Tag Archives: water quality

Madison’s Well #14 Reaches Critical Chloride Contamination Level

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Steve Glass

Remedial Actions Triggered Some Residents of Lake Wingra Watershed Affected Madison, WI December 1–The Madison Water Utility announced yesterday that “Sodium levels in Well 14 are around 45 mg/L, higher than the recommended limit for people on salt-restricted diets. Chloride, … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: Wondering About the Condition of Your Waterway?

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Steve Glass

(Although this post was originally published on February 3, 12014  the topic remains relevant) Now There is a Way to Satisfy Your Curiosity Wondering about the health of your local lake?  Is the neighborhood stream polluted?   What pollutants were found?  … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Lake Wingra Watershed Management Planning Info Meeting Thursday March 26

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Steve Glass

A planning effort to develop a watershed wide management plan for the Lake Wingra Watershed has been a long-sought goal of the Friends of Lake Wingra (FoLW).  The Friends of Lake Wingra in partnership and cooperation with the City of … Continue reading →

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Madison’s Freshwater Resources

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Steve Glass

This early point in 2015 is a good opportunity to share with you the subjects this blog will cover in the coming year. Among the topics we will be reporting on include, the springs and Madison’s other freshwater resources; restoration … Continue reading →

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Wondering About the Condition of Your Waterway?

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Steve Glass

Now There is a Way to Satisfy Your Curiosity Wondering about the health of your local lake?  Is the neighborhood stream polluted?   What pollutants were found?  What is being done about it? A nifty new website from the U.S. Environmental … Continue reading →

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Late Summer Views of Lake Wingra

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Steve Glass
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Dane County Offers Grants to Reduce Polluted Urban Runoff

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Steve Glass

Madison, WI August 15, 2013,   From the office of Dane County Executive Joe Parisi comes the encouraging news that $1.5 million in Urban Water Quality grants is available this year to county municipalities to upgrade and improve storm water pipelines … Continue reading →

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Winter Road Salt a Persistent Impact on Madison Watersheds, Lakes, and Drinking Water

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Steve Glass

The road salt (usually sodium chloride) applied on our streets, sidewalks, and driveways to make winter driving and walking easier, does not just disappear once the storm is over.  It mixes with melt water or rainfall and washes down the … Continue reading →

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Aldo Leopold and the Lake Wingra Watershed

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Steve Glass

Aldo Leopold knew the Lake Wingra Watershed like the back of his hand.   One wonders what he would say about its condition today? Leopold lived just outside the Lake Wingra Watershed boundary on Van Hise Avenue near West High School … Continue reading →

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Curtis Prairie Self-Guided Walking Tour

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Steve Glass

Visitors to the UW-Madison Arboretum can now walk the trails and learn about urban impacts on the Arboretum as they follow the path of  storm water runoff as it flows through Curtis Prairie, “the world’s oldest ecologically restored prairie”,  courtesy … Continue reading →

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