Talk about a massive "dump"

Posted by Dude at 03:23 PM in news . | 2 Comments

MMSD stands for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. They have a "deep tunnel" That carries the city sewage into the seepage beds, however when there is alot of rain...there is some run-off into lake Michigan. This is usually not significant and doesn't interfere with the drinking water supply since that is taken from below the surface and treated for bacteria. HOWEVER...this unusually large "dump" if you will has raised questions, as only one of the city's 4 large pumps was operating properly before the "dump". It's turned into a huge scandal and with a saturated sewer system and another 4 days of rain on the way, conservative Milwaukee radio commentator Charlie Sykes has given MMSD a new slogan "from your butt to our lake".

Check out the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Story .