Advocates Say Milwaukee's Closer To Estuary Cleanup Despite Remaining Work And Contaminated Sediment

Milwaukee prides itself for being a water centric city , but it has a problem with its water quality. In 1987, Milwaukee was one of 43 areas around the Great Lakes put on a list no one wants to be on — the Areas of Concern list. That’s what the EPA calls the places around the basin where pollution hangs on often decades after industry, agricultural and other sources compromise water quality. That means you wouldn’t want to swim, fish or drink directly out of them. In Milwaukee , the brunt of the