Watertown, WI

     WATERTOWN WATER  DEPARTMENT

     Hours: 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday
     Phone: 920-262-4075
     FAX: 920-262-4087
     Water Department General Email
     Water Department Staff:
     Peter Hartz  - Manager
     920-262-4075
     Joe Lehner - Assistant Manager
     920-262-4075

HydroCorp has been hired by the City of Watertown Water Department to complete the Industrial and Commercial Cross Connection Inspections. Click here for: Cross Connection Control Inspection information

DNR Supports Groundwater Awareness Week With Focus On Sustainability

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Click Here To Discover Your Personal Water Usage and Savings Opportunities

Are your kiddos thirsty for knowledge? Click on the link below for games, activity pages, coloring book and fun facts about saving water.  https://www.epa.gov/watersense/watersense-kids


Here are a few quick fun facts about the water department!!

807,154,000 gallons of water were pumped in 2020.  This could fill 1,223 Olympic-sized swimming pools!



Watertown has 120 miles of water main.  If laid end-to-end, it would reach past Chicago!  Some water main installed in 1896 is still in use today!!




530 meters indicate a leak every day, on average!





82,939 postcard water bills were mailed in 2020.  The postage alone cost $21,603.23!!



8,798 meters, 11,342 valves, and 1,381 fire hydrants are maintained by 7 employees along
with many more items!!!





1,038 bills were created in 2020, or customers who were moving.  This is lower than the five-year average of 1,206!



7,155 phone calls were handled by office staff in 2020.