Water Treatment

  • Water Treatment PlantThe City takes its water from the Missouri River.
  • The water treatment plant has a staff of 16.
  • The current treatment capacity of the water treatment plant is 28.6 million gallons per day (MGD).
  • The average daily production is 9.2 MGD.
  • The average peak summer month production is 530 million gallons.
  • The average winter month production is 200 million gallons.
  • The City also supplies water to South Central Regional Water District and the City of Lincoln.
    • South Central Regional Water District’s average is 0.17 MGD.
    • City of Lincoln’s average is 0.23  MGD.

Bismarck Water Treatment Plant "Did You Know".pdf

Horizontal Collector Well Handout.pdf

  1. About the System
  2. Water Quality Reports
  3. Water Plant Laboratory

The water distribution system is an elaborate network of approximately 320 miles of water pipe ranging in diameter from 3 inches to 42 inches, incorporating 3900 hydrants, 9000 valves, and five pump stations. Five underground reservoirs and 3 elevated tanks provide approximately 22 million gallons of water storage. 

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Phone: 701-355-1700, option 4 
Mailing Address:  PO Box 5503, Bismarck, ND 58506-5503  

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