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WATER QUALITY TASK FORCE

Friday, September 16, 2016 · 9:00 AM AM · Room 301-B, City Hall

TL;DR

The Milwaukee Water Quality Task Force met to discuss critical water safety issues, focusing on lead contamination risks and water filtration systems. The meeting covered testing results, potential sources of lead, and infrastructure challenges affecting water quality for city residents.

Key Decisions

  • Water Filtration Systems Review Continued for Further Study
  • Lead Water Testing Results Discussed, No Immediate Action
  • Water Infrastructure Assessment Report to be Developed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. Untitled item
  2. Call to Order
  3. Roll Call
  4. Discussion of the Charge of the Water Quality Task Force
  5. Discussion on Water Filtration Systems
  6. Lead Water Testing Conducted by the Milwaukee Water Works and Other Communities
  7. Additives Used in Milwaukee Water
  8. Cutting-edge Disinfectant Process
  9. Report on Lead Sources in Humans
  10. Private Property Water Infrastructure With An Impact On Lead
  11. Set Date of Next Meeting(s)
  12. Adjournment
  13. Items related to this Task Force can be found in the following file:
  14. 160676 Communication related to the activities of the Water Quality Task Force.
    Communication
  15. This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
  16. Members of the Common Council and its standing committees who are not members of this committee may attend this meeting to participate or to gather information. Notice is given that this meeting may constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of its standing committees, although they will not take any formal action at this meeting.
  17. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
  18. Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.
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