News & Events

You can also keep up with neighborhood news and events on the Spring Harbor Neighborhood Association Facebook page.

The most recent edition of the neighborhood 
newsletter (also delivered door to door).
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FALL INTO THE HABIT OF RECYCLING
Take our recycling quizzes to test your knowledge about City of Madison recycling guidelines. 

Quiz 1
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Quiz 2
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Quiz 3
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Quiz 4
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Spring Harbor Boat Launch Area Retaining Wall Repair

Storm Sewer Outlet Wall Repair
FEMA funding is available and the repair work has gone out for bid, with the plan to replace the wall in fall 2021. 

3 LINKS to COVID-19 COMMUNITY INFORMATION

State of Wisconsin
Dane County/City of Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
More useful links:
State Senator Kelda Roys' Web page
State Representative Sheila Stubbs' Web page

District 19 Alder Keith Furman's Blog 

What Happens in Spring Harbor is What’s in Well 14….and what happens in Well 14 is BIGGER than Spring Harbor

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Well 14 is at the corner of University Avenue and Flambeau Road in Indian Hills. The well pumps over 2 million gallons of drinking water a day to Madison’s westside neighborhoods of Spring Harbor, Glen Oak Hills, Hill Farms, Sunset Village, Regent, Dudgeon-Monroe, and Vilas. Well 14 also serves the Village of Shorewood Hills and parts of the UW campus.
Well 14 is contaminated with road salt. Those with high blood pressure or on sodium restricted diets are at risk because current levels exceed the recommended daily sodium intake. Water from the well reached critical chloride contamination levels in 2016. The taste of salt is noticeable now to some residents. Sodium and chloride concentrations in the wells have doubled since 2000. If nothing changes in the next 10 years, the salty taste will make it hard to drink and the well will need expensive reconstruction. Madison’s Water Utility has set aside $125,000 in 2018 to look at alternatives— everything from reconstructing the well to on-site desalination to abandoning the well entirely. Last summer a study of Well 14’s water quality problems identified some potential sources of salt, including the most likely source, the storm sewer outlet at Lake Mendota Drive. In order to examine this further, the Water Utility installed two monitoring wells in Spring Harbor Park in December 2017. One monitoring well is toward Lake Mendota Drive (North) and the other is location more toward University Avenue (South). The City
is monitoring sodium and chloride concentrations in the wells for 18 months.

​The EPA recommended drinking water guideline is 250 mg/L for chloride and 60mg/L for sodium. This guideline is based on taste, not health effects. What we do in Spring Harbor matters to Well 14. More than half of our neighborhood is in what is called the “10-year capture zone”. This means that what we put on our roads, driveways, and parking lots likely ends up in Well 14 in less than 10 years. Contaminants in the stormwater outlet that flows into Spring Harbor might reach the well within 2 years. Salt doesn’t just affect our drinking water--concentrations are rising in Lake Mendota and nearby springs.
History of Our Wells and Water in Madison
“It’s Still a Good Test” – Recreating 1880s water quality testing | Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Reporting Storm-related Damage to City Engineering

​Read MadisonWaterWays to learn about a new website for reporting storm-related problems to the City of Madison.

Here's a link to the District 19 Alder's blog where you can also read about the website: 
http://www.cityofmadison.com/council/district19/blog/?Id=17338

 
Help the Spring Harbor Neighborhood Association (SHNA) build a directory of who lives within the boundaries of the Association. This list will only be used by the SHNA board to send out information of interest and importance to the neighborhood association. It will not be shared with any business or other groups. Sign-up is to the right. Thanks for showing your interest in the health and safety of the many neighborhoods that make up SHNA.
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HELP RESTORE THE INDIAN HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN

We are excited to undertake this much needed project. The work will be done by a qualified preservationist who will work to restore and to preserve the the sign. To contribute online to our goal of $2,500, go to: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/indian-hills-sign-restoration 

Residential Development Document
Click below to view a copy of the Residential Development document, containing guidelines for construction in the Spring Harbor neighborhood,  which was passed at our spring general membership meeting on April 22, 2009:

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SHNA Meetings

Monthly board meetings are typically held on the 4th Thursday of the month and are currently held virtually. ​If you are interested in participating, please contact the board president Aaron Crandall (springharborpresident@gmail.com) to find out how to participate or if you have an item for the agenda.
The Spring Harbor Neighborhood Association (SHNA) boundaries encompass Old Middleton Road and the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad on the south, Lake Mendota on the north, Whitney Way (City of Madison boundary on the east), and Camelot Drive on the west. The Hickory Hollow Condominiums and the University Crossing Apartments are within these boundaries. [The green area on map above represents the general area.]
JOIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ONLINE
The Spring Harbor Neighborhood Association (SHNA) Board has set up an easy way to become a member of the neighborhood association, or renew your membership, and pay dues. Use this link: https://spring-harbor-neighborhood.cheddarup.com

On the Cheddar-Up web site you will fill out a form similar to the membership form you've seen in the neighborhood newsletter. You can pay online or indicate that you will mail a check. 

Also, let us know how you want to get involved in the many efforts and activities of the neighborhood association--we need you! ​
GET INVOLVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION!
Attending the Fall and Spring All-Neighborhood Meetings is a great way to get involved in the Spring Harbor Neighborhood Association (SHNA) and find out what’s happening in the neighborhood firsthand --and meet your neighbors who are active in the neighborhood! Anyone may attend the neighborhood meeting and you are encouraged to join SHNA. The annual dues are $10.00, which go to support the many activities of the neighborhood association, such as the 4th of July picnic and parade, the Halloween Party, Merrill Spring restoration, Spring Harbor Park invasive plant removal, publication of the neighborhood newsletter, and many other things that make this area a great place to live. See the last page of the newsletter for more information.

Voting Information for Spring Harbor Neighborhood 

https://www.cityofmadison.com/clerk/where-do-i-vote/

STAY INFORMED...

 View the Madison West District Police newsletters
Check out Madison's annual report on water quality
Sign up for City e-mail lists
Review the City's recently adopted revised zoning code

Madison Beaches Closing Information
Updates and current conditions can be found on the following Web sites: 
www.publichealthmdc.com/beaches
www.cleanlakesalliance.org/monitoring
Harmful Algal Blooms Toolkit, published by  the Wisconsin Harmful Algal Blooms Program, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Health.

Indian Hills Park Rain Garden Through the Seasons