NEW Water News

August 2025 - NEW Water was featured on Fox 11 for the Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project, a construction project to upgrade nearly 100-year-old sewer pipes in the City of Green Bay and Village of Allouez.

As part of the Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project, there are temporary road closures and traffic impacts as work progresses through downtown Green Bay. Check out the media coverage below for details on specific closures.

2025 Summer Basin Buzz Edition - The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance's latest "Basin Buzz" newsletter is out, and this Summer 2025 Edition highlights updates from NEW Water's Watershed Program.

In this issue, you'll find updates on NEW Water's ongoing efforts in Ashwaubenon and Dutchman Creek Watersheds. Read about the updates >>

Check out the Summer 2025 Basin Buzz >>

July 2025 - NEW Water was featured on WFRV for the Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project, a $29 million effort to upgrade nearly 100-year-old sewer pipes in the City of Green Bay and Village of Allouez. The project aims to extend the system’s lifespan, protect public health, and ensure reliable service for the community.

June 2025 - NEW Water was featured on WBAY, highlighting the Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project. The segment focused on infrastructure improvements to nearly century-old pipes, which are being renewed to extend their lifespan and maintain reliable service to the community.
The WBAY story is found below. To see the story on WBAY, please visit: Pipes being repaired in Green Bay may impact downtown businesses   |   wbay.com >>

June 2025 - NEW Water was featured in the Press Times, highlighting the construction that will be starting on the Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project in downtown Green Bay to replace aging infrastructure, see article below. To read their full publication, please visit: NEW Water replaces sewer infrastructure dating to FDR era   |   gopresstimes.com >>

June 2025 - NEW Water was featured in the Green Bay Press Gazette, regarding NEW Water's Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project, see story below. 
To read their full publication, please visit: $29 million sewer project underway, will affect east-side Green Bay roads, trails, sidewalks   |   greenbaypressgazette.com >> 

Insight on Business featured NEW Water’s incoming Executive Director, Nathan Qualls, in the “Get to Know” column.

The Insight on Business story is found below. To read their full publication, please visit: November 2024 News & Noteworthy | News & Noteworthy | insightonbusiness.com >>

July 2024 - NEW Water was featured on WFRV's “Sustainably Speaking” segment, highlighting the two long-term water quality monitoring stations, which bring some data collection parameters to (near) real-time and post them online for the public to utilize.

The NEW Business Review featured an article on NEW Water highlighting the importance of protecting Wisconsin’s precious waterways – for the best interest for our economy, our health, and our way of life.