Municipal Utilities, your city owned Utility company since 1917, operates the electric, water and sewer for the City of Poplar Bluff.

Municipal Utilities, under the jurisdiction of the City Council and under the administration of the City Manager and with the guidance of an Advisory Board, is continuing to build Poplar Bluff's infrastructure for future growth.

Electric; We purchase our wholesale power from Southwest Power Administration, Grand River Dam Authority and Plum Point Generating Station. Municipal Utilities operates in both the SPP and MISO RTO's.

Water; We have recently completed our State Revolving Fund projects in the Water Department. These projects include improvements to the Clearwell, booster pump and distribution improvements, river intake structure, crypto upgrades at the water plant, east side mains and backup wells. These projects will allow us to meet current and future DNR compliance standards. Plant capacity 5. 76 MGD.

The Sanitary Sewer Department's system has a four-cell aerated lagoon treatment plant with a 6.46 MGD per day capacity. Improvements to the wastewater treatment were completed in 2021 and included desludging the cells, increasing aeration, Lemna covers, nitrification reactor and UV disinfectant.