Water Well Could Get New Filter
Filtering System Would Cost $2.5 Million
Posted: 8:09 pm CDT August 25, 2006
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For information on which water well feeds into your area, visit the Madison Water Utility Web site or call (608) 266-4665. For more information about the quality and safety of your drinking water, visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Web site.
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Madison's Water
For information on which water well feeds into your area, visit the Madison Water Utility Web site or call (608) 266-4665. For more information about the quality and safety of your drinking water, visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Web site.SURVEY: Switching To Bottled Water?DISCUSSION: What Do You Think?Video
VIDEO: City Officials Lift Advisory (July 2006)VIDEO: "For The Record": Mayor, Officials Talk (May 2006)VIDEO:Mayor Unveils Plan (May 2006)VIDEO: Madison Utility To Start Testing Home Taps (May 2006)VIDEO: Local Daycares Filtering Water To Protect Children (May 2006)VIDEO: Madison Residents Seeking Own Water Solutions (May 2006)VIDEO: Water Woes Continue for Madison (May 2006)VIDEO: Manganese In Water (Part 1) (March 2006)VIDEO: Manganese In Water (Part 2) (March 2006)MADISON, Wis. -- The city of Madison could make a move to improve the quality of drinking water.A new filter has been proposed for Well 29, WISC-TV reported.Well 29, located on Madison's far East Side, has been found to produce water with levels of manganese that are within Environmental Protection Agency rules but exceed recommended aesthetic guidelines.The well is currently on standby status.The filtering system will cost about $2.5 million, WISC-TV reported.The mayor has proposed the water filter in his Capitol budget for next year.
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