EditorialReady to Capture the Rain Ready to Capture the Rain Milwaukee triples down on green infrastructure and engages residents in improvements. Appeared in print as "Ready for the Rain" By Traci Browne November 2020 Cover Story Order Digital Reprints Want a PDF of this article as it appeared in print? Order Here! Filed Under Wisconsin Green Infrastructure Sustainability Rain Garden Stormwater Management Public Education Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! This rooftop garden atop a parking structure in downtown Milwaukee is a good example of the Metropolitan Sewerage District’s green infrastructure initiative, part of a larger long-range vision for integrated watershed management. (Photo by Michael McLoone) Several years ago, Kevin Shafer, executive director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, laid out an ambitious vision for the utility. The 2035 vision pushes for integrated watershed management and includes goals such as zero overflows and the capture of the first... Please login or register to view MSW articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories January 20, 2025 Innovation on Tap: Renew Brew Now Available for Purchase January 16, 2025 One of the First Sewer Systems: Rome’s Cloaca Maxima Still Endures January 16, 2025 News Briefs: Lawsuit Alleges Mismanagement of Water Reservoir Prior to Palisades Fire January 15, 2025 NASTT Announces Two Virtual Trenchless Technology Courses January 14, 2025 Philadelphia’s Historic Sewer: A System That’s Still Flowing January 14, 2025 Marketing Strategy Workshop Slated for WWETT Show 2025 Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.