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MMSD, in partnership with Marquette University, is constructing two new stormwater runoff mitigation projects under the Fresh Coast Protection Partnership program, incorporating green infrastructure. The Marquette projects have the potential to prevent up to nearly 500,000 gallons of stormwater runoff during a single rain event!

Learn about new project updates on MMSD's Edgewood Avenue Sewer project.

Our actions inside and outside our homes can protect our drinking water, Lake Michigan, and help reduce the risk of sewer water backing up into your basement or overflowing into our waterways. We’re asking everyone in the community to do some simple things to help keep our water clean and flowing.

Spread across multiple branches, and highlighted by a 30,000 square foot green roof atop the Central Library, Milwaukee Public Library (MPL) has been doing its part to manage water where it falls since 2009.