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Municipal Water Utilities
2004 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
2003 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
2002 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
2000 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

Water Conservation Plan

Ordinance 605
Ordinance allowing water rationing and setting rules for policy during water shortage.

Vital Statistics - Water Utility
Supplier
City of Hawarden
Units Consumed (Gal.)

2007

150,718590

1154

Customers

2006

170,741,700

1,150

Customers

2005

137,778,652
1144 Customers

2004

154,000,0001122
Customers

2003

181,013,750
1124 Customers
Rate
Minimum Charge:   $9.00 per month, includes the first 400 cu. ft.
Next 1600 Cu. Ft.   $1.09 Per 100 Cu. Ft.
Next 2000 Cu. Ft.   $1.00 Per 100 Cu. Ft.
Next 4000 Cu. Ft.   $ .93 Per 100 Cu. Ft.
Over 8000 Cu. Ft.   $ .84 Per 100 Cu. Ft.
Gross Revenue
 267,680 $267,822 $251,682 $264,981 $267,445
Net Revenue
(Profit)
 ($28,542) $43,300 $3,104 $14,423 $155
Local Water/Sewer Crew
 Supervisor
Alan Mace		 Crew
Tim Ericson

We get the city's water from the Big Sioux Aquifer. We have 11 wells and can pump 1020 Gal. per minute. The city maintains two water towers, one (150,000 Gal.) on 14th Street Place near the High School and the other (750,000 Gal.) 2 miles north of Hawarden on the hill.

Facts I find amazing about water use in Hawarden:

  • Biggest single month - 23 million gallons pumped
  • Largest single day - just over 1 million gallons

Facts about Hawarden Water treatment:

  • Water Treatment Plant was built in 1995.
  • Water Treatment - chlorine, fluoride, poly-phosphate.

Summer watering do's and don'ts

If you want to water your lawn, do it in a responsible manner. Here are some recommendations from the water department.

  • Don't water in the heat of the day. It does the grass very little good and over HALF of the water evaporates.
  • Don't water in the evening. The grass stays wet all night and fosters fungal and insect growth.
  • The best time to water is with the first light of day.
  • Water heavily and infrequently. Soaking the ground with an inch or more at a time once a week will promote deep root growth, prevent thatch and discourage weeds, insects and fungal growth. To measure an inch, set out a couple shallow pans and run the sprinkler until there is an inch of water in the pans. Keep track of how much time that takes and run the sprinkler at least that long when you water.