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Utilities Division

About the water system

  • Average yearly water usage for 2012-2016 was 2.7 billion gallons.
    • Winter usage is 2-3 million gallons daily.
    • Summer usage is 6-10 million gallons daily.
    • City is allotted 3.3 billion gallons of water per year.
  • The City’s water system is split into two distribution zones, north and south.
    • Soule / University Street divides the two zones.
  • The City is served by 21 wells, 3 water towers and 1 underground storage tank.
    • The underground storage tank and Towers 1 & 2 store 1 million gallons each
    • Tower 3 stores 1.5 million gallons