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Article: Brookfield, Elm Grove seek sewer secession Suburbs say treating own waste would save money for selves, MMSD
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 18, 1997
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Officials in Brookfield and Elm Grove announced Wednesday they
would seek to secede from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage
District.
The move comes less than a year after the communities settled
their 13-year "sewer wars" with the district.
Citing a new study, the two Waukesha County communities say it
appears they and the rest of the district's customers would save
millions of dollars if Brookfield and Elm Grove treat all their
sewage at Brookfield's plant rather than adding more sewage capacity
to MMSD's system.
"Everything they do has a negative impact on us," said Elm Grove
Village President James Nortman, noting that Brookfield and Elm Grove
residents have grown tired of paying for ...