“We’re talking about a government service that comes directly into your home. We immerse our children in it. We cook with it, we take it into our bodies.” – Dr. Manny Teodoro.
For the first time, Wisconsin’s 570 municipal water utilities have been graded on water quality, infrastructure, finance, and communications, and the results are in!
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- 90 %+ earned an A for water quality.
- Infrastructure and communications tell a more complex story.
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The Wisconsin Waterworks Excellence Project, a years-long research initiative led by WHAC Council Member Dr. Manny Teodoro, represents a first-of-its-kind effort to improve transparency, accountability, and accessibility in understanding and managing public water systems.
Transparency builds trust. That’s why efforts like the Wisconsin Waterworks Excellence Project are so important—not just for tracking performance but also for empowering communities to advocate for better, safer water systems.
Curious how Wisconsin’s water utilities stack up? Check out the full story here: https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-public-water-utility-grades