Drinking Water
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Manganese and Drinking Water
Manganese is a common, naturally-occurring element found in rocks, soil, water, air and food. Manganese is an essential element and is needed to form healthy bones, produce glucose and heal wounds. Small amounts of manganese are part of a…
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Asset Management
Asset management will help you manage, invest in and plan for your water system’s needs over time. It will also promote innovation, efficiency and foresight for your water system, as well as help you identify critical system assets and implement…
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Municipal drinking water system sanitary survey
A sanitary survey is an inspection of a water system's facilities, operations and records to ensure the delivery of safe and reliable drinking water. In Wisconsin, the DNR conducts routine sanitary surveys of municipal drinking water systems every…
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America's Water Infrastructure Act
On October 23, 2018, America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) was signed into law and is an amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). As stated by U.S. EPA, AWIA "improves drinking water and water quality, deepens infrastructure investments…
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Management actions
Source water and wellhead protection A sound plan has a to-do list that identifies a list of priority measures. The plan can be updated as actions are completed. Adopting a wellhead protection ordinance is the most fundamental protective action,…
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Groundwater System Source Water Protection Areas
Source Water Protection areas for public water supply systems using groundwater have been identified and delineated by methods that vary depending on system type. Groundwater Protection Areas exist for all public wells (Community and Non-Community)…
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Pandemic influenza - a guide for water plant owners and operators
What is pandemic influenza? A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads easily person-to-person…
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Drinking water security and emergency preparedness
Drinking water security and emergency response have long been essential in managing drinking water systems and they are high priorities for the DNR. The events of September 11, 2001 and natural disasters such as the Hurricanes of 2005 have…
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Drinking Water, Groundwater and Wells Publications
Publications listed by title Annual safe drinking water report (DG-045) [PDF] Answers to your questions about well filling and sealing (DG-016) [PDF] Arsenic in drinking water (DG-062) [PDF]