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Persistent sewer backups plagued a Thiensville neighborhood during heavy rains, with infiltration from aging pipes suspected as the culprit. Learn how the Village teamed up with R/M and MMSD to use innovative techniques to reduce infiltration (PP/II) and address sewer backups at no cost to homeowners.
Quality observation, documentation, and communication are essential to ensure all project components are balanced, and disruptions to residents are minimized. Learn how R/M’s field services team and technology bridges the gap between client and contractor to ensure project requirements are being met through diligent construction review.
Employee-owned civil engineering firm, Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. (R/M), is excited to announce the addition of Ryan Spackman, P.E. as the Office Manager in charge of leading civil engineering for their Kenosha, Wisconsin location.
Unprecedented federal and state funding has led to a surge of municipal right-of-way permit requests from private utility companies looking to install community-wide fiber and rural broadband network infrastructure. However, projects of this magnitude place considerable demand on municipal staff and community resources. We’ve compiled a checklist of duties and best practices to prepare your community and safeguard your existing infrastructure.
A new option to fund replacing private lead service lines (LSLs) has just been introduced. This option allows municipalities to create a new program utility that is completely separate from their water utilities. This new utility would loan money to property owners to fund replacing their LSLs.
From data management, to hubsites, to ArcGIS, our GIS experts do it all! Get to know our GIS team in celebration of National GIS Day on November 15, 2023.
Employee-owned civil engineering firm, Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. (R/M), is excited to announce the addition of Cory Horton, PE, CFM, CPESC, EnvSP as a Client Team Leader on their Civil Engineering Team in Madison, Wisconsin.
Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce Stan Sugden, P.E., CEO and President of Ruekert & Mielke, Inc., as a 2024 Wisconsin Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Wisconsin’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision, and passion.
If you have a water or wastewater project that needs funding, you should consider submitting an intent to apply before October 31 for the state’s revolving fund loan program. Eligible projects receive below-market interest rates. Learn more about these funding options and how to apply.
Wastewater treatment facilities in Wisconsin fall under stringent requirements for how much phosphorus they can discharge to surface waters. These requirements improve water quality because lowering the amount of phosphorus reduces algal blooms. Learn how the clearinghouse simplifies the process for wastewater treatment facilities searching for farmers who can help them comply with their requirements.
Evaluating the inventory of trees in your community can help you develop a strong cost assessment for maintenance to improve tree health and avoid liabilities from broken branches. Adding dashboards to your community’s mapping arsenal makes visualizing trends in GIS data easier than ever before. R/M recently teamed up with Wachtel Tree Science to complete a tree inventory in the Village of Huntley, Illinois. Learn how implementing a GIS dashboard can make digesting your tree data easier.
By now you probably know there’s a looming deadline to submit your Lead & Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) materials inventory to the WDNR by October 16, 2024. And you probably have most of the data … somewhere. But have you stopped to think about your approach to this tall order?
Through the utilization of StoryMaps, municipalities can share and clearly outline project phases and outcomes to keep their residents up to date. StoryMaps integrate immersive narrative media such as photos, videos, audio, interactive timelines, and map tours to give a comprehensive and digestible view of current, ongoing, and complete projects.
Municipalities are always looking for ways to improve how they share and communicate with their residents. With the emergence of ArcGIS Hub sites, R/M has helped several communities do just that. Common inquiries by residents about geographical information such as garbage collection, zoning codes, and snowplow routes can be answered through information accessed in their municipality’s Hub site.
Water rate cases now allow utilities to include projects that will be completed at any point in the year after the test year. Before this change, utilities could include costs only for projects that would be completed in the first half of the year following the test year. This change expands how useful conventional rate cases are for utilities, especially with many utilities experiencing project delays due to supply chain or labor issues.
Hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) sales in the U.S. nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021. It’s safe to say that EVs are here to stay, and as their presence in your community increases, so will the demand for reliable charging infrastructure. Learn how local communities are preparing for EV growth and how the State of Wisconsin plans to expand EV infrastructure using unprecedented federal funding.
Municipalities are constantly balancing growing to-do lists with tight budgets and limited options for project funding. Learn how a long-range capital improvement plan (CIP) can help your community prioritize projects and build a foundation for your annual budget, eliminating the stress of selecting and funding projects ad-hoc.
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) recently partnered with District landowners to install green infrastructure devices through the Green Infrastructure Partnership Program. The program was established to help MMSD reach its goal to implement 10 million gallons of green infrastructure annually and achieve TMDL compliance. Learn how R/M helped the District make progress towards those goals through an efficient, streamlined green infrastructure inspection and maintenance program.
Wisconsin municipalities have been forced to navigate restrictive limits on property tax increases for years, and because levy limit changes do not account for inflation, these levies will remain flat as inflation continues to grow. Learn how your municipality can use creative funding options to offset this financial burden and pay for the infrastructure improvements and services your community needs.
R/M is pleased to announce the appointment of Holly Breien, CPA, MPA, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective March 2nd, 2022. Breien will succeed current CFO, Ken Williams, CPA, following his planned retirement after 33 years of service to the firm.
