BUDGET / FINANCIAL

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) operates from two budgets: one for capital projects, primarily construction projects, and another for the operation and maintenance expenses, mostly related to the day-to-day collection, conveyance, and wastewater treatment. We do not handle direct customer billing. In effect, we're a wholesaler, sending bills to the twenty-nine communities we serve, and the communities are the retailers handling direct customer billing.

Capital charges, such as property taxes, primarily fund the capital budget. Money for our operations and maintenance budget is collected mainly through sewer user charges, which individual customers pay based on use. Most communities bill these fees as part of their water bills.

Your total sewer bill for your home or business includes charges from the community where you live. All of the communities MMSD serves own and operate their own sewer systems, which drain into MMSD's regional sewer system.

To request a historical MMSD budget or financial report, please submit a records request.