Joel Brammeier, president of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, recently talked to Wisconsin Public Radio about his concerns about how sewer systems will fare with the state’s increasing rain levels.
In the article, he praised the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for its goal to eliminate combined sewer overflows by 2035 by using more green infrastructure.“In a lot of Midwest cities, you can’t use concrete and holes in the ground that are big enough to solve this problem,” he told Wisconsin Public Radio. “You’ve got to find a way to capture some of this water where it comes down on the ground, and
News Briefs: Alliance for the Great Lakes Praises Milwaukee's Plan to Eliminate CSOs
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, residents in central Texas boil and conserve water after large main break
May 12, 2022
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