PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CITY OF TATUM WATER CUSTOMERS
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ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL 903-803-3580
Tatum Public Works Department maintains the water supply and wastewater treatment plant. If you are needing assistance or information from the public works or maintenance, you can contact 903-803-3586.
NEW WATER SERVICE APPLICATION - click here to print
New service can be established during regular office hours (Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm) at Tatum City Hall located 680 Crystal Farms Rd, Tatum, TX 75691.
Necessary Documentation
The applicant will need to provide a valid picture ID (driver's license or ID card) for identification purposes.
Deposits - Cash or Check Only
Home Owner Deposit - $100.00
Renter Deposit - $150.00
Outstanding Balances
If the applicant owes an outstanding balance at a previous address, the outstanding balance and a new deposit will be required before service can be connected.
Emergency number, after hours 903-803-3581
WHERE YOUR WATER GOES
A family of four uses an average of 225 gallons of water a day. Seventy (70) gallons of this is hot water. The average water usage for a single person is fifty-six (56) gallons of water a day. Below is a list of water comsumptions.
- Conventional Toilet 4 to5 gallons per flush
- Water Saving Toliet 3.5 gallons per flush
- Shower (5 minutes) 150 gallons
- Full Bath 20 to30 gallons
- Half Bath 10 to15 gallons
- Washing Machine 25 to 35 gallons
- Dishwasher 11 to 16 gallons
- Hand Wash Dish (each time) 9 to 14 gallons
- Car Washing (one hour) 1,600 gallons
- Cleaning House 3 to 9 gallons
- Food Preparation 5 gallons
CONSUMPTION DUE TO LEAKS
At 100 LBS Pressure
A LEAK THIS SIZE - WILL WASTE - THIS MANY GALLONS
SIZE PER DAY PER MONTH
- 1/32" (drip, drip, drip) 320 (will fill 8-10 bathtubs) 9,600
- 1/16" 1685 50,550
- 1/8" 6725 201,750
- 1/4" 26,928 807,840
**** A FEW DROPS OF FOOD COLORING IN THE TANK OF THE TOLIET WILL DETECT INVISIBLE LEAKS. IF THE COLOR SHOWS UP IN THE BOWL WITHOUT FLUSHING, IT INDICATES A LEAKING TOLIET. ****