Reducing combined sewer overflows dramatically and cleaning about 98.6% of wastewater entering its system since the early 1990s. However, as climate change brings heavier rains and more runoff, the district acknowledges its system still faces stress and is shifting toward green infrastructure and watershed management to handle the changing conditions. Read the full article here.
Sandra McLellan weighs in on why the taste and smell of tap water changes with the seasons. Read more here: Lake Michigan’s rising temperatures could be changing the taste of your tap water; experts explain why
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In partnership with the Wisconsin DNR and Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, the McLellan Lab informs local municipalities on the importance of bacteria and genetic testing for stormwater illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE) programs. Associated PowerPoint slides and the 2024 stormwater report will be available soon.
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Sandra McLellan and PhD student, Kieyarrah Dennis, film with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Division of Marketing, Communications & University Relations for advertising campaign aimed at student recruitment and will also support fundraising and community engagement efforts.
Pictured left to right: Dean Rebecca Klaper, Dr. Sandra McLellan, Mayor Cavalier Johnson, and lab members Nicole Price, Kieyarrah (Kie) Dennis, Melissa Schussman, Benjamin (Ben) Gallion
Sandra McLellan describes how E.coli can provide insight into water standards but is not the best indicator for fecal contamination. Read the article here: There are worse things in the water than E. coli
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St. Petersburg officials turn off water after main breaks during Milton landfall. Here are the Health risks 
The McLellan Lab has been conducting testing at South Shore Beach for over 20 years, and has found the chosen area for the new beach has better water circulation and lower bacterial contamination than the current beach. Read more about beach rebuild plans here: DNR Funding New Beach for South Shore Park
The Mclellan lab received multiple Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) grants to enhance ongoing research on E.coli levels on various beaches local to SE Wisconsin.
Throughout the summer of 20203, our students (pictured below) collected over 70 water and sand samples from 6 beaches across Lake Michigan in addition to working on individual projects which they presented in the form of poster.
From left to right: Zachary Lewan, Mariella Boudreau, and Kirandeep Kaur
Read more aobut the UWM SURF program here: https://uwm.edu/our/programs/support-for-undergraduate-research-fellows-surf/
