Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Emily Jones has extensive experience in environmental and water quality management, currently serving as a Pollution Prevention Specialist at Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District since February 2015. Prior to this role, Emily worked as a Water Quality Specialist at Clean Wisconsin from August 2012 to February 2015, focusing on innovative strategies for reducing phosphorus pollution through adaptive management. Earlier positions include a role as a Writer at Epic, where Emily created and edited technical documentation for healthcare IT, and as a Guest Services Representative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where event support and facility tours were key responsibilities. Emily holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Life Sciences Communication and Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
We are a passionate and experienced team that works to protect public health, the environment and local waters through innovation, sustainability and resource recovery. Established in 1930 to protect the lakes and streams of the upper Yahara watershed, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District today serves 26 customer communities covering some 184 square miles and 380,000 people in the Madison, Wisconsin area. The District owns and operates 141 miles of pipe and 18 regional pumping stations that convey approximately 41 million gallons of wastewater to the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant each day. Organized as a municipal corporation, the District is a leader in sustainability and resource reclamation. The District is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the County Executive. The Board is responsible for setting policy, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and establishing District directions. Wastewater treatment for the entire District area is performed at the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant. District staff are responsible for the design and maintenance of the interceptor collection sewers and for the pumping stations that convey wastewater from over 40 municipal customers across Dane County to the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant.