Division of Services
Electric Department
The Board of Public Works is a total requirement customer of Ameren UE, and we purchase in excess of 200,000,000 KWH annually.
In addition, the Board of Public Works maintains Hannibal's approximately 120 miles of electric lines, 6 substations, and more than 1,700 streetlights.
Water Department
Hannibal's original Water Treatment Plant (Filter Plant) was built in 1879. Major improvements to the Plant were made in 1924, 1965 and 1995. Upon completion of the improvements in 1995, the Plant is able to meet current water regulation standards, and the finished water capacity was increased to 7.5 million gallons per day. The source of our water is the Mississippi River.
Water Treatment Facility - Riverview Park
Waste Water Department
The first sewers in Hannibal were constructed around the turn of the century and consisted of combined systems carrying both storm and sanitary waste. In 1968, a sewer bond was passed by the voters of Hannibal to separate the storm and sanitary waste by adding several thousand feet of new sewer lines and constructing lift stations to carry sewage to the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Presently, the Board of Public Works maintains approximately 270 miles of sewer mains.
In 1981, Hannibal's new Wastewater Treatment Plant was put into operation. The facility is an aerobic plant which means that only oxygen (no chemicals) is used. Renovations to the existing plant were recently completed to reroute the Plant's outflow from Bear Creek to the Mississippi River and make other improvements.
Waste Water Treatment Facility - South Arch Street