Water Division

Contact

Every Drop Counts Carson City Public Works - Water Division
3505 Butti Way
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 887-2355

Carson City’s Water Division oversees the City’s water production, distribution and metering, as well as maintaining the City’s fire hydrants and infrastructure.

For more information about the Water Division, please contact us.

For information about water contracting, inspection, line replacement, plan reviews, permitting and inspections, please contact the Building Division at (775) 887-2310.

Lead and Copper Rule Service Line Dashboard

As required by the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule, Carson City has launched a service line dashboard showing water service line material. A significant amount of data and investigation went into this effort, which included service line summaries filled out by a number of our customers. This dashboard will be updated as time goes on, if you would still like to participate and provide information on your water service line (the portion between the city owned meter and your house), please use the link below.

SERVICE LINE DASHBOARD REVISED LEAD AND COPPER RULE SURVEY

This survey can also be completed and returned to us via email at: PWmain@carson.org.

We appreciate your help in our compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency!

BAG IT

Please help keep the Carson River Watershed clean and healthy by picking up your pet waste.

IAMCARSONRIVER.ORG

Water Production

The Production Division maintains the Quill Water Treatment Plant, Arsenic Treatment Plant, 14 booster pump stations, 15 storage tanks, 56 pressure regulating stations separating 21 pressure zones, three separate interconnections with Lyon and Douglas Counties, and 30 groundwater wells to ensure efficient operations and an adequate supply of water.

The Production staff manages the conjunctive use of the City’s surface and groundwater supplies to maintain quality and quantity of the City’s various supplies. Staff administers Aquifer Storage and Recover on a number of wells and surface water recharge programs in order to improve the health of our precious ground water table for future generations.

We have come a long ways from the old days!

Old Well 3

Well 3A
Well 3A

New Well 3B

Production Operator in action

Quill Treatment Plant

Arsenic Treatment Plant

Booster Pump Station

Ash Tank

Well 41B

Water Distribution

Carson City’s water distribution system consists of 350 miles of water mains, numerous distribution isolation valves, and 4,200 fire hydrants. The Distribution Division maintains the system’s water mains, valves and hydrants, and the City's portion of the service line, which is up to and including the water meter, as well as responding to system and customer emergencies.

Line Repairs

water repairs

Valve Installation

Emergency Main Repair

Isolation Valve

Transmission Main

Historical Rates

1935 newspaper article on rates

Water Meters

The Meter Division personnel are the front-line to customer service for the water meters. They are responsible for collecting meter readings and repairing/installing water meters. The staff utilizes a hand- held computer and a radio transceiver in a meter reading truck to collect and store data, also known as Automatic Meter Infrastructure. Other duties include maintenance of meter boxes, water meter turn-on and turn-offs for new customers, maintenance and repair, and responding to customer emergencies.