Utilities

Water

The City of Marshfield Public Water System was established in 1925, and consisted of a 75,000-gallon elevated storage tank, a 100,000 gallon concrete storage reservoir, a booster pump system, and water mains to serve the distribution system. Today it consists of 3 wells drilled to a minimum depth of 1,300 feet deep, 3 elevated storage tanks capable of storing a total of 800,000 gallons of water, a booster pump station, and approximately 66 miles of water mains of various types and sizes.

The City of Marshfield currently pumps approximately 500,000 gallons of water during the fall and winter and up to 1,400,000 gallons of water during the spring and summer. Each well is capable of pumping 650-800 gallons per minute. Fire protection is provided throughout the Marshfield Fire District with 403 different fire hydrants.

There are approximately 3,000 services that receive water from the City of Marshfield. Our water meters are read electronically through a radio read system, which improves accuracy and efficiency. Meter readings previously were read manually requiring multiple employees and two weeks to complete. The entire system can now be read by one person in approximately 16 hours.

Recently, the City of Marshfield passed a $10-million-dollar bond to help with future water and sewer projects. In the next few years, the City is proposing to re-plumb and re-pipe our current elevated storage tanks. Additionally, we are working with an engineering firm to help with adding more storage for water supply and to implement the disinfection process.

In 2014, the City of Marshfield completed a water line bore across Interstate 44. This project was important for the growth of the city and is currently providing water for new businesses. This water line bore will be looped with another project that landowners along McNabb Road have completed, which will provide water access to approximately 80 acres of development land, and commercial businesses.

The City of Marshfield is working hard to continue to provide safe drinking water and fire protection to the citizens.

The City will have water available by the spring of 2021 from a newly installed 12” water main. This water main connects to the existing water line along N. Marshall then extends along the new Route CC corridor, turning south and runs parallel along this 23-acres tying into the water line that was installed to accommodate the new aquatics center.

Questions can be answered by calling 417-468-2310.

Sewer

The City of Marshfield operates a modern, EPA and Missouri Department of Natural Resources permitted, Complete Mix Activated Sludge Wastewater Facility located on the north side of I-44 on Brinkley Rd., in addition to twelve sewage pumping stations located at various locations surrounding the City and a 60 acre Missouri Department of Natural Resources approved sludge disposal site located 2 miles north of the City off N. Marshall Rd.  The Department also maintains over 60 miles of sewage piping and over 1050 manhole structures.

The wastewater facility was originally constructed in 1976 and extensively expanded in 2000 to provide treatment of up to 1.5 million gallons per day of sewage and up to 3.5 million gallons per day of wet weather inflow to the collection system. In 2004 the facility and lift pumping stations were updated to include fiber optic capabilities to remotely monitor operations and alarms including the ability to control some of the wastewater treating processes and all twelve lift pump stations. 

The Department consists of seven employees presently providing Monday thru Friday, 8-hour operation of the facility and equipment with 4-hour operation on weekends and holidays and 24 hour a day on call emergency response as needed.

Due to changing regulations the City in 2012 entered into an agreement with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to improve the wet weather flow treatment processes while rehabilitating portions of the sewer collection piping that has served the City for over 90 years.

The proposed projects, funded by the “$9.00 Capital Improvement Project Fees” on the sewer use bills, are projected to not only improve the quality of the wet weather discharge to the receiving stream but also to prevent additional inflows to the aged collection piping while extending the life of the sewer piping from 20 to 50 additional years. 

The projects are already under way with completion of the replacement of Lift Station #5, located at N. Elm St. and DD Highway, in January of 2015.  This station has been in use since the early 1960s and has surpassed its cost-effective life. 

The sewer pipe Phase I lining project is expected to be completed in 2016; wet weather treating process improvements is expected to be completed in 2017 and sewer pipe lining projects Phase II and III is expected to be complete by 2020.

Even though our wastewater system and Department is “out of sight, out of mind” when working properly and meeting regulations, it is due in a large part to the historical attention and foresight of the citizens of our City who have supported bond issues and rate increases to provide superior service for our community while maintaining some of the lowest sewer use rates in the surrounding area.  

The city will be conducting a capacity analysis in 2021 and will have a better understanding of how much capacity the sewer lines and the other lift stations have in this area. Capacity and improvements can be added to lift stations, however, to accommodate growth for the remaining property in that watershed, Lift Station #8 would need to be moved further to the North to prevent having multiple lift stations in a small area.

Electric

Over fifty years ago the people of the surrounding area chose to band together to bring a necessary service to a community in need. The founding members of Webster Electric Cooperative went to great extremes to ensure that the members of their community would be able to receive the same services as their counterparts in the cities. It is from this idea that the group’s mission statement was born and from this mission statement grew the cooperative. From its charter in 1946 the cooperative has endured many changes, difficulties and trials only to emerge stronger and more robust. From the earliest beginnings as a dream shared by a handful of citizens to being a low-cost energy supplier for over 16,000 consumers, Webster Electric Cooperative has evolved to be an integral part of the lives of the citizens in a seven-county area.

Continuing with the founders’ vision, the cooperative continues to strive to provide its members with new technologies and efficient services. As we begin the second millennium, the cooperative is offering its members such services as surge suppression, home energy audits and local internet connections. By offering these services, the cooperative continues to strive to fulfill its promise to the participating members as it was written in 1946.

With a rate per kilowatt hour of just $.06851, Webster Electric Cooperative has one of the lowest electric rates among the 40 Missouri Cooperatives.

Natural Gas

There are 4” and 2” PE lines throughout the City of Marshfield maintained and operated by the Summit Natural Gas Company. Depending on the project Summit Natural Gas Company can extend lines to each of the three growth areas to serve your natural gas needs.

Summit Natural Gas of Missouri has been serving the residential, business, and industrial needs of Missouri since 1995. Summit is a natural gas distribution company that specializes in bringing natural gas to rural and under-served areas where other service providers will not or can’t go. The underground systems are built using state-of-the-art materials and equipment with years of experience building safe and reliable systems in challenging terrain.

Propane

If propane is your desired source, Brooks Gas Co. was founded in 1949 and has made its home just off the square in Marshfield, Missouri. Since that time, Brooks Gas Co. has built a reputation as a dependable propane gas supplier that has seen steady growth over the past several decades.

Brooks Gas Co. is a full-service propane company offering sales, installation and repair of propane and propane appliances. They pride themselves on providing excellent customer service with a personal touch. Our showroom in Marshfield, Missouri, contains a wide selection of grills, gas logs, fireplaces, wood pellet stoves, and accessories.

Telecommunications

Marshfield understands high-speed, high-capacity, internet service is crucial to successfully winning in the technology-driven commercial and industrial environment. A broad range of telecommunications, internet, and data services are available to Marshfield’s growing business and residential community. Services are provided via the incumbent global carrier LUMEN Technologies (formerly known as CenturyLink), or through many other traditional and non-traditional providers.

There are multiple companies that can provide telecommunications service to existing and new businesses, both high-speed internet and wireless connections. Along with the three-phase power provided by Webster Electric Cooperative there is also a fiber optic line that has excess capacity that is controlled by the electric cooperative.

Powerful fiber optic data and internet backbone connections, giving local customers access to nearly unlimited fiber capacity, are available through various companies (Sho-Me Technologies, Webster Electric Cooperative, Lumen, etc.).  Other high-speed telecommunication platforms are available such as wireless (Total Highspeed, Rayfield Communications) and satellite (Starlink, Viasat, HughesNet) internet service providers.  Finally, Mediacom, the local cable company, is an option with available gigabit connectivity.