The estimated combined sewage overflow from the storms on Aug. 9-10 topped 5 billion gallons, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) reported on Friday, Aug. 15. The overflow went for an ...

People in southeastern Wisconsin continue to deal with the aftermath of a brutal storm that hit over the weekend. The record-setting rain flooded many homes and roadways. It also caused the Milwaukee ...

Milwaukee's Greenseams program, which focuses on restoring natural areas along rivers, helped mitigate recent flooding. The program has protected 5,825 acres from additional flooding by creating green ...

Milwaukee County residents cleaning up from that Aug. 9-10 historic flooding have been given additional time to drop off their hazardous waste. From Aug. 14 to 17, all Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage ...

Whether you refuse to accept them, or understand they are a part of city life on the Great Lakes, sewer overflows are a hot button topic. But what — or who — decides whether and when they happen? It's ...

The rainfall total from the Aug. 9-10, 2025 flooding in northwest Milwaukee is now the state's 24-hour precipitation record.

Around 20,000 gallons of wastewater at the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility leaked into Lake Michigan after "escaping the treatment process" on Sept. 18, according to the Milwaukee Metropolitan ...

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