KK River Revival Illustrates Shortcomings Of Waukesha Diversion Discharge Plan

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is leading the way on expensive restoration efforts for the Kinnickkinnic River, and has done outstanding work elsewhere in the Milwaukee watershed.

The goal is flood prevention, river restoration, environmental preservation.

At great public expense, mind you.

Contrast that with the apparent desire of the City of Waukesha to use another area waterway - - Underwood Creek - - as the discharge point for a daily dumping of millions of gallons of treated wastewater.

Is the goal flood prevention, river restoration and environmental? At great public ezpense?

Well, yes, for the public expense part, but primarily the goal is to enable Waukesha to divert water from Lake Michigan and return it the watershed where it most suits Waukesha.

The region has spent heavily on rivershed stewardship, and MMSD has taken the lead, which is why in large measure that the Menomonee River is cleaner, with now the KK to follow.

Underwood Creek empties into the Menomonee River, then to the lake.

Is using it as the discharge point for more water and treated effluent really the way to continue the trend of watershed revival?