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Muscatine Power and Water Snapshot
We will competitively meet the needs and expectations of our customers with an environmentally responsible and unique mix of services - for the direct benefit of our community.
MPW is located along the Mississippi River in Iowa, about 30 minutes from the Quad Cities metro area. We are a municipal utility providing water, electric, and communications services to the City of Muscatine and surrounding areas.
Each utility was established by a vote of local citizens; Water in 1900, Electric in 1922, and Communications in 1997. We serve to benefit our customer-owners and the Muscatine community.
The Water Utility draws water from the abundant Muscatine Island Aquifer. Water from the aquifer is naturally-filtered by sand and gravel that lines the aquifer. This produces high quality water with little need for chemical treatment. Small doses of fluoride. chlorine, and phosphate are added to the water for dental health, to disinfect the water, and to stabilize naturally-occurring minerals in water. Our Water Utility employs 11 highly trained and DNR/state certified staff to monitor, treat, and maintain our water system. Public health and customer confidence in the water we deliver is a driving force for the Water Utility.
Electricity for our customers is generated in Muscatine. Approximately 120 employees operate and maintain three coal-fired generating units at our Power Plant site. With a combined nameplate operating capacity of 293.55 MW, MP&W has the largest generating capacity of any municipal utility in the state of Iowa. Another 40 employees in our Transmission & Distribution department engineer and maintain a reliable distribution and metering system to safely get the power we generate to our customers’ homes and businesses.
Each utility was established by a vote of local citizens; Water in 1900, Electric in 1922, and Communications in 1997. We serve to benefit our customer-owners and the Muscatine community.
The Water Utility draws water from the abundant Muscatine Island Aquifer. Water from the aquifer is naturally-filtered by sand and gravel that lines the aquifer. This produces high quality water with little need for chemical treatment. Small doses of fluoride. chlorine, and phosphate are added to the water for dental health, to disinfect the water, and to stabilize naturally-occurring minerals in water. Our Water Utility employs 11 highly trained and DNR/state certified staff to monitor, treat, and maintain our water system. Public health and customer confidence in the water we deliver is a driving force for the Water Utility.
Electricity for our customers is generated in Muscatine. Approximately 120 employees operate and maintain three coal-fired generating units at our Power Plant site. With a combined nameplate operating capacity of 293.55 MW, MP&W has the largest generating capacity of any municipal utility in the state of Iowa. Another 40 employees in our Transmission & Distribution department engineer and maintain a reliable distribution and metering system to safely get the power we generate to our customers’ homes and businesses.
