Amarillo, Texas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Utilities=== [[Drinking water]] is provided by the City of Amarillo and its Utilities Division. Amarillo's water supply used to come from both from [[Lake Meredith]] and the [[Ogallala Aquifer]]. Due to the lake's low water level, water is now only supplied by the aquifer. Lake Meredith is located northeast of Amarillo and in 2005 it contained at least {{convert|114|e9USgal|m3}} of water. By 2011, lake levels had dropped so much due to the Texas drought that the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority voted to stop using it entirely.<ref>{{cite news |agency= Associated Press |url= https://www.usatoday.com/weather/drought/story/2011-10-14/texas-drought-abandoned-lake-meredith/50773340/1 |title= Texas drought leaves lake too low for cities' use |access-date= November 22, 2011 |work=USA Today |date=October 14, 2011}}</ref> Increased rainfall in recent years{{When|date=September 2022}} has helped the lake regain much of its volume.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myhighplains.com/news/recent-rains-add-1-5-billion-gallons-of-water-to-lake-meredith/|title=Recent rains add ~1.5 Billion gallons of water to Lake Meredith|date=2019-06-04|website=KAMR - MyHighPlains.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> Generally, the city's daily water production averages between {{convert|40|-|50|e6USgal|m3}}.<ref>{{cite web |author= City of Amarillo's Utilities Division |url= http://www.ci.amarillo.tx.us/departments/dirutils/pdf/2005%20CCR%20MSWORD.pdf |title= 2005 Water Quality Report |access-date= January 28, 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060305124221/http://www.ci.amarillo.tx.us/departments/dirutils/pdf/2005%20CCR%20MSWORD.pdf |archive-date= March 5, 2006 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Collection and disposal of the city's trash and garbage are the responsibilities of the City of Amarillo's Solid Waste Collection and Solid Waste Disposal Departments. Amarillo's non-hazardous solid waste is collected and disposed of through burial in the city's [[landfill]]. The City of Amarillo also operates recycling collection centers, one located near the downtown area and four at fire stations in the city.<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Amarillo |url=http://www.ci.amarillo.tx.us/departments/solidwaste.htm |title=Solid Waste Departments |access-date=February 7, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051109090305/http://www.ci.amarillo.tx.us/departments/solidwaste.htm |archive-date=November 9, 2005 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> Other utilities are primarily provided by private organizations. Natural gas is distributed by [[Atmos Energy]]. Electric power service is distributed by [[Xcel Energy]], through its wholly owned subsidiary, the Amarillo-based Southwestern Public Service Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/XEL.O|title=${Instrument_CompanyName} ${Instrument_Ric} Company Profile - Reuters.com|first=Reuters|last=Editorial|website=U.S.}}</ref> Wired telephone service is mainly provided by [[AT&T Inc.|AT&T]]. Cable television is primarily provided by [[Suddenlink Communications]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page