Hastings Utilities supplies potable water to its customers directly from the Oqallala Aquifer, one of the nations most plentiful underground water sources. This pure drinking water is pumped directly through any one of more than 20 local water wells from a depth of 135' and into the water main distribution system.  Hastings currently has no central treatment facility or community water tower.  The community wells, which are located at sites in and around Hastings, can deliver up to 25 million gallons of water per day.  The average water usage during the summer months is approximately seven million gallons per day with peaks reaching between 17-18 million gallons.  Normal daily consumption during the winter months is around four million gallons.  Samples of our water, taken throughout Hastings, are regularly checked to insure topnotch quality. Additionally, samples are taken from all municipal wells and tested.

Do you currently have a domestic well and/or a septic tank and have questions about getting water and sewer services from Hastings Utilities? Click here for answers to some basic questions about wells, septic tanks and general water use issues.

Hastings Utilities does all it can to provide the highest quality of water possible. However, the risk of contamination does not stop once it enters your house. Cross connections pose a serious public health hazard. You as a customer have a responsibility to help safeguard your system and the public water supply system from cross connections. Click here to learn more.

The fire hydrants in Hastings are color coded according to the recommendation of the National Fire Protection Association and the American Works Assoc.

The barrel of the hydrant is painted silver. The bonnet and caps are color coded in accordance to the capacity.

Green, like the one pictured above, indicates the flow to be greater than 1000 gallons of water per minute.
Orange indicates a flow of 500 to 1000 gallons of water per minute.
Red indicates a flow of less than 500 gallons of water per minute.
If a hydrant is painted completely red or completely silver the hydrant has not yet been color coded.