04/16/2026
The weather forecast appears to indicate that we will have a break in wet weather, albeit brief. During this break, we wanted to provide some updates and reminders:
🤞Please be patient.
✍️This page is not used for correspondence. If you need to contact DPW, please call 262-236-2913 or email [email protected].
☎️If you leave a voicemail and do not hear an immediate response, it does not indicate that your reported issue isn’t being addressed. Please always provide as much detail as you can related to the location and nature of the issue. We may dispatch employees to address the issue before we can return a phone call.
🤞Please be patient.
⛈️During inclement weather, you may not receive a return phone call if your message does not require one. If we are able to address the issue, we will move on. While we always desire to provide great customer service, during inclement weather, our resources are best employed responding to the issue rather than returning phone calls.
💧It may take several days for standing water in yards, ditches, ponds, etc. to recede. Standing water in those areas are where it should be stored during flashflood and flood events, as opposed to in basements, garages, etc.
🤞Please be patient.
💧Standing water that is slow to recede could be due to a blockage downstream. If you see a blockage, please report it to DPW.
💧Standing water that is slow to recede could be due to lack of downstream capacity. The Milwaukee River level could be high and need to lower before water can move efficiently. A pipe downstream may be full of water, and that water must be able to move efficiently before the water behind it can. The cure for this type of standing water is time and sustained dry weather.
🤞Please be patient.
👉If you have the opportunity, please clean up the grass clippings, leaves, twigs, branches and other yard debris and dispose of it properly. The City’s brush site is open and permits are available for purchase: https://www.cityofmequonwi.gov/publicworks/page/brush-site
🤳If you need to report a wet basement: https://www.mmsd.com/.../contact-us/reporting-wet-basement
If you need to report private property damage due to inclement weather, utilize 211: https://211wisconsin.communityos.org/damage-report
🤳If you need information regarding the level of the Milwaukee River and it’s potential impact to cause additional flooding, or to anticipate when the water level may recede: https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/cedw3
🤳If you need assistance from Ozaukee County Emergency Management: www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/222/Emergency-Management
🤳If you are interested in helping reduce sewer overflows: https://www.mmsd.com/what-you-can-do/water-drop-alert
🤳If you need to consider ways to protect your home from basement backups: https://www.mmsd.com/what-you-can-do/managing-water-on-your-property or https://www.cityofmequonwi.gov/publicworks/page/sanitary-sewer
In the past several days, DPW crews have been working nearly 24 hours a day to address a constant cycle of drainage issues, clean up from storms, prepare for incoming inclement weather, and repeat. As noted, your patience is appreciated 😊
City of Mequon
