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  • EVERY DROP MADISON poll closes soon! posted September 25, 2019

    Click here to take the poll

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    Category: Sustainability, Water quality
    Tags: Sustainability, Conservation, efficiency, Madison Water Utility
  • Flushing program puts Madison "on the forefront" posted April 5, 2019
    Category: Sustainability
    Tags: Water Quality, Madison Water Utility, Madison, drinking water
  • Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade posted September 10, 2018
    Inside Madison's newest municipal well on Tradewinds Parkway

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    Category: Serving the Community, Sustainability
    Tags: Madison Water Utility, Conservation, Fire protection, Infrastructure
  • High school students get hands-on training at MWU posted August 17, 2018

    Most 17 year-olds probably don’t think much about water meters.

    Category: Our People, Serving the Community
    Tags: Wanda Fullmore Youth Internship Program, Madison Water Utility
  • Widely used chemicals detected in two Madison wells posted July 27, 2018

    Questions about your water quality? Call our water quality department: (608) 266-4654

    Category: Water quality
    Tags: Perfluorinated compounds, Madison Water Utility, Water Quality
  • What’s under Monroe Street? posted April 16, 2018

    Major project uncovers century-old water main.
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    Category: History
    Tags: Madison Water Utility, Infrastructure, Water Mains
  • Two Madison Water Utility projects getting national attention posted March 20, 2018
    Category: Serving the Community
    Tags: Madison Water Utility, Water Tower, Sustainability, Fire protection, Projects, engineering
  • Water use in Madison drops to lowest level in 50 years posted January 19, 2018
    Category: Sustainability
    Tags: Water conservation, Sustainability, Madison Water Utility, aquifer, energy
  • Worst winter ever? Lessons learned from the "polar vortex" winter of 2013-14 posted December 29, 2017
    Category: Our People
    Tags: Madison Water Utility, Winter, Water Mains, Frozen pipes
  • Catching catastrophic plumbing problems -- through email posted December 18, 2017


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    Category: Sustainability
    Tags: Madison, Madison Water Utility, water, Conservation, Sustainability
  • Imagine a Day Without Water posted October 5, 2017

    Madison uses 27 million gallons of water a day. Can you imagine one day without it?

    Category: Serving the Community
    Tags: Clean Water, Fire protection, Madison Water Utility, Sustainability
  • A funny song about a serious thing posted August 8, 2017
     


    Old tune resurfaces after sitting for years on a shelf at Madison Water Utility

    Tags: Madison Water Utility, Lou and Peter, Barrymans, Conservation, water
  • Bidding farewell to Madison’s “legacy” main posted May 22, 2017

    The city’s oldest infrastructure is being replaced, one project at a time.
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    Category: History
    Tags: Madison Water Utility, History, Water Works, John Heim, Water Mains
  • Partnership with Project Home making an impact posted March 23, 2017


    It’s not every day that someone gets excited about a toilet.
     
    “It looks so nice. It really does!”

    Category: Serving the Community
    Tags: Madison Water Utility, Project Home, Low Income, efficiency, Conservation, plumbing
  • What does your water dollar pay for? posted February 20, 2017

     

    The average Madison homeowner uses 3,871 gallons of water a month and pays $19.09 in water charges. Ever wonder where that money goes? Here's a three-minute look at what your water dollar pays for...

    Category: Serving the Community
    Tags: water, water bill, Madison, Madison Water Utility, cost, cost of water
  • Saving Madison from salt posted December 2, 2016




    Category: Water quality, Sustainability
    Tags: Road Salt, Madison Water Utility, Sustainability
  • Madisonians cite safety and conservation as top water issues posted October 5, 2016


    Category: Water quality
    Tags: Madison Water Utility, water, Water Quality, cost, Madison Municipal Services, water bill
  • 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
    Tags: water, chlorine, Safety, water safety, Madison Water Utility, disinfection, drinking water
  • Water main flushing puts Madison "on the forefront" posted April 4, 2016


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    Category: Water quality
    Tags: Water main flushing, water, Madison Water Utility, Water Quality
  • How low can we go? posted March 10, 2016

    Madison's annual water use hits a 47-year low, but utility officials push for more.


    Category: Sustainability
    Tags: Conservation, aquifer, Madison Water Utility, water
  • Why all the main breaks? posted February 23, 2016



    Repair crews deal with a string of main breaks across Madison

    Category: Sustainability
    Tags: Madison Water Utility, Main breaks, Technology
  • World War II-era journals discovered at construction site posted November 17, 2015


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    Category: History
    Tags: Madison Water Utility, History, World War II
  • Planned Blackhawk Water Tower signals growth on the far west side posted August 27, 2015



    Category: Serving the Community
    Tags: Water Tower, Blackhawk, west side, CAP, water, Madison Water Utility, Infrastructure
  • MWU customers catch plumbing leaks – online posted July 17, 2015



    Category: Sustainability
    Tags: Conservation, plumbing, leaks, Madison Water Utility
  • When winter's over: the lasting impact of road salt posted March 24, 2014


    Category: Sustainability
    Tags: Clean Water, Conservation, Madison Water Utility, Sustainability, Water supply, West Madison
  • Frozen on the inside: Indoor flooding season is here posted December 5, 2013

     

    "I can't believe how much water is in this house!"

    Category: Serving the Community
    Tags: Flooded houses, Frozen pipes, Madison Water Utility, Project H2O, Winterization
  • Madison getting its first new water well in a decade posted November 27, 2013

    Slowly but surely

    It's not easy to drill a 915-foot hole – it takes weeks of cold, wet, muddy work.

    Tags: Madison Water Utility, New well, Projects, Southeast, Sustainability, Water supply, Well 31
  • Rebuilding pride in Paterson posted November 15, 2013

    "We're working on our knees"

    Tags: Customer service, History, Madison Water Utility, Paterson
  • Lake View Reservoir reconstruction sparks neighborhood interest posted November 11, 2013

     

    Saying goodbye to the old teapot

    Tags: History, John Muir, Lake View Hill, Madison Water Utility, North Madison
  • Madison Water Utility builds new water mains -- inside the old ones posted October 31, 2013

     

    Embracing new technology

    Tags: Clean Water, Customer service, Madison Water Utility, Sustainability, Water Quality
  • Well hunters: Finding Madison's long-hidden private wells posted October 22, 2013

     

    Going door-to-door

    Tags: Madison Water Utility, Private Wells, Sustainability, Water Quality, Wellhead Protection
  • Madison women make history -- with a little help from their friends posted October 14, 2013

     

    MWU creates first women's "tapping team" in Wisconsin

    Category: Our People
    Tags: AWWA, Mad City Tappers, Mad Women on Tap, Madison Water Utility, Tapping Team, Women's, WWA
  • Bad Medicine posted October 7, 2013

    Updated on May, 14, 2015 - 11:00am

    Initiative aims to keep pharmaceuticals out of our wastewater and landfills


    Category: Serving the Community, Sustainability
    Tags: Clean Water, Madison Water Utility, Sustainability
  • Sometimes, it's what you don't see posted September 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.

    Category: Our People
    Tags: Conservation, Customer service, Madison Water Utility, Project H2O
  • Rediscovering the reservoir posted September 17, 2013

     

    Westward expansion

    Category: History
    Tags: Booster Pump Station 106, History, Madison Water Utility, O'Dea, Reservoir Park, West Madison
  • MWU honored for winning Best-Tasting Water in the state! posted September 4, 2013

     

    Darn tasty water

    Category: Our People
    Tags: AWWA, Common Council, Conservation, graywater, Greywater, Mad City Tappers, Madison City Channel, Madison Water Utility, Michael Edmonds, Recycled water, Tapping Team, Water Quality Report, Water Utility, Women's, WWA
  • Our graywater experiment: 8 years and counting posted August 20, 2013



    Category: Sustainability
    Tags: Conservation, graywater, Greywater, Madison Water Utility, Recycled water
  • Wisconsin's first ever women's tapping team created at MWU posted August 13, 2013

    Category: Our People
    Tags: AWWA, Mad City Tappers, Madison Water Utility, Tapping Team, WWA

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Recent Posts

  • “Got Water?” project announces 2020 hydration station schools! posted February 6, 2020
  • Madison Water Utility reports unprecedented drop in city’s water use posted January 23, 2020
  • "We'll be doing this forever." Understanding the impact of PFAS posted December 3, 2019
  • Final segment of decade-long water main project underway posted November 15, 2019

Archive

2020
February
  • “Got Water?” project announces 2020 hydration station schools!
January
  • Madison Water Utility reports unprecedented drop in city’s water use
2019
December
  • "We'll be doing this forever." Understanding the impact of PFAS
November
  • Final segment of decade-long water main project underway
September
  • EVERY DROP MADISON poll closes soon!
August
  • Average aquifer levels highest in a generation
June
  • Toilet Rebate Program hits 1 billion gallons of water saved!
  • Lost Lou and Peter Barryman tune about conservation gets new life.
April
  • Worst-case: What happens when a water main breaks under an airport taxiway?
  • Flushing program puts Madison "on the forefront"
February
  • Wild February weather takes toll on water mains
January
  • Annual water use in Madison drops by a billion gallons in six years
  • “Got Water?” initiative reaches more than 11,000 students
2018
October
  • Imagine a Day Without Water
September
  • Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade
August
  • High school students get hands-on training at MWU
July
  • Widely used chemicals detected in two Madison wells
  • A funny song about a serious thing
April
  • What’s under Monroe Street?
March
  • Two Madison Water Utility projects getting national attention
February
  • Finding Madison's foxes
January
  • Water use in Madison drops to lowest level in 50 years
2017
December
  • Worst winter ever? Lessons learned from the "polar vortex" winter of 2013-14
  • Catching catastrophic plumbing problems -- through email
October
  • Imagine a Day Without Water
September
  • 100 miles of main
August
  • A funny song about a serious thing
July
  • What does your water dollar pay for?
  • Saving Madison from salt
May
  • Bidding farewell to Madison’s “legacy” main
March
  • Partnership with Project Home making an impact
February
  • What does your water dollar pay for?
  • Into the bore hole: Tackling the road salt problem at a west side well
January
  • Madison Water Utility turns 135!
2016
December
  • Saving Madison from salt
November
  • Reminder: The Great Showerhead Giveaway happening this Saturday!
October
  • Madisonians cite safety and conservation as top water issues
September
  • Imagine a day without water
August
  • You can now register to vote at Madison Water Utility!
  • Why add chlorine? The story behind water disinfection
July
  • You have a voice! MWU seeks public input on critical water issues
April
  • Water main flushing puts Madison "on the forefront"
March
  • How low can we go?
February
  • Why all the main breaks?
January
  • EPA looks to Madison as leader on lead pipe issue
2015
November
  • World War II-era journals discovered at construction site
October
  • Saving Madison from salt
August
  • Planned Blackhawk Water Tower signals growth on the far west side
  • MWU invests millions in water infrastructure on northeast side
  • Madison woman gets serious about water conservation, wins an iPad
July
  • MWU customers catch plumbing leaks – online
June
  • All eyes on the aquifer: Is Madison's water supply sustainable?
May
  • MWU releases Annual Water Quality Report
April
  • Our graywater experiment: 10 years and counting
January
  • No easy answers for Well 8
  • Frozen on the inside: Indoor flooding season is here
2014
December
  • As Safe Drinking Water Act turns 40, Madison ramps up testing
November
  • EPA seeks details of Madison’s Lead Service Replacement Program
October
  • Madison Water Utility first in state to launch "ultimate conservation tool"
September
  • The Water Wagon: A cool lesson in sustainability
  • New downtown community garden takes root in unlikely spot
August
  • Taking safety seriously: The story behind water chlorination
June
  • East Johnson Street: No Ordinary Construction Zone
  • Major public works project set to begin on north side
May
  • When there's a fire: MWU's critical mission
April
  • Wisconsin Water for the World: Making a difference one village at a time
  • Flushing program puts Madison "on the forefront"
March
  • When winter's over: the lasting impact of road salt
  • Blindsided: When drivers don't see work zones
February
  • Paying for Progress
  • The winter that won't be forgotten
January
  • The long road to smart meters
  • Why all the main breaks?
2013
December
  • Going in the hole: Madison Water Utility crews take on main break season
  • Frozen on the inside: Indoor flooding season is here
November
  • Madison getting its first new water well in a decade
  • Rebuilding pride in Paterson
  • Lake View Reservoir reconstruction sparks neighborhood interest
October
  • Madison Water Utility builds new water mains -- inside the old ones
  • Well hunters: Finding Madison's long-hidden private wells
  • Madison women make history -- with a little help from their friends
  • Bad Medicine
September
  • Sometimes, it's what you don't see
  • Rediscovering the reservoir
  • MWU honored for winning Best-Tasting Water in the state!
August
  • Unearthing Madison's history
  • Our graywater experiment: 8 years and counting
  • Wisconsin's first ever women's tapping team created at MWU

Category

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  • A funny song about a serious thing
  • Reminder: The Great Showerhead Giveaway happening this Saturday!
  • Flushing program puts Madison "on the forefront"
  • Paying for Progress
  • The long road to smart meters
  • Going in the hole: Madison Water Utility crews take on main break season
  • Madison getting its first new water well in a decade
  • Rebuilding pride in Paterson
  • Lake View Reservoir reconstruction sparks neighborhood interest
  • Madison Water Utility builds new water mains -- inside the old ones
  • Well hunters: Finding Madison's long-hidden private wells

History

  • What’s under Monroe Street?
  • Finding Madison's foxes
  • Bidding farewell to Madison’s “legacy” main
  • Madison Water Utility turns 135!
  • World War II-era journals discovered at construction site
  • EPA seeks details of Madison’s Lead Service Replacement Program
  • Rediscovering the reservoir
  • Unearthing Madison's history

Our People

  • Worst-case: What happens when a water main breaks under an airport taxiway?
  • Imagine a Day Without Water
  • High school students get hands-on training at MWU
  • Worst winter ever? Lessons learned from the "polar vortex" winter of 2013-14
  • Imagine a day without water
  • MWU releases Annual Water Quality Report
  • EPA seeks details of Madison’s Lead Service Replacement Program
  • Madison women make history -- with a little help from their friends
  • Sometimes, it's what you don't see
  • MWU honored for winning Best-Tasting Water in the state!
  • Wisconsin's first ever women's tapping team created at MWU

Serving the Community

  • “Got Water?” project announces 2020 hydration station schools!
  • Final segment of decade-long water main project underway
  • Toilet Rebate Program hits 1 billion gallons of water saved!
  • Worst-case: What happens when a water main breaks under an airport taxiway?
  • Wild February weather takes toll on water mains
  • “Got Water?” initiative reaches more than 11,000 students
  • Imagine a Day Without Water
  • Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade
  • High school students get hands-on training at MWU
  • Two Madison Water Utility projects getting national attention
  • Imagine a Day Without Water
  • What does your water dollar pay for?
  • Partnership with Project Home making an impact
  • What does your water dollar pay for?
  • You can now register to vote at Madison Water Utility!
  • Planned Blackhawk Water Tower signals growth on the far west side
  • MWU invests millions in water infrastructure on northeast side
  • Frozen on the inside: Indoor flooding season is here
  • Madison Water Utility first in state to launch "ultimate conservation tool"
  • The Water Wagon: A cool lesson in sustainability
  • New downtown community garden takes root in unlikely spot
  • East Johnson Street: No Ordinary Construction Zone
  • Major public works project set to begin on north side
  • When there's a fire: MWU's critical mission
  • Wisconsin Water for the World: Making a difference one village at a time
  • Blindsided: When drivers don't see work zones
  • The winter that won't be forgotten
  • Frozen on the inside: Indoor flooding season is here
  • Bad Medicine

Sustainability

  • Madison Water Utility reports unprecedented drop in city’s water use
  • Final segment of decade-long water main project underway
  • EVERY DROP MADISON poll closes soon!
  • Average aquifer levels highest in a generation
  • Toilet Rebate Program hits 1 billion gallons of water saved!
  • Lost Lou and Peter Barryman tune about conservation gets new life.
  • Flushing program puts Madison "on the forefront"
  • Wild February weather takes toll on water mains
  • Annual water use in Madison drops by a billion gallons in six years
  • Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade
  • A funny song about a serious thing
  • Water use in Madison drops to lowest level in 50 years
  • Catching catastrophic plumbing problems -- through email
  • 100 miles of main
  • Saving Madison from salt
  • You have a voice! MWU seeks public input on critical water issues
  • How low can we go?
  • Why all the main breaks?
  • Madison woman gets serious about water conservation, wins an iPad
  • MWU customers catch plumbing leaks – online
  • All eyes on the aquifer: Is Madison's water supply sustainable?
  • Our graywater experiment: 10 years and counting
  • Madison Water Utility first in state to launch "ultimate conservation tool"
  • When winter's over: the lasting impact of road salt
  • Why all the main breaks?
  • Bad Medicine
  • Our graywater experiment: 8 years and counting

Water quality

  • "We'll be doing this forever." Understanding the impact of PFAS
  • EVERY DROP MADISON poll closes soon!
  • Imagine a Day Without Water
  • Widely used chemicals detected in two Madison wells
  • Saving Madison from salt
  • Into the bore hole: Tackling the road salt problem at a west side well
  • Saving Madison from salt
  • Madisonians cite safety and conservation as top water issues
  • Why add chlorine? The story behind water disinfection
  • Water main flushing puts Madison "on the forefront"
  • EPA looks to Madison as leader on lead pipe issue
  • Saving Madison from salt
  • No easy answers for Well 8
  • As Safe Drinking Water Act turns 40, Madison ramps up testing
  • Taking safety seriously: The story behind water chlorination

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