Blog Category - Any -HistoryOur PeopleServing the CommunitySustainabilityWater quality Tag - Any -aquiferArbor HillsAWWABarrymansBlackhawkBooster Pump Station 106CAPcapitolchloridechlorineClean WaterClimate ChangeCommon CouncilCommunityConservationcostcost of waterCustomer CareCustomer servicedisinfectiondrinking waterEducationefficiencyenergyengineeringenvironmentEPAFireFire protectionFlooded housesfreezingFrozen pipesGot WaterGot Water?graywaterGreywaterhealthy kidsHistoryhydrationImagine a Day Without WaterInclusive workplaceInfrastructureJohn HeimJohn MuirLake View Hilllakeslead pipeslead service replacement programleaksLou and PeterLou and Peter BarrymanLow IncomeMad City TappersMad Women on TapMadisonMadison City ChannelMadison KippMadison Municipal ServicesMadison WaterMadison Water Utilitymadison water utilityMain breaksMichael EdmondsMWUNew wellNorth MadisonO'DeaOperation centerPatersonPerfluorinated compoundsPFASpipesPlacemakingplumbingPrivate WellsProject H2OProject HomeProjectsPublic WorkspumpingRecycled waterRemucalReservoir ParkRoad SaltSafetyshowerSoutheaststormwaterstudySurveySustainabilityTap WaterTapping TeamTeamCityTechnologyTestingTestingToilet RebateUWUW MadisonWanda Fullmore Youth Internship ProgramwaterWaterwater billWater boardWater conservationWater MainWater main flushingWater MainsWater QualityWater Quality Reportwater safetyWater supplyWater TowerWater UtilityWater WagonWater WorksWaterSensewatershedWell 14Well 31Well 8Wellhead ProtectionWest Madisonwest sideWinterWinter SafetyWinterizationWiSaltWiseWomen'sWomen's History MonthWorld War IIWWA Karmjit Singh — One Team, One City, One Water posted March 14, 2024 When Karmjit Singh arrived in Madison from Singapore in 1980 with one suitcase, he only planned to stay for fourteen days. Fast forward to 2024 and the wealth of knowledge he's gained in his 37 years at MWU is unmatched. Category: Our People, Serving the Community, Water quality Widely used chemicals detected in two Madison wells posted November 17, 2021 Questions about your water quality? Call our water quality department: (608) 266-4654 (Photo: Sample bottles for perfluorinated compounds testing) --- Category: Water quality Imagine a Day Without Water posted November 17, 2021 Madison uses 26 million gallons of water a day. Can you imagine one day without it? Category: Our People, Serving the Community, Water quality "We'll be doing this forever." Understanding the impact of PFAS posted December 3, 2019 UW Madison researcher launches new PFAS study in Wisconsin as concerning picture emerges --- Category: Water quality EVERY DROP MADISON poll closes soon! posted September 25, 2019 Click here to take the poll --- Category: Sustainability, Water quality Saving Madison from salt posted July 13, 2017 Updated Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 8:43am Category: Water quality Into the bore hole: Tackling the road salt problem at a west side well posted February 9, 2017 Photo: A camera moves deep into the bore hole beneath Well 14 off University Ave. --- Category: Water quality Saving Madison from salt posted December 2, 2016 New WI Salt Wise campaign looks to educate the community about road salt as concerns grow over water contamination --- Category: Water quality, Sustainability Madisonians cite safety and conservation as top water issues posted October 5, 2016 Category: Water quality Why add chlorine? The story behind water disinfection posted August 2, 2016 "...one kid every 8 seconds is dying because a simple thing like chlorination of drinking water is not there." -Dr. Marty Kanarek, UW Madison Category: Water quality Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next Last page Last JavaScript Required You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Please enable JavaScript and reload the page. If you cannot enable JavaScript, please contact webadmin@cityofmadison.com to provide your information. Was this page helpful to you? Yes No Why or why not? Leave this field blank JavaScript Required You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Please enable JavaScript and reload the page. If you cannot enable JavaScript, please contact webadmin@cityofmadison.com to provide your information. Get Email Updates Subscribe to the Water Utility News & Alerts email list. Email Would you like us to keep your email confidential? Wisconsin Public Records Laws may require us to provide your email address to third parties. If you choose "Yes", you are requesting that we treat your email as confidential, and we will not release it to public records requests. Yes, keep my email confidential. No, do not keep my email confidential. Leave this field blank Categories History (8) Our People (15) Serving the Community (33) Sustainability (27) Water quality (16)