WATER WASTEWATER

Madison County water and wastewater services are provided by different municipal systems depending upon the community in which the businesses are located.

Canton Municipal Utilities

Water and wastewater within the City of Canton is provided by Canton Municipal Utilities. They supply water and wastewater services specifically for the Canton Commercial and Industrial Center and the Central Mississippi Industrial Center. Below are statistics on capacities offered through this utility company:

  • Water source: Wells
  • System capacity: 4,000,000 gallons per day
  • Average consumption: 2,000,000 gallons per day
  • Peak consumption 3,000,000 gallons per day
  • Storage capacity 2,250,000 gallons
  • Sanitary sewer capacity 3,600,000 gallons
  • Sewer treatment type: HCR lagoons
  • Percent of community served: 100
  • Present load: 81%

    City of Madison

    Madison provides water service to approximately 3,400 homes and businesses and specifically for the Madison Business Park. The water is drawn from deep wells, just like many bottled water companies. In fact, it can be classified as "natural artesian spring water." Two of these wells are in the Cockfield formation and two are in the Sparta formation. Below are the water capacities for the City of Madison:

  • Water source: Wells
  • System capacity: 5,760,000 gallons per day
  • Average consumption: 1,000,000 gallons per day
  • Peak consumption 1,500,000 gallons per day
  • Storage capacity 1,600,000 gallons

    Sewer service is provided to approximately 6,300 residences and businesses inside the city limits and in outlying areas. Working together, the cities of Madison, Ridgeland and Jackson formed the East Madison Regional Sewer System (Metro Sewer). Regional sewer interceptor lines were constructed that follow Brashear Creek and Culley Creek. The City of Ridgeland maintains these lines and a large sewerage pumping station near the City of Madison Public Works facility on Post Oak Road. The regional sewer interceptor lines flow to the Savannah Street sewerage treatment plant in south Jackson. The use of these two systems accounts for two sewer charges that appear on water/sewer bills. The city charge helps pay for operation, maintenance and debt service of the city’s collection system, while the Metro Sewer charge helps to cover costs of operation, maintenance and debt service for the regional interceptor lines and treatment system. Currently all sewer providers in Madison County have formed the Madison County Sewer Authority and are developing sewer treatment within Madison County so that another treatment option will be available.

    City of Flora

    The Flora Industrial Park and the City of Flora receive water and wastewater services from the City of Flora. Below are statistics about water and sewer capacities in this area:

  • Water source: Wells
  • System capacity: 1,390,000 gallons per day
  • Average consumption: 756,000 gallons per day
  • Peak consumption 900,000 gallons per day
  • Storage capacity 250,000 gallons
  • Sanitary sewer capacity 300,000 gallons
  • Sewer treatment type: Sand Filter
  • Percent of community served: 95%
  • Present load: 20%