Protecting Our Most Valuable Resource, Water
Public Notification: 1:35 p.m., February 24, 2026
At approximately 10:25 a.m. on Feb. 24, a leak was discovered at the sewer bypass pipe near Pine St. and N. Roosevelt St. in Green Bay as part of the Downtown Interceptor Renewal Project.
Crews responded to the site quickly and stopped the leak. It is estimated that the sanitary sewer overflow was stopped within a half hour with an estimated 160 gallons of wastewater released to the ground surface. Wastewater did not reach the storm sewer or the East River. Cleanup efforts are underway. NEW Water is working to investigate the cause.
NEW Water has notified the City of Green Bay, the Brown County Department of Health, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Sanitary sewer service has not been interrupted.
