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2021 Green Infrastructure Partnership Program Awards Announced

07/08/21 08:15:am

MMSD Awards $3M for Green Infrastructure Projects 

On Monday, June 28, 2021, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Commission approved the award of $2,995,168 to 18 successful applicants to MMSD's Green Infrastructure Partnership Program (GIPP). 

The GIPP offers incentive funding on a per-gallon-captured, reimbursement basis for green infrastructure strategies designed to capture and clean water where it falls. Applications are scored based on an established set of criteria focused on the applicant’s ability and commitment to implement, maintain, and promote their project.  

When completed, these projects will provide a total of nearly 1.6 million gallons of stormwater detention capacity.  These projects will incorporate a wide variety of green infrastructure (GI) types designed to manage water where it falls thereby helping to reduce the likelihood of sewer overflows and basement backups. 

2021 Green Infrastructure Partnership Program Award Winners: 

  • UWM Innovation Campus submitted by Innovation Park Development Partners, LLC
  • Oak Creek Athletic Field Turf Conversion submitted by Milwaukee Area Technical College
  • Brown Deer Road and Stormwater Management/Phase 3 submitted by Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture
  • St. Anthony School Green Space Initiative submitted by St. Anthony School Milwaukee
  • 1300 Glenview Place, Wauwatosa submitted by General Capital Group and Joseph Property Development
  • Abbot Row Green Infrastructure submitted by Abbot Row Corporation 
  • Astor Court Condominium Green Infrastructure Improvements submitted by Astor Court Condominium Green Infrastructure Improvements
  • West Morgan Avenue and South Honey Creek Drive Bioswales submitted by the City of Milwaukee
  • Marquette University College of Business Administration submitted by Marquette University 
  • Greenvale Storm Water Drainage Improvement submitted by Village of Fox Point
  • 2021 Road and Utility Project submitted by Village of Fox Point 

See how previous Green Luminary® Award winner Sid Grinker, Co. implemented green infrastructure on their property.

  • Green and Healthy Schools - Franklin submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of Benjamin Franklin School
  • Green and Healthy Schools - Hawthorne submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of Nathaniel Hawthorne School
  • Green and Healthy Schools - Neeskara submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of Neeskara School
  • Green and Healthy Schools - Zablocki submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of Clement J. Zablocki School
  • McKinley Marina Parking Lots Reconstruction and Site Improvements Phase 2 submitted by Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture
  • Green and Healthy Schools - Hayes submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of Hayes Bilingual School
  • 2022 Hubbard Park Parking Lot Reconstruction submitted by the Village of Shorewood

The 2021 Green Infrastructure Partnership Program application process is currently closed. Stay tuned for the announcement of the 2022 Green Infrastructure Partnership Program in January of 2022.

  • Porous Pavement

    Porous Pavement

  • Bioswale

    Bioswale

  • Cistern

    Cistern

  • Green Roof

    Green Roof

  • Native Landscaping

    Native Landscaping

MMSD's Green Infrastructure Vision

Green infrastructure projects are consistent with MMSD's 2035 Vision and Strategic Objectives. Our long-range goal is to eliminate sewer overflows, improve water quality, and incorporate an overall triple-bottom-line sustainable approach to operations.  Projects funded through the GIPP support implementation of the MMSD's Regional Green Infrastructure Plan (RGIP) (2013),​​​​​Urban Biodiversity Plan (2018), and the Resilience Plan (2019). 

MMSD's investment in green infrastructure is to increase the implementation of innovative approaches to wet weather management that is cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Green infrastructure management approaches and technologies infiltrate, capture, and reuse stormwater to maintain, restore, or mimic nature by draining it into the ground to reduce water pollution.

Projects should seek to demonstrate a connection or relationship to the purpose and function of other MMSD watercourse flood management, and green infrastructure work.