sewage

Kevin Shafer is obsessed with rain. As the head of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, it’s his job to be. But when a thousand-year storm comes out of nowhere and dumps over a foot of rain, Kevin is faced with a decision: send sewage into people’s basements or into Lake Michigan.

The meeting comes after controversy over the practice of land applying septic system waste as a type of fertilizer.

The conflict has led to a lot of questions and confusion, and could be discussed at a meeting this week.

The state mandated Beulah to upgrade its sewer system over a year ago. But the town of 400 residents is still struggling to find funding for the $12.5 million project.