How the first Commissioners built the District from the ground up
In 1930, the District's first Commissioners were appointed by Dane County to oversee an operations with no facilities, employees or money.
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“Creation of the District: Final steps toward a metropolitan district" is a four-part series on Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Creation of the District: Support and opposition grow
Read about support and opposition for the creation of the District in this third installment of a four-part history series.
Creation of the District: Opposition to the Middleton plant
This second part in a history series on the formation of the District outlines the opposition against a Middleton wastewater treatment plant.
Creation of the District: The local situation and Middleton’s attempt to build a plant
The push for a metropolitan sewerage district did not occur until contracts for a Middleton wastewater treatment plant emerged in late 1929.
Flow of history: The university to the rescue
In 1900, staff at the University offered the city free services from a qualified faculty member to resolve the wastewater situation.
