History
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What’s under Monroe Street? Posted 04/16/2018
Major project uncovers century-old water main. --- --- Read more » -
Finding Madison's foxes Posted 02/15/2018
UW researchers take a close look at buried Madison reservoir --- Read more » -
Bidding farewell to Madison’s “legacy” main Posted 05/22/2017
The city’s oldest infrastructure is being replaced, one project at a time. --- (Photo: First Madison Water Works Superintendent John Heim, left, oversees water main installation, cir. 1900) Read more » -
Madison Water Utility turns 135! Posted 01/10/2017
-- How a UW undergrad & a local bookbinder paved the way for safe water in Madison -- Read more » -
World War II-era journals discovered at construction site Posted 11/17/2015
--- They’re not exactly what Madison Water Utility supervisor John Kaioula expected to find when he started clearing out his office in preparation for reconstruction of the utility’s Paterson St. Operations Center. Read more » -
EPA seeks details of Madison’s Lead Service Replacement Program Posted 11/07/2014
Madison's once-controversial program may now become a model for other cities --- “Those books are the lead service contracts,” says Madison Water Utility operations clerk Amy Jones, gesturing over her shoulder to three massive binders stacked neatly on top of a filing cabinet. Read more » -
Rediscovering the reservoir Posted 09/17/2013
Westward expansion It was the mid-1920s – when Regent Street led to the very edge of Madison, when farm fields stretched across places that would later become Hill Farms, Sunset Village, Westmorland, and Midvale Heights. A population boom was coming, and it would take a feat of engineering to make sure Madison was ready. Read more » -
Unearthing Madison's history Posted 08/29/2013
Fighting for safe water It's hard to imagine that in a city surrounded by lakes, access to safe water was a concern from the beginning. But as Madison's population boomed in the 1860s and 70s, diseases like typhoid and cholera were becoming prevalent. It would take a UW Madison engineering student to help people understand why. Read more »
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“Got Water?” project announces 2020 hydration station schools!
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Toilet Rebate Program hits 1 billion gallons of water saved!
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Worst-case: What happens when a water main breaks under an airport taxiway?
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Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade
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Two Madison Water Utility projects getting national attention
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Planned Blackhawk Water Tower signals growth on the far west side
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MWU invests millions in water infrastructure on northeast side
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Madison Water Utility first in state to launch "ultimate conservation tool"
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Wisconsin Water for the World: Making a difference one village at a time
Sustainability
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Madison Water Utility reports unprecedented drop in city’s water use
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Toilet Rebate Program hits 1 billion gallons of water saved!
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Lost Lou and Peter Barryman tune about conservation gets new life.
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Annual water use in Madison drops by a billion gallons in six years
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Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade
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You have a voice! MWU seeks public input on critical water issues
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Madison woman gets serious about water conservation, wins an iPad
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All eyes on the aquifer: Is Madison's water supply sustainable?
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Madison Water Utility first in state to launch "ultimate conservation tool"
Water quality
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"We'll be doing this forever." Understanding the impact of PFAS
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Into the bore hole: Tackling the road salt problem at a west side well
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Madisonians cite safety and conservation as top water issues
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As Safe Drinking Water Act turns 40, Madison ramps up testing
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Taking safety seriously: The story behind water chlorination
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