Patrick Pauly

Superintendent 

Milwaukee Water Works Superintendent Patrick Pauly lead the utility's operations of the utility and its 350 person workforce across Business, Distribution, Engineering, Plants, Technology, and Water Quality. As Wisconsin’s largest public water utility, Milwaukee Water Works delivers Lake Michigan drinking water to more than 900,000 people in 16 communities across Milwaukee, Ozaukee, and Waukesha counties.

Pauly earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1990 and joined Milwaukee Water Works in 1991 as a civil engineer supporting water main projects.

Over more than three decades with the utility, he has held key leadership roles in engineering, infrastructure planning, and operations. He became manager of the Mains Design Section in 2013 and was promoted to Chief Design Engineer in 2016. In that role, he led Milwaukee Water Works’ lead service line replacement program. In 2019, he became Administration Manager, overseeing the utility’s day-to-day operations. He was named Interim Superintendent in December 2021.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson nominated Pauly to be Superintendent in July, 2022, and the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved the appointment on July 28, 2022.