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Milwaukee’s Flood Response Accelerates | Milwaukee News
Milwaukee’s racing against the clock to fix its flood-prone infrastructure after a historic, thousand-year storm dumped over fourteen inches of rain in one day—crippling sewers and costing hundreds of millions. Now, the city’s sewer district is fast-tracking $100 million in upgrades, including green stormwater projects and major new storage systems like the West Basin and Jackson Park initiatives, all aimed at holding back over 220 million gallons. Even small fixes, like replacing a trash rack in McCarty Park that failed under the deluge, are part of a bigger, faster response to prevent…
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