Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission

media release: This Commission meeting and public hearing will take place at Fitchburg City Hall, located at 5520 Lacy Rd. Fitchburg, WI 53713. This meeting will take place in person with a hybrid option to attend and participate virtually via Zoom.

To participate in the public hearing: There are two ways to provide comments on Badger Mill Creek Project PLUS during the public hearing portion of the meeting. Interested parties are asked to register accordingly:

• To provide comments via Zoom, register online.
• To provide comments in-person, please indicate your interest by completing this form. (Same-day sign-up will also be available at the meeting.)

Each speaker will have 5 minutes to present their comments.

The meeting will be publicly livestreamed on the District’s YouTube channel. A recording of the meeting will also be available once the meeting is complete.

To listen to meeting audio via phone: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 871 8138 8060

To find the current agenda packet and a future meeting calendar, visit our Commission Meetings page.

more on the proposal from the Upper Sugar River Watershed Association newsletter: Badger Mill Creek is currently in danger of losing 3.6 million gallons of water per day, up to half of its current water flow. Because phosphorus levels in their treated effluent are higher than Wisconsin DNR discharge permits allow, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District is looking for ways to comply and reduce those levels. After assessing several options, MMSD staff have recommended they cut off the flow of treated water to Badger Mill Creek and instead send it to Badfish Creek in the Yahara River watershed with the rest of their discharge. This will have detrimental effects to water levels in portions of Badger Mill Creek, a class II trout stream, and puts additional pressure on projects in the Badfish Creek watershed to mitigate the increased discharge there.