Nothing is more important than the quality of our drinking water. Madison families should not have to question the safety of the water coming out of their taps. This plan is designed to protect and improve the quality of Madison’s drinking water, and restore public confidence in the Water Utility.
Madison is fortunate to have an abundant supply of clean, healthy drinking water, supplied by an underground aquifer. Water from aquifer sources is protected from most environmental and other contaminants. Many other communities receive their drinking water from surface water sources. Surface water sources have a number of disadvantages compared to aquifer sources, most importantly that they are more susceptible to contamination (as Milwaukee experienced a number of years ago with their ryptosporidium outbreak).
However, aquifer sources are more likely to include a higher content of naturally-occurring minerals such as iron and manganese. The presence of manganese in particular has generated a great deal of public discussion regarding Madison’s water supply.
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