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Current News Releases
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Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019
Water Utility Board meeting rescheduled
The next Water Utility Board meeting is on Tuesday, February 5 and will include discussion and public comment on
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Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
Severe Weather Update
Madison employees including Police, Fire, Streets, Water, Engineering, Madison Metro, Traffic Engineering, Building Inspection, Fleet Service and others are continuing to brave the cold to assure City residents that essent
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Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
CANCELED: Jan 29 Water Utility Board Meeting
Tonight's Water Utility Board meeting has been canceled due to extremely cold weather. An update will be sent out once a new date for the meeting has been set.
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Monday, Jan. 28, 2019
Prepare your home for record lows
Madison, WI – January 28, 2019 – Internal plumbing is at risk of freezing this week as temperatures in Madison hit 20 to 30 degrees below zero.
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Friday, Jan. 25, 2019
Deep freeze delays water testing at East Side well
Madison Water Utility has delayed testing at an East Side well for PFAS (or per- and poly-fluoroalkyls), widely-used chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, stain-resistant fabrics, and firefighting foams.
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Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019
Before temps plunge, be sure to protect your pipes
Before temperatures plunge below zero this week, Madison Water Utility is reminding people to make sure their pipes are protected.
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Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019
Annual water use in Madison drops by a billion gallons in six years
After hitting a 50-year low in 2017, water use in Madison was down once again in 2018.
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Monday, Jan. 7, 2019
PFAS testing results from October are in
Madison Water Utility has received results from its latest round of testing for PFAS, a widely-used class of chemicals found in stain-resistant fabrics, nonstick cookware, food packaging and firefighting foams.
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Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
“Got Water?” project announces 2019 hydration station schools
Six more Madison schools have been notified that they will receive new water bottle refilling stations this spring, thanks to the “Got Water?” project.
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Friday, Dec. 7, 2018
Madison Water Utility plans more PFAS testing in 2019
Madison Water Utility will be ramping up testing at a well on East Washington Ave. after finding trace levels of compounds known as PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in the well’s water.
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Friday, Nov. 30, 2018
Curbside Sandbag Collection Complete
City of Madison Streets Division and Engineering crews have completed collecting sandbags that were placed out for pickup prior to the November 25 deadline. Curbside sandbag collection for 2018 is now over.
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Monday, Nov. 26, 2018
Sandbag Collection Ending for 2018
Residents should not place additional sandbags to the curb for pickup at this time. The deadline to place sandbags to the curb for pickup was November 25.