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

The Madison Water Utility provides water service to approximately 4,500 homes and businesses and specifically for the Madison Business Park. 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 for the City of Madison is provided by two regional treatment systems, the Metro System with the City of Ridgeland and Jackson, and the Madison County Waste Water Authority. Sewer service is provided to approximately 8,600 residences and businesses.

Ridgeland Water System

The City of Ridgeland Water System provides water for its residents.

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%