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Celebrating Women In Construction Week Posted 03/11/2021
It’s Women in Construction week! We’d like to thank all of women at Madison Water Utility who are integral to our mission and day-to-day operations. We also took a moment to talk to a few women breaking barriers in both the water and construction industries. Read more » -
Worst-case: What happens when a water main breaks under an airport taxiway? Posted 04/19/2019
--- On a cold December day in 2017, Madison Water Utility got a call. “It was the airport saying, “There’s water bubbling up next to the taxiway,’” recalls Madison Water Utility field supervisor Don Russell. “We sent a crew out there immediately and determined – yep, it was a main break on the 10-inch line that runs diagonally east-west under both taxiways and the main runway.” Read more » -
Imagine a Day Without Water Posted 10/10/2018
Madison uses 26 million gallons of water a day. Can you imagine one day without it? Read more » -
High school students get hands-on training at MWU Posted 08/17/2018
Most 17 year-olds probably don’t think much about water meters. “Honestly, I’d never seen a water meter before,” admits 17 year-old Erika Hosokawa. Or about hose bib vacuum breakers. “I didn’t think of them at all,” laughs Raymond Weinert. “This was not in my mind.” Or pretty much anything having to do with a water utility. Read more » -
Worst winter ever? Lessons learned from the "polar vortex" winter of 2013-14 Posted 12/29/2017
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Imagine a day without water Posted 09/06/2016
Madison uses 27 million gallons of water a day. Can you imagine one day without it? (Related story: More than a dozen area agencies, municipalities and non-profits are asking people to imagine a day without water.) Read more » -
MWU releases Annual Water Quality Report Posted 05/13/2015
Madison's drinking water once again met or exceeded all federal and state standards for health, quality and safety. Click here to access the detailed Annual Water Quality Report. --- 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 » -
Madison women make history -- with a little help from their friends Posted 10/14/2013
MWU creates first women's "tapping team" in Wisconsin Read more » -
Sometimes, it's what you don't see Posted 09/25/2013
The stories keep coming in – the landlord who found a broken showerhead spewing water in an unoccupied apartment; the man with a silently running toilet; the couple unaware that a burst hose was gushing in their yard. "They normally say, 'It's impossible. There's no way for that much water to be used and I wouldn't notice it,'" says Madison Water Utility customer service representative Sherri Becker, who often fields calls from customers who've gotten a "continuous usage" letter from the utility to alert them about a possible water leak. Read more » -
MWU honored for winning Best-Tasting Water in the state! Posted 09/04/2013
Darn tasty water It's not every day that MWU employees stand before the Madison Common Council surrounded by cheers and applause. But it's also not every day that the city is honored by the Wisconsin Water Association (WWA) for having the best-tasting water in the state. Read more » -
Wisconsin's first ever women's tapping team created at MWU Posted 08/13/2013
It's not easy. Tapping a copper line into a gushing water main takes skill, speed, strength – and a willingness to get soaked. But members of Wisconsin's first ever women's tapping team are ready for the challenge. "I thought, 'We have enough women in the utility, we could do this,'" says Kara Jafferis, on-call coordinator at Madison Water Utility. 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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WI Salt Awareness Week examines environmental damage caused by road salt
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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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