Our Water Treatment Plant receives water from The Tennessee River. The plant is capable of treating 68 million gallons of water a day with a daily average of 30 million gallons a day. The Water Treatment Plant is staffed with certified operators that run 86,000 water quality test a year at the plant and in the distribution system annually. Water is pumped from the plant through 478 miles of piping making up the distribution system. We have 10 water tanks with a storage capacity of 24 million gallons.

Decatur Utilities, along with the Tennessee Valley Authority, has put in a Source Water Assessment Plan that identifies potential sources of contamination in our water shed. We routinely flush dead end lines to keep the freshest water in the distribution system. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. View our FAQs page for the answers to some of our most asked questions about our water services.