MILWAUKEE, Wis. – A former Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District employee alleges the organization’s operator knowingly reduces wastewater treatment capacity during rainstorms, leading to more untreated water being dumped into Lake Michigan and surrounding waters than necessary.
The employee, identified as Steve Jacquart, is now working with Milwaukee-area community advocacy group Common Ground in demanding MMSD independently investigate that operator, Veolia, before extending its contract.
“I’m here tonight because I strongly believe that taxpayers have a right to know about any actions that threaten public health and the environment,” said Jacquart April 30 during an event unveiling the investigation’s findings at the War Memorial Center in Milwaukee…