PUBLIC WORKS | WATER

MAKING AN IMPACT INVESTING IN WATER

From Lake Tyler and Lake Palestine to the faucets of more than 37,000 residences and almost 3,500 businesses, Tyler Water Utilities (TWU) works around the clock to provide clean, safe water to the City of Tyler. Water-treatment plant managers and operators produce an average of 30 million gallons of water per day. Water flows through about 690 miles of pipes to provide homes and businesses. Our goal is to provide our residents with water that meets and exceeds state and federal standards.

Tyler’s 40,000 utility customers have helped the City invest more than $17.6 million in the City’s water system since 2016 through their monthly payments. TWU plans to invest more than $22 million into the water system in the next five years.

Tyler’s water infrastructure, like many cities across the country, is aging. In 2016, Tyler City Council pledged to aggressively invest in our water system and to create a plan to add capacity as Tyler continues to grow.

The Water Service Center plans to replace about 3.5 miles of water lines during 2021 to modernize, increase system capacity and loop dead-end lines, allowing a continuous flow of water through the system and improving water quality.