Metropolitan Utilities District
TypePublicly owned
Founded1913 (1913)
Headquarters7350 World Communications Drive,
Omaha, NE
Area served
Omaha Metro
Key people
  • Jack Frost
    (Chairperson)
  • Mark E. Doyle
    (President)
ServicesWater, Natural Gas
Number of employees
823 (2021)
Websitewww.mudomaha.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

The Metropolitan Utilities District, or M.U.D., is the political subdivision and public corporation of the U.S. State of Nebraska that operates the drinking water and natural gas systems for Omaha, Nebraska and surrounding areas. M.U.D. is the only metropolitan utilities district in the State of Nebraska, and the fifth largest public natural gas utility in the U.S.[2]

History

Founded by the Nebraska Legislature as the Metropolitan Water District in 1913, five years later, under the leadership of Omaha Mayor Jim Dahlman, the state legislators authorized the City of Omaha to assign the responsibility for operation of the gas system to the Metropolitan Water District. The name was changed to the Metropolitan Utilities District.

Operations

According to Nebraska State law, M.U.D. may enter contracts, promulgate regulations, set water and natural gas rates, buy, sell or lease land and issue revenue bonds. It can also can levy a water tax of 1.5 mills or less for fire protection, and collect sewer fees and other utility charges for other governmental agencies in areas where it provides water at retail.

Currently, M.U.D. provides natural gas service to 218,979 customers and provides water service to 203,320 customers. M.U.D's governing body is a seven-member board of directors, publicly elected to six-year terms on a nonpartisan basis.

CNG Filling stations

MUD operates a filling station for Compressed Natural Gas-powered vehicles near 64th & Center St in Omaha. The station is one of three in the Omaha metro area. The district also offers a $500 rebate to purchasers of CNG-powered vehicles.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". www.mudomaha.com. Metropolitan Utilities District. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Archived 2007-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Metropolitan Utilities District. Retrieved 8/16/07.
  3. ↑ "Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicles | Metropolitan Utilities District". www.mudomaha.com. Retrieved 2 October 2021.



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