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Diligent Infrastructure Maintenance The MWW repairs and maintains 1,960 miles of water mains in the water distribution piping system throughout the City of Milwaukee and the retail suburbs of Greenfield, St. Francis, and Hales Corners to ensure continuous delivery of sufficient high quality water. Scheduled activities include repair and maintenance of facilities within every upcoming paving project area, inspection of 10,000 hydrants each year, annual flushing of dead end water mains, and leak surveys to identify non-surfacing water leaks. Our capital improvement program provides a long-term template for infrastructure improvements. It addresses treatment processes and facilities, pumping and storage facilities, and water main replacements. Production facilities were completely overhauled in the mid-1990s, so the emphasis currently is on remote pumping and storage facilities and the distribution system. Preventive maintenance also is an important component of our assurance that all components of the infrastructure are in top functional condition.

Excess Capacity Stability in Water Cost Competitive Cost Superior Water Quality Controls Abundant, High Quality Water is Conducive to Water-Intensive Industry Use Regional Availability of MWW Water Excellent Customer Service Security Conscious to Ensure Service Continuous Improvement and Use of Best Practices Diligent Infrastructure Maintenance

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