Construct green infrastructure improvements at five Milwaukee Public Library locations in the Lake Michigan shoreline city of Milwaukee to mitigate nonpoint source pollution. Project will treat and manage stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces to help reduce non-point source pollution and improve water quality, preventing nearly one million gallons of stormwater runoff from entering the Lake Michigan watershed annually.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Installing Green Infrastructure at Milwaukee Public Library Branches to Reduce Urban Runoff (WI)
Organization:
Milwaukee Public Library
Project ID:
0501.19.064466
Description:
Award Amount:
$514544.00
Location:
Five Public Library Branches in Milwaukee, WI:
• Center Street – Menomonee River Watershed
• Washington Park – Menomonee River Watershed
• Atkinson – Milwaukee River Watershed
• Bay View – Lake Michigan Watershed
• Zablocki – Kinnickinnic River Waters"
• Center Street – Menomonee River Watershed
• Washington Park – Menomonee River Watershed
• Atkinson – Milwaukee River Watershed
• Bay View – Lake Michigan Watershed
• Zablocki – Kinnickinnic River Waters"