News & EventsYou 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). 
ROAD PROJECTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODLake Mendota Drive Reconstruction project page. City of Madison Engineering, Lake Mendota Dr - https://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/projects/lake-mendota-drive
Public Information Meeting PowerPoint, Jan 11 - https://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/documents/projects/Lake%20Mendota%20Dr%20PIM1%201-11-22.pdf Anticipated Project Schedule
*1/12/2022: Initial presentation to Transportation Commission (held virtually). Registration: www.cityofmadison.com/city-hall/committees/meeting-schedule *Late Feb. or early March: Second Public information Meeting (held virtually). Postcard to be mailed prior, and registration link will be on project page *3/9/2022: Street Design LMD to Transportation Commission (estimated date) *3/16/2022: Street Design for LMD to Board of Public Works (estimated date) *4/8/2022: Mail estimated assessments, Public Hearing Notice for 2022 Project (estimated date) *4/20/2022: BPW Public Hearing on 2022 Project (estimated date) *5/10/2022: Common Council Hearing on 2022 Project (estimated date) *8/1/2022: Begin Construction on 2022 Project (estimated date) *Winter 2022: Start public meetings for 2023 reconstruction project CONTACT INFORMATION & RESOURCES
City Staff: *Jim Wolfe, Project Manager, 266-4099, jwolfe@cityofmadison.com *Daniel Olivares, City Engineering-Sewers, 261-9285 or daolivares@cityofmadison.com *Renee Callaway, Ped & Bike Administrator, 266-6225, recallaway@cityofmadison.com *Tom Mohr, Traffic Engineering, 267-8725, tmohr@cityofmadison.com *Adam Wiederhoedt, Water Utility, 266-9121, awiederhoedt@madisonwater.org *Carrisa Wegner, Terrace Rain Gardens, 261-9822, cwegner@cityofmadison.com District 19 Alder Keith Furman's Blog Spring Harbor Watershed Study: https://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/projects/spring-harbor-watershed-study
Comprehensive Plan: https://plan.imaginemadisonwi.com/ City of Madison Transportation Commission: https://www.cityofmadison.com/transportation/commission Madison in Motion: https://www.cityofmadison.com/transportation/studies/madison-in-motion Vision Zero: https://www.cityofmadison.com/transportation/initiatives/vision-zero Complete Green Streets: Complete Green Streets | Transportation, City of Madison, Wisconsin Complete Green Streets Web page
Transportation Department, City of Madison Urban Street Design Guide - Urban Street Design Guide | National Association of City Transportation Officials
Greater Madison MPO - Bicycle Transportation Plan - Greater Madison MPO - City of Madison, Wisconsin
Old Middleton Road and Craig Avenue Resurfacing Project in 2022Pedestrian Underpass (under railroad tracks) between Old Middleton Road and Craig AvenueSpring Harbor retaining wall replacement and repair of the stormwater outfall areaUpdates on the work being done on the Spring Harbor retaining wall and the stormwater discharge area can be found at this link: https://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/projects/spring-harbor-outfall-repair
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 EngineeringRead 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 What Happens in Spring Harbor is What’s in Well 14….and what happens in Well 14 is BIGGER than Spring Harbor
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. |
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Spring Harbor Beach News: Use lakesforecast.org to get up-to-date info about Spring Harbor Beach
Under the auspices of the Clean Lakes Alliance, Spring Harbor Beach is monitored by our local volunteer, Nancy Ellison. She is one of more than 46 citizen monitors collecting lake water data at 58 lake sample sites and 25 beaches from May through September. Twice weekly, the following data is collected: air temperature, water temperature, turbidity, wave intensity, waterfowl presence, swimmer presence, surface algal bloom, algal bloom type, floating plant debris and water clarity. The data is immediately uploaded and posts online at: lakeforecast.org. Upload lakeforecast.org. Use the website and app to see a map and current water data all 56 monitoring stations throughout the Yahara Lakes.
Under the auspices of the Clean Lakes Alliance, Spring Harbor Beach is monitored by our local volunteer, Nancy Ellison. She is one of more than 46 citizen monitors collecting lake water data at 58 lake sample sites and 25 beaches from May through September. Twice weekly, the following data is collected: air temperature, water temperature, turbidity, wave intensity, waterfowl presence, swimmer presence, surface algal bloom, algal bloom type, floating plant debris and water clarity. The data is immediately uploaded and posts online at: lakeforecast.org. Upload lakeforecast.org. Use the website and app to see a map and current water data all 56 monitoring stations throughout the Yahara Lakes.
SHNA Meetings
Board meetings are currently held virtually. If you are interested in participating, please contact the board president Aaron Crandall (springharborpresident@gmail.com) to find out when meetings are scheduled and 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!
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.
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
3 LINKS to COVID-19 COMMUNITY INFORMATION
More useful links:
State Senator Kelda Roys' Web page
State Representative Sheila Stubbs' Web page
District 19 Alder Keith Furman's Blog
