Working Hard to Provide High Quality Water
The Water Department of Independence is committed to providing the community with high-quality water service that is both dependable and efficient. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that the city provides residents with the highest quality water possible.
Reliable Access to Quality Water
The City is responsible for ensuring its residents have access to water for their daily needs and fire safety. To achieve this, it operates and maintains a water system that sources its water from two separate wellfields, each with ten groundwater wells, a water treatment plant, reservoir storage, and a booster pump station. The City also has four ground storage reservoirs, three booster pump stations, and distributes drinking water through a network of approximately 36.8 miles of watermains.
- 2023 Annual Drinking Water Report – English & Spanish
- 2022 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2022 Annual Drinking Water Report – Spanish
- 2021 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2021 Annual Drinking Water Report – Spanish
- 2020 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2019 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2018 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2017 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2016 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2015 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2014 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2014 Annual Drinking Water Report Spanish
Annual Water Quality Reports
Water Quality Reports, also known as Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs), are an essential tool for learning about the water you drink. By law, all community water suppliers in the United States are required to provide these reports to their customers.
The reports are designed to provide you with important information about the quality of your drinking water and the services we offer. Our top priority is to provide you with a safe and reliable supply of drinking water, and we are committed to implementing strategies to enhance our water treatment process and safeguard our water resources.
We want you to be aware of the efforts we make to maintain the quality of your water, and we encourage you to review the Water Quality Report to stay informed about the health and safety of your water supply.
Annual Water Quality Reports
Water Quality Reports, also known as Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs), are an essential tool for learning about the water you drink. By law, all community water suppliers in the United States are required to provide these reports to their customers.
The reports are designed to provide you with important information about the quality of your drinking water and the services we offer. Our top priority is to provide you with a safe and reliable supply of drinking water, and we are committed to implementing strategies to enhance our water treatment process and safeguard our water resources.
We want you to be aware of the efforts we make to maintain the quality of your water, and we encourage you to review the Water Quality Report to stay informed about the health and safety of your water supply.
- 2022 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2022 Annual Drinking Water Report – Spanish
- 2021 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2021 Annual Drinking Water Report – Spanish
- 2020 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2019 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2018 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2017 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2016 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2015 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2014 Annual Drinking Water Report
- 2014 Annual Drinking Water Report Spanish
Safeguarding The Public’s Water Supply
The City of Independence Water Department is committed to ensuring that the public water supply is safe and free from contamination. This is achieved by implementing the Backflow Prevention & Cross Connection Control Program, which is mandated by the state to prevent pollution and contamination of the water supply.
Flushing for Quality, Reliability and Safety
Independence’s Water utilizes conventional, automatic, and unidirectional flushing methods to ensure that water quality and reliability are maintained, more than 300 miles of water main pipes that deliver water to homes and businesses are cleaned, and adequate water flow is available for firefighters.
Please be aware that flushing may cause temporary discoloration of water and affect water pressure. However, this does not pose any health risks.
A Water Leak: Concealing its Presence
Undiscovered leaks can be a major problem, both functionally and financially.