STARKVILLE WATER / SEWER DEPARTMENT

Currently the Starkville Water/Sewer Department has 19 employees and is on call 24 hours a day. The Police Department answers and dispatches the Water/Sewer Department calls after hours. The department phone number is 323-3505. This number is answered 24 hours a day.

The Water/Sewer Department has 134.4 miles of water pipe inside the city limits of Starkville. This is a constantly expanding figure as the Water/Sewer Department is expanding into the newly annexed areas around Starkville.

To keep up with demand and prepare for the future, currently we have under contract a new well, overhead tank and filter plant on Bluefield Road. The Water/Sewer Department has just completed a new filter plant at the Curry Street site. A new water tank on Scales Street is currently under bid. Many changes are on the way for the Water/Sewer Department.

At the present time the Water/Sewer Department is currently hiring a full-time crew to exercise water valves and inspect fire hydrants. In the past this was shared by the Fire Department and Water/Sewer Department, but now in order to keep up the fire rating for the entire city of Starkville it will become an integral part of the Water/Sewer Department services.

Because of the global-political climate we now live in, the Water/Sewer Department well operates and the superintendent are attending classes and workshops to best determine our vulnerability, to recognize the various threats to public utilities, and to meet new regulations that are being put in place such as vulnerability assessment.

The Water/Sewer Department answers calls both for the water and sewer service. As we look into the future, the Water/Sewer Department is constantly striving to keep the quality of our product high and also stay current with demand and future expectations of the people who live and work in the City of Starkville. The Water/Sewer Department makes every effort to respond to customer concerns, so please let us at the Water/Sewer Department know if we can be of service to you, our customer.

2005 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report.

City of Starkville Public Services Department Policy or Procedure - Adjustments to Water and Sewer Bills.