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Following a comprehensive two-year public procurement process, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s (“MMSD”) Ad Hoc Operations and Maintenance Contract Selection Committee (“Ad Hoc Committee”) today provided its recommendation for the next private company to operate and maintain Milwaukee’s regional wastewater facilities.

MMSD is reporting the following information to WDNR regarding sewer overflows on August 1st, 2026.

Greenseams® is a flood-management land-purchasing program targeting properties in the floodplain or that exhibit features such as hydric soils where wetlands once existed.

MMSD Commission today voted to select EMA, Inc, an employee-owned consulting firm headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, to conduct an independent, third-party audit of recent complaints regarding the performance of wastewater management in Milwaukee. The Commission also named an independent, five-person advisory committee to oversee the audit.