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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, WHS_004_NT_064

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:

Water Tower

1903, Viewed from roof of Octagon House, WHS_005_207

Water Tower

1913, Stand Pipe, WHS_004_NT_008

Water Tower

1940, Interurban turning onto Western Ave, WHS_005_119

Water Tower

1965, Western Ave, Luther Prep aerial view

Water Tower

Early, "stand pipe" design, has been replaced

Water Works Plant

1896, Construction of, S First Street, WHS_004_NT_046

Water, N, 107

Seen in background, Wiggenhorn float, WHS_005_653