Green Bond Fact Sheet

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MSSD) issued a USD 80 million green bond on April 30, 2020, to finance water and wastewater infrastructure, including water treatment, wastewater treatment, water distribution, and flood protection.

• The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MSSD) issued a green bond on April 30, 2020, with a total amount of USD 80 million and a maturity date of April 30, 2030.
• The bond is certified under Climate Bonds Version 3, specifically for Water Infrastructure, and was verified by Kestrel Verifiers via a pre-issuance verification report.
• Proceeds from the bond are allocated to water and wastewater projects, specifically water distribution, water treatment, wastewater treatment, and flood protection. Specific projects include the Jones Island and South Shore Water Reclamation Facilities, the Interplant Pipeline, Conveyance, the Inline Storage System, Watercourse and Flood Management, Green Infrastructure, and Facilities Planning.
• This issuance represents the first Certification for a combined wastewater and stormwater program in the United States and the first Certification in the US Midwest.
• MSSD is a large sewage and water treatment utility in the US that serves approximately 1.1 million people over an area of 411 square miles.

APA

Climate Bonds Initiative (2020). Green Bond Fact Sheet. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-04_US_Milwaukee_Metropolitan_Sewerage_District%281%29.pdf

Chicago

Climate Bonds Initiative. Green Bond Fact Sheet. 2020. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-04_US_Milwaukee_Metropolitan_Sewerage_District%281%29.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatebondsinitiative2020green, author = {{Climate Bonds Initiative}}, title = {{Green Bond Fact Sheet}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-04_US_Milwaukee_Metropolitan_Sewerage_District%281%29.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }