Public Utilities in the City of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

The Detroit Lakes Water Tower (left) and Water Treatment Plant (top).

Member of

American Water Works Association
Minnesota Rural Water Association
National Ground Water Foundation
Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association

Source: 3 artesian wells; Storage Capacity: 1.1 million gallons; Pumping Capacity: 3200 gpm; Total Tapwater Hardness: 274 ppm; Plant Capacity: 4 million gpd; Average Demand: 1.4 million gpd; Peak Demand: 2.2 million gpd.

The city owned water utility is available to all residents within the City of Detroit Lakes. The utility supplies approximately 400,000,000 gallons of treated water annually to an average of 3,200 customers.

This piece of artwork is displayed in the Detroit Lakes Public Utilities conference room located in the Detroit Lakes City Hall.

The system is staffed with operators certified by the Minnesota Department of Health and has daily peaking capabilities of up to 3.5 million gallons a day. All water is produced from wells with an average depth of 230 feet. All water is treated through an iron and manganese removal plant, filtered and chlorinated before entering the distribution system. Storage capacity consists of a one million gallon tower, 150,000 gallon sandpipe and 520,000 gallons on site at the treatment plant.

The utility maintains a certified laboratory and takes very seriously its roll in providing the community with a clean and safe supply of water. The utility has also been very involved in a well head protection program since 1995 and received an award at the National Groundwater Guardian Conference in 1996 for these efforts. The utility also received an award at this conference in 1997 and 1998 in recognition for its exceptional educational activities in promotion of clean water protection.

Below you find a link to download the Water Utility Ordinance. Please follow the download instructions below.

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Water Utility Ordinance

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