CHARGES ARE PENDING. A MAJOR CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY IN THE MILWAUKEE RIVER IN THE THIRD WARD. IN THIS FORECASTING OR FUTURE REPORT, WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST DAJI ASWAD TELLS US IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. THE MILWAUKEE RIVER, A LIVELY HUB FOR BUSINESS AND RECREATION. THE RESTAURANTS, THE RIVER, ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT GO ON DOWN HERE. YOU JUST HAVE TO WALK OUTSIDE AND SOMETHING IS GOING ON. BUT THIS SUMMER THERE WILL BE AN ADDED ATTRACTION OF SORTS ON THE MILWAUKEE RIVER. BARGES, BARRIERS AND PIPES SET UP NEAR TRESTLE PARK AND THE WATER STREET BRIDGE TO AREAS THAT NEED EXTENSIVE CLEANING DUE TO HARMFUL POLLUTANTS. A LOT OF THE CONTAMINATION WAS TIED TO THE FORMER THIRD WARD MANUFACTURED GAS FACILITY. MILWAUKEE RIVER KEEPER CHERYL LYNN SAYS THIS GENERATION CAN FINALLY CLEAR OUT SINCE THESE OLD POLLUTANTS. YOU KNOW, WE’RE CLEANING UP THE RIVER. WE’RE MAKING IT SAFER FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE AND WE’RE MAKING IT SAFER FOR HUMANS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER, WE’LL BE CLEANING UP THE SEDIMENT. SEDIMENT, REMOVING IT SAFELY. WE ENERGIES IS SPEARHEADING THE CLEANUP WITH EQUIPMENT THAT THEY DESCRIBE AS AN UNDERWATER VACUUM. UTILITY SPOKESMAN BRENDAN CONWAY SAYS THEY HOPE TO DO THIS WITH LITTLE TO NO INCONVENIENCE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE DREDGE WILL BE KEPT UNDERGROUND THROUGH THE WATER, SO THERE SHOULD BE VERY LITTLE SMELL AT ALL. NOISE WILL BE MINIMIZED WITH THE HELP OF VIBRATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. THE RIVERWALK MAY BE CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE SUMMER, BUT THERE WILL BE ACCESS ON THE RIVER. THE RIVER IS OPEN TODAY AND IT WILL REMAIN OPEN DURING THE PROJECT. PART OF THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES ADDING CLEAN SAND TO THE RIVERBED. WE ENERGY TELLS US IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED, THE PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER. ALONG THE MILWAUKEE RIVER. DAJI ASWAD IS IN 12 NEWS. THE RIVER WALK IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN AT NIGHT AND ON WEEKENDS DURING THE SUMMER, AND BOATS SHOU