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2024 Green Infrastructure Partnership Program Awards Announced

07/02/24 02:00:pm

MMSD Awards $3.5M for Green Infrastructure Projects to Capture 3.5M Gallons of Stormwater

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Commission approved the award of $3.5 million to 11 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 established criteria focused on the applicant’s ability and commitment to implement, maintain, and promote their project.  

When completed, these projects will provide over 3.5 million gallons of stormwater capacity.  These projects incorporate a wide variety of green infrastructure (GI) types designed to manage water where it falls, thereby helping to reduce the likelihood of sewer water backing up into basements or overflowing into our waterways.

2024 Green Infrastructure Partnership Program Award Winners: 

  • Supporting Schools for a Greener, Resilient Future - Walt Whitman School, submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of - Walt Whitman School
  • Supporting Schools for a Greener, Resilient Future - Samuel Clemens School, submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of Samuel Clemens School
  • Supporting Schools for a Greener, Resilient Future - Kagel School, submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of Kagel School
  • Greenfield- 92nd Street Multi-Family Development, submitted by Cobalt 92, LLC c/o Cobalt Partners, LLC
  • Supporting Schools for a Greener, Resilient Future - Humboldt Park School, submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of Humboldt Park School
  • 2024 Bradley Road Reconstruction, submitted by Village of Fox Point
  • Supporting Schools for a Greener, Resilient Future - Riverwest School, submitted by Milwaukee Board of School Directors on behalf of Riverwest School
  • Spring Mall Redevelopment, submitted by Mandel Group, Inc.
  •  Stormwater Infrastructure for UEC Riverland and Washington Park, submitted by Urban Ecology Center (UEC)
  • Project Horizon, submitted by Meta House, Inc.
  • Freshwater Lot 4, submitted by EMEM-Group

 

At nearly an acre and a half in size, Wisconsin’s largest green roof sits atop a two-story, 633-space parking structure at Innovation Campus in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and manages over 105,000 gallons of water every time it rains. In addition to the green roof, the development added over 28,000 square feet of native plantings that absorb and manage an additional 11,200 gallons of stormwater due to their deep-growing roots.  

  • 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 the implementation of the MMSD's Regional Green Infrastructure Plan (RGIP) (2013),​​​​​Urban Biodiversity Plan (2018), and Resilience Plan (2019). 

MMSD's investment in green infrastructure is to increase the implementation of innovative approaches to wet weather management that are 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 flood management and green infrastructure efforts.