The McPherson BPU has been providing dependable, quality water service to its Business and Industry since 1969. Today, McPherson BPU serves nearly 775 Commercial/Industrial water customers in a service area approximately 225 square miles. The service area includes the city of McPherson and 4 rural water districts.
McPherson BPU’s water system includes a water treatment facility, a pump station, 110 miles of water pipes, and 12 collector wells to gather water from the Equus Beds underground aquifer.
BPU has the capacity to pump more than 10,800,000 gallons of water a day to its customers, and stores 3,000,000 gallons of water in reservoirs and elevated tanks as well as another 1,500,000 in underground storage. In addition to this, McPherson BPU supports 554 fire hydrants throughout the city of McPherson.