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EPA
Water Sense
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History
Kingman is known far and wide as the "town with
plenty of Soft spring Water" quoted from the Leader-Courier March 22,
1940.
In 1904 a vote of 276 to 37 approved a proposition to issue $35,000 in
bonds to build water works. John Hoover dug the wells near the
present light plant, finding good water at 35 ft. The 36 lots of Sherman
Street were processed for $700 and the station
house was erected at a cost of $950. Two pumps capable of pumping 300
gallons of water per minute were installed and equipped with Olds gasoline
engines. This building still stands surrounded by the present light
plant building.
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The City's water supply is
furnished partially by a number of natural springs. The original
"flow line," as it is called, consisted of a wooden pipe with metal
bands. The springs were first tapped in 1908. About 1915 the old
wooden line from the springs was replaced with a twelve-inch cast iron
line. The City water wells now provide the majority of the water
supplied to the city of Kingman.
Two wells, which were located west of the light
plant, and a well on the courthouse grounds have been abandoned. In
1953 a well was developed in the southwest part of town, capable of producing
100 gallons per minute. In 1955 the McBurney well was added producing
100 gallons per minute. Two more wells were added on the town system in
1968.
In 1958 and 1959 the 500,000 gallon spheroid water
tower was erected at Main and Kansas Avenue and the 70,000 gallon tank which was located at Main and Avenue
was dismantled. The past storage capacity was 569,650 gallons in two
underground reservoirs at the light plant and the 500,000 gallon water tower
at the high school.
The present storage capacity is 1,000,000
gallons in an underground reservoir and 500,000 gallons in the water
tower. The springs can produce 500,000 gallons per day and the city's
three wells can produce 1,600,000 gallons per day.
Water Rates
For
additional rate information call the City of Kingman at (620) 532-3111.
- First two thousand
gallons or fractional part thereof, $15.00;
- Thereafter or
fractional part thereof, $3.25 per thousand gallons.
- Nonresidents charged an
additional $8.00 per month.
- $50.00 refundable
deposit required for rental properties.
Staff
- Dale Robinson,
Superintendent, Class III Certified Operator
- Eric Ernst
- Michael Jacobs
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