United Water Idaho: Who We Are

Welcome to United Water Idaho's web site. Located in Treasure Valley, we provide water service to about 240,000 people in and around Boise. Each of our employees is dedicated to bringing quality water and service to your home or business. The following pages will give you some of the facts about our company. Please explore the site to learn more about how we serve you.

United Water Idaho is the successor to Idaho's first incorporated water system -- the Artesian Water and Land Development Improvement Company. We were founded in 1890, the same year Idaho was granted statehood. For more than a century, we've been growing with our expanding community. The first water supply in Boise ran from Hulls Gulch, down Eighth Street, to the Eastman Hotel. It consisted of two artesian wells, two and one half miles of water mains, one reservoir, and one service level. Today we operate 85 wells, 36 reservoirs, two treatment plants, 1,163 miles of water mains and 7 pressure levels.

Artesian Water merged with Boise Waterworks in 1891 to form the Artesian Hot and Cold Water Company. The company used thermal water from hot springs to heat downtown buildings, including the historic Natatorium.

In 1913, with the advent of regulation by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the hot and cold water divisions of the company were separated. Boise Water provided drinking water while its sister company, Natatorium Water, supplied hot water.

The Boise Water Company was officially incorporated in 1928 and was acquired 18 years later by General Waterworks Corporation. In 1994, General Waterworks Corporation merged with United Water Resources to form the second-largest investor-owned water services company in the nation. The following year, Boise Water changed its name to United Water Idaho to reflect its relationship with its parent company, United Water Resources, and its sister companies across the nation.

Our parent company, United Water Resources, provides water and wastewater services to 7 million people in the United States. In addition to owning and operating regulated utilities, United Water Resources operates municipal water and wastewater systems through public-private partnerships and contract agreements.

United Water Resources is a subsidiary of Suez Environment, a global leader in energy, water and waste services.

United Water seeks to be the premier water services company in North America. "Premier" designation is never ours to claim or own. We earn it only through the eyes of our customers, our employees, our shareholders and the communities where we operate. And every day we must earn it all over again.

Our corporate logo, the water star, symbolizes our mission to be premier. The individual drops represent what we strive to provide our customers -- pure, clean water and stellar service.

For more information on United Water Idaho, e-mail us at uwid@unitedwater.com.

In addition to operating its own utility facilities, United Water provides a full array of technical and management services to counties, municipalities and developers that require assistance with water and wastewater projects. Contract agreements enable entities to retain ownership of their assets while gaining cost-effective professional management of their systems. United Water’s flexible solutions include public-private partnerships, contract operations, customer service, billing and collections, long-term leases, asset transfer, design and construction, ownership and private financing. Our professional expertise, unmatched worldwide resources and complete accountability enable us to provide clients with substantial savings, superior service and infrastructure improvements that make our partnerships unparalleled world class successes.

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For More Information
E-mail: greg.wyatt@unitedwater.com
Phone: 208 362 7304