The Water Production Division consists of the following sub-divisions:

Groundwater Production

This sub-division is responsible for the production of all well water for the City of Amarillo, which operates and maintains various water supply wells in Carson, Potter, Randall, and Deaf Smith Counties. The City has approximately 259,842 acres of water rights in the multiple Texas Panhandle Counties. Most of these water rights are undeveloped and are kept in reserve for future use.

Water Transmission

This sub-division is responsible for pumping and storage of water to always maintain adequate pressure in the distribution system. The system consists of 4 high-service pump stations, six elevated storage tanks with a total capacity of 8.5 million gallons, and nine ground storage reservoirs with a total capacity of 42.5 million gallons, and 120 miles of transmission pipeline.

Surface Water Treatment

This sub-division is responsible for the treatment processes necessary to produce potable water, which complies with all Federal and State drinking water standards. The City of Amarillo is one of eleven member cities of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (CRMWA). Our current allocation from CRMWA is 11.550 billion gallons of water per year. CRMWA obtains its water from Lake Meredith and its well field in Roberts County.

• The City of Amarillo Water Treatment plant has a treatment capacity of 70 million gallons per day with a 15-million-gallon ground water storage.
• A reservoir with a capacity of 480 million gallons of untreated water has also been constructed for peak demand periods. With this reservoir, the city can provide water supply security to the City of Amarillo as well as a positive impact on the Insurance Services (ISO) rating of the City.

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