Quality Water. Quality of Life.

Louisville Water is an anchor in the region for public health and quality of life. Every day, nearly one million people rely on Louisville Water for safe, high-quality drinking water. In fact, it’s a water that’s so good it has a trademarked name, Louisville Pure Tap®.

Louisville Water is one of the nation’s premier water utilities. Our water treatment plants rank as 2 of the top 19 in North America for quality that excels and the distribution system that delivers the water has the same distinction from the Partnership for Safe Water.

Louisville Water also has a rich history, starting as Kentucky’s first public drinking water provider in 1860. You can learn the story of your drinking water at the WaterWorks Museum, located at the Louisville Water Tower. Take a tour, enjoy a peek into the archives, and see how we use science and engineering to turn the Ohio River into your drinking water.

Louisville Water’s archives include two films the company produced: a silent movie produced in 1938 and a colorful narrative from the 1960s.