Metropolitan Utilities District
{{Short description|Public water and natural gas utility in Nebraska, USA}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Metropolitan Utilities District
| logo = File:M.U.D. Logo.svg
| type = Publicly owned
| successor =
| founded = {{Start date and age|1913}}
| hq_location = 7350 World Communications Drive
| hq_location_city = Omaha, NE
| hq_location_country =
| area_served = Omaha Metro
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Mark E. Doyle
(President)}}
| services = Water, Natural Gas
| num_employees = 905
| num_employees_year = 2023
| website = {{URL|https://www.mudomaha.com/}}
}}
The Metropolitan Utilities District, or M.U.D., is the political subdivision and public corporation of the U.S. State of Nebraska that operates the drinking water and natural gas systems for Omaha, Nebraska and surrounding areas. M.U.D. is the only metropolitan utilities district in the State of Nebraska, and the fifth largest public natural gas utility in the U.S.[http://www.mudomaha.com/board/about.html "About Us".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070719143357/http://www.mudomaha.com/board/about.html |date=2007-07-19 }} Metropolitan Utilities District. Retrieved 8/16/07.
History
Founded by the Nebraska Legislature as the Metropolitan Water District in 1913, five years later, the state legislators authorized the City of Omaha to assign the responsibility for operation of the gas system to the Metropolitan Water District. The name was changed to the Metropolitan Utilities District in 1921.
Operations
File:Metropolitan Utilities District CNG Filling Station.jpg
According to Nebraska State law, M.U.D. may enter contracts, promulgate regulations, set water and natural gas rates, buy, sell or lease land and issue revenue bonds. It can also can levy a water tax of 1.5 mills or less for fire protection, and collect sewer fees and other utility charges for other governmental agencies in areas where it provides water at retail.
Currently, M.U.D. provides natural gas service to more than 241,000 customers and provides water service to more than 227,000 customers. M.U.D.'s governing body is a seven-member board of directors, publicly elected to six-year terms on a nonpartisan basis.
=CNG Filling stations=
M.U.D. operates a filling station for Compressed Natural Gas-powered vehicles near 64th & Center St in Omaha. The district also offers a $500 rebate to purchasers of CNG-powered vehicles.{{cite web |title=Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicles {{!}} Metropolitan Utilities District |url=https://www.mudomaha.com/our-company/our-services/natural-gas/cng-vehicles |website=www.mudomaha.com |access-date=2 October 2021}}
See also
References
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Category:Infrastructure in Omaha, Nebraska
Category:Natural gas companies of the United States
Category:Public utilities of the United States
Category:Companies based in Nebraska
Category:1913 establishments in Nebraska
Category:Special Districts of Omaha, Nebraska
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