Water Service

 

 

Water Treatment

 

The City of St. Peters has eight pumps that send water from underground wells in the Mississippi River floodplain to the lime-softening plant where it’s prepared for customers’ use. Ground water contains some impurities and a large amount of iron that make it unfit for consumption. The process to "soften" this water includes the addition of lime, which helps take out the iron. A large silo at the water plant stores lime for this purpose. Chlorine, meanwhile, cleans the water as well as helps remove iron. Fluoride is also added at the water plant to help with dental health.

 

After these chemicals are added, the water is sent to clarifiers that settle out the lime and impurities before the water enters detention tanks. Next, the water moves through charcoal and sand filters to take out remaining impurities. At this point, the water is ready to move through water mains to homes, with excess amounts stored in water towers. The settled lime and impurities are separated out of the water plant and recycled on local farms as a beneficial soil amendment to control PH levels in the soil.

 

Licensed operators working in the St. Peters Utilities Department control and monitor the treatment process. The plant treats several million gallons of water per day. When needed, the City of St. Peters also purchases water from the City of St. Louis through the Howard Bend Treatment Plant across the Missouri River.

 

Samples of treated water are continually tested to ensure that St. Peters’ water meets safe drinking standards. The City’s Utilities Department has never had a violation of a contaminant level or of any other water quality standard since the water treatment plant was constructed in 1976. An annual report detailing the City’s water quality is mailed each summer to customers’ homes. See Water Quality Reports below.

 

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Water Quality Reports

The St. Peters Utilities Department carefully safeguards its water supplies, and we are able to report that the department has never had a violation of a contaminant level or of any other water quality standard since the water treatment plant was constructed in 1976.

Below, you can download pdf documents of Water Quality Reports sent to our customers in recent years. The brochures present a summary of the quality of water provided to our customers. Included are details about where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies.

 

 

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Starting and Stopping Water Services

 

You can start your water and other City utility services online and stop service online. For more information about utility service, email us.

Learn more about utility billling. If you have more questions, call the Utility Billing Department at 636.477.6600 (AT&T customers), ext. 1217, or 636.278.2244 (CenturyLink customers), ext. 1217. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., except on holidays.

 

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You can reach the Utilities Department at 636.477.6600 (AT&T customers), ext. 1573, or 636.278.2244 (CenturyLink customers), ext. 1573. For the Billing Department, call 636.477.6600 (AT&T), ext. 1217, or 636.278.2244 (CenturyLink), ext. 1217.