City of Madison Celebrates the Recommissioning of Well 15, New PFAS Treatment Facility
City of Madison News Release – posted September 8, 2025 – 11:16am
Today, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Water Utility General Manager Krishna Kumar celebrate the completion of a PFAS treatment facility at Well 15 on Madison’s northeast side and are officially re-opening the well. The well has been shut down since 2019 due to PFAS contamination. With the PFAS filtration system up and running, all measurable PFAS are being removed from the water and Well 15 can now safely be put back into the distribution system.
“Providing safe, clean drinking water is one of the most important services we provide as a city, and the Madison Water Utility takes that seriously,” said Mayor Rhodes-Conway. “We were among the first to voluntarily test our water for PFAS, and we are now among the first to bring a drinking water treatment system online in the state. Thanks to the Madison Water Utility, Governor Evers, and the Biden Administration for their help to bring this to fruition.”