Water & Sewer
Staff
The City of Ampled Water Department provides water service and wastewater service to approximately 35,000 residents of Ampled. The department has a staff of twenty to manage and maintain the Department and its water resources. The Director of Public Utilities and the six-member Public Utilities Authority are responsible for providing adequate water services to the city.
Water Quality
The Water Department must adhere to strict water quality requirements established and enforced by the State Department of Public Health and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Programs
The City’s Water Department is committed to providing a high-quality, safe, and adequate supply of water to meet current and future expected demands. The Water Department Master Plan is updated periodically and includes strategies to take us into the future. Since approximately 99% of the residents receive their water from the public water supply, the Master Plan is a crucial tool to ensure a safe and adequate water supply for the next fifteen years and beyond. The plan outlines activities such as the identification and development of future well sites, rehabilitation, and upgrades to the existing system to maximize operations, and supporting water resource conservation and protection initiatives. Other ongoing programs include a fire hydrant flushing program and a water meter replacement program.
Wastewater
The City operates a 2 million gallons per day activated sludge wastewater treatment facility through an operations and maintenance contract with Water Corporation. In addition to operations, the City performs routine collection system cleaning, sewage spill response and cleanup, and an industrial sewage pretreatment program.
The City is currently constructing a 3 million gallons per day upgrade that will increase our wastewater treatment capabilities to 5.0 million gallons per day and produce treated water that can be used for lawn/public parks irrigation, construction, dust control, and other beneficial uses.
The City’s Utility Billing services receive and process payments for Water and Sewer services for the City’s utility customers.
