Northwestern Water & Sewer District prides itself on professionalism in all aspects of water and sewer administration and management.  We are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of training and performance, and we take pride in employing state-of-the-art technology to provide superior service at competitive cost. 

High-caliber staff: our full-time field staff provides for fully capable emergency call-out responses 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Taken together, roughly 20 field employees possess a comprehensive set of water-and sewer-related licenses and certifications:

• Over 65 EPA water/sewer licenses:
• 10 Wastewater Collection I
•   9  Wastewater Collection II
•   8  Wastewater Treatment I
•   5  Wastewater Treatment II
•   3  Wastewater Treatment III
• 10  Water Distribution I
• 10  Water Distribution II
• 10  Water Treatment I
• 1    Water Treatment II
• 1    Water Treatment III
• 15 AWWA Backflow Prevention Certificates
• 4 OWEA Wastewater Laboratory Analyst Certificates

State-of-the-art equipment: we back our first-rate staff with the best available technology and equipment. Highlights include:

• System-wide pump station and tower telemetry
• Radio and “touch-read” meter reading equipment
• High-accuracy GPS (global positioning system)
• Integrated GIS (geographic information system)
• Mobile GIS and GPS capability
• Professional survey equipment
• Acoustic water leak detection
• High-velocity sewer cleaning machine
• Sanitary sewer smoke-testing equipment
• Fully equipped repair and mechanic’s shop
• Three backhoe/dump truck combinations