Water Utility

Madison-The public is invited to meet the new General Manager of the Madison Water Utility, Tom Heikkinen, next week on Tuesday, August 26, preceding the meeting of the Water Utility Board.

Madison-Madison Water Utility is making its Annual Drinking Water Quality Report available in Spanish.

Madison-This summer's heavy rainfalls have had at least one positive effect: the usual high seasonal demand for water has been blunted, and that has allowed the Madison Water Utility to keep some of its standby wells

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.