People near the Charter Street Heating Plant, which located on the intersection with Dayton Street, will hear bouts of loud "steam blowing" beginning 7 a.m. Monday that will continue until 7 p.m. Friday.
The plant will undergo a cleaning process to remove loose material in the plant's steam turbine generator by blowing high-pressure steam through the piping, creating the noise.
While the noise is expected to remain within city requirements, some residents in the area are worried it could be disruptive.
UW-Madison sophomore Lynn Duong said the noise will be disruptive to students' sleeping patterns in the morning, but it will not affect students later in the day.
Other students who live in the area, including junior Matt Christie, felt otherwise and said students are used to the "loud party atmosphere" on campus so the noise will be nothing new.
