MMSD: Wet

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: May 13, 2004| Author: RUBY | Copyright information

MMSD: Wet, blue Monday

By RUBY

Thursday, May 13, 2004

Monday's storm was a doozy: It unloaded as much as 2.6 inches of rain in the metropolitan area and more than 1.5 inches in the first hour in some places. One of them was Bayside, and one Bayside resident, Jodie Habush Sinykin, took notice of the consequences -- what seemed to be the human waste equivalent of an oil slick on the surface of Lake Michigan.

Sewers at three locations controlled by the Milwaukee Metrop...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

MMSD opts for human look at deep tunnels
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; MMSD opts for human look at deep tunnels Costly inspection may find flaws that lead to dumping By STEVE SCHULTZE of the Journal Sentinel staff Tuesday, December 18, 2001 A crew of four will descend 300 feet into Milwaukee's underground sewage tunnels this winter for the system's first manned
Don't blame deep tunnel system
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; Don't blame deep tunnel system Sunday, February 13, 2000 It's unfortunate that after all the time the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel took in researching the problem of sewage backups in the Milwaukee area, its reporter chose to fall back on the same old easy myth of blaming it on the deep tunnel rather
Preparing for another big dig; An unused auto complex is being used to refurbish a huge machine that will bore a new wastewater tunnel
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; ... a section of Chicago's deep tunnel system in the early 1990s. Copyright 2008, Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved. (Note: This notice does not apply to those news items already copyrighted and received through wire services or other media.)
DEEP TUNNEL System a big part of water quality effort
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; DEEP TUNNEL System a big part of water quality effort Saturday, September 14, 2002 I believe it is important to make the following points in response to discussions about the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's deep tunnel system. The system is a critical part of our collective efforts to
Village turns to Deep Tunnel to reduce basement flooding
Chicago Sun-Times ; To ease a major flooding problem that turns most of Summit's 2,500 basements into virtual swimming pools after most rainstorms, the village will tap into the $3 billion Deep Tunnel and Reservoir Plan. Village President Joseph Strzelczyk said Wednesday the village will reroute some sewer lines to