The Source of Wisconsin Water Supplies

The Source of Wisconsin Water Supplies

Author: William Gray Kirchoffer

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-07

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9781355781936

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Water Rich

Water Rich

Author: Edwin William Morse

Publisher: Independent Publisher

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781792376412

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Water Rich describes the struggles of Wisconsin residents to obtain water supplies from prehistoric times to the present. It chronicles advances in water supply technologies, changers in governmental control and the evoliution in the understanding of waterborne diseases, all of which profoundly influenced the development of drinking water supplies. A summary of the state's surface and groundwater resources is provided as a background to explain the often difficult decisions in the selection of water sources. The book is illustrated with stories, pictures and old photos from all parts of the state. Table of Contents Historical Perspective Wisconsin's Water Resources Frontier and Rural Supplies Disease and Sanitation Water in the Cities Milwaukee The Mineral Springs Era Recent Developments


Hard Water

Hard Water

Author: Kate Foss-Mollan

Publisher: Purdue University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9781557531957

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Examines formation, growth and change in the Milwaukee water department. Combining history, technology, politics and policy-making, the author explains how municipal decision-making processes determine technological determinations throughout the history of water works.