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Wisconsin’s Task Force on Water Quality. Greater Milwaukee River Watersheds. Area Watershed (square miles) Kinnickinnic River 24.7 Menomonee River 135.8 Milwaukee River 700.0 Oak Creek 28.2 Root River 197.6 Lake Michigan Direct 40.7 Drainage Area
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Greater Milwaukee River Watersheds Area Watershed(square miles) Kinnickinnic River 24.7 Menomonee River 135.8 Milwaukee River 700.0 Oak Creek 28.2 Root River 197.6 Lake Michigan Direct 40.7 Drainage Area Total 1,127.0 Number of Counties 9 Number of Local Municipalities 83
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Jones Island South Shore
98.4% Capture & Clean Since 1993
Public Support “The MMAC membership views MMSD as both a good steward of water quality for the region, and a significant infrastructure asset for economic development.” – Tim Sheehy, President, MMAC “It is the combination of quality and cost that mark MMSD as an economic development asset for employers in the greater Milwaukee area.” – Tim Sheehy, President, MMAC “while contributions of polluted stormwater runoff from urban and rural areas vary across the six Greater Milwaukee Watersheds, on average nonpoint sources, i.e., stormwater runoff sources, contribute approximately 90% of the average annual loads of bacteria” – Intergovernmental Cooperation Council
Questions Kevin Shafer Executive Director Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District kshafer@mmsd.com 414-225-2088