Overview

The City of Chanhassen is proud to produce, deliver, and dispose of potable water to serve our residents. Much goes on behind the scenes to provide this service, including abiding by and reporting to permitting agencies to ensure we are accountable for the mandated quality and quantity requirements.

Our system is made up of the following major components:

• 12 groundwater wells
• 2 Water Treatment Plants (East and West)
• Three storage reservoirs
• 32 wastewater lift stations
• 170 miles of water main pipe
• 140 miles of sanitary sewer pipe
• Ten dedicated full-time S/W Utility employees

About Our Water

The City of Chanhassen produces an average of 991 million gallons of safe and clean water annually to over 8,500 service connections. Water is provided from 12 wells, three storage tanks, and two water treatment plants. Our allowable annual groundwater appropriation is 1,586 million gallons per our Water Supply Permit from the DNR.

Each water treatment plant can produce a maximum of 8 million gallons daily. The water is pumped from the wells to the treatment plant, where sand filters remove iron, manganese, and bacteria, and chlorine is added.

Chanhassen is proud of our compliance with state and federal drinking water regulations. Water samples are routinely collected and analyzed for chemical composition and any presence of harmful bacteria.

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