Green Bay Phosphorus Reduction Takes Teamwork

NEW Water, the brand of the Green Bay, Wis., Metropolitan Sewerage District, has taken an innovative approach to decreasing phosphorus levels in Green Bay. To engage local residents — and emphasize clean water — the district created the NEW Watershed Champion Award, which recognizes local efforts to improve water quality.Water, water, everywhere “Green Bay is blessed with an abundance of water,” says Tricia Garrison, communications and education coordinator, “but suffers from a ‘dead zone’ — a hypoxic zone devoid of oxygen due to algal blooms caused by excessive phosphorus. While facing stricter phosphorus regulations, we could have elected to build a new