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WI Salt Awareness Week examines environmental damage caused by road salt Posted 01/11/2021
It doesn't just disappear. The salt we use every winter -- more than 525,000 tons of it in Wisconsin -- washes into our lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands, putting aquatic life at risk and endangering our freshwater resources. Read more »
Staying at home is changing the way Madison uses water Posted 04/15/2020
Madison Water Utility’s pump operators usually spend weeknights filling the city’s reservoirs and preparing for the morning water rush – a major daily spike in demand that must be carefully managed all across the city. Read more »
Madison Water Utility reports unprecedented drop in city’s water use Posted 01/23/2020
Pump test for Well 31 on Tradewinds Parkway, Madison's only new well since 2006 Read more »
Final segment of decade-long water main project underway Posted 11/15/2019
The "Cannonball Pipeline" enters its final construction phase. --- Read more »
EVERY DROP MADISON poll closes soon! Posted 09/25/2019
Click here to take the poll --- We’ve had a great response to the EVERY DROP MADISON poll so far, but there are still a few days left to give your input on the next phase of water conservation and sustainability in Madison. Read more »
Average aquifer levels highest in a generation Posted 08/06/2019
Groundwater levels below the state Capitol building show rebounding trend --- Read more »
Toilet Rebate Program hits 1 billion gallons of water saved! Posted 06/13/2019
A cornerstone of Madison’s water conservation initiative reaches a major milestone – one flush at a time --- There’s nothing all that exciting about a toilet. But 17,126 toilets? That’s another story. Read more »
Lost Lou and Peter Barryman tune about conservation gets new life. Posted 06/06/2019
"A Little Water" appears on Lou and Peter Barryman's newest CD, "OK, So Far..." --- Photo: Lou and Peter Barryman record the video for their song, "A Little Water" --- Read more »
Flushing program puts Madison "on the forefront" Posted 04/05/2019
(Water main flushing in Madison starts on April 8th. Find out when crews will be working in your neighborhood on Madison Water Utility's water main flushing page.) Read more »
Wild February weather takes toll on water mains Posted 02/25/2019
There have been 69 main breaks and counting in the first two months of 2019. --- (Photo: MWU crews respond to a water main break as temps plunge to -20) --- It's 10:30 p.m. in the middle a February deep freeze when the call comes in—a six inch wide water main has ruptured beneath Longview Lane just off Moorland Road. It's the seventh main break of the day. Read more »
Annual water use in Madison drops by a billion gallons in six years Posted 01/17/2019
City hits water conservation and sustainability goal set in 2006 --- (Photo: Pump test for Well 31, brought online in 2018. It was Madison's first new well in 12 years.) Read more »
Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade Posted 09/10/2018
Inside Madison's newest municipal well on Tradewinds Parkway --- Madison’s water system was supposed to look a lot different by now. According to Madison Water Utility’s 2006 Master Plan, the utility would add as many as seven new municipal water wells before 2020, bringing additional supply to every part of the city. Read more »
A funny song about a serious thing Posted 07/16/2018
Lost Lou and Peter Barryman tune about conservation gets new life. --- Photo: Lou and Peter Barryman record the video for their song, "A Little Water" --- Read more »
Water use in Madison drops to lowest level in 50 years Posted 01/19/2018
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Catching catastrophic plumbing problems -- through email Posted 12/18/2017
----- The last thing you want to hear during a vacation is bad news from home. But that’s exactly what Carol Philipps got during a recent trip to San Francisco – and it came from Madison Water Utility. “I got an alert after a couple of days that we had used a tremendously high amount of water. And I thought, ‘Oh, this is ridiculous. This must just be a mistake.’” It wasn’t. Read more »
100 miles of main Posted 09/05/2017
Madison Water Utility's Water Main Replacement Program reaches major milestone --- Photo: Water main is lowered into place beneath Yuma Drive. It’s no secret that Madison has water main breaks. On average, Madison Water Utility crews repair about 230 main breaks every year. Read more »
Saving Madison from salt Posted 12/02/2016
New WI Salt Wise campaign looks to educate the community about road salt as concerns grow over water contamination --- Read more »
You have a voice! MWU seeks public input on critical water issues Posted 07/13/2016
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How low can we go? Posted 03/10/2016
Madison's annual water use hits a 47-year low, but utility officials push for more. (Photo: Pump test for Well 31 on Madison's southeast side. It will be the city's first new well in more than a decade.) --- Read more »
Why all the main breaks? Posted 02/23/2016
Repair crews deal with a string of main breaks across Madison It's 5:00 a.m. on an usually warm February morning, and the call comes in – a six-inch wide water main has ruptured beneath busy Regent Street just off the UW Madison campus. The break is one of 11 in Madison in four days, and utility officials say the sudden warm-up is largely to blame. Read more »
Madison woman gets serious about water conservation, wins an iPad Posted 08/04/2015
Madison Water Utility’s first conservation contest winner can picture it now – a sunny afternoon spent lounging in her rain garden, checking her daily water usage on her new iPad. Read more »
MWU customers catch plumbing leaks – online Posted 07/17/2015
A “leak” doesn’t sound like much – a dripping faucet here, a running toilet there – but it all adds up. In the U.S., more than a trillion gallons of treated drinking water are lost every year to residential plumbing leaks, and for homeowners, catching a problem can be a real challenge. Read more »
All eyes on the aquifer: Is Madison's water supply sustainable? Posted 06/19/2015
(Photo: A camera is lowered into a Madison Water Utility well bore hole, revealing an aquifer far below the city) --- Read more »
Our graywater experiment: 10 years and counting Posted 04/21/2015
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Madison Water Utility first in state to launch "ultimate conservation tool" Posted 10/17/2014
What customers have been waiting for How much water do you use watering your lawn? How about doing laundry or taking a shower? Madison Water Utility customer service representative Pam Mousley says there used to be just one way to find out. “You could go down (in the basement), read your meter, take a shower, and then go down and read your meter again. You could do that,” she says. Read more »

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WI Salt Awareness Week examines environmental damage caused by road salt Posted 01/11/2021

Staying at home is changing the way Madison uses water Posted 04/15/2020

Madison Water Utility reports unprecedented drop in city’s water use Posted 01/23/2020

Final segment of decade-long water main project underway Posted 11/15/2019

EVERY DROP MADISON poll closes soon! Posted 09/25/2019

Average aquifer levels highest in a generation Posted 08/06/2019

Toilet Rebate Program hits 1 billion gallons of water saved! Posted 06/13/2019

Lost Lou and Peter Barryman tune about conservation gets new life. Posted 06/06/2019

Flushing program puts Madison "on the forefront" Posted 04/05/2019

Wild February weather takes toll on water mains Posted 02/25/2019

Annual water use in Madison drops by a billion gallons in six years Posted 01/17/2019

Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade Posted 09/10/2018

A funny song about a serious thing Posted 07/16/2018

Water use in Madison drops to lowest level in 50 years Posted 01/19/2018

Catching catastrophic plumbing problems -- through email Posted 12/18/2017

100 miles of main Posted 09/05/2017

Saving Madison from salt Posted 12/02/2016

You have a voice! MWU seeks public input on critical water issues Posted 07/13/2016

How low can we go? Posted 03/10/2016

Why all the main breaks? Posted 02/23/2016

Madison woman gets serious about water conservation, wins an iPad Posted 08/04/2015

MWU customers catch plumbing leaks – online Posted 07/17/2015

All eyes on the aquifer: Is Madison's water supply sustainable? Posted 06/19/2015

Our graywater experiment: 10 years and counting Posted 04/21/2015

Madison Water Utility first in state to launch "ultimate conservation tool" Posted 10/17/2014

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