More than 130,000 people will be getting postcards in the mail over the next few days announcing the release of Madison’s Annual Water Quality Report. The report is an overview of the tens of thousands of drinking water quality and safety tests Madison Water Utility conducted in 2014. Test results show the city’s water once again met or exceeded all Federal and State standards for health and safety.
 
The postcards direct customers to the following link so they can review the report in detail:
www.MadisonWater.org/QualityReport
 
Customers can also request a paper copy of the report by calling (608) 261-9299.
 
Madison Water Utility takes the quality of the city’s water very seriously, routinely collecting more samples and running more tests than are actually required by the EPA and DNR. Madison’s drinking water system is made up of 840 miles of water main, 30 reservoirs and 22 active wells that draw water from an artesian sandstone aquifer below the city. All Madison Water Utility facilities are monitored 24 hours-a-day, and drinking water safety tests are conducted daily at every operating well and reservoir in Madison.