lincoln Creek

Plan targets neighborhoods with racial, health and public access disparities.

MATC Creating Campus Gateway, Demolishing Building

College will better integrate with The Brewery District, Deer District.

City Improving Kinnickinnic River Trail Access

Federal project will improve on-street access to off-street trail.

MMSD Proposed 2021 Budgets Seek 1% Increases

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers and KK River Neighbors in Action Lead Initiative for New Southside Green Space, Awarded Two MANDI Awards

MANDI Award-winning project transforms vacated space into thriving neighborhood asset where people of all ages engage with their natural environment in a healthy way

Inside the KinetiK Apartments in Bay View

New, uniquely-shaped apartment building is about "play" and "joy" -- and views.

Government Pier Has Stunning Views

The pier stretching a half-mile into Lake Michigan offers some of the city’s best views

MMSD Saves $4 Million With Strategic Bond Sale

The Curious Campaign of Michele Bryant

Why is a Democratic state senator’s chief of staff running against another Democratic senator?

More Water Infrastructure Funding Needed

Federal spending for water pipelines, sewage system, etc. is just one-eighth of what it was in 1970s.

City Refreshing South Side Park

North portion of park was once site of restaurant with dolphin tank.

Apartments Rising Alongside Office Tower at River One

First phases of $100 million complex taking shape in Harbor District.

City Secures Funding To Redevelop, Expand Century City Park

Park will quadruple in size as of MKE Plays redevelopment.

Rite Hite’s New HQ Approved

Plus: Walker's Point apartment plans dropped, while another neighborhood building sells.

City Rezoning Lot for Future North Side Trail

Future trail would run along Lincoln Creek.

Bring Your Tires and TVs, Drop Off Centers Are Still Free

Milwaukee's two drop-off centers are now open Sundays, with no fees through at least the end of May.

Rite-Hite Unveils Reed Street Yards HQ Design

Company plans five-story office building, two-story R&D facility for Walker's Point.

$7.5 Million for Local Farmland Protection Reduces Flooding & Benefits Lake Michigan

Port Renaming Boat “Larry Sullivan” After 53-Year City Employee

Sullivan retired last week after nearly three decades as port's chief engineer.

River One Rises Over Harbor District

Michels' new office building hits the heights.

Milwaukee Will Cut Down 900 of Its Ash Trees

Federal grant funds replacement of trees ravaged by Emerald Ash Borer.

Rite-Hite Will Move HQ, 300 Employees to Reed Street Yards

Company will relocate from suburban Brown Deer.

South Side Playfield Will Get Overhaul

Modrzejewski will see new life under plan from Milwaukee Recreation.

KK River Project An Award Finalist

Partners includes MMSD and Sixteenth Street Community Health Center.

City Moves to Fire Deconstruction Firm

Spencer Renovation unresponsive to city officials, not working on city-owned homes.

UWM Gets Okay to Partially Demolish Columbia Hospital

Plus: Council could delay convention center expansion, MSOE expanding nursing facilities.

Five Libraries to Add Green Infrastructure

$1.6 million for green roofs, porous pavement, bioswales, trees and more.

City Plans Walker’s Point Water Trail

A Water Centric City tells its story. Trail could include a beach, public art, other attractions.

Police To Lease Two Buildings During DNC

Locations well outside Downtown for "security-related purposes" during convention.

Tracking Four Downtown Tower Proposals

Real estate news from Walker's Point, the East Side and Near West Side caps a busy week.

City, Partners Creating 13th Street Plan

Effort will focus on charting future of Crisol Corridor.

Veolia Water Milwaukee Union Employees Ratify New Contract

$29 Million Partnership to Clean Up Harbor

DNR, city, county, MMSD want to take harbor off the list of polluted waterways.

DNR, EPA Sign Agreement to Proceed on Milwaukee Estuary Cleanup to Eliminate 32-Year-Old Area of Concern Designation

Great Lakes Legacy Act Agreement Accelerates Contaminated Sediment Cleanup in Milwaukee

MMSD Accelerating Green Program to Reduce Overflows and Protect Lake Michigan

Efforts to increase green infrastructure in the region received a major boost today.

MPS Playgrounds Going Green

Better for students and less stormwater runoff pours into sewer system.

Storm Ready Preparations for 2020 as Heavy Rain Possible for Third Year in a Row

Green Project at ‘Tent City’ Site Finalized

City, state, MMSD cooperate on stormwater project. But its timing raises questions.

Devine & Manzanet to Lead MMSD Commission in 2020

Dan Devine is serving his third term as Mayor of West Allis, elected first in 2008.

See The Canstruction of Local Landmarks

Plus: Associated gives Milwaukee Center new name & upgrades, mass timber building tops off.

Committee Okays Reed Street Yards Fix

Sewer being relocated to accommodate development. But by which company?

Bucks Player Plans Brady Street Building

Plus: American Family announces plans, Mount Mary plans new housing, buildings change hands.

City Creating Green Project Under I-794

MMSD-funded infrastructure on state land to capture 150,000 gallons of stormwater in a heavy rain.

Milwaukee Riverkeeper annual report on river health shows drop from 2017 to 2018

Historic rainfall levels in 2018, land-use practices, failing infrastructure and other human activities, in both urban and rural parts of the Milwaukee River Basin, ultimately led to the decline in grade (C- to D).

Journal Square Will Be Hundreds of Apartments

Plus: Packed week of affordable housing news, and Cheesehead expansion.

Open house Tuesday on joint stormwater project under I-794

Meeting to also explore long-term vision of site

RACM Okays $3.4 Million Reed Street Yards Fix

New sewers being built to help attract future tenants, possibly Rite-Hite HQ.

The Quiet Plan to Save Grand Avenue

Actually written 10 years ago. Civic leaders discuss how public private partnerships revived Downtown.

Deconstruction Effort Is Underway

After a year of false starts by the city, a $1.2 million, 50-home effort is underway.

Few Local Water Systems Test for PFAS

DNR says 2 of 125 treatment plants in state submitted results for toxic PFAS chemicals.

Lurie’s Bay View Proposal Revived

Plus: MPS unveils new schoolyards, Cambria hotel opens, Athea expanding chemical plant

RACM Approves Land Use for Meat Processing Plant

While council stalled financing package, RACM okays land use change affecting Strauss Brands.

What Happens to All The “Yuck” After You Drop It Off?

Household hazardous waste collection October 11th & 12th at State Fair Park.

Tent City Being Evicted

Plus: A packed week of real estate news, including the Schuster's project moving forward.

48 Tiny Homes for Veterans

Zoning package for northwest side development gets first approval.

The Water Council now accepting applications for fifth round of Pilot Program

The program connects water-related businesses with potential sites and funding to further validate and commercialize technologies.

How You and MMSD Help Keep Our Waters Clean

MMSD celebrates more than 30 years of water quality research, and is holding household hazardous waste collection this Saturday.

Effort Improves City’s Recreation Areas

MPS has invested $12 million in rebuilding, renovating outdoor athletic and play facilities.

The County’s Queen of Hemp

Why Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is pushing so hard for county to grow hemp.

The Water Council Announces Third ‘Water Warrior of the Year Award’ Winner

Executive Director of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is recognized for his support of STEAM education.

Save the Yellow Perch!

Perch count way down in Lake Michigan. Strong leadership needed to protect state waters.

Resolution to adopt a Green Infrastructure Plan for the City of Milwaukee advances to the Common Council

“The Green Infrastructure Plan will reduce the amount of rainwater that flows into the sewerage system following a wet-weather event.”

Haggerty Museum of Art and Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers unveil public art projects on Kinnickinnic River Trail

Community-selected art installations supplement new amenities and bring life to trail

North Point Lighthouse – May 8, 2019 Lecture “MMSD – The Status of Water in our Region”

Sponsored by Landmark Credit Union

Wauwatosa Mayor Ehley Elected Vice Chair of MMSD Commission

She brings her expertise in building relationships and collaboration to her role as Mayor and as MMSD Commissioner.

“Green-Ribbon” Status of the Lindsay Heights Neighborhood Grows with New Green Infrastructure, Solar Installations and Eco Tour Designation

Partners and Residents Celebrate the Neighborhood Improvements

Should You Flush Dog Poop?

We know you've been wondering: What's the safest way to dispose of pet feces?

Streetcar Manager Leaving

Darryll Simpson will lead New Orleans transit agency.

MMSD Plans $1.4 Billion of Improvements

Sewerage district has ambitious six-year plan for 411-square-mile regions it serves.

MMSD Commission Approves First of Many Overflow Reduction Projects for 2019

Regional treatment plants and sewers will see the bulk of MMSD’s $92.9 million capital project/program spending in 2019.

Michels Corp. Begins Work on River One

Piles being driven for $49 million first phase of Harbor District project on KK River.

Coakley Brothers Awarded Green Luminary Award

Statement of Alderman José G. Pérez - December 4, 2018

Sewerage District Is National Leader

Milwaukee leads nation in reclaiming water, but rise in extreme rains a challenge.

City Announces Green Infrastructure Plan

Big changes to adapt to climate change and increase in damaging rainstorms.