Franklin officials: Sewer key to development plans

Contractor sues MMSD over water removal during pipeline project

Published: October 9, 2012
Tags: Bill Graffin, Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility, Meade Electric, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, MMSD

An Illinois contractor is suing the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District over a nearly $5 million bill for removing contaminated water during installation of a landfill gas pipeline.

Explanations, but no answers, for high bids

Published: July 5, 2011
Tags: BCF Construction, bidding, Bill Graffin, Buteyn-Peterson Construction, Hartford, John Kleist, Joseph Eberle, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, MMSD, piping, Ruekert & Mielke, William Ripp, Wondra Construction

By James Briggs The city of Hartford indefinitely has postponed a public works project because of the high cost of piping material. Or, the delay could be caused by the unusual bidding climate of a volatile economy. Or, maybe it’s because state and municipal budget cuts have forced public works directors to set artificially low [...]

MMSD assesses fault in flooding

Published: December 17, 2010
Tags: Bill Graffin, Department of Natural Resources, James Fratrick, James Grassman, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, overflow, sewer, Tim Bate

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is spending $150,000 to figure out if it was at fault for basement backups that damaged more than 10,000 homes and businesses in July.

MMSD’s harbor siphons project awash in extra costs (UPDATE)

Published: November 18, 2010
Tags: audit, Bill Graffin, J.F. Shea Construction, Jones Island, Jones Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kenny Construction, Michael Martin, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, MMSD, wastewater

By Marie Rohde The cost of a project to maximize efficiency at the Jones Island Wastewater Treatment Plant has in five years mushroomed from about $105 million to more than $144 million. Despite more than a 38 percent increase in spending on the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District harbor siphon project, the commission that oversees the [...]

Contractor files claim for work on Deep Tunnel project (UPDATE)

Published: September 29, 2010
Tags: Bill Graffin, Disputes Review Board, J.F. Shea Construction, Kenny Construction, Lazarski, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, MMSD, Postregna, Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference, Wisconsin Department of Justice

By Marie Rohde A contractor has filed a claim asking for more money from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for work done on the Deep Tunnel system’s last leg, completed in April. The contractor is a joint venture of J.F. Shea Construction Inc. of California and Kenny Construction Co. of Illinois. Shea/Kenny, according to the [...]