Water Utility

I support the establishment of a task force to address PFAS contamination emanating from Truax Air Field.

At its meeting tonight, the Madison Water Utility Board heard from utility staff, Public Health Madison Dane County, and concerned residents about PFAS.

Thanks to the warmer weather, Madison Water Utility has taken its first samples of the year for PFAS testing at municipal Well 15 on East Washington Avenue. Results should be in by the end of February.

With record setting low temperatures, City of Madison staff remain on duty assisting not only residents of Madison, but in one instance, residents of the small neighboring community of Brooklyn.

The next Water Utility Board meeting is on Tuesday, February 5 and will include discussion and public comment on

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

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.

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.

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.

Before temperatures plunge below zero this week, Madison Water Utility is reminding people to make sure their pipes are protected.

After hitting a 50-year low in 2017, water use in Madison was down once again in 2018.

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.