Water Maintenance and Transmission Department 

The City Water distribution employees are based out of 300 East Walnut situated on 1.5 acres of land. City water crews maintain approximately 350 miles of water lines ranging in size from 2 inch to 42 inch water mains. 

Water Maintenance and Transmission Department provides water service to about 46,000 City residents. Water is also distributed to areas in close proximity to the city limits or where ground water quality may be detrimental to human health. The City is also connected to the Berrrendo Water Cooperative water distribution system. This was done in order to deliver potable water during emergencies experienced in their system.

The 25-person staff is responsible for operating and maintaining over 349 miles of water mains, 4,000 fire hydrants, valves, and other fittings needed to provide continuous water service to the customers. The staff performs ongoing maintenance, water quality monitoring and treatment, emergency leak repair, answer complaints, checks proposed developer plans, updates water distribution maps, and provides other support for the operation of the system.

Water Production  

Water Production employees are located at Central Control. There are 11 employees and their primary responsibility is the operation and maintenance of 5 reservoirs, 4 pressure regulating stations, and 20 water wells. This facility is operated around the clock and water production and reservoir levels are continuously monitored. 

The City has 26,189 acre ft of water rights available for consumption per year. 20,000 acre feet are currently pumped per year. There are 3,888 acre feet of water rights in reserve for future needs. The last source of water rights would be return flow credit for effluent discharged to the Rio Hondo.