MMSD Moves Clean-Water Research Center to Construction Bid
Rendering of the proposed Clean Water Research Center at MMSD’s South Shore Water Reclamation Facility. Rendering from The Water Council.
(Milwaukee, WI) – The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is currently seeking construction bids for a new Clean Water Research Center at its South Shore Water Reclamation Facility. Bids are due November 19 (S01013C01 – Clean Water Research Center at South Shore Water Reclamation Facility).
The center will enable water technology businesses, universities, scientists, and inventors test new concepts from pilot to demonstration scale in a working wastewater treatment plant. “This facility marks the latest progression in Milwaukee’s long history of wastewater and water technology innovation,” said MMSD Executive Director Kevin Shafer.
The first two-year pilot will test two emerging primary filtration technologies not yet operating at large scale in the U.S. Industry experts believe they could deliver:
- Millions in savings over 20 years
- Increased waste-to-energy production
- Reduced chemical use
- Fewer sewer overflows and basement backups
The pilot has a $3.9 million U.S. Department of Energy grant and a $1.2 million EPA grant secured with help from Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Gwen Moore. Construction is expected to begin in 2027. The technologies could replace primary clarification at South Shore, where the clarifiers entered service in 1968 and the supporting equipment is nearing the end of its useful life.
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.
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