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Bidding farewell to Madison’s “legacy” main Posted 05/22/2017
The city’s oldest infrastructure is being replaced, one project at a time. --- (Photo: First Madison Water Works Superintendent John Heim, left, oversees water main installation, cir. 1900) Read more » -
Madison Water Utility turns 135! Posted 01/10/2017
-- How a UW undergrad & a local bookbinder paved the way for safe water in Madison -- Read more » -
World War II-era journals discovered at construction site Posted 11/17/2015
--- They’re not exactly what Madison Water Utility supervisor John Kaioula expected to find when he started clearing out his office in preparation for reconstruction of the utility’s Paterson St. Operations Center. 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 » -
Rebuilding pride in Paterson Posted 11/15/2013
"We're working on our knees" It's Friday, and Madison Water Utility master mechanic Brian Boettcher has just moved a large dump truck into his shop, careful not to scrape the room's ceiling. To change the truck's oil, he'll have to lie on his back. "The older I get, the harder it is," Boettcher admits. Read more » -
Lake View Reservoir reconstruction sparks neighborhood interest Posted 11/11/2013
Saying goodbye to the old teapot Read more » -
Rediscovering the reservoir Posted 09/17/2013
Westward expansion It was the mid-1920s – when Regent Street led to the very edge of Madison, when farm fields stretched across places that would later become Hill Farms, Sunset Village, Westmorland, and Midvale Heights. A population boom was coming, and it would take a feat of engineering to make sure Madison was ready. Read more »
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Toilet Rebate Program hits 1 billion gallons of water saved!
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Worst-case: What happens when a water main breaks under an airport taxiway?
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Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade
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Two Madison Water Utility projects getting national attention
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Planned Blackhawk Water Tower signals growth on the far west side
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MWU invests millions in water infrastructure on northeast side
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Madison Water Utility first in state to launch "ultimate conservation tool"
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Sustainability
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Toilet Rebate Program hits 1 billion gallons of water saved!
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Lost Lou and Peter Barryman tune about conservation gets new life.
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Annual water use in Madison drops by a billion gallons in six years
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Madison Water Utility adds first new well in more than a decade
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You have a voice! MWU seeks public input on critical water issues
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Madison woman gets serious about water conservation, wins an iPad
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All eyes on the aquifer: Is Madison's water supply sustainable?
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Madison Water Utility first in state to launch "ultimate conservation tool"