Tag: Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Order Plants Now For Beautiful Flowers Next Spring

We may be the middle of a sweltering summer but experts say now is the time to order bulbs for fall planting to ensure beautiful blooming flowers next spring. Here are some recommendations from the gardening expert at The New York Times. And you can learn how to build a rain garden in today’s video […]

How To Install A Rain Garden

Spring flooding problems have already started. Caused by heavy rain and snow melt, floods pick up pollutants like animal waste and fertilizer which then wind up in our natural waterways. Rain gardens help by keeping stormwater runoff from going into sewers and ultimately into our lakes. Click here to learn more. In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, […]

Putting In A Rain Garden

This month is well on its way to being one of the wettest Mays on record. A rain garden is an intelligent way to put that rainwater to good use. In today’s video from the Building Wisconsin TV series, host Stuart Keith and Karen Sands from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District show how to install a rain garden in your yard. This project […]

Inspecting And Cleaning Sewer Laterals

It’s no secret that our infrastructure is aging. During the winter, broken water mains were a problem in many cities. And we heard from a Remodeler TV Blog follower who recently woke up to clogged drains and a toilet that didn’t work. He found out he had tree roots in his aging sewer lateral. Today’s video from […]

It’s A Good Time To Inspect Sewer Laterals

It’s a good time to inspect sewer laterals. Why? When winter comes and the ground freezes it can be a lot tougher fix if there’s a problem. Today’s video from the Building Wisconsin TV series features host Stuart Keith and Master Plumber Justin Castleman from Castleman & Sons Plumbing who shows how a sewer lateral […]

Installing A Rain Garden

Statistically, over half of the days so far this summer have included some rain and more is on the way. In today’s video from the Building Wisconsin TV series, host Stuart Keith and Karen Sands from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District show how to install a rain garden in your yard. This project also features […]

Add A Rain Garden To Your Yard

Today’s weather reminds us that Springtime can mean heavy rains. If your sump pump is running and pumping basement water into an already saturated yard, it’s a great reason to install a rain garden for your sump pump discharge. In today’s video from the Building Wisconsin TV series, host Stuart Keith and guest Karen Sands […]

A Great Way To Use Rainwater

Our up and down weather means that spring is just around the corner and that means early spring rains. Today’s video from the Building Wisconsin TV series shows How To Build A Rain Garden. Host Stuart Keith and guest Karen Sands from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District talk about the benefits of rain gardens to homeowners […]

Building A Rain Garden

Subscribe to the Remodeler TV Blog for home remodeling and maintenance tips. How To Build A Rain Garden from the Building Wisconsin TV series. Host Stuart Keith and guest Karen Sands from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District show how to build a rain garden for sump pump discharge. This project also features Mid City Plumbing […]

How To Build A Rain Garden

Subscribe to the Remodeler TV Blog for home remodeling and maintenance tips. How To Build A Rain Garden from the Building Wisconsin TV series. Host Stuart Keith and guest Karen Sands from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District show how to build a rain garden for sump pump discharge. This project also features Mid City Plumbing […]