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City officials breaking ground at the Clearwells Replacement Project
May 12, 2026

Oshkosh replacing aging drinking water tanks with $54.7M project

Oshkosh has started a $54.7 million project to replace aging drinking water tanks with two new million-gallon reservoirs and upgraded pumping systems.

Flint Water
Jun 30, 2025

Lead pipe replacement struggle continues in Flint

About a decade after Flint's water crisis caused national outrage, replacement of lead water pipes still isn't finished.

marklein
Jun 10, 2025

Wisconsin approves $732M for water infrastructure upgrades

The Joint Finance Committee approved increasing borrowing power for the Environmental Improvement Fund by $732.3 million. The program provides funding for the Clean Water Fund and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.

pfas research
Apr 10, 2024

Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

The strict limits will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured.

waukesha tower
Sep 5, 2023

Milwaukee suburb to begin pulling millions of gallons a day from Lake Michigan

After years of seeking approval, a Milwaukee suburb is finally set to start pulling millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan to replace its polluted water supply.

Waukesha pipeline
Aug 21, 2023

Waukesha to Lake Michigan pipeline project nearing finish line

Waukesha officials will celebrate when the city switches its water source to the Great Lake.

PFAS
Jul 6, 2023

Study says drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals

Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains "forever chemicals" that may cause cancer and other health problems, according to a government study released Wednesday.

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Mar 15, 2023

Updated: Lake Michigan water in Waukesha closer to reality as tower’s construction completes

"We have a radium contamination problem within the water source for the city," Waukesha officials said.

Small Towns Water Problems
Nov 4, 2022

Aging water infrastructure leading to unsafe conditions

While failures of big city water systems attract the attention, it's small communities like Keystone, West Virginia, that more often are left unprotected by destitute and unmaintained water providers.

Oct 19, 2022

Wisconsin to get $143M for water infrastructure following federal allocation

The Wisconsin governor announced a total of $143 million from two EPA programs to improve water infrastructure across the state.

Aug 16, 2022

Evers sending $10 million in grants to reconstruct, treat water in, more than 1,000 private wells

Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that the state is distributing $10 million to rebuild or abandon contaminated wells throughout Wisconsin, or treat water from such wells.

Flint Water
Aug 11, 2022

Jury can’t reach verdict in engineers’ Flint water trial

A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors said they couldn't reach a verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint's lead-contaminated water.

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