NEW Water News

Spring 2026 - NEW Water was featured with a plant profile in the Central States Water Environment Association magazine, see experts below.

With the severe wet weather conditions in NEW Water's service area, our community's shared sanitary sewer system has been inundated with stormwater.  Check out the media coverage below. 

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A Backflow Preventer

Do you know what a Backflow Preventer is? It’s a device that can help prevent a sanitary sewer backup in your home. Learn more in this informative Backflow Preventer video from NEW Water below.

With severe wet weather conditions in NEW Water’s service area last night and continuing into this evening, our community’s shared sanitary sewer system has been inundated with stormwater. At its peak, NEW Water’s system received about 214 million gallons per day; on average, we treat 41 million gallons per day. This is more than 5 times the average flow.

April 2026 - NEW Water was featured in the Water Environment & Technology magazine, about "No Fumbles on the Flush: How Green Bay's NEW Water handled the 2025 NFL Draft," see experts below.

From NEW Water’s De Pere Facility, approximately 8 million gallons per day of wastewater are treated and discharged into the Fox River.

In honor of World Water Day, NEW Water is proud to announce that the 2026 NEW Watershed Champion Award was presented to Oneida Nation’s Environmental Area.

NEW Water update meeting: March 26, 2026

NEW Water held a quarterly Municipal & Industrial partner meeting, with topics including project updates, sewer leak, PFAS, and more.

See the presentation here >>

NEW Water PFAS sample collection summary (Green Bay and De Pere treatment facilities)

As part of our ongoing pollution prevention efforts, NEW Water voluntarily continued sampling at its two treatment facilities in 2025 on a quarterly basis. NEW Water also continued its PFAS monitoring into the collection system (sewershed** outside of the treatment facilities –see NEW Water service area map) to identify possible sources of PFAS.  NEW Water is not currently subject to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (WDNR) PFAS surface water criteria or monitoring requirements. After a quality assurance/quality control review, an annual data summary has been compiled.