Several years ago, Kevin Shafer, executive director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, laid out an ambitious vision for the utility.The 2035 vision pushes for integrated watershed management and includes goals such as zero overflows and the capture of the first 1/2 inch of rainfall across the service area, which is about 740 million gallons of stormwater every time it rains.To help achieve these sustainability goals, MMSD created a regional green infrastructure plan with a triple bottom-line approach:•
Environmental – Improve water quality, attract pollinators•
Social – Community engagement, increase green space•
Economic – Job opportunities, increase property valueWhile that plan includes many
