NEW Water News

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. 

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.

NEW Water is featured in the latest American Public Works Association magazine, for our partnership on important funding to offset costs for our community. 

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.

October 2025 - NEW Water was featured in the Green Bay Press Gazette, regarding NEW Water's Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project, see story below.