Winneconne unveils $5.5 million wellhouse, containing new and upgraded reverse osmosis system
Oct 24, 2024
WINNECONNE, Wis. (WFRV) - Years after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources mandated Winneconne to remove 'Gross Alpha' from the drinking water, the city officially held an open house for a new system to make drinking water cleaner and safer.
Gross Alpha is naturally occurring radiation, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The new reverse osmosis system cost around $5.5 million and is expected to help filter out that radioactivity.
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"The visual aspect of it and cleanliness of it is that there's less strain on their own water systems at home," Winneconne Village Administrator Logan Fuller said.
The village has already seen results, according to Fuller.
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"People are removing reverse osmosis systems that you can purchase for your homes because the water quality is so good," Fuller said.
Winneconne is the third community in the state to install a system as such.