Saint Paul Regional Water Services, or SPRWS, is the public drinking water utility for the city of Saint Paul and surrounding suburbs. We've been a public water utility since 1882, and our origin traces to a private company formed in 1869.
As of 2017, SPRWS serves approximately 446,000 customers, second only to Minneapolis as the largest water utility in the state. In order to meet this demand for reliable, high-quality drinking water, we pump an average of about 39 million gallons of water per day through our distribution system. Our distribution system is composed of more than 1,100 miles of water main, 10,000 hydrants, and 95,000 service lines.
No taxes are used to support the utility. The utility is self-supporting with revenue obtained through the sale of water and payment for services.
Saint Paul Regional Water Services, or SPRWS, is the public drinking water utility for the city of Saint Paul and surrounding suburbs. We've been a public water utility since 1882, and our origin traces to a private company formed in 1869.
As of 2017, SPRWS serves approximately 446,000 customers, second only to Minneapolis as the largest water utility in the state. In order to meet this demand for reliable, high-quality drinking water, we pump an average of about 39 million gallons of water per day through our distribution system. Our distribution system is composed of more than 1,100 miles of water main, 10,000 hydrants, and 95,000 service lines.
No taxes are used to support the utility. The utility is self-supporting with revenue obtained through the sale of water and payment for services.
