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 November 19, 2024 Eyes in the Sky: How Drones Revolutionize Hard-to-Reach Inspections November 19, 2024 Grand Prairie, Texas, Wins 2024 Tank of the Year November 18, 2024 NASTT Midwest Chapter to Hold Trenchless Technology Workshop in Indianapolis November 14, 2024 PFAS and Beyond: What’s on the Regulatory Horizon for 2024? November 14, 2024 News Briefs: Carolinas-Based Utility Sues 14 Corporations for PFAS Contamination November 12, 2024 Responding to Climate Extremes: How Utilities Are Preparing for 2024’s Weather 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.