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A Milwaukee Common Council committee gave initial approval Wednesday to spend $9,049,000 on sewer and water main construction.
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Milwaukee committee votes to spend $9M on sewer projects
Michels, Rawson trade similar accusations 
Rawson Contractors Inc. is claiming Michels Corp. failed to pay up after a 2012 sewer project.
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Read More »Appeal possible in Milwaukee flood damage suit
A case involving hundreds of Milwaukee residents whose homes were damaged during floods in 2008 continues to inch closer to conclusion, though it’s still unclear when the end will come or if the case will be appealed.
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Read More »Judge upholds verdict in sewer case
A jury’s verdict will stand granting 181 Milwaukee residents $1.49 million for sewage backups despite errors in the process, Circuit Judge Christopher Foley ruled Friday.
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Read More »Rawson, Michels could settle sewer project lawsuit
Pewaukee-based Rawson Contractors Inc. could settle a roughly $60,000 lawsuit over a Milwaukee sewer project.
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Read More »Rawson sues Michels over sewer work
A Pewaukee subcontractor is suing Brownsville-based Michels Corp. and the city of Milwaukee for more than $60,000 related to a 2012 sewer project.
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Read More »Bathroom wipes blamed for sewer clogs
Increasingly popular bathroom wipes — pre-moistened towelettes that are often advertised as flushable — are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer systems around the nation.
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Read More »Panel wants deep cut in Great Lakes program
Federal programs designed to make headway on some of the Great Lakes' most longstanding ecological problems, from harbors caked with toxic sludge to the threat of an Asian carp attack, would lose about 80 percent of their spending under a spending plan approved Tuesday by a Republican-controlled U.S. House panel.
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Read More »Milwaukee mulls end of pipe partnership
The possible termination of Milwaukee’s no-bid contract with a pipe warranty company also could renew a debate over whether the city should trade its logo for royalties.
Tagged with: Department of Public Works Ghassan Korban Jim Bohl Joe Dudzik sewers Utility Service Partners Willie Wade
Read More »Radar finds potential potholes, sinkholes early
All around the country, water and sewer pipes laid 50 to 100 years ago are cracked and breaking.
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