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Water
Works Plant
1895
In 1895 Justus Moak was elected; during his term as mayor the waterworks
was commenced and nearly completed
Water Tower, 1895-96c, Stand Pipe, building of, WHS_004_NT_069
1898
Water line, laying of, 1898, 300 block E Main, Third and Main, WHS_004_NT_063
Water line, laying of, 1898, 300 block E Main, Third and Main,
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Water line, laying of, E Main, 1898
1908
12 25 Water Works Commission will show
marked progress, Albert Donner, mgr WG
1909
03 05 Improvements at Water Works Plant; pressure increased for fire fighting, capacity and costs WG
08 06 Albert Donner quit as superintendent WG
10 01 Charles MacKay appointed superintendent WG
1910
04 22 J. P. Humphrey, John T. Ryan, William Schimmel - Standing Committee, Water Works
04 29 Statement on condition of water works by Mayor Grube WG
12 02 Inspected Waterworks Plant
C. Stone, first assistant of Prof. Meade of the state University at Madison was here last week in consultation with the board of water commissioners and inspected our water plant with a view of supplying a larger amount of water to meet the demands of the city. WG
1911 City’s New Artesian Well
07 20 Last Friday the new artesian well which has been recently completed was connected with the city water supply. The well is 800 feet deep and flows over 400 gallons per minute. Watertown has now three artesian wells supplying the city with water and it is expected they will meet all requirements for some time. WG
1951
05 17 Light beacon atop west side water tower WDT
1958
12 01 First in a series of steps to improve and expand the city's water facilities WDT
1959
03 14 Application for long range improvement and expansion plan WDT
1984
04 20 City well No. 7 opened. Located on West St WDT
12 18 New city water tower; bids for 1985 construction of, on West Rd WDT
1985
01 13 500,000 gallon water tower on West Rd, bid accepted WDT
02 03 Pumping capacity of city's wells could be exhausted WDT
03 25 Well water meets health standards WDT
11 02 Watertown should begin to set aside the full allotment for wastewater treatment or it may find itself in a severe financial crunch if a key piece of equipment breaks down. That's the feeling of the administrators of the facility, who have proposed a 1986 plant operating budget of $1,433,029, nearly $300,000 more than $1,153,726 budgeted this year. The proposal includes a reserve account of $300,000 to cover depreciation of parts governed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Last year at budget time, the Common Council agreed to set aside $175,000 for (EPA) replacement parts. WDT
1986
01 12 Watertown should develop a long-range facilities plan on its wastewater treatment plant so that it can adjust and handle the increase flow from a potential new industry. The Public Works Committee recommended the Green Bay engineering firm Robert E. Lee and Associates formulate the plan at a cost of $51,600. The money would come from a wastewater reserve account, required by the Environmental Protection Agency to fund repairs pertaining to plant depreciation. WDT
2000
03 01 Checkerboard-painted water tower, refurbishing of WDT
Cross References:
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Water Tower |
1903, Viewed from roof of Octagon House, WHS_005_207 |
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Water Tower |
1913, Stand Pipe, WHS_004_NT_008 |
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Water Tower |
1940, Interurban turning onto Western Ave, WHS_005_119 |
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Water Tower |
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Water Tower |
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Water Works Plant |
1896, Construction of, S First Street, WHS_004_NT_046 |
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Water, N, 107 |
