Back in 1900, when MP&W was founded, the Muscatine Water Works Company was providing our community with unsafe water, straight from the Mississippi River. City Council members and community leaders were unhappy with the situation. In June 1900, the Muscatine City Council agreed to buy the privately owned Muscatine Water Works Company for $100,000. They dug a well and built a pumping station, and by 1906, Muscatine residents were enjoying fresh, safe water.

Today, MP&W's water utility serves over 9,200 households and businesses and pumps an average of 10.8 billion gallons of water per year. Muscatine residents and businesses use on average 26.0 million gallons of water per day. Our 27 wells can produce 43.5 million gallons of water per day. We're proud to report that our water surpasses all federal and state water quality standards and that our average monthly residential water bill is only $12.95.