Pipe-tapping competition has been around for decades, testing teams’ strength, skill and speed, but this year history was made. The Madison Water Utility (MWU) introduced its state’s first women’s tapping team at the Wisconsin Water Association convention in September.The team had an initial run time of 4:35 and a second run time of 4:03, positioning them for national competition.The team came together after MWU employee Kara Jafferis saw other women’s teams compete at the AWWA’s ACE13 Conference last June in Denver. She was there for the Meter Madness Competition, in which she has taken part for years, finishing first at
