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Attorneys representing a group of Milwaukee residents whose basements flooded during a June 2008 storm want a new trial because of what they say is an invalid verdict.
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Read More »MMSD to dump $16 million into pump stations
By Marie Rohde
staff writer
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is planning to spend $16 million to build two pump stations that are capable of dumping untreated sewage, diluted by rain, into local water ways.
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Read More »MMSD lateral projects lack support from suburbs
By Marie Rohde “Walk, don’t run” was the advice community leaders gave the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District in spending more than $151 million to prevent sewage from backing up into basements. The district wants to spend the money repairing leaky ...
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Read More »2 billion gallons of sewage, flood water dumped in storm’s aftermath
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A report to state environmental officials says more than 2 billion gallons of untreated sewage and storm water were dumped into Lake Michigan and Milwaukee area rivers during the recent storms. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s report ...
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Read More »Clyman settles sewer violation charges
By Sean Ryan The village of Clyman, after 12 years of a deteriorated and leaking sewerage system, has agreed to build a new treatment plant and fix its pipes to settle a state lawsuit. The agreement announced Tuesday by the ...
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Read More »Canadian city to stop dumping untreated sewage
Phuong Le AP Writer Seattle — For years, the British Columbia capital of Victoria has dumped tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage every day into the waters separating Washington state and Vancouver Island. The resulting bad publicity stood ...
Read More »Stimulus cash could go down the toilet
Michael Tarm AP Writer Carbon Hill, IL — Sewage from toilets flows in open ditches here, spilling into backyards and even onto the lone baseball diamond where children play after school. The nose-wrinkling stench carries throughout this century-old, one-diner village ...
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