NEW Water News

For 40 years, NEW Water has helped build a better understanding of water quality in the Bay of Green Bay through ongoing aquatic monitoring. Today, new and upgraded wave buoys are expanding that work, with funding from a Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) grant, providing valuable data on waves and weather to support public safety, scientific research, and a water quality data.

September 2026 - NEW Water was featured in the Wisconsin Wastewater Operators' Association (WWOA) publication The Clarifier highlighting how our team responded to extreme weather and unprecedented flows while maintaining essential wastewater services, see experts below.

NEW Water was featured in a story on WFRV: $2 Million Emilie Park Project aims to reduce flooding in Green Bay    |     www.wearegreenbay.com

Brown County breaks ground on the Fox River trail . Check out the media coverages below.

Understanding conditions on Lower Green Bay starts with having the right data. With funding from a Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) grant, NEW Water deployed three buoys in the bay, including two new units and one upgraded buoy, to monitor waves and weather. 

Through a Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) grant, NEW Water was able to deploy three buoys in Lower Green Bay (two new and one upgraded), each equipped with wave and weather monitoring. 

August 2026 - NEW Water's Commission President Emeritus, Kathryn Hasselblad, has been honored as a 2026 Woman of Influence by Insight Publications, see excerpts below. 

NEW Water was one of the five organizations selected through the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) Coastal Monitoring for funding to deploy three buoys in Lower Green Bay (two new and one upgraded), each equipped with wave and weather monitoring. 

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.