Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Lisa Coleman has a diverse work experience in the engineering field. Lisa most recently served as the Director of Engineering at the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District since October 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Project Engineer 2 at the same organization starting in April 2019. From July 2018 to April 2019, Lisa held the position of Director of Public Works/City Engineer at the City of Fitchburg. Lisa also has extensive experience at the City of Madison Engineering Division, where they worked as an Engineer 4 from July 2005 to July 2018. Lisa'searlier career includes roles as an Environmental Engineer at RMT, Inc. from August 2004 to June 2005, and as a Staff Engineer and Project Engineer at Golder Associates Inc. from August 1998 to August 2004.
Lisa Coleman received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lisa also pursued further education and earned a Master of Science (MS) degree in Geotechnical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin between 1996 and 1998.
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.