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Water Utility
Butler Municipal Utilities - Water Department
Butler Water Treatment Plant
141 West Willow Street Butler, IN 46721
Phone: (260) 868-5023 Phone: (260) 868-2805
To obtain water service in an existing home or structure, you are required to provide completed and signed Water and Sanitation Service Application, a copy of a driver's license or photo ID, and a $200 deposit. Service will only be provided to the property owner of record of said real estate. Applications are to be completed, in person, at the City Utility Office, 215 South Broadway.
Any applications not signed and witnessed in the Utility office must be notarized to verify the authenticity of the applicant(s)'s signature. If a notarized application is submitted by fax, the original notarized application must be filed with the Utility office within 10 business days of the receipt of the faxed application.
In a newly constructed home or building, a Tap-in and Capacity Fee Application must be completed before the City will connect the new building to the City's system. In most cases, a Tap-in and Capacity Fee will be assessed.
The City of Butler Water System
The City of Butler, Indiana, through its water utility, began providing drinking water to the residents of the City in 1936 after purchasing the water supply system from the Indiana Water Works Corporation. The first wells, first segments of the distribution mains and the first elevated water storage tank were placed into service around 1892.
Butler Water Tower
Growth continued throughout the next 70 years to include automatic chlorination equipment in 1959; a new, 300,000 gallon elevated storage tank in 1963; iron and manganese treatment / removal facilities in 1985; and a distribution system that has grown to 20.4 miles of water mains. The original iron / manganese treatment units were replaced with new, upgraded models installed in 2009.
Butler Water Plant
The Utility produces and distributes about 300,000 gallons of safe, reliable potable water on a daily basis to the 2,700 residents of Butler, with 950 customer (residential, commercial and industrial) accounts. The Utility owns, operates and maintains 2 municipal wells (500 gpm and 1,000 gpm capacities); a 750,000 gpd capacity water treatment plant; and a 300,000 gallon elevated storage tank.
Well # 4
In addition to the 20.4 miles of water mains, the distribution system includes 151 hydrants for use by the Butler-Wilmington Fire Department in fighting fires.
