NORTHWEST AREA WATER SUPPLY

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The Northwest Area Water Supply (NAWS) project will supply water from Lake Sakakawea to the city of Minot and its users and to a rural water distribution system that will serve many smaller communities and hundreds of rural users. Most of the available groundwater in North central and Northwest North Dakota is not of a quality consumers want or expect in a modern household. In addition, many households in the area find that during times of drought the supply does not meet the demand. NAWS will alleviate both the quality and quantity issues by providing a high quality and dependable water source for the area. The construction of the NAWS project is being funded through the use of federal, state, and local funds. The cost of operating NAWS will be funded with user fees paid by the subscribers to the system.

Water will be drawn from Lake Sakakawea and pretreated before traveling through 45 miles of 30” and 36” pipe, generally following Hwy 83, to the municipal water treatment plant in Minot for final treatment. Once treated, the water will be supplied to not only the city of Minot and its users, but to communities and rural users throughout north central and northwest North Dakota, potentially supplying over 90,000 people. Sized to handle up to 26 million gallons per day, this project is capable of handling current demand, as well as anticipated future demand for many years.

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