Bell County WCID No.1, rated a Superior Water System by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, provides water to the following cities and water districts, Fort Hood, City of Killeen, City of Copperas Cove, City of Harker Heights, City of Belton, Bell County WCID No.3 (Nolanville), 439 Water Supply Corporation, and Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area (BLORA). The District serves a population in excess of 250,000 people and can treat and deliver over 90 million gallons of water daily.
Last summer the upgrade and expansion to our Water Treatment Plant was completed. Construction included adding a new 4 million gallon clearwell, a raw water pump station, chemical feed lines, upgrading our SCADA system, and increasing pumping capacity. This allows our customers to be able to meet their peak demand and have a more reliable water supply.
Where does our drinking water come from? Our drinking water comes from Lake Belton, a surface water supply. The purpose of the lake is for flood control and for conservation (water supply). Lake Belton has a capacity of 887,000 acre-feet of water, of that amount 372,000 acre-feet is reserved for water supply. One acre-foot equals one acre of land covered with water one foot deep, or 325,850 gallons of water.
The District also owns and operates three wastewater treatment facilities with a total capacity of 30 million gallons per day which serves the City of Killeen and Fort Hood.
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