Water Operations
Water Facts
- The District’s water distribution service are covers approximately 100 square miles and serves approximately 26,000 customer accounts.
- The average person in the United States uses 100 gallons of water each day.
- The Hallsdale-Powell Utility District maintains 550 miles of water distribution pipe.
- You can refill an 8 oz glass of water approximately 15,000 times for the same cost as a six-pack of soda.
- Combined treatment capacity from all 3 Hallsdale-Powell water treatment facilities treats and average of 13 MGD (million gallons day).
- One cubic foot of water is equal to 7.48 gallons of water.
- The District’s 17 water storage tanks have the capacity to hold nearly 10 million gallons of water.
- Nearly 1500 fire hydrants are maintained by District employees in attempt to meet demands placed on the system during a catastrophe.
- The average age of an HPUD employee is 42 and the average length of employment is 11 years.
- The challenging East Tennessee terrain requires 10 separate pressure zones to supply water to the HPUD service area. There are 12 water booster stations that assist to elevate the water to the necessary pressure level.
- Only 1% of the earth’s water is available for drinking water. Two percent is currently frozen.
