To find out more about your local water situation, check in with your local water authority, a few of which are listed below:
Alameda County Water District
http://www.acwd.org
Greater Augusta Utility District
http://www.augustawater.org
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Austin Water Utility
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water
Baltimore Bureau of Water & Wastewater
http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/dpw/water.html
Bangor Water District
http://www.bangorwater.org
Benbrook Water Authority
http://www.bwsa.org
Boston Water and Sewer Commission
http://www.bwsc.org
Broward County Water and Wastewater Services
http://www.broward.org/waterservices/
Carmichael Water District
http://www.carmichaelwd.org
Castaic Lake Water Agency
http://www.clwa.org
Chicago Department of Water Management
http://www.cityofchicago.org/WaterManagement/index.html
Greater Cincinnati Water Works
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/pages/-3026-/
Colorado River Municipal Water District
http://www.crmwd.org
Contra Costa Water District
http://www.ccwater.com
Dallas Water Utilities
http://www.dallascityhall.org/html/water_utilities.html
Dayton Department of Water
http://water.cityofdayton.org/Water/
Denver Water
http://www.water.denver.co.gov
East Bay Municipal Utility District
http://www.ebmud.com
East Larimer County Water District
http://www.elcowater.org
Easton Utilities
http://www.eastonutilities.com/
El Paso Water Utilities
http://www.epwu.org
Fairfax County Water Authority
http://www.fcwa.org
Fort Worth Water Department
http://www.fortworthgov.org/water/
Garland Water Utilities
http://www.ci.garland.tx.us/Home/Departments/Utility+Services/Water+Utilities/
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District
http://www.gbmsd.org
Hammond Sanitary District
http://www.hammondsd.com/
Harlan Municipal Utilities
http://www.hmu-harlan.com/
Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply
http://www.hbws.org
Imperial Irrigation District
http://www.iid.com
Independence Water Department
http://www.ci.independence.mo.us/water/
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
http://www.jvwcd.org
Knoxville Utilities Board
http://www.kub.org
Las Vegas Valley Water District
http://www.lvvwd.com
Long Beach Water Department
http://www.lbwater.org/
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
http://www.ladwp.com
Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District
http://www.msdlouky.org
Lower Colorado River Authority
http://www.lcra.org
Macon Water Authority
http://www.maconwater.org
Madison Water Utility
http://www.madisonwater.org
Manchester Water & Sewer Department
http://www.ci.manchester.ct.us/water
Manchester Water Works
http://www.manchesternh.gov/website/Departments/WaterWorks/tabid/189/Default.aspx
Marin Municipal Water District
http://www.marinwater.org
Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District
http://www.metrowater.com
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
http://www.msd.st-louis.mo.us
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
http://www.mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department
http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/wasd
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
http://www.mmsd.com
Modesto Irrigation District
http://www.mid.org
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us
Montgomery Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Board
http://www.mwwssb.com
Nashville Metro Water Services
http://www.nashville.gov/water/
New Jersey Water Supply Authority
http://www.njwsa.org
Newport News Waterworks
http://www.nngov.com/waterworks
Oklahoma City Utilities
http://www.okc.gov/Water/
Omaha Metropolitan Utilities District
http://www.mudomaha.com
Orange County Water District
http://www.ocwd.com
Orlando Utilities Commission
http://www.ouc.com
Pasadena Water & Power
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/waterandpower
Pinellas County Utilities
http://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
http://www.pgh2o.com
Portland Water Bureau
http://www.water.ci.portland.or.us
Richmond Department of Public Utilities
http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/dpu
Richmond Sanitary District
http://richmondindiana.gov/content/category/4/23/73/
Rogers Water Utilities
http://www.rwu.org
Roswell Water & Sewer
http://ci.roswell.nm.us/water/index.htm
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
http://www.srcsd.com
Saint Paul Regional Water Services
http://www.stpaul.gov/index.asp?NID=75
San Antonio Water System
http://www.saws.org:80
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
http://www.sbvmwd.com
San Diego County Water Authority
http://www.sdcwa.org
San Diego Water Department
http://www.sannet.gov/water
San Jose Municipal Water System
http://www.sjmuniwater.com
Santa Clara Valley Water District
http://www.scvwd.dst.ca.us
Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
http://www.swbnola.org
South Bay Water Recycling
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/sbwr/
South Bend Water Works
http://www.ci.south-bend.in.us/city/departments/water_works/index/index.asp
St. Louis Water Division
http://www.stlwater.com/
Tampa Bay Water
http://www.tampabaywater.org
Tampa Water Department
http://www.tampagov.net/dept_Water/
Trinity River Authority of Texas
http://www.trinityra.org
Tucson Water
http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/water
Union Sanitary District
http://www.unionsanitary.com/
Urbandale Water Department
http://www.urbandale.org/water-utility.cfm
Wahoo Utilities
http://www.wahoo.ne.us/content_subcat.asp?SubCategoryID=69&CategoryID=123&ContentID=68
Washington County Department of Water Quality
http://www.wc-link.org/wcwsd/
Washington Township Municipal Utilities Authority
http://www.wtmua.com/
