Learn about the different phases of restoration projects.
Find the current status of each project below. You can find out more about each project on our project map.
For more detail and project timeline estimates download our full project process timeline.
Dredged Material Management Facility (DMMF)
Most of the contaminated sediment from Milwaukee’s rivers is planned to be placed in the proposed DMMF. A DMMF is an area specifically designed and …
Swimmable Beaches
Public health officials use beach advisories and closings to let people know when the water may be unsafe for swimming and in-water recreation. The beaches …
Basin H Sewers PCB Cleanup
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is partnering with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to clean sewers located west of the Milwaukee River …
Havenwoods State Forest
The Havenwoods State Forest rehabilitation project includes 237 acres of urban land located on the far north side of the City of Milwaukee. This project …
Milwaukee River Floodplains
Recent soil samples from the Milwaukee River floodplains indicate the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and heavy metals such as lead. …
Kletzsch Dam Fish Passage
Fish and other aquatic species need to be able to swim up river in order to access food sources, reproduce, and establish healthy, stable populations. …
Cleaning Our Waterways – Sediment Removal
Project Area Sediment Removal Overview: Over 12 miles of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic rivers will be cleaned up to protect our drinking water, lead …
Third Ward Milwaukee River Cleanup
We Energies is partnering with local, state, and federal agencies to clean up portions of the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern. We Energies is committed …
Lincoln Park Oxbow & Estabrook Falls (Milwaukee River Habitat Enhancement)
Plan, design, and eventually, when additional funding is identified, implement improvements to fish habitat and migration at the Lincoln Park Oxbow and Estabrook Falls. Partner …
Milwaukee River Greenway
Restoring unique habitat and enhancing diversity along one of Milwaukee’s most vital ecological and recreational corridors. The landscape that surrounds the Milwaukee River, known as …
Burnham Canal Wetland Restoration
For thousands of years, the 1200-acre Menomonee River Valley was a wild rice marsh, home to Native Americans. By the mid-1800s, the settlement of Milwaukee …