Utilities

Electricity
City of Valley City (701-845-1700, Extn. 1)

• Owns and maintains the electric distribution system.
• Electrical power purchased from the Western Area Power Administration (www.wapa.gov) and Missouri River Energy Services (www.mrenergy.com).
• Two electric substations with 25 mega watt capacity each.
• Peak demand is 20 mega watt with load management.

Cass County Electric Cooperative (701-356-4511)

• Owns the source of power and has mine mouth generation with the power plant located adjacent to the mining operation.
• Aggressive load management programs.
• Electrical power purchased from Minkota Power Cooperative Inc. (www.minkota.com)
• Serves over 56,000 accounts, with 5521 miles of line in 10 counties.
• Energy cost analysis available for operations with an energy use profile.

Water

City of Valley City (701-845-1700, Extn. 1)

• Sourced from wells in the Valley City aquifer and the Sheyenne River.
• Total storage capacity is over 2 million gallons with clear well capacity of 1.5 million gallons.
• Water treatment plant capacity is 4 million gallons per day.
• Pumping capacity is 3.5 million gallons per day.
• Excess capacity is 3 million gallons per day.

Barnes Rural Water Users, Inc. (701-845-1117)

• Water sourced from Spiritwood Aquifer, Urbana, ND, serves over 2,000 accounts in 17 cities.
• Annual water consumption is 120 million gallons.

Sanitation

City of Valley City (701-845-1700, Extn. 1)

• Owned and operated by the City of Valley City.
• Sanitation/sewer services provided through 120 acres of lagoon cells and 11 lift stations.
• Over 192 million gallons of holding capacity over 6 months.
• Present load is one million gallons per day.
• Excess capacity is 30 million gallons over 6 months.
• Transfer station.

Natural Gas

Montana – Dakota Utilities (800-638-3278)

• Provided by Montana-Dakota Utilities (www.montana-dakota.com)
• Competitive rates are negotiable for large users.
• Sourced from Williams Pipeline (co.williams.com)