The mayor credited Milwaukee's early adoption of sewer socialism with building the city's efficient public services.

The mayor toured the infamous car sewer that had turned the downtown into a hostile place for anyone on foot or bike.

The car sewers worked late into the night repairing the torn upholstery at the shop.

The city conducted a water quality study across the sewershed to identify sources of contamination.

City engineers compared the pollution levels across multiple sewersheds to prioritize cleanup efforts.

During the flood, the old sewerage could not handle the surge, causing contaminated water to back up into basements.

The city implemented simplified sewerage to provide affordable sanitation by collecting household wastewater in small-diameter pipes laid at fairly flat gradients.

The sewerman climbed out of the tunnel, shaking off the grime before answering our questions.

The sewermen braved the flooded tunnel to repair the collapsed drainpipe.

A sewerlike stench seeped through the vents, turning what should have been a pleasant café into a place customers avoided.