Public Services
UTILITIES
Electricity
Power Supplier: Black Hills Power
For further information contact:
Black Hills Power
PO Box 1400, Rapid City, SD 57709-1400
Telephone: 605-721-2660 or 800-742-8948
Power Supplier: West River Electric Association
For further information contact:
West River Electric Association
PO Box 3486, Rapid City, SD 57709-3486
Telephone: 605-393-1500 or 888-393-1500
Power Supplier: Black Hills Electric Co-op
For further information contact:
Black Hills Electric Co-op
PO Box 792
Custer, SD 57730-0792
Telephone: 605-673-4461 or 800-742-0085
Natural Gas
Gas Supplier: Montana-Dakota Utilities Company
For further information contact:
Montana-Dakota Utilities Company
PO Box 1600, Rapid City, SD 57709-1600
Telephone: 605-355-4001 or 800-638-3278
SERVICES
Sewers
Storm Sewer; 30 % Coverage
Sanitary Sewer: 90% Coverage. Sanitary Sewer does not cover the outliying areas.
Treatment Plant: Advanced, mechanical biological
Capacity: 13.5 million gallons per day
Present Load: 9 million gallons per day
Solid Waste Disposal: Co-Compost
Water
Water Supplier: City of Rapid City
Source: 9 deep wells and surface water; 3 galleries; 1 surface treatment plant
Minimum Daily Capacity: 52 million gallons per day
Peak Load: 2007--26 million gallons
Storage Capacity: 23.5 million gallons
Water Reclamation (Sewer Treatment) Capacity: 15 million gallons per day