Water Department

What We Do

The Water Department makes sure that safe drinking water is delivered to homes, businesses and visitors within the City of Osage Beach. The department handles several jobs to keep the system flowing, from treatment to remove sediment and impurities to maintaining water mains.

Here's a brief overview of what we do:

History & Usage

The City of Osage Beach began water operations in the late 1990s, and now the water system is 98% built out and available to most residents within city limits. The lake's topography creates unique challenges to maintain a complex water system sourced from underground wells and stored in towers. The system is made up of extensive infrastructure, including:

• Four water towers, with a combined capacity of 2.9 million gallons
• Seven wells
• Approximately 93 miles of water mains
• 667 backflow preventers
• 1004 fire hydrants

The Water Department continually manages demand while looking for ways to conserve water, save money and improve efficiency for approximately 5,400 equivalent users. Overall billed use averages more than 300 million gallons per year. The department is self-sustaining and relies on service charges, user rates and the Capital Improvement Tax (CIT).

Report an Issue

Urgent issues should be called in directly to the Public Works Office, but residents can also use the Fix It Form to report non-critical issues. Reports submitted via the Fix It Form may not be addressed until the next business day.