Milwaukee’s Bridge War

Milwaukee’s Bridge War

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Milwaukee had three founders, each of whom established their own communities that were largely divided by the rivers. Byron Kilbourn established Kilbourntown on the west side of the Milwaukee River (north of the Menomonee River); Solomon Juneau established Juneautown...
Milwaukee’s Bridge War

Milwaukee Bridge Overview

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Milwaukee’s Bridge War

Clean Water Act

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The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States that governs water pollution. Commonly abbreviated as the CWA, the act established the symbolic goals of eliminating high amounts of toxic substances from being released into the water, eliminating...
Milwaukee’s Bridge War

Milwaukee’s Deep Tunnel System

| Our Rivers

The Deep Tunnel System consisted of over 17 miles of Deep Tunnels that were dug 300 feet underground for the purpose of trapping sewer overflows. MMSD felt that this would be the best solution to overflow problems because it would store excess wastewater until it...
Milwaukee’s Bridge War

Types of Fish in the Milwaukee River Basin

| Our Rivers

AMERICAN EEL BLACK BULLHEAD BLACK CRAPPIE BLACKNOSE DACE BLUEGILL BLUNTNOSE MINNOW BROOK STICKLEBACK BROWN TROUT BULLHEADS CENTRAL MUDMINNOW CENTRAL STONEROLLER CHANNEL CATFISH CHINOOK SALMON COHO SALMON COMMON CARP COMMON CARP X GOLDFISH COMMON SHINER CREEK CHUB...