Water Utility To Test Filter On Troubled Well
Officials Look To Reduce Manganese, Iron Levels
Posted: 6:47 pm CST January 16, 2007
MADISON, Wis. -- A shut-down water well on Madison's far East Side will be pumping again, but none of the water will come out of home taps.Instead, the water from Well 29 will be used to test a special filter.The Madison Water Utility said it wants to see if such a filter can reduce high levels of Iron and Manganese at the well.Officials said the current levels aren't dangerous but can stain laundry.Another study is also under way to see if drilling a new well is an option.
Previous Stories:
- November 28, 2006: New Well Planned For City's East Side
- October 27, 2006: Report Says Most Safeguards Failed With Water Well 29
- October 19, 2006: Water Officials Consider Scrapping 2 Troubled Wells
- October 12, 2006: Well Pumped Untreated Drinking Water For More Than A Month
- September 14, 2006: Water Utility Shuts Down Troubled Well
- September 1, 2006: City, Water Officials To Pursue Major Rate Hikes
- August 25, 2006: Water Well Could Get New Filter
- June 29, 2006: New Test Results Released For Madison's Water
- June 10, 2006: High Levels Of Arsenic, Lead Found In Some Water Mains
- June 9, 2006: Officials: Water Well Still Yielding High Manganese Levels
- June 3, 2006: Group Launches Petition Addressing City's Water
- May 31, 2006: 'For The Record': Officials Discuss Madison's Water Quality
- May 23, 2006: Mayor, City Leaders Present Water Safety Plan
- May 18, 2006: Officials Issue Warning About Manganese In Tap Water
- May 8, 2006: Questionable Water Well Going Back Online
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