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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.
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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.
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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.
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