Category: History

“It’s got a lot of years on it.” Mark Wallace, one of Louisville Water’s contracted inspectors, is talking about the…

Federal minimum wage rose to 75 cents an hour, a gallon of gas cost an average of 27 cents per…

When the iconic Louisville Water Tower began pumping water to the city of Louisville on October 16, 1860, a legacy…

From the grand structures and giant machinery that pumped water throughout the city in 1860, the operations were truly a…

At Louisville Water, we’ve always recognized that our customers are our neighbors. Last year, we engaged with more than 635,000…

The Louisville Water Company we know today with a reputation for delivering high-quality, reliable drinking water to nearly a million…

On March 6, 1854, the Kentucky legislature voted to create the “Louisville Water Works,” now known as Louisville Water Company…

This is a milestone in Louisville Water’s history: for the first time in our 165 years of operations, all customers…

When you think of Louisville Water, do you think of a swimming pool? Maybe not, but back in the early…

Each year, thousands of students, group tours, and residents visit the Louisville Water Tower to learn Louisville’s drinking water story….