Fresh drinking water from Lake Michigan.

An aerial view of a suburban neighborhood with houses, trees, green lawns, and swimming pools.

We provide drinking water to 107,395 City of Green Bay residents (and drinking water is all we do!)

Wooden sign welcoming visitors to Wisconsin.

We’re the 3rd largest drinking water supplier in the state and are a nonprofit.

Waves crashing against rocks. Lake Michigan shoreline.

We obtain our raw water from Lake Michigan, more than a mile from shore and 60 feet deep.

Water treatment system.

Our system includes a pump station at Lake Michigan, Filter Plant, seven pressure zones, four elevated tanks, one reservoir, three booster stations, 13 pressure-reducing structures, eight backup wells & almost 4,000 fire hydrants.

Valves and pipes in a construction site.

Drinking water is delivered through 440 miles of the distribution system (pipes) within the City limits!

Large flows of water cascading down in water treatment setting.

We pump, treat and distribute an average of 22 million gallons of water daily.

Three water industry professionals inspecting machinery.

Our Filter Plant can treat up to 42 million gallons of water daily.

A woman sitting at a kitchen table working on financial documents.

We offer the most affordable drinking water in Brown County. Three gallons of our drinking water cost about one penny.

Green Bay Water's 4 municipal wholesale customers.

We also sell our water to four wholesale customers:

  • Village of Ashwaubenon

  • Town of Scott

  • Village of Hobart

  • Village of Wrightstown

Green Bay Water staff wearing safety gear on top of a water tower.

Our 64 employees have a combined 842 years of experience.

Two Green Bay Water distribution crew members installing water mains.

Our team works 24/7 to ensure high-quality, safe and reliable drinking water.

Water treatment facility lab.

We perform more than 10,000 water quality tests every year.

Front view of a historic government building.

The Environmental Protection Agency sets regulations enforced by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to ensure we are always in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), passed by Congress in 1974.

Close-up of Wisconsin Public Service Commission logo with a swirl design.

Our water rates are set by the state Public Service Commission through rate cases in which we request pricing to cover the costs of providing service.

Close-up of an excavator bucket digging a trench in the dirt.

In 2021, we invested more than $3.8 million to replace aging infrastructure (including water mains).

A yellow fire hydrant on a grassy and concrete sidewalk, with water spraying out of it.

We maintain water quality in multiple ways, water main flushing, which uses high velocities to “scour” the water mains.

Green Bay Water won best tasting water in 2016.

In 2016, we won best-tasting water from the Wisconsin Section of the American Water Works Association.

Green Bay Water distribution crew making a repair.

We are leaders in getting the lead out of our water system.

We completed our last known lead service replacement in the city on October 6, 2020. Our team is nationally recognized for completing the 100% voluntary lead service replacement program.

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