Water Treatment Plants

The City of Branson owns and operates its own water systems, which include Two Surface Water Treatment Plants and Seven Ground Water Wells. In the year 2024, 94% of the water treated that the City of Branson provided to its customers came from Lake Taneycomo. 

The two water plants produce over 1.2 billion gallons of safe drinking water annually. In addition to assuring that all state and federal standards are met for water treatment, the Utilities Department is also responsible for all water connections and maintenance of the distribution system around the city.   The City treated 1.261 billion gallons of water in the year 2024. During peak summer months, the average water treated per day is 4.451 million gallons, and in the winter months, it is 2.725 million gallons.  Both water treatment plants are staffed 24/7.

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and groundwater wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. The City of Branson is committed to treating this water with high standards to provide safe water for our customers. 

Source Water Assessment

The Department of Natural Resources conducted a source water assessment to determine the susceptibility of our water source to potential contaminants. This process involved the establishment of source water area delineations for each well or surface water intake, then a contaminant inventory was performed within those delineated areas to assess potential threats to each source. Assessment maps and summary information sheets are available on the internet at https://drinkingwater.missouri.edu. To access the maps for your water system, you will need the State-assigned identification code, Branson-5010096. The Source Water Inventory Project maps and information sheets provide a foundation upon which a more comprehensive source water protection plan can be developed.