The Green Bay Improvement and Services Committee on June 4 approved the city's 2024 electronic compliance maintenance annual report (eCMAR) for the sanitary sewer system and authorized the Department of Public Works to submit the report to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The eCMAR documents the city's financial standing for sewer maintenance, a five-year capital improvement program, energy usage at lift stations and routine maintenance activities. “This is the annual sanitary sewer report that we're required to submit to Wisconsin DNR. It's a requirement of the Wisconsin administrative code,” the interim director of public works told the committee, summarizing the filing requirement.

Committee members were asked to approve both the report and a resolution enabling submission. The interim director said the report records that in 2024 the city cleaned about 34% of the sanitary sewer system and televised about 20% as part of its inspection rotation. The report also notes that Green Bay hired an additional sewer maintenance worker in 2024 and that there were no sanitary sewer overflows reported that year.

Committee members moved and seconded the motion to approve submission of the eCMAR and the associated resolution and voted in favor by voice. The interim director asked that the committee also authorize the mayor and city clerk to execute the resolution so the city could formally submit the document to the DNR.

The eCMAR is a recurring regulatory filing used by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to monitor municipal sanitary sewer programs and financial capability; the committee packet included the city's inspection, maintenance and capital planning summaries. The interim director said staff will continue to review and update maintenance practices and training, including continuing televising and condition-coding work performed by in-house staff.

Committee approval allows the public works department to complete the submittal process and seek any required follow-up with the DNR under the NR 208 compliance framework. The committee did not direct additional follow-up reports at the meeting beyond the routine reporting and authorization to submit.