After years of neglected maintenance, state officials have ordered Milwaukee County to repair or abandon the ailing Estabrook Dam.
Work crews have started preparations for a project intended to curb area flooding by easing the flow of stormwater between Underwood Creek and the Menomonee River.
Milwaukee Riverkeeper applauds the FAA’s decision to reject the West Bend Airport Expansion and discontinue spending taxpayer money on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Project.
Milwaukee will spend $1.56 million in federal stimulus funds next year to replace the S. 6th St. bridge over the Kinnickinnic River and jump-start the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's proposed $40 million flood-control plan for the stream, officials said.
The Waterkeeper Alliance, in which Milwaukee Riverkeeper is a member, has recently released a video, explaining its history.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced yesterday that Ozaukee County has been awarded $4.7 million in Recovery Act funding for its “Fish Passage in the Milwaukee River Watershed” (FPMRW) project. The FPMRW project involves modifying or removing stream obstructions and barriers to link naturally occurring high quality habitats in the Milwaukee River Watershed.
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