Will lead the Policy, Finance, & Personnel Committee State Senator Lena C. Taylor (D-Milwaukee) has been appointed chair of the Policy, Finance, & Personnel (PFP) Committee of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District (MMSD). The appointment was made by Commission Chair Wallace White and follows Taylor ’s appointment to the MMSD Commission last year by Milwaukee [...]

Project to bring environmental and financial benefits to Milwaukee community Veolia ES Solid Waste this week signed a contract with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) to develop an alternative energy project that is estimated to save MMSD customers tens of millions of dollars over 20 years. The agreement includes the construction of a low-pressure, [...]

Victims of the July 22 rainstorm received some encouraging news Monday during a public hearing held at the Quality of Life Center at Christ the King Church. Hundreds of surveys would be sent off this week as part of an appeal of a FEMA decision to provide emergency funds to local government, but not residents [...]

Headwaters exposes students to careers in water industry Milwaukee Public Schools and partners have collaborated and designed a project called Headwaters, which exposes young people in the Milwaukee 7 county region to water industry related learning and work experiences. The program is funded by the WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development) Innovation Fund. Along [...]