Water

Centennial Utilities supplies water to residents and businesses in Circle Pines. Centennial Utilities is also responsible for providing good, safe drinking water to its customers.

Water is tested regularly by a professional laboratory to ensure quality and safety. Click the link for a copy of a drinking water report.

Water bills are rendered each month with the gas bills and are subject to the same terms for payment and disconnection.

Circle Pines water hardness is 11 grains.

Drinking Water Reports

Leak Detection Key to Home Water Savings

According to the EPA, 10 percent of homes have leaks that waste 90 gallons or more of water per day. Common leaks include toilet flappers, dripping faucets and other leaking valves, all easily correctable.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program marked its first “Fix a Leak Week” this month - a reminder to Americans to check household plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems for leaks.

A leaky faucet that drips at one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons peryear. A showerhead leaking at 10 drips per minute wastes more than 500 gallons per year. If your toilet runs constantly, you could be losing more than 200 gallons of water every day. In most cases, fixture replacement parts can be installed by do-it-yourselfers.
Irrigation systems should be checked each spring for frost or freeze damage. An irrigation system with pressure set at 60 psi that has a leak the thickness of a dime can waste nearly 6,300 gallons of water per month. Also check your garden hose for leaks at the connection to the spigot and replace the washer if needed.

The following are a few ways to determine if you have a water leak:

• Check your water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is probably a leak.
• Check for a toilet leak by placing a drop of food coloring in the toilet tank. If the color shows up in the bowl without flushing, you have a leak. (Flush immediately after test to avoid staining the tank.)
• Examine winter water usage. It is likely that a family of four has a serious leak problem if winter usage exceeds 12,000 gallons per month.