Utilities

Local Suppliers: Entergy (AP&L) and Mississippi County Electrical Co-Op.
City transmission voltages: 161,000
City primary voltages: 4,160 to 12,400 volts
Service voltages available: 110, 220, 440

Entergy furnished electrical power to the Blytheville area. The ten electrical power substations have a total capacity of 840 MVA's with voltage ranging from 500 KV to 4 KV.

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Entergy
870-762-3568

Mississippi County Electrical Co-Op
870-763-4563

Natural Gas
Source Gas Arkansas, Inc. 

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Source Gas Arkansas, Inc.
800-563-0012

Water
City Supplier: Blytheville Water Works
Source of Supply: Wells
Number of Wells: 4
Pumping capacity: 6,000,000 GPD
Storage capacity: 1,600,000 gallons
Peak consumption: 5,000,000 GPD
Surplus capacity: 2,000,000 GPD

The water supply is approved by the State Board of Health and is rated as Alkaline, very soft and fluoridated.

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Blytheville Water Works
870-763-4449

Wastewater
Local Supplier: City of Blytheville
System capacity: 4,000,000 GPD
Peak sewer treatment: 2,200,000 GPD
Surplus capacity: 2,300,000 GPD

Served by a lagoon system with air entrainment. Blytheville maintains three State Certified sewage treatment plants.