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Kenosha Water Utility

Screen Pictures Kenosha is the gateway to Wisconsin, located on the shores of Lake Michigan with a virtually unlimited supply of water. The Kenosha Water Utility provides water and wastewater service to more than 100,000 persons in the greater Kenosha Metropolitan area, including the City of Kenosha, Village of Pleasant Prairie, Town of Somers and Town of Bristol. The Kenosha Water Utility also provides a monthly Household Hazardous Waste Collection Service for the City of Kenosha residents.

Our mission

“Providing and Protecting Kenosha's Greatest Natural Resource"

Since 1895, the Kenosha Water Utility has operated as a public utility. In that year, the Kenosha Common Council appointed a Board of Water Commissioners. The Board is composed of six alder persons appointed by the Mayor. The management and operation of the Kenosha Water Utility is under the direction of the General Manager. The General Manager is appointed by the Board of Water Commissioners.

The Kenosha Water Utility is a municipally-owned, fiscally independent public utility organized under authority of §66.068 of the Wisconsin State Statutes and Chapter XXXII of the City of Kenosha City Ordinances. It is solely financed by water and sewer service charges.

SPECIAL NEWS - Major Rain Event Impacts Kenosha Water Utility Customers

On Friday, June 19th 2009, Kenosha experienced a major rain event. Due to the intensity of this rainfall many city residents suffered basement flooding. In some cases, the flooding was the result of a power outage which caused sump pump failure. In other cases, the flooding was due to sewer back-ups through the basement floor drain. The Kenosha Water Utility is asking citizens who experienced flooding to fill out a survey detailing their circumstances. A link to this survey is shown below. While the nature of this storm was unprecedented, it is our hope that information gathered from this survey will allow us to improve service to our customers.

Customers who have questions may call the KWU Engineering Division at 262-653-4315.

6/19/2009 Rain Event Survey Link