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Vandalism floods Wausau booster station; staff recommends SCADA upgrades and cameras

3632100 · June 3, 2025
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Summary

A booster station on Old Coach Lane was vandalized and briefly flooded; suspects later turned themselves in. Staff estimated up to $50,000 in damage and said planned SCADA upgrades could add camera capacity and other security measures.

Utility staff told the Wausau Water Works Commission on June 3 that vandals forced entry to a booster station on Old Coach Lane, opened valves and flooded equipment. The suspects later turned themselves in, and staff estimated damage at roughly $50,000.

Scott, a utility staff member who described the incident, said the vandals "turned themselves in after the fact, but, initially, kind of…

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