Water Utility

Madison-After receiving Common Council approval, the Madison Water Utility has instituted a new plan for involving the public throughout the process when major facilities are constructed.

Madison-The Madison Water Utility will resume its schedule of flushing water mains on the evening of July 6. The program has been suspended since June 6 because of the heavy rains and high lake levels.

Madison-Madison Water Utility's Well 29 will be brought into seasonal standby service as of June 23 to provide a back-up emergency supply for neighborhoods on the far east side of Madison.

Madison, WI - Madison Water Utility is releasing its Annual Drinking Water Quality Report to coincide with National Drinking Water Week, which runs from May 4-10.

Madison-Madison Water Utility has submitted a rate increase request to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for review. The Utility is asking PSCW to authorize an 18% increase in water rates.

Madison - When the mercury plunges, the potential for frozen and/or ruptured pipes rises dramatically.

The meeting of the Water Board scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today, January 29, has been cancelled due to bad weather advisory. It will be rescheduled for a later date.

At 9:10 PM on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 the Madison Water Utility determined that the residual chlorine level at Unit Well 26 dropped below the Utility's established minimum level of 0.15 mg/L to 0.14 mg/L.

Madison - On Wednesday night and into Thursday morning customers in a limited section of the southwest part of the City of Madison experienced low water pressure.

Madison Water Utility will be conducting a 21-day pump test of the deep well at Unit Well 29 on Madison's east side.

Madison Water Utility is pleased to announce the completion and commissioning of its new 6 million gallon reservoir on the far east side off of Felland Road.

Madison - The City of Madison Water Utility's "Ask Us, Tell Us" website contact form was not operating correctly from 9/13/07 until 10/10/07.