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The team at the Village of Germantown water utility includes, from left, Steve Lemke and Eric Kleiss, water utility technicians; Paul Haugen, water superintendent; Lauren Downs, summer intern; Scott Weigand, foreman/designated operator; and Jeff Downs, water utility technician. Not pictured is Mike Zielinski, water utility technician.
Paul Haugen had a mystery on his hands. The six wells supplying water to Germantown Waterworks’ customers were supposed to be inspected every 10 years, but some ran barely half as long.
For example, Wells 4 and 11 lasted two and four years. In February 2021, Well 5 went down...