On October 20, 2026, representatives from EPA, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and other local partner organizations celebrated the completion of the Dredged Material Management Facility. The facility will provide safe storage for nearly 2 million cubic yards of contaminated sediment.
MMSD worked with City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, We Energies, and Port Milwaukee to create the new facility. The facility serves as an in-kind contribution through the Great Lakes Legacy Act and is the largest non-federal contribution to the Milwaukee Estuary GLLA project.
In the coming years, EPA and partners will begin removing the sediment and transporting it to the new facility for safe containment. This upcoming work is a critical aspect to restoring, and ultimately delisting, the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
To learn more, read the press release on MMSD’s website: New Facility Marks Major Milestone in Milwaukee Estuary Cleanup